Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. Non-seasonal influenza retains the potential to cause a pandemic on the level of that of 1918-1920.

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All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction Emergency Response 130

Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.

Civil Emergency 130

Civil Emergency Pandemic All-Hazards Logistics 130

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

Testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Rules’ Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process for the Hearing: Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters. We have forward-looking actions across government, such as FEMA’s Strategic Plan. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022.

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Pandemic Disaster Preparedness All-Hazards Government 52