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A level of Safety – NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem

National Fire Protection Association

Government Responsibility, Development and Use of Current Codes, Reference Standards, Investment in Safety, Skilled Workforce, Code Compliance, Preparedness and Emergency Response, and Informed Public all work together. Each component is depicted as a cog, each of which connect to form a circle.

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PLANNING FOR AN EMERGENCY? DON'T FORGET YOUR VOLUNTEERS

CCEM Strategies

The presentation focused on the different types of volunteers that can emerge during an oil spill (affiliated, spontaneous and micro), and how they can be integrated into response planning. This was true in the 2011 Fukushima earthquake in Japan , the 2013 Calgary floods , and the 2016 marine spill in Bella Bella, BC.

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School Security & Active Shooter Interdiction: A Q&A With Vince Riden

Security Industry Association

In 2016 I began my developing my patent, USPTO #11125537 B2, essentially an active shooter interdiction system. during an emergency. I taught the teachers how to use these systems, taught the principals how to manage these systems and instructed county employees on how to maintain these systems.

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Is Business Continuity Missing a Trick?

Plan B Consulting

Most of the people at the seminar were either law enforcement, cyber product retailers, academics or a few people from large organisations with cyber responsibilities. Again, as with last weeks’ blog on emergency response, business continuity people risk marginalising themselves if they do not embrace, and get involved in cyber security.

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Is Business Continuity Missing a Trick?

Plan B Consulting

Most of the people at the seminar were either law enforcement, cyber product retailers, academics or a few people from large organisations with cyber responsibilities. Again, as with last weeks’ blog on emergency response, business continuity people risk marginalising themselves if they do not embrace, and get involved in cyber security.