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Why Crisis Management Preparedness Matters

everbridge

Almost 70 percent of leaders have dealt with a corporate crisis in the last five years, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) found in its 2019 Global Crisis Survey. Sometimes it’s because the company executed their crisis management plan flawlessly; other times it’s because the company caught a lucky break and dodged public scrutiny.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 The report “The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019” also records major increases in other categories including drought, wildfires , and extreme temperature events. Adaption : Alert & Collaborate through Public Warning.

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Did Your Emergency Response Team Survive the Pandemic?

FEI

In early 2019, FEI’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) involved a room that had been identified specifically for emergency or incident response teams to report to if a crisis occurred. This will result in a more resilient team that is ready to take on the next crisis. The best time to prepare for a crisis is before it occurs.