National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While the warmer months of the year signal a time when we can indulge in vacations, beach days, and outdoor activities, the summer and fall are also when hurricanes, thunderstorms, wildfires, and other potential natural disasters make their impressive mark across many areas of the United States, often disrupting the rhythm of our daily lives.

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All-Hazards Hazard Emergency Planning Risk Reduction 105

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. Safety measures at Europe's largest nuclear plant, Zaporizhzhia in eastern Ukraine, hang by a thread.

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All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction Emergency Response 130

Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The anniversary provided an opportunity to look back at the event and consider how the recovery process fared. The year 1980 was something of a watershed in the field of disaster risk reduction (or disaster management as it was then known). For the local economy, all was not lost, or not quite all.

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Natural Hazard All-Hazards Automotive Risk Reduction 130

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 1: Disasters are truly exceptional events. Reality: They are a normal part of daily life and in very many cases are repetitive events. Whereas it is not possible to stop earthquakes, it is possible to construct anti-seismic buildings and to organize human activities in such a way as to minimize the risk of death.

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Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics 130

everbridge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

“In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Floods and storms were the most prevalent events.”. million lives, affecting 4.2

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Resilience Risk Reduction Management Command Center 142

Emergency Planning

MARCH 23, 2022

Climate change will increase the magnitude and frequency of extreme meteorological events. Resilience’ is defined as the ability to absorb and resist the impact of a major adverse event and to recover promptly. Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. Preamble 1.1

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Resilience All-Hazards Emergency Planning Hazard 244