Emergency Planning

MARCH 29, 2023

lifts [elevators] blocked: people possibly trapped in them trains stranded: people possibly stranded in them traffic control inoperable: possibility of accidents and queues at road junctions critical facilities (hospitals, police stations, etc.)

Transportation 208

Transportation Hospitality Sports Emergency Response 208

CCEM Strategies

AUGUST 9, 2023

This can create very hazardous conditions, especially for vulnerable populations. The majority of those who lost their lives were part of a vulnerable population - older adults with compromised health who lived alone. Identify and support vulnerable populations. Develop response plans.

Resilience 98

Resilience Response Plan Vulnerability Hazard 98

Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

Increasing dependency on critical infrastructure makes the country ever more vulnerable to proliferating technological failure, whether it is caused by cyber attack, sabotage or natural forces. A regional tier to coordinate local civil protection activities, with strategically placed regional emergency operations centres.

All-Hazards 130

All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction Emergency Response 130

Emergency Planning

AUGUST 3, 2023

b) In terms of its methodology, the NRR discusses vulnerability but does not accept the premise (Hewitt 1983) that it is the major component of risk. e) The risks are prioritised by giving most weight to those associated with hostile activity. Hence, the risk register largely discusses hazards and threats, not risks sensu stricto.

All-Hazards 204

All-Hazards Natural Hazard Hazard Government 204

Emergency Planning

MARCH 26, 2020

The hero (almost always a man, not a woman, who is invariably his loyal supporter) is a young, fit, active, misunderstood visionary, the only person who can see the truth and is prepared to fight for it. One of the greatest lessons is the imperative need to take emergency planning and preparedness more seriously. What nonsense!

Pandemic 130

Pandemic Vulnerability Hospitality Transportation 130

Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Most of them are highly vulnerable to seismic forces. Vox clamantis in deserto : to examine this aspect of the disaster one would have to face up to difficult issues, such as corruption, political decision making, people's expectations of public safety, fatalism versus activism, and more. It is these that collapse.

Natural Hazard 183

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard Fashion 183

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

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. Activism is much more common than fatalism (this is the so-called "therapeutic community"). Reality: Survivors rapidly get to work on the clear-up.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics 130