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Enhancing inclusive emergency communication: Addressing access and functional needs communities amid disasters

everbridge

It’s crucial to recognize that these individuals may require additional support and accommodations to effectively navigate emergency situations and make informed decisions. Gathering this information presents one of the most significant hurdles that emergency officials face.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Emergency Planning

In the world as a whole, there has been a gradual process of demilitarisation of emergency response. Meanwhile, in Britain, there were shortcomings in the response to the 1999 Ladbroke Grove train crash, particularly in the treatment of the survivors. A gulf has therefore developed between plans and the ability to activate them.

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ENSURING CANADA’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM IS READY AND RESILIENT

CCEM Strategies

Provincial and local authorities are aware of the owners and operators of CI in their regions and together, they work to create and test emergency plans that will ensure adequate response procedures and business continuity practices are in place, long before an incident occurs.

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SIA New Member Profile: IXP Corporation

Security Industry Association

Founded in 1999 and built on the fundamental principle of making communities safer, IXP Corporation pioneered the nation’s first public-private partnership for a 911 communications center, presenting a new operational model for providing mission-critical government services.

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PLANNING FOR AN EMERGENCY? DON'T FORGET YOUR VOLUNTEERS

CCEM Strategies

At the 2018 annual Clean Pacific conference in Portland, OR, we attended a session on volunteer planning in oil spill response. 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.

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CANADA’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE – READINESS & RESILIENCY

CCEM Strategies

This is because, long before an incident occurs, CI operators work with governments to create and test emergency plans to ensure adequate response procedures and business continuity practices are in place, to deal with unforeseen disruptions. Continual Improvement In the coming weeks, CI impacted by the recent flooding in B.C.’s

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Is Business Continuity Missing a Trick?

Plan B Consulting

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. The most obvious area to get involved in is the area of incident response. Perhaps it is seen too ‘techy’ to have any synergies with business continuity.