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Ensuring Operational Resilience Amidst Geopolitical Events

Fusion Risk Management

Crisis and Incident Response Geopolitical events often necessitate the activation of emergency response and crisis response plans. Activation of Business Continuity Plans Organizations should activate the business continuity plans that they have in place to minimize disruption to their operations.

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They Called Me ‘The Queen of Doom’

Disaster Recovery Journal

I was explaining the installation of window breakers and door locks to improve their safety in the event of an active shooter. By way of example, we recently held active shooter training for our emergency response team. Looking back, these were team-bonding activities and happy moments with my son.

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What Happens When the Crisis Becomes a Marathon?

FEI

As one of many emergency response teams providing support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have just passed the six-month marker since we first activated to support our company and our stakeholders. 11 terrorist attacks, an emergency response typically has a very short timeframe, ranging from a few hours to several days.

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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

Sectors such as travel, hospitality, tourism, retail, the arts and entertainment will suffer closures and reorganisations. Emergency planning is an essential tool in the response to a pandemic. Emergency response has three ingredients: plans, procedures and improvisation. Income support will be vitally important.

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What the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Means for Security and Life Safety Companies

Security Industry Association

Project focus areas include improving safety of the traveling public, as well as utilizing “intelligent, sensor-based infrastructure” to report-real-time data to inform transportation operations and performance. Under this new program to enhance and periodically test the emergency response capabilities of DOE and the industry.