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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery

Recovery Diva

This way the reader is given a roadmap to pick and choose from, if they wish so, the case studies written by various authors whose chapters span a wide variety of hazards as well as geographical and sociological settings all of which delve into a chosen aspect of disaster recovery towards building resiliency.

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Book Review: Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management

Recovery Diva

Review by Donald Watson, co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). More than twenty authors are represented in this timely book, edited by Alessandra Jerolleman and William L. He has since served in over thirty nations worldwide as consultant for United Nations, U.S.

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Breakthrough Innovation to Help Overcome Today’s Public Safety Challenges

everbridge

According to the EM-DAT Emergency Event Database, there were 432 natural hazard-related incidents in 2021, compared to an average of 357 annual catastrophes for the period 2001-2020. Asia suffered 40% of all disaster incidents and accounted for 49% of all deaths and 66% of all people affected. So, what is new?

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CFPS: What It Means, Why It Matters, and What Changes Are Coming Soon

National Fire Protection Association

Together, all of the factors listed above form a comprehensive fire protection strategy. Get all the details you need to apply now. Many different stakeholders contribute to that strategy and are often responsible for only one aspect or component of that strategy. What Value Does CFPS Hold?

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Winter safety tips for employees in private and public sectors 

everbridge

Use multi-modal communication strategies Develop a plan to stay in touch with affected individuals before, during, and after a winter storm. This includes utilizing various communication channels such as email, SMS, phone calls, and social media updates to keep everyone informed and safe.

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ENSURING CANADA’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM IS READY AND RESILIENT

CCEM Strategies

The ten sectors of CI CI includes vital assets and systems such as food supply, electricity grids, transportation, communications, public safety systems and more. This is accomplished through the development, maintenance and testing of internal emergency management programs, monitored and enforced by government authorities.

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SIA New Member Profile: AUTEC

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member AUTEC provides complete solutions for access control, time management, building automation and hazard management. All processes, like access and authentication, are processed in real time, and our door controller can run offline if communication to the server has been interrupted.