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

Emergency Planning

Most striking is the abyss between plans and the ability to implement them with emergency response measures. In the United Kingdom, the status of emergency planning has declined while it has been enhanced in other countries. Failure to utilise the basic law is an indication that it is not fit for purpose.

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Community Emergency Managers: Maximize Impact with B.C.’s New Indigenous Engagement Funding

CCEM Strategies

s new Emergency and Disaster Management Act (EDMA) was passed, replacing the previous Emergency Program Act. With this new legislation comes substantial new requirements for community emergency managers – many relating to Indigenous engagement. The team at CCEM can help. Contact us today to get started!

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

This is what, in the climate environment, the World Meteorological Organization and Disaster Management Agencies at national Government levels are doing. As you audit your emergency plans, you are likely to have identified areas for improvement. They are investing in data collection from spatial and hyper-local data.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 10: After disaster people will not make rational decisions and will therefore inevitably tend to do the wrong thing unless authority guides them. Myth 45: Emergency responders will not know what to do during a disaster or crisis. Myth 46: Disasters always happen to someone else. Men are better.