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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. New Legislation, New Requirements, New Funding On November 8, 2023, B.C.’s

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BCP vs. DR Plans: What Are the Key Differences?

Zerto

These events could be man-made (industrial sabotage, cyber-attacks, workplace violence) or natural disasters (pandemics, hurricanes, floods), etc. Business Continuity Plan vs. Disaster Recovery Plan. What is a Business Continuity Plan? Learn More About what is Disaster Recovery Plan.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Reality: The problem of disasters is largely a social one. In addition, technology is a potential source of vulnerability as well as a means of reducing it. Reality: It is to be hoped that training and experience have turned emergency responders and disaster managers into highly capable professionals. It is not so.