Emergency Planning

MARCH 29, 2023

lifts [elevators] blocked: people possibly trapped in them trains stranded: people possibly stranded in them traffic control inoperable: possibility of accidents and queues at road junctions critical facilities (hospitals, police stations, etc.)

Transportation 208

Transportation Hospitality Sports Emergency Response 208

MHA Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

I learned so much from mine when I was starting out, especially in terms of doing mock disaster exercises and crisis management. I urge every BC office to reach out to its local emergency management offices before something goes wrong. Most states, counties, and large cities have these offices.

BCM 92

BCM All-Hazards Disaster Recovery Hazard 92

Plan B Consulting

MAY 9, 2022

I am currently in Johannesburg, South Africa, delivering an MSc module to a client from Glasgow University; the module is on “Work-Based Resilience, Continuity and Crisis Management”. The thought of a power cut in a city reminds me of the outage in Auckland in 1998, which made a big impression on the emergency planning community.

Outage 52

Outage Emergency Planning Crisis Management Vulnerability 52

Plan B Consulting

MAY 9, 2022

I am currently in Johannesburg, South Africa, delivering an MSc module to a client from Glasgow University; the module is on “Work-Based Resilience, Continuity and Crisis Management”. The thought of a power cut in a city reminds me of the outage in Auckland in 1998, which made a big impression on the emergency planning community.

Outage 52

Outage Emergency Planning Crisis Management Vulnerability 52

Emergency Planning

JULY 29, 2019

For example, if people are poor and their lives are generally precarious, they cannot be made resilient against disasters such as floods and earthquakes unless the problem of vulnerability to life's exigencies in general is reduced. Journal of Emergency Management 8(6): 15-27. Alexander, D.E.

Risk Reduction 130

Risk Reduction Internet Media All-Hazards 130

Plan B Consulting

MAY 9, 2022

I am currently in Johannesburg, South Africa, delivering an MSc module to a client from Glasgow University; the module is on “Work-Based Resilience, Continuity and Crisis Management”. The thought of a power cut in a city reminds me of the outage in Auckland in 1998, which made a big impression on the emergency planning community.

Outage 40

Outage Emergency Planning Crisis Management Vulnerability 40

Emergency Planning

JUNE 9, 2019

While not independent of the magnitude of physical forces involved, it is not linearly related to them because it depends on the nature and size of the vulnerabilities that the physical forces act upon. Approaches to emergency management teaching at the master’s level. Journal of Emergency Management 11(1): 59-72.

Risk Reduction 130

Risk Reduction Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard 130