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Prolonged, wide-area electrical power failure

Emergency Planning

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.)

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Prepare Your Organization for a Hurricane

everbridge

To fulfill duty of care standards, corporations, educational institutions, hospitals, and government agencies should evaluate and test the health of communication networks and information systems before a severe weather event occurs. Emergency Management During a Hurricane. Hurricane Preparedness on Campus.

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Post-Pandemic Business Continuity Recovery Strategies

FEI

I often lead crisis management drills for one of our customers in the hospitality industry. And continue to test your emergency response plan. Because it’s difficult to predict when a crisis will strike, it helps to be prepared. It wasn’t just small business that took a major hit during the pandemic.

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Hurricane Season is Approaching ? Are You Prepared?

Fusion Risk Management

Crisis Programs and Hurricane-specific Response Programs. It is also important to have crisis and scenario-specific emergency response programs related to hurricanes to be able to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the unique challenges of these massive storms.

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SIA New Member Profile: IXP Corporation

Security Industry Association

Our professional services team provides consulting services to local government agencies, universities and colleges, hospitals and health care systems and private commercial industry clients on business continuity planning, emergency management and public safety technology, governance and operations.