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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Thus, identifying and planning for the risks of potential disasters, such as a pandemic, is the first step to ensuring that communities and regions are prepared for them. Although each hazard mitigation plan is approved by FEMA, each state widely varies in how thoroughly it includes pandemic risk assessment and strategy in the plan.

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Wildfire Preparedness and Emergency Management

Business Resilience Decoded

Many of the natural disasters hitting California are “no notice” events, so emergency management teams are reacting to them. That means training and exercises will revolve around evaluating the disaster and making decisions as quickly as possible. Teams should be ready to step in and help a smaller jurisdiction if asked.

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Hurricane Season is in Full Effect ? Are You Prepared?

Fusion Risk Management

With this in mind, it’s becoming increasingly important that organizations look at climate change and natural disaster preparedness not just from an ESG (environmental, social, and governance) perspective but also from an operational resiliency one. Is there anyone else trained up to cover for her in the meantime?

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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. Hurricane Preparedness on Campus.

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Testing, Testing: Our Best Blogs on BC Testing and Mock Disaster Exercises

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The Importance of Testing and Exercises In case you missed it, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote an excellent blog last week called, “The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order.” 8 Dos and 1 Don’t for Conducting Disaster Recovery Tests.”

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Hurricane Risk Management: Key Considerations Before and After Storms Strike

Risk Management Monitor

When a storm of any magnitude hits, multiple businesses will likely be affected, so establishing a vendor rapport beforehand allows you to pre-negotiate rates and availability guarantees, helping to save time and money after a disaster.

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Testing, Testing: Our Best Blogs on BC Testing and Mock Disaster Exercises

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The Importance of Testing and Exercises In case you missed it, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote an excellent blog last week called, “The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order.” 8 Dos and 1 Don’t for Conducting Disaster Recovery Tests.”