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Resources for Hurricane Fiona

Recovery Diva

From the Disaster Philanthropy organization, see this note: Dear Claire, I am sure you share my concern for the communities devastated by Hurricane Fiona. Although uncertainty over the storm’s full impact will last for days, if not weeks, officials anticipate the damage will be extensive. As you have grown to expect, the CDP team is tracking the devastation and loss across Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and other areas of the Caribbean, while providing resources to foster effective m

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Vaccines and Vaccinations for COVID Boosters

Disaster Zone

Great information you need to read.

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Puerto Rico Again Loses Power to a Hurricane

Recovery Diva

From the NYTimes, this article about Puerto Rico;s power problems 5 years after the last major hurricane” On Anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Storm Leaves Puerto Rico in the Dark.

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Beyond ROI: The Value of Effective Crisis Management

BryghtPath

Not all crises come with a silver lining. But in the case of COVID, its global reach earned the discipline of crisis management fresh interest, as crisis management savvy organizations quickly stood apart from their lesser prepared counterparts. Like one of our clients, a large technology company, based in the U.S. but with extensive operations … The post Beyond ROI: The Value of Effective Crisis Management appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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The Disaster Bills Coming Due

The Rand Blog

The United States largely waits for a disaster to strike and then spends billions to repair damages. Investing in resilience today can significantly reduce the costs to recover after a disaster strikes.

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Puerto Rico Gets Lashed by Fiona

Disaster Zone

Once again the frailty of infrastructure is exposed.

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NVIDIA GTC is Here: Accelerate Your AI/ML with Pure Storage

Pure Storage

This week at NVIDIA GTC (register with this Pure link), thousands of AI-interested attendees will gather online to learn about NVIDIA’s latest innovations and AI best practices. They’ll also hear from practitioners and customers about how AI is making an impact. Pure Storage ® is a Platinum sponsor of the event and is helping customers realize their AI visions by simplifying their journey with AI-ready infrastructure. .

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Disaster Zone Podcast: Using Emergency Management Interns

Disaster Zone

An untapped resource available to agencies.

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Getting Ready For the Great ShakeOut

Business Continuity Today

This year's International ShakeOut Day is October 20, when millions of people worldwide will participate in earthquake drills at work, school, or home! At 10:20 am (local time) on 10/20, you can join millions of people across the world practicing earthquake safety. While we encourage you to participate with everyone, you can register your ShakeOut drill for any day of the year, and drill at a time of your choice.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Communications Specialist III (Risk Communications), Seattle, WA

Disaster Zone

A 32-hour-a-week job in public health.

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SIA New Member Profile: ECAMSECURE

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member ECAMSECURE , a GardaWorld company, provides security services including a smart gate platform, a virtual guard platform, mobile surveillance units (MSUs), command center video monitoring and a construction job site management platform. The company is headquartered in Long Beach, California, and serves customers throughout the United States.

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Getting Ready For the Great ShakeOut

Business Continuity Today

This year's International ShakeOut Day is October 20, when millions of people worldwide will participate in earthquake drills at work, school, or home! At 10:20 am (local time) on 10/20, you can join millions of people across the world practicing earthquake safety. While we encourage you to participate with everyone, you can register your ShakeOut drill for any day of the year, and drill at a time of your choice.

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How to Conduct an Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise

Alert Media

The post How to Conduct an Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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DHS Announces New Grants to Bolster Cybersecurity Under Infrastructure Law

Security Industry Association

Grant applications due by November 15, 20022. Last week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a joint effort between the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide new cybersecurity grants authorized and funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Cyber risk management is complex for a number of reasons: the ability of malicious actors to operate from anywhere in the world, the linkages between cyber and

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20x Faster Time to Insight with RapidFile Toolkit v2.0

Pure Storage

This RapidFile Toolkit v2.0 blog was authored by both Keshav Attrey and Calvin Nieh. In 1985, my mother got tired of waiting for my father to finish his PhD and finally convinced him to stop banging out his dissertation on a typewriter and go buy a PC—an AT&T 6300 with one floppy drive, 256KB of RAM, and a 5MB hard drive. Sure enough, with the right tools, his productivity went up and he finished his dissertation.