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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

A regional tier to coordinate local civil protection activities, with strategically placed regional emergency operations centres. Em powerment of local authorities to have their own emergency managers and emergency operations centres, fully connected to the system in a capillary manner.

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Building Resilient Communities in the Face of Extreme Heat

CCEM Strategies

Conduct community outreach programs to educate vulnerable residents about the risks of extreme heat and distribute information about cooling resources and preventive measures. This may include creating more parks and green spaces, planting trees strategically to provide shade, and promoting residential green-space initiatives.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Failing to plan, planning to fail. References Alexander, D.E.

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Five ways to improve campus safety and security

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Department of Education, Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2021 , 93 school shootings with casualties occurred at U.S. Especially because “ K-12 schools and higher education institutions are the second most common location, after businesses, for active shooter incidents in the U.S. According to a report sponsored by the U.S.