Crisis Response Journal

APRIL 29, 2015

Editorial Advisory Panel Member Bill Peterson introduces a regular blog on weather-related disasters, crisis preparedness and response By Bill Peterson

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BCM METRICS

JANUARY 12, 2023

Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to have a solid emergency response plan and explain how to create one.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 10, 2023

Here are four (4) steps your community can take: Review and enhance emergency plans Develop readiness with training and practice Establish and strengthen partnerships Remain vigilant by monitoring hazards and risks Review and Enhance Your Emergency Plans Your community already has emergency plans.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 7, 2023

EP Week is a reminder for us to be prepared for any type of emergency and encourages everyone to take these three simple steps : Know the risks. Make a plan. Get, or build, an emergency kit. And don’t forget that evaluating your emergency policies and procedures is also essential.

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Emergency Planning

AUGUST 31, 2021

Make emergency planning and management a key profession: develop it nationally. We do have the foresight to anticipate what comes next: what we lack is the leadership to do something about it. I say to leaders, it is absolutely necessary that you be radical. Modernise the culture of civil protection and make it properly inclusive.

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Continuity Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

An executive from an emergency planning and incident response company discusses preparing for hurricanes and other natural disasters. The 2023 hurricane season is underway, with Tropical Storm Adrian gaining near-hurricane strength in the Pacific Ocean near Mexico.

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Business Continuity Today

DECEMBER 20, 2022

With Titan HST you can Provide access-controlled materials, including maps, safety videos, emergency plans, and more. With Titan HST you can Provide access-controlled materials, including maps, safety videos, emergency plans, and more. When people are looking for information, having a binder in an office is not helpful.

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Emergency Planning

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Emergency planning is an essential tool in the response to a pandemic. Planning is more a process than an outcome. It is important to understand the relative nature of risk in geographical terms, with respect to the co-occurrence of different kinds of risk, and so as to prioritise risk management interventions.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 10, 2023

They could include: avalanches pandemics/disease outbreaks earthquakes floods hazardous material spills landslides power outages extreme weather tsunamis wildfires Make an emergency plan Make sure you and your loved ones are on the same page about how you’ll respond to a disaster.

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Crisis Response Journal

JUNE 30, 2020

CRJ is pleased to share details of the Emergency Planning Society’s (EPS) webinar series on which started on July 1, with further details on the second, including how to register for both.

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

NFPA has a wealth of information to help guide building owners and facility managers, first responders, health care facility managers, electrical professionals, and public educators, as they prepare ahead of weather events in their area and work closely with communities to develop emergency plans.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2023

Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to have a solid emergency response plan and explain how to create one.

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CCEM Strategies

JULY 5, 2023

Being prepared involves developing, regularly updating and practicing both your emergency plan and business continuity plan. Doing this is crucial so your business can continue providing service, while reducing financial impacts and mitigating reputational damage after an emergency event occurs.

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Crisis Response Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In this month’s blog on free preparedness training and education it’s Robert Fagan’s pleasure to highlight the course Staying Safe: How to Be Prepared in the Modern World from the United Kingdom’s Emergency Planning College (EPC). By Robert Fagan

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CCEM Strategies

AUGUST 9, 2023

Establish clear protocols for activating cooling centers and disseminating public information during heat waves.

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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Most striking is the abyss between plans and the ability to implement them with emergency response measures. In the United Kingdom, the status of emergency planning has declined while it has been enhanced in other countries.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 15, 2020

They were then supplanted by a renewed emphasis on counter-terrorism and that in turn was overlain by frantic preparations for the supply-chain disaster of Brexit (emergency response is very much a "flavour of the month" business, just like ice-cream shops). That is what we are currently seeing in Britain.

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CCEM Strategies

JUNE 13, 2023

There are multiple unique challenges for emergency planners when it comes to hosting global major events. Beyond the exhilarating matches and roaring crowds, a critical aspect of hosting such a massive event is ensuring the safety and security of players, officials, fans, and host communities.

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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

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).

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CCEM Strategies

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Here’s what you need to know when preparing your emergency plan: 1. These are just a few of the planning elements to include in your emergency plan for responding to a tsunami warning. This three-part series — Preparing Coastal Businesse s — will cover earthquakes, floods and tsunamis. Stay tuned!

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 26, 2020

One of the greatest lessons is the imperative need to take emergency planning and preparedness more seriously. There is often a tendency to assume, once a disaster has passed and recovery is well underway, that it is "all over", an episode that will not be repeated.

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

NFPA® has a wealth of information to help guide building owners and facility managers, first responders, health care facility managers, electrical professionals, and public educators, as they prepare ahead of weather events in their area and work closely with communities to develop emergency plans.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 11, 2020

difficulties associated with procuring reliable, intelligible information being in the wrong place at the wrong time general uncertainty in the evolution of the epidemic These, then, are the possible building blocks of scenarios that could be used for future planning.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Allow me to expand a bit… While most organizations we speak with have some level of emergency planning – basic natural disaster response plans, for example – far fewer are prepared to engage in the communications and operational maneuvering that accompanies a serious threat to reputation.

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Business Continuity Today

AUGUST 3, 2021

In emergency planning and management, having a solid baseline it critical. In emergency planning and management, having a solid baseline it critical. To make a great transition when the time is needed, you have to have a strong base. To make a great transition when the time is needed, you have to have a strong base.

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National Fire Protection Association

MARCH 6, 2023

As you can see, rally racing is markedly different from track racing, and three important characteristics introduce special challenges for emergency planning, training, personnel, and equipment. To get a sense of what this event is all about, you can check out video highlights from Sno*Drift Rally 2022.

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Business Continuity Today

JUNE 29, 2021

In addition, they make bad decisions, they do not understand the emergency plan and they become ineffective. Then, they blame the emergency managers, and the system did not work. In addition, they make bad decisions, they do not understand the emergency plan and they become ineffective.

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Management Emergency Planning Business Continuity Education 40

National Fire Protection Association

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Ensure that you have a site plan outlining what is at your location and your emergency plans, and ensure those who could be affected by chemicals are properly trained. When planning, make sure to check out NFPA 1660, Standard for Emergency, Continuity, and Crisis Management: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

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Emergency Planning

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A piece of the Sanriku coast at Minamisanriku, NE Japan. In 2011 there was a 20.5-metre metre tsunami here. Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE AR-SA In 1966 the eminent Californian risk analyst Chauncey Starr published a seminal paper in Science Magazine in which he stated that "a thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptable."

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 6, 2019

The more emergency planning you have done before a disaster occurs, can help to decrease stress at a very stressful time. Build Your Kit Depending on the type of emergency, you may either need to leave your home or work immediately, or shelter-in-place.

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Emergency Planning

AUGUST 3, 2023

Print 0 46 false false false EN-GB X-NONE AR-SA At the time of writing this, the UK Government has just released the 2023 edition of the National Risk Register (NRR, HM Government 2023). This document was first published in 2008 and has been updated (somewhat irregularly) at roughly two-year intervals.

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Crisis Response Journal

JULY 31, 2011

The main feature will be looking at climate effects on emergency planning and response. We're putting the finishing touches to the August issue of Crisis Response Journal. We also have reports from Russia, Northern Ireland, Belarus, South Africa, UK and U

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Plan B Consulting

JULY 23, 2021

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie talks about why determining an accurate location during an emergency is important, and how you can incorporate this into your emergency plan.

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Plan B Consulting

JULY 23, 2021

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie talks about why determining an accurate location during an emergency is important, and how you can incorporate this into your emergency plan.

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Security Industry Association

JUNE 22, 2022

This clearinghouse provides critical resources for implementing balanced, holistic school safety programs across a range of topics from mental health to school climate and emergency planning.

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CCEM Strategies

MARCH 27, 2018

Now that the Canadian government has launched Alert Ready - Canada’s National Public Alerting System, it’s important to consider how this affects your business’ emergency plans , and how to modify them moving forward. Now that you have the steps to re-evaluate your existing emergency plans, it’s time to put them to the test!

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 29, 2023

What are the likely consequences of prolonged, wide-area electrical power failure? 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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