Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Recently, I spoke to a senior emergency planner who has worked for years in the transportation and nuclear industries. Wording of this kind is designed to defy the country's leading philosophers of logic, and let's remember that the Act is designed to tackle a major emergency–sorry, disaster.

Management 231

Management Emergency Planning All-Hazards Transportation 231

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.

All-Hazards 52

All-Hazards Emergency Planning Hazard Telecommunications 52

CCEM Strategies

MAY 11, 2023

Flooding is one of the most common, pervasive, and costliest natural hazards in Canada , with a history of causing major disasters. Review and Enhance Flood Plans Your community already has emergency plans, and you may even have flood-specific plans. Need Help with Risk Assessments, Planning and/or Engagement?

All-Hazards 52

All-Hazards Hazard Natural Hazard Transportation 52

CCEM Strategies

MARCH 17, 2023

Ensuring Canada’s Critical Infrastructure system is ready and resilient Can you imagine what would happen if an incident such as a natural disaster compromised our transportation, food or even energy Critical Infrastructure (CI) systems? Each emergency has unique, complicating factors that determine how a response is managed.

Resilience 52

Resilience All-Hazards Hazard Transportation 52

CCEM Strategies

JANUARY 11, 2024

The impact of cold emergencies goes beyond discomfort. It can result in power outages, transportation disruptions, and, most critically, could pose serious health risks to people. Collaborate with critical infrastructure providers to understand risks and align a cohesive strategy through all four phases of emergency management.

Resilience 64

Resilience Transportation Vulnerability Telecommunications 64

Emergency Planning

APRIL 24, 2022

It is obvious that military instability is likely to complicate and retard the process of getting natural hazard impacts under control. There has recently been a surge of research interest in disaster and conflict (ref).

Natural Hazard 199

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Entertainment Transportation 199

Emergency Planning

JUNE 9, 2019

Included are toxic spills, transportation crashes and the effects of human error. (c) Warming has already begun to have a substantial effect on the magnitude and frequency of meteorological hazards. For example, counter-terrorism policy and policy against natural hazards can be quite different. Disasters 42(S2): S265-S286.

Risk Reduction 130

Risk Reduction Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard 130