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A Five-Minute Plea for Better Civil Protection

Emergency Planning

What makes the present day different is that, for many kinds of disaster, recurrence intervals have shortened drastically. Make emergency planning and management a key profession: develop it nationally. They will continue to do so. I say to leaders, it is absolutely necessary that you be radical.

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The United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 Edition

Emergency Planning

The new version presents 89 major hazards and threats that could potentially disrupt life in the United Kingdom and possibly cause casualties and damage. It explains its own rationale and presents the 89 'risks' one by one. The 2023 NRR is clear and concise.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Emergency Planning

The same shortcomings were present in the 2005 London bombings, as were others (for example, the way in which 'major incident' as declared). Most striking is the abyss between plans and the ability to implement them with emergency response measures.

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

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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NFPA 610 Is Ready to Roll for the 2023 US Rally Racing Season

National Fire Protection Association

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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Are You Protecting Your Reputation With A Plan?

Bernstein Crisis Management

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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Covid-19 and the Disaster Research Gold Rush

Emergency Planning

I admit that this is equally true of the present blog, but my criticism is not aimed at those who express an opinion. The question is then, to what extent is this predictable or likely to create exigencies that cannot be included in the present analysis? However, any analysis based on half the story is likely to be suspect.

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