Plan B Consulting

MARCH 17, 2016

This week Charlie looks at the relationship between business continuity and emergency response. Within many plans that I see, there is an emergency response phase which takes place from an incident occurring to it being brought under control, and the incident no longer being a threat to ‘life and limb’.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

In the case of radioactive emission, it has been estimated that the top event could be 20 times greater than that of Chornobyl in 1986, which covered the entire continent with radioactivity. One of the UK's senior and most accomplished emergency planners recently remarked that "“our societal resilience is the lowest I have ever perceived”.

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MHA Consulting

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Today’s post looks at how companies can ensure they will be resilient in the face of any type of extreme weather event, including fires, floods, and everything in between. And formerly tranquil areas are increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events. Recently, the old patterns have been upended.

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everbridge

APRIL 8, 2024

These measures include establishing reporting procedures for incidents or threats of violence, providing employee training on recognizing and responding to workplace violence , and creating emergency response protocols. Should you have a workplace violence prevention plan outside of California?

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CCEM Strategies

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Transportation services facilitate emergency response In addition to transporting key supplies , resources and personnel and getting from A to B in the event of a disaster , transportation services also facilitate emergency response and recovery actions by first responders. And CCEM can help.

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Pure Storage

MARCH 21, 2022

Before a breach, it’s critical to already have an emergency response plan, including a team of key players and the tools they need to get you back online fast. . A key part of preparing for a security event is ensuring you have the people and the technology you need to help you recover as quickly as possible. Forensic Experts.

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National Fire Protection Association

MARCH 6, 2023

Sanctioned by the American Rally Association (ARA), this high-performance racing event pits roughly 50 two- and four-wheel-drive, road-legal cars against each other in a one-at-a-time race against the clock over approximately 120 miles of snow- and ice-covered forest roads.

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everbridge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

At APCO 2021 , Everbridge featured new products and advanced functionality of our Critical Event Management platform to showcase our ability to keep towns, cities, states, and other public agencies running, faster. Using Technology to Accelerate Emergency Response and Improve Efficiency. See how Everbridge 911 Connect Works.

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everbridge

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

During a hurricane, critical event managers must be able to communicate crucial safety information to the people for which they are responsible. In addition to hurricane preparedness, critical event managers should ready their business in the case of any severe weather event. GET IN TOUCH.

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everbridge

JUNE 30, 2022

Everbridge’s xMatters Digital Service Availability Platform is Improving Animal Rescue Response Times through WIRES in Australia. The recent flood/storm weather events across QLD and NSW were unprecedented in scale, and the repercussions on communities, the environment and our native wildlife was devastating.

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Security Industry Association

MARCH 28, 2024

This is especially true for venues and facilities that host the public in mass gathering events but doesn’t negate the need for professionals in other market verticals to understand the implications and capabilities of the technology. Keep in mind a nefarious actor is paying attention and looking for ways to exploit a myriad of environments.

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Security Industry Association

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A recent drone event in New Jersey, where a person used their sUAS platform to drop chemicals into swimming pools to turn the water green, is not about turning pool water green – it’s about capability and the continued maturity of use cases in private-sector environments. Army colonel and veteran of the Iraq War.

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PagerDuty

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Throughout September, we deliver emergency response guides, CPR-certification classes, emerging threat training sessions and disaster response movie trivia. For operational resilience, when we do need to respond to a critical event, the operations side just works.

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everbridge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Also, ensure that you follow OSHA guidelines to advise employees on proper winter safety, such as what to do in the event of frostbite, hypothermia, and other dangers related to extreme cold. This will help in coordinating emergency response efforts and providing timely updates.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 2, 2024

This is a classic business continuity and emergency response incident, and I thought I would examine it through the lens of a couple of risk management concepts: black swan events and Reason’s Swiss cheese theory. Black swan events, popularised by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, are rare events that have a major impact when they occur.

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Disaster Recovery Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2020

I was explaining the installation of window breakers and door locks to improve their safety in the event of an active shooter. Â As a community, we need to celebrate these small incremental gains we are making in protecting those who cannot bring themselves to consider the worst-case events. I was in a meeting with our executives.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 15, 2020

With regard to preparedness, emergency response consists of planned activities, standardised procedures and improvisation. Social participation is about the democratisation of emergency response. That is the Hollywood model of emergencies. Civil protection is us–all of us.

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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

In the world as a whole, there has been a gradual process of demilitarisation of emergency response. Meanwhile, in Britain, there were shortcomings in the response to the 1999 Ladbroke Grove train crash, particularly in the treatment of the survivors. In the UK emergency planners do not manage the events they plan for.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 31, 2022

“Protecting people, assets and reputation through effective emergency response and business resilience.” PlanB are delighted to be attending this year’s F24 event in Aberdeen on the 24th June. To sign up to the event, please visit the official F24 website, where you can register your attendance.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 31, 2022

“Protecting people, assets and reputation through effective emergency response and business resilience.”. PlanB are delighted to be attending this year’s F24 event in Aberdeen on the 24th June. To sign up to the event, please visit the official F24 website, where you can register your attendance.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 31, 2022

“Protecting people, assets and reputation through effective emergency response and business resilience.”. PlanB are delighted to be attending this year’s F24 event in Aberdeen on the 24th June. To sign up to the event, please visit the official F24 website, where you can register your attendance.

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Business Continuity Today

MAY 4, 2021

Emergency response exercises often have a high degree of interaction between the elements that have to be learned. detailed descriptions of events, immediate interpretation of data, placing results in context). detailed descriptions of events, immediate interpretation of data, placing results in context).

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Business Continuity Today

MAY 4, 2021

Emergency response exercises often have a high degree of interaction between the elements that have to be learned. detailed descriptions of events, immediate interpretation of data, placing results in context). detailed descriptions of events, immediate interpretation of data, placing results in context).

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Online Computers

MAY 22, 2023

A BCP is a comprehensive document that outlines the strategies and procedures a business must follow to keep its critical functions operational during and after a disruptive event. Emergency response procedures Your emergency response procedures should outline the immediate actions to be taken when a disruption occurs.

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everbridge

AUGUST 31, 2022

By recognizing that hazards, including severe weather events, are unpredictable and cannot be completely prevented, emergency managers can instead focus their efforts on promoting a resilient organization. and we’re in contact with them semi-regularly in the event that something happens.”. SCHEDULE DEMO.

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KingsBridge BCP

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Photos still get taken, and sometimes the event is live-streamed as it occurs. What should companies and employees be doing, and not doing, on social media during and after events? Allowing certain things to happen during an emergency may set an unwanted precedent for the Business Continuity response.

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Security Industry Association

MARCH 6, 2023

. “We are four weeks out from ISC West and have already surpassed our exhibitor goal and square footage from ISC West 2022,” said Mary Beth Shaughnessy, ISC event vice president. s leading comprehensive and converged security trade event, bringing like-minded professionals to exchange ideas and insights.

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Pure Storage

MARCH 7, 2022

The events unfolding overseas are unsettling on a number of fronts—including the first salvos, which took place in the data center, not on the battlefield. Be sure to engage external partners and have arrangements in place for help prior to an event arising. Considerations for Current Events. Test your emergency response plans.

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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The same is true of some of the earlier events, such as the Hillsborough stadium disaster of 1989. He looked gloomy and said that the most likely scenario would be a large destructive event in the nuclear or chemical industries, or perhaps a major infrastructure failure of some kind.

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everbridge

APRIL 29, 2022

Some critical events may be familiar to organizations, they may happen repeatedly or even on a set schedule. In a worst-case scenario, events could even happen concurrently, forcing responders to split their attention while trying to anticipate and account for the combined effects. Understanding the Three Types of Critical Events.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 5, 2022

Here, I argued that business continuity plans should consist of two components, a generic element that looks at how an incident will be managed, and a scenario-specific element that focuses on your organisations’ response to a specific event. We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 5, 2022

Here, I argued that business continuity plans should consist of two components, a generic element that looks at how an incident will be managed, and a scenario-specific element that focuses on your organisations’ response to a specific event. We have, for a long time had scenario-specific plans at the operational level.

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National Fire Protection Association

JANUARY 23, 2023

Call Processing” is defined by the standard as the time from when the call is answered to when the first Emergency Response Unit (ERU) is dispatched. The standard defines “Call Answering” as the time from when the call is initiated by the caller to when it is answered by a PSAP. large, small, urban, rural etc.) in the United States.

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Pure Storage

AUGUST 22, 2022

It would also mess with your logs and make it very difficult (if not impossible) to correlate events across systems.]. This attack would also render all Kerberos tickets in your environment invalid, creating major connectivity issues and essentially breaking or taking down all of your applications. Your backups don’t work.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 17, 2023

As a result, when an incident occurs, you’ll be more effective in your emergency response. In addition, by planning to protect and deliver your services or products during an emergency, you’re demonstrating and reinforcing your value to your customers and the community at large.

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Business Resilience Decoded

MARCH 31, 2022

Kevin Kupietz is the chairperson of the Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Department of Aviation and Emergency Management. He is a NC certified firefighter/paramedic with more than 20 years of emergency response experience with local, state, and federal agencies.

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Business Resilience Decoded

MARCH 31, 2022

Kevin Kupietz is the chairperson of the Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Department of Aviation and Emergency Management. He is a NC certified firefighter/paramedic with more than 20 years of emergency response experience with local, state, and federal agencies. LinkedIn: [link] Book Mathews as a speaker: [link].

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