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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

All levels of public administration should be required to produce emergency plans and maintain them by means of periodic updates. Local mayors or chief executives should have a primary role in ensuring that arrangements are in place for emergency planning, management and response.

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Post-Pandemic Business Continuity Recovery Strategies

FEI

Predict and plan for factors such as geographical spread of the virus or its variants, how local governments may respond to it, and potential intervention strategies. Consider business interruption insurance. This is a type of insurance that covers the loss of income that a business suffers after a disaster.

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PLANNING FOR AN EMERGENCY? DON'T FORGET YOUR VOLUNTEERS

CCEM Strategies

The presentation focused on the different types of volunteers that can emerge during an oil spill (affiliated, spontaneous and micro), and how they can be integrated into response planning. Does the local government have any volunteer programs, and could you work with them? Where and how would you train them?

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The Dark Side of Incident Recovery

Plan B Consulting

In 2006 the Government Accountability Office found that up to $1.4bn of disaster-relief payments made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were improper and possibly fraudulent. The FBI estimates that up to $6bn of $80bn in government funds earmarked for reconstruction went to insurance fraudsters.

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The Dark Side of Incident Recovery

Plan B Consulting

In 2006 the Government Accountability Office found that up to $1.4bn of disaster-relief payments made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were improper and possibly fraudulent. The FBI estimates that up to $6bn of $80bn in government funds earmarked for reconstruction went to insurance fraudsters.

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School Security & Active Shooter Interdiction: A Q&A With Vince Riden

Security Industry Association

during an emergency. Not that I want more government, but the information clearinghouse concept is thought to provide a common “thread the needle” through a wide range of currently disconnected, disparate sources of information and even currently unregulated industries. VR : I did post that on LinkedIn.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Industry Governance Currently, there are a few organizations that govern the overall Business Continuity industry. In Canada, the public sector is governed by the Treasur y Board Securit y Mana g ement directive , which outlines BCM practices in federal government agencies and departments. Specific industries (e.g.