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Prolonged, wide-area electrical power failure

Emergency Planning

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

National Fire Protection Association

The concurrent use of multiple locations across a vast area means the event team might need to coordinate with multiple municipal, county, or state emergency response units that have jurisdiction in different parts of the event area. Excessive emergency response times and travel distances can be a significant issue as well.

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How Small Issues Can Lead to Big Consequences

Business Resilience Decoded

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] Disaster Recovery Journal: [link]

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How Small Issues Can Lead to Big Consequences

Business Resilience Decoded

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] Disaster Recovery Journal: [link].

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How Small Issues Can Lead to Big Consequences

Business Resilience Decoded

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] Disaster Recovery Journal: [link]

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How to Build a Business Continuity Management Program That Lasts

Business Resilience Decoded

Shane Mathew has years of experience working in public health building emergency response plans and is currently the head of enterprise resilience for Zoom. Seals is an award-winning journalist with a background in publication design, business media, content management, sports journalism, social media, and podcasting.

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How to Build a Business Continuity Management Program That Lasts

Business Resilience Decoded

Shane Mathew has years of experience working in public health building emergency response plans and is currently the head of enterprise resilience for Zoom. Seals is an award-winning journalist with a background in publication design, business media, content management, sports journalism, social media, and podcasting.