Hazard Related Topics 
Recovery Diva
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
From the CRS: Recent Funding Increases for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance. billion in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding will be made available to states, territories, and tribes (STTs) with major disaster declarations for the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently announced that $3.46
Recovery Diva
MAY 5, 2022
Researchers say individuals should respond to the hazard most pressing at the time and prepare to move locations if necessary From the WashPost: A tornado and flood are coming your way: Take cover or move higher?
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Recovery Diva
MARCH 25, 2022
/From the Congressional Research Service this updated 32 page report: FEMA Hazard Mitigation: A First Step Toward Climate Adaptation
Recovery Diva
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Just out, this 5 page report from the Congressional Research Service: Recent Funding Increases for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance
Recovery Diva
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
From the Congressional Research Service, this 32 page report: FEMA Hazard Mitigation: A First Step Toward Climate Adaptation
Recovery Diva
AUGUST 17, 2022
From the CRS, this new (19 page) report: Hazard-Resilient Buildings: Sustaining Occupancy and Function After a Natural Disaster
National Fire Protection Association
APRIL 14, 2022
Which code or standard applies to hazardous materials? How much of a particular hazardous material can be stored or used? What floor of the building can that hazardous material be stored or used on? These are all questions some are faced with daily.
Recovery Diva
OCTOBER 28, 2021
FEMA Flood Maps: Better Planning and Analysis Needed to Address Current and Future Flood Hazards. GAO-22-104079
Disaster Zone
APRIL 5, 2022
The mitigation experience profile is rising
National Fire Protection Association
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
The risks, or hazards, associated with these materials are even more varied and must be assessed for a particular material in the state and manner in. [[ This is a content summary only.
Disaster Zone
MAY 27, 2022
They are common enough that mass shootings should be listed
National Fire Protection Association
AUGUST 12, 2022
Hazardous materials are those chemicals or substances that are classified as a physical hazard material or a health hazard material (see this blog for more information). NFPA codes do not create a separate occupancy classification specific to hazardous materials.
Disaster Zone
JULY 23, 2022
Heat, wildfires and wildfire smoke are impacting communities
National Fire Protection Association
JULY 7, 2022
Which code or standard applies to hazardous materials? How much of a particular hazardous material can be stored or used? What floor of the building can that hazardous material be stored or used on? These are all questions some are faced with daily.
DRI Drive
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
In Asia and the Pacific, natural and biological hazards are converging, creating cascading risks on populations and infrastructures, according to a new report from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The post How Converging Climate Hazards in Asia Could Create $1.43
National Center for Disaster Prepardness
MAY 12, 2021
state develops a hazard mitigation plan, which identifies top local risks and provides a framework for long term strategies to reduce risk and protect citizens and property from damage. You can check the status of your state or local hazard mitigation plan here.
National Fire Protection Association
DECEMBER 2, 2021
There are a lot of benefits that energy storage systems (ESS) can provide, but along with those benefits come some hazards that need to be considered. Around the globe energy storage systems are being installed at an unprecedented rate, and for good reasons.
National Fire Protection Association
APRIL 21, 2022
As I discussed in a previous blog, organizations, and even different documents produced by the same organization, define hazardous material differently.
DRI Drive
AUGUST 20, 2021
News FEMA Hazard Risk Metrics resilience Risk Assessment U.S. After a preliminary rollout, FEMA has unveiled its fully operational tool to help organizations and communities analyze their biggest risks to help them better prepare. FEMA’s U.S. National Risk Index was initially introduced in Nov. 2020 on a limited basis. Now it has launched the full application for users. It’s an online mapping resource that […].
Alert Media
DECEMBER 9, 2020
The post The Many Hazards of Winter Weather to Businesses appeared first on AlertMedia. Safety and Security Winter Safety
Disaster Zone
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Omicron is the latest new pandemic hazard
Business Continuity Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Todd is in Georgia this week at the International Association of Emergency Managers’ 70th Anniversary Conference. When he landed in Georgia, Hurricane Nicole hit the coast of Florida, and the tail hit Savanna.
National Fire Protection Association
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Battery Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are a critical part of today's dramatic push for sustainable and renewable electrical energy. As a result, these systems are proliferating at an exponential pace.
National Fire Protection Association
AUGUST 23, 2021
How many times have you escaped death? That may seem like a weird question but if you are involved with the installation, repair or maintenance of electrical equipment the answer is most likely not zero.
Alert Media
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
The post Be Prepared for Anything: The All-Hazards Approach to Emergency Management appeared first on AlertMedia. Emergency Management Emergency Preparedness
National Fire Protection Association
JANUARY 26, 2022
“Different nations experience similar life safety threats and challenges, but they come at different moments in time, based on where countries are in their development.
Alert Media
DECEMBER 10, 2019
The post [Webinar Recap] Winter Weather Hazards: How to Prepare and Protect Your Business appeared first on AlertMedia. Emergency Management Severe Weather Winter Safety
Crisis Response Journal
MAY 23, 2016
Asfandeyar Niazi says that although Pakistan now has rescue teams and a respectable, and expanding, emergency medical service, there is still the need for a unified incident command system. By Asfandeyar Niazi
National Fire Protection Association
MAY 2, 2022
Construction Safety Week, May 2- 6, is an annual campaign that brings together a diverse group of organizations and industry professionals from across the globe dedicated to workplace safety.
National Fire Protection Association
OCTOBER 19, 2021
We are all creatures of habits. We do something over and over because it works for us. However, we tend to ignore a need for change even when what we do occasionally doesn’t work.
Recovery Diva
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
From HS Today: Over $1 Billion in FEMA Funds to Mitigate Future Disaster Hazards in Puerto Rico
National Fire Protection Association
OCTOBER 7, 2021
More people living on the planet creates pressure, on so many levels, in society. Fire and life safety is one of those pressures.
Recovery Diva
AUGUST 25, 2022
New Report from the Hazards Center in CO: From the Ashes: Mitigation Policy After Wildfire in California
Disaster Zone blog
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Flooding is the most common hazard we experience
Recovery Diva
DECEMBER 16, 2021
New CRS Report (31pp): FEMA Hazard Mitigation: A First Step Towards Climate Adaptation
Recovery Diva
AUGUST 9, 2022
From Springer open access, this new article: The national risk index: establishing a nationwide baseline for natural hazard risk in the US
DisasterDoc
JUNE 28, 2021
Building collapse is a common phenomenon associated with multiple disasters, including those caused by so-called “natural hazards” such as earthquakes and tsunamis and landslides, as well as “technological hazards” such.
Recovery Diva
JUNE 21, 2022
Thanks to Lori Peek, Director of the Hazards Center at the University of CO/Boulder, for providing this link to a source of information about new books in the field of emergency management. She noted the New Reads series for a quick download on new publications. And she noted that they always welcome new submissions: [link
Recovery Diva
JULY 27, 2022
“Natural hazards such as floods, droughts and heatwaves become disasters as a result of societal vulnerability, that is, a propensity of people, societies and ecosystems to be harmed. In addition, many natural hazards are not just natural processes, but have been made more likely and more intense by human-caused climate change2. From Nature.com: Stop Blaming Climate for disasters.
The Rand Blog
JULY 8, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on abortion misinformation in a post-Roe world, the threat of deepfakes, environmental hazards in historically redlined communities, and more
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