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Comment re flood insurance

Recovery Diva

Reply from Jerry Quinn to the previous posting: Congress & the Executive branch are responsible for all hazards/risks. Their best & brightest can’t/don’t control hazards/risks brought on long ago by federal actions and decisions. Corporations and businesses already write off the costs of risk insurance premiums.

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Disaster Zone

This is what is happening and likely will happen more in the future.

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ESS Presentations at NFPA C&E Address a Wide Range of Issues, Including the Hazards They Present and Tactical Approaches for Mitigation

National Fire Protection Association

An NFPA Journal article, “ESS Prep,” by Angelo Verzoni highlights improved ESS training and regulation as keys to a safe coexistence with this evolving and complex hazard. This panel discussion offers perspectives from manufacturers, AHJs, FPEs/consultants, developer/installer/maintainers, and insurance and fire service.

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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. It is the responsibility of all citizens to consider, as far as they are able, their relationship with hazards and threats. Security’ involves protection against major threats, such as terrorist activity. Plans should be networked.

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Adapt or Fail: Climate Change Resilience for Organizations  

everbridge

The current systems and solutions in place for managing climate hazards are often inadequate, and the reliance on traditional insurance has become insufficient. The Insufficiency of Traditional Insurance Organizations often rely on insurance providers to provide protection against the impacts of extreme weather events.

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Getting Started with Enterprise Risk Management

MHA Consulting

Enterprise Risk Management is the activity of identifying and mitigating the hazards that threaten an organization (definition from Strong Language: The MHA Glossary of Essential Business Continuity Terminology , available for free download with registration). ERM provides a framework for doing this in a systematic, results-oriented fashion.

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Research Foundation 40th anniversary webinar series recordings now available

National Fire Protection Association

Global Fire data standardization Insurance Data – openIDL CRAIG 1300TM National Firefighter Cancer Registry. Day 2 program: Webinar recording Hazards of New Materials and Systems. Fire Safety Challenges of Green Buildings Energy Storage Systems Hazards of Modern Vehicles in Parking Structures.

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