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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. In addition, technology is a potential source of vulnerability as well as a means of reducing it. Reality: The problem of disasters is largely a social one. Myth 31: Tsunamis are tidal waves.

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The New Normal

BCP Builder

An impacts-oriented all-hazards approach will be worthwhile planning going forward (as it has been in the past). Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change (Brene’ Brown) and we are all extremely vulnerable – so let’s get creating.

BCP 52
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The New Normal

BCP Builder

An impacts-oriented all-hazards approach will be worthwhile planning going forward (as it has been in the past). Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change (Brene’ Brown) and we are all extremely vulnerable – so let’s get creating. Value of Preparedness.

BCP 52