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Leading in a Crisis

Disaster Zone Podcast

Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com. Not everyone can lead during a crisis.

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Resilience is an illusion

Emergency Planning

Secondly, and more importantly, vulnerability, risk, impact and their controlling factors are all trending. Hence, public discourse and concerns could conceivably change overnight (as they did in the USA after "Nine-Eleven" in 2001). Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 13(11): 2707-2716. References Alexander, D.E.

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Book Review: Constructing Risk

Recovery Diva

Reviewed by Donald Watson, editor of the website theOARSlist.com , Organizations Addressing Resilience and Sustainability, editor of Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design (McGraw-Hill 2001), and co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). He has served as consultant for United Nations, U.S.

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Breakthrough Innovation to Help Overcome Today’s Public Safety Challenges

everbridge

According to the EM-DAT Emergency Event Database, there were 432 natural hazard-related incidents in 2021, compared to an average of 357 annual catastrophes for the period 2001-2020. Asia suffered 40% of all disaster incidents and accounted for 49% of all deaths and 66% of all people affected.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

Much of this change was propelled by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.) All you have to do is take the initiative and go get it. Top 10 BCM Resources All that being said, here are my top 10 resources to help you become a ninja-level BCM practitioner: 1. Prepare My Business for an Emergency. BCM consultancy websites.

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5 New State “Right to Repair” Laws and What They Mean for the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

The relevant definition for “alarm system” as cited in the act is “an assembly of equipment and devices arranged to detect a hazard or signal the presence of an off-normal situation.” Taken together, these exclusions provide protection for most, if not all, of the electronic security products produced by our industry.

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Security Industry Association Announces Winners of the 2023 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards

Security Industry Association

Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) Transportation Worker Identification Credential, hazardous materials, Flight Training Security Program and TSA PreCheck, along with managing the successful deployment of multiple statewide and agency-specific enrollment programs. The event is free for all government employees, including U.S.