Emergency Planning

JUNE 20, 2020

The role of emergency planning. The scenario for a major pandemic was developed over the period 2003-2009 and was first incorporated into emergency plans close to the start of this period. The failure of emergency planning is perhaps the greatest error made in the management of the Covid-19 disaster.

Emergency Planning

Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). I have taught it every year since then.

Civil Emergency

Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Vox clamantis in deserto : to examine this aspect of the disaster one would have to face up to difficult issues, such as corruption, political decision making, people's expectations of public safety, fatalism versus activism, and more. Mosalam 2003. How much simpler to attribute it all to anonymous forces within the ground!

Natural Hazard

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 14, 2025

If I was still working as an emergency planning manager (a role I left in 2003), I wouldnt have seen it as my job to go to the CEO of Anglian Water and say, Youve got a sewage problemI think you should do something about it.. Active monitoring They monitor the situation daily and escalate issues or respond as needed.

Business Continuity