National Center for Disaster Prepardness

AUGUST 22, 2024

Lessons learned after Katrina led the field to refocus again on an all-hazards and a more whole-community-oriented planning approach. In addition to the other provisions was the authorization for a chief executive of a Tribal Nation to request a major disaster or emergency declaration separately from the state.

Disaster Preparedness 122

Disaster Preparedness Authorization Mitigation All-Hazards 122

Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since 2008, pandemics have been top of the list of 96 threats and hazards in the UK National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies in all editions. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. I have taught it every year since then. There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016.

Civil Emergency 130

Civil Emergency Pandemic All-Hazards Logistics 130

National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The fire at a Thai nightclub in early August 2022 was all too familiar. The smoke developed index is the same range for all three classifications. Additionally, NFPA 101 prohibits the means of egress for assembly occupancies from going through hazardous areas such as kitchens, storerooms, closets, stages, and platforms.

All-Hazards 85

All-Hazards Hazard Emergency Response Emergency Response 85