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A Closer Look at Some Assembly Occupancy Requirements

National Fire Protection Association

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.

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Nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast, what policies have changed?

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

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.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

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.

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Building Operational Cyber Resilience using the Pure 5//S Principles

Pure Storage

Previously, it was focused on natural and operational disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, or hazardous spills on highways. The Speed principle is all about time to recover an application stack and restore services to your users. Take advantage of the enemy’s unpreparedness. Unfortunately, simplicity is very hard to do.