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Happy Halloween – Ready for the Zombies?

DRI Drive

In 2011, the DoD developed strategies to combat a zombie uprising, called the “Counter-Zombie Dominance Plan,” or CONPLAN 8888-11. Preparing for a zombie apocalypse has been a go-to scenario for imaginative resilience professionals. In fact, that once included the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)!

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Post Earthquake: Managing the Situation in Christchurch NZ

Disaster Zone Podcast

In this Disaster Zone Podcast we will be talking about the significant challenges New Zealand and Christchurch faced in the aftermath of their 2010-2011 Earthquakes. The podcast guest is Brent Winder is a native New Zealander. You can contact him at Brenden.Winder@ccc.govt.nz The podcast guest is Brent Winder is a native New Zealander.

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The Coming National Security Challenge

Recovery Diva

million fewer Americans are enrolled in college than in 2011, and the decline is accelerating. From the Wash Post, Want to know why America is losing its edge? Look around campus. An excerpt: “Some 2.5

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Deadly Lessons from Fukushima Earthquake

Recovery Diva

From the HSNW: Deadly Lessons from Fukushima Changed Japan and the World “The strongest earthquake in Japan’s recorded history triggered a massive tsunami in 2011. The strongest earthquake in Japan’s recorded history triggered a massive tsunami in 2011. But the crisis didn’t end there.

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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery

Recovery Diva

The two cases in this section provide the concept of emergence: The emergence of volunteer groups in the aftermath of the 1995 Kobe, Japan Earthquake; and women’s leadership in the aftermath of the Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008 and Lushan Earthquake in 2011, China. and government (a critique of FEMA disaster assistance programs).

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Emergency Management's Use of Social Media

Disaster Zone Podcast

Eric Holdeman linked up with Hal back in 2011 when he was leading the effort to establish governance procedures for the use of social media. Eric Holdeman linked up with Hal back in 2011 when he was leading the effort to establish governance procedures for the use of social media.

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Emergency Assistance Foundation (EAF) Helping in Disasters

Disaster Zone Podcast

Doug Stockham co-founded Emergency Assistance Foundation (EAF) – a 501(c)(3) public non-profit – in 2011 to help companies take care of their team members in need. Doug Stockham co-founded Emergency Assistance Foundation (EAF) – a 501(c)(3) public non-profit – in 2011 to help companies take care of their team members in need.