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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. He has also led an expert recovery team to Kathmandu, Nepal post-2015 earthquakes, and he is a member of the deployable New Zealand Emergency Management Assistance Team (EMAT).

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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

In these countries responsibility for coordinating local emergency actions is delegated to the regions. Wales has developed three regional emergency response coordination centres, but the rest of the UK is not following suit. Standardised,"all hazards" emergency planning methodology applied at all levels.

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How to Improve Emergency Management Training with Gamification

Business Continuity Today

Emergency response exercises often have a high degree of interaction between the elements that have to be learned. The limitations which are most relevant regarding learning in emergency response exercises are the observer’s cognitive limitations and the (limited) type of data that is being gathered.

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How to Improve Emergency Management Training with Gamification

Business Continuity Today

Emergency response exercises often have a high degree of interaction between the elements that have to be learned. The limitations which are most relevant regarding learning in emergency response exercises are the observer’s cognitive limitations and the (limited) type of data that is being gathered.

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PLANNING FOR AN EMERGENCY? DON'T FORGET YOUR VOLUNTEERS

CCEM Strategies

The presentation focused on the different types of volunteers that can emerge during an oil spill (affiliated, spontaneous and micro), and how they can be integrated into response planning. This was true in the 2011 Fukushima earthquake in Japan , the 2013 Calgary floods , and the 2016 marine spill in Bella Bella, BC.