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The advent of social media came with a wave of optimism about their utility in reducing disaster risks and impacts (Alexander 2014). Subsequently, the dark side of the media revealed itself: conspiracy theories, subversion, personal attacks, aggression, attempts to destroy reputations, so-called "alternative facts", and so on. Bitussi, I.
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During his tenure, the State has successfully supported the response to and recovery from numerous major disasters to include the COVID Pandemic, the SR 530 Oso Landslide, the record-setting wildfire seasons of 2014 and 2015, and a host of devastating weather events.
He was later appointed Interim Fire Chief (2013-2014). He was later appointed Interim Fire Chief (2013-2014). The podcast guest is Jim Featherstone , He is a native of Washington D.C. and a veteran of the United States Navy, Jim began his public service to the City of Los Angeles in 1986 with the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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The post 03/06/2014 How to protect the unique… appeared first on PlanB Consulting. You may get this service with your insurance company. Have you checked that they have the necessary skills to protect your organisation’s property and do you know how to call them out?
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The post 12/11/2014 UK Power Supply Crisis appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Possible power issues have been highlighted on the news and it is our role to review the threat for our organisation and suggest appropriate mitigation measures.
The post 12/11/2014 UK Power Supply Crisis appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Possible power issues have been highlighted on the news and it is our role to review the threat for our organisation and suggest appropriate mitigation measures.
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The post 05/09/2014 The Importance of Debriefing appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Ensure that they are conducted at an appropriate time after the incident/exercise, that they are well organised/conducted and that the lessons/actions are carried though.
The post 05/09/2014 The Importance of Debriefing appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Ensure that they are conducted at an appropriate time after the incident/exercise, that they are well organised/conducted and that the lessons/actions are carried though.
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The post 15/08/2014 Working with partners during incidents appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Like all things in business continuity the more preparation you can do in advance and the closer you work with your partners, the better the response will be on the day.
Rubin was affiliated with The George Washington University’s Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management from 1998 through 2014. Rubin was affiliated with The George Washington University’s Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management from 1998 through 2014.
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The post 22/04/2014 – Scottish Independence – For Better For Worse appeared first on PlanB Consulting. So my call to action is for business continuity managers to examine their exposure to Scottish independence and then identify and mitigate any potential risks.
The post 22/04/2014 – Scottish Independence – For Better For Worse appeared first on PlanB Consulting. So my call to action is for business continuity managers to examine their exposure to Scottish independence and then identify and mitigate any potential risks.
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The post 22/08/2014 Using voice and data to manage incidents appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Many internal phone systems also rely on power and if there is no power the systems will not work. In this case it is worth having at least one landline phone in a building which will work during a power cut.
The post 26/09/2014 Can we learn about Business Continuity from the referendum appeared first on PlanB Consulting. You may just have to recognise that in the end they will always believe what they want to believe and that any communications may never change their mind! We will see how the situation pans out over the next few months.
The post 26/09/2014 Can we learn about Business Continuity from the referendum appeared first on PlanB Consulting. You may just have to recognise that in the end they will always believe what they want to believe and that any communications may never change their mind! We will see how the situation pans out over the next few months.
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The post 02/04/2014 Mystery of flight MH370 appeared first on PlanB Consulting. If humans want to cause an incident and they are very determined there is only so much reasonably we can do to put systems in place to prevent this happening.
The post 02/04/2014 Mystery of flight MH370 appeared first on PlanB Consulting. If humans want to cause an incident and they are very determined there is only so much reasonably we can do to put systems in place to prevent this happening.
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models: - name: gold_delays description: Contains the average delay for each flight and airport in 2014 columns: - name: TripId description: Primary key tests: - unique - not_null Using the schema approach is a generic approach to applying tests. Tests are added to the schema file and are associated with a column.
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Alex Bertelli : HavenLock was founded in 2014 after a break-in occurred in my neighborhood. SIA spoke with HavenLock CEO Alex Bertelli about the company, the security industry and working with SIA. Tell us the story of your company.
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