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Washington State Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

He serves as Director of the Washington Military Department’s Emergency Management Division (EMD), which is responsible for leading and coordinating mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery activities to minimize the impact of disasters and emergencies on the people, property, environment and economy of Washington State.

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Artificial [Un]intelligence and Disaster Management

Emergency Planning

The advent of social media came with a wave of optimism about their utility in reducing disaster risks and impacts (Alexander 2014). Come what may, emergency management is a human activity that requires human input and human reasoning. It is unlikely that this need will ever be satisfied by artificial intelligence. Galliano, D.A.,

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Retired from a Paycheck

Disaster Zone Podcast

Rubin was affiliated with The George Washington University’s Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management from 1998 through 2014. Among her recent activities was a multi-session effort to brief delegations of senior emergency managers from China, on the state of the practice of emergency management in the U.S.

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03/06/2014 How to protect the unique….

Plan B Consulting

Mainly in business continuity we are looking at activities which can be transferred to take place in a different location and our plan is built around making sure that the recovery is achieved within the agreed recovery time objective. The post 03/06/2014 How to protect the unique… appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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03/06/2014 How to protect the unique….

Plan B Consulting

Mainly in business continuity we are looking at activities which can be transferred to take place in a different location and our plan is built around making sure that the recovery is achieved within the agreed recovery time objective. The post 03/06/2014 How to protect the unique… appeared first on PlanB Consulting.

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12/11/2014 UK Power Supply Crisis

Plan B Consulting

Once you have made sure that your generator can power the whole building or at least the critical bit, it is worth checking back through your BIA to check the critical services are being hosted in the building, or does the building have a standby generator for historical reasons and no priority activities are being undertaken in the building.

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12/11/2014 UK Power Supply Crisis

Plan B Consulting

Once you have made sure that your generator can power the whole building or at least the critical bit, it is worth checking back through your BIA to check the critical services are being hosted in the building, or does the building have a standby generator for historical reasons and no priority activities are being undertaken in the building.