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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. Rubin is the author or editor of five books and more than 100 articles for professional publications. and occasionally in other countries. and occasionally in other countries.

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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). One of the keys to this is the issue of trust in authority--or its absence. Come what may, emergency management is a human activity that requires human input and human reasoning. Galliano, D.A.,

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

Emergency Planning

Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. Local and regional authorities have been emasculated, and the result of this has been manifest in their inability to respond adequately to local needs. There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. The plans were not connected to anything.

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03/07/2014 Seven deadly sins of business continuity plans

Plan B Consulting

The BIA has a vital part in informing the recovery strategy and key information such as the system recovery order, how many seats the department needs over a timeframe and most importantly what are the Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) of the different activities carried out by the department.

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03/07/2014 Seven deadly sins of business continuity plans

Plan B Consulting

The BIA has a vital part in informing the recovery strategy and key information such as the system recovery order, how many seats the department needs over a timeframe and most importantly what are the Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) of the different activities carried out by the department. Sin 4 – Scope.

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SIA New Member Profile: HavenLock

Security Industry Association

Alex Bertelli : HavenLock was founded in 2014 after a break-in occurred in my neighborhood. After the 2018 tragedy in Parkland, Florida, the company focused its efforts on the commercial school security market to tackle the growing active shooter problem. What solutions/services does your business offer in the security industry?

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Community Resilience or Community Dystopia in Disaster Risk Reduction?

Emergency Planning

However,'community' is contentious concept (Barrios 2014). At its most benign, it is about relative influence (Barrios 2014). In Florence, by contrast, there is a living, active concept of fiorentinesimo. The intentions are laudable, as DRR needs to be democratised if it is to function. Hence, 'community' is about influence.