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Former FEMA Administrator Calls for Reform

Recovery Diva

Author is Brock Long. Some excerpts: “As FEMA administrator beginning in 2017, I witnessed the agency stretched thin by one crisis after another — a pattern that has only intensified since I left office five years ago. From The Hill: Why America Needs Disaster Reform Now.

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Why Martyn’s Law is critical for the future of public safety

everbridge

The Act is named in memory of Martyn Hett, one of the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. Since 2017, 15 domestic terror attacks have been executed in the UK, with 43 late-stage plots thwarted by counter-terrorism agencies.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Emergency Planning

In 2017, the responses to the Manchester Arena bombings and the Grenfell Tower fire were substantially criticised. A gulf has therefore developed between plans and the ability to activate them. The same shortcomings were present in the 2005 London bombings, as were others (for example, the way in which 'major incident' as declared).

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SIA New Member Profile: Infinite Electronics

Security Industry Association

In May 2017, Infinite Electronics, a supplier of engineering-grade wired and wireless connectivity products, acquired Transtector, adding the company’s strong engineering capabilities, world-class manufacturing operations and diversified set of products to its family of brands.

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SIA New Member Profile: CoreWillSoft

Security Industry Association

In 2017, we began offering our services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across Germany, marking the start of our expansion. IK : We are confidently and actively driving interoperability in the industry by collaborating with leading manufacturers in Europe and North America to create, adopt and implement standards.

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Community Resilience or Community Dystopia in Disaster Risk Reduction?

Emergency Planning

For example, the survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire of June 2017 are united in their quest for justice and decent living conditions. In Florence, by contrast, there is a living, active concept of fiorentinesimo. But how does this translate into community resilience?

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The Best Risk Management Courses on Udemy to Consider for 2021

Solutions Review

This course also includes two case studies of what happens when risk management fails, as demonstrated by the Amazon Web Services outage and Equifax data breach that both occurred in 2017. Description: Risk—and risk management—is an inescapable part of economic activity. GO TO TRAINING. TITLE: Enterprise Risk Management.