Recovery Diva
OCTOBER 19, 2024
“The upshot is that FEMA flood hazard maps that determine coverage today rely on outdated information so inaccurate that more than 40 percent of NFIP claims made from 2017 to 2019 were for properties outside official flood hazard zones or in areas the agency had not mapped at all.”
Disaster Zone Podcast
APRIL 18, 2023
Debris can come in all shapes and sizes to include cars, houses and hazardous materials. Rob has led major US disaster debris operations across the US including, most recently, Corps of Engineer missions for the 2017 CA wildfires; Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Ian; 2022 Kentucky floods.
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Emergency Planning
MAY 30, 2019
I have argued elsewhere (Alexander 2017) that the number of times the word 'should' is used in an official document is an inverse indicator of its utility. It could be argued that political decision making is the greatest barrier of all to successful disaster risk reduction. The GAR notes that "we all live in communities".
everbridge
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
In 2017, during Hurricane Harvey, which caused catastrophic flooding in Houston and surrounding areas, again, multiple cyberattacks emerged , including phishing campaigns, fraudulent donation websites, and fake charities. This is hazardous thinking. Think beyond single scenario planning. Communication and coordination are essential.
Emergency Planning
JULY 5, 2019
It lacks the spatial dimension of the 1960s work of the geographers Torsten Hägerstrand (1968) and his colleagues, but it has all the other components. 2017), but to answer the question properly, we have to ask another. Sadly, a follow-the-herd mentality all too easily develops among researchers. Paton 2017. perhaps not!)
National Fire Protection Association
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Ready, a national public service campaign, has earmarked September as National Preparedness Month and urges those of us tasked with protecting people and property from fire, electrical, and related hazards, to work together, help educate, and empower the public to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies before they become tragedies.
everbridge
OCTOBER 7, 2024
The global landscape has experienced an undeniable surge in hazards over the past decade. Natural disasters, pandemics, cybersecurity events, and other crises have wrought devastation on communities worldwide, leading many to question whether the hazard environment is changing for the worse.
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