Recovery Diva

OCTOBER 21, 2024

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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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.

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Civil Emergency Pandemic All-Hazards Logistics 130

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

Testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Rules’ Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process for the Hearing: Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters. Using this data, we summed the enacted budget authority for supplemental appropriations by year. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Disaster Preparedness All-Hazards Government 52

Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In some instances, notably the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire (both in 2017), the shortcomings have been nothing less than scandalous (Kerslake 2018, Moore-Bick 2019). Oddly, it was sidelined during the pandemic as the Cabinet Office Minister, Michael Gove, judged it to be 'too extreme'. Moore-Bick, M.

Management 231

Management Emergency Planning All-Hazards Transportation 231

everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

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. The NotPetya cyberattack in 2017, which affected numerous companies worldwide, is estimated to have caused losses exceeding $10 billion.

Resilience 52

Resilience All-Hazards Hazard Vulnerability 52

LogisManager

JUNE 24, 2021

Much like the economic crash that took place 14 years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic shot up a flare that illuminated new risks and opportunities on the ground. In 2017, Pepsi launched a commercial with the intention to highlight the Black Lives Matter movement. View Now About the Author: Steven Minksy. Pepsi vs. Coke Nike.

Government 59

Government Banking Pandemic Risk Management 59

Plan B Consulting

APRIL 12, 2019

Again, the devastating hurricanes in the Caribbean in 2017 can be seen as part of this change. When BC started, I know of a Scottish Local Authority which spent £100k on external consultants to develop their BC plans. After BC came pandemic, followed slightly half-heartedly by supply chain and now cyber is in the focus.

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Business Continuity Outage Fashion Business Recovery 40