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Double trouble: When climate change and cyber crime collide

everbridge

Recently, during the severe wildfires in California between 2018 and 2020, phishing attacks and scams pretending to be wildfire relief efforts were widespread. This is hazardous thinking. Cybercriminals impersonated federal and local government agencies and relief organizations. Think beyond single scenario planning.

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Growth in Codes and Standards is Essential to Safety within Cannabis Oil Extraction Facilities

National Fire Protection Association

Facilities of all shapes and sizes began popping up in states where cannabis was legalized to be manufactured. RELATED • Listen to an NFPA podcast about regulating the cannabis industry • Read, “The New Face of Pot,” published in the July/August 2018 NFPA Journal What does the NEC say?

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How Mercedes-AMG F1 and Pure Storage Put Safety First

Pure Storage

Of course, they’re faster than ever, but they’ve also become far safer—all without sacrificing performance. You might not see all of these features on-screen, but they’re there, and they provide some serious peace of mind. All F1 cars have an Accident Data Recorder, which is like an airplane’s black box. The flag system.

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ALERT READY: TIPS TO PREPARE YOUR BUSINESS FOR THE NATIONAL PUBLIC ALERTING SYSTEM

CCEM Strategies

The alerts will be delivered to Canadians through television, radio, and starting April 6, 2018, SMS messages on wireless devices connected to an LTE network. First, ensure you understand the hazards and threats that are relevant to your business and identify what situations Alert Ready will NOT notify you of.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Preparedness funding has ebbed and flowed over the years, peaking a few years after 9/11 and gradually decreasing with health security grant programs decreasing by a third to as much as half from their peaks, with similar reductions across all-hazards emergency management grant programs.

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Risky Business: Is Looking at Likelihood a Waste of Time?

Plan B Consulting

In the 2010 and 2013 GPGs we looked at threat assessments, whereas in the more recent 2018 GPG, we cover a threat and risk assessment. Your building could be state of the art, brand new and with lots of features in place to prevent a fire, or it could be old, rickety, with poor wiring and a fire hazard just waiting to happen.

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Risky Business: Is Looking at Likelihood a Waste of Time?

Plan B Consulting

In the 2010 and 2013 GPGs we looked at threat assessments, whereas in the more recent 2018 GPG, we cover a threat and risk assessment. Your building could be state of the art, brand new and with lots of features in place to prevent a fire, or it could be old, rickety, with poor wiring and a fire hazard just waiting to happen.