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T-Mobile's Emergency Response Team

Disaster Zone Podcast

When asked, emergency managers will unfailingly say that the first critical infrastructure that needs to be restored after a disaster is communications. In this podcast I interview two T-Mobile subject matter experts, Rodney Cooper and Casey Muilenburg who, along with others, are responsible for the T-Mobile Emergency Response Team (ERT).

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University Emergency Management Programs

Disaster Zone Podcast

The podcast guest is Denise Whisman who has served as the Senior Director of Emergency Management at Arizona State University since May 2023 where she plays a pivotal role in developing and implementing standardized emergency response plans across the university enterprise worldwide.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Emergency Planning

Welcome to the 'riskscape' On one day in July 2021 fires devastated large areas of Sardinia, flooding occurred for the second time in two weeks in London and I received a message from research colleagues in Germany that read "the institute was quite destroyed and many colleagues have suffered tremendous damage to their houses." Garforth 2021.

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The Role of Public Safety Communication in Local Communities

everbridge

At APCO 2021 , Everbridge featured new products and advanced functionality of our Critical Event Management platform to showcase our ability to keep towns, cities, states, and other public agencies running, faster. Using Technology to Accelerate Emergency Response and Improve Efficiency. See how Everbridge 911 Connect Works.

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7 Best Practices for Emergency Managers

everbridge

According to FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), people with access or functional needs are defined as “individuals who need assistance due to any condition (temporary or permanent) that limits their ability to act. To put the importance of severe weather preparedness in perspective, “in 2021, the U.S.

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RIMS Risk Forum India 2021: Building Resilience As COVID, Cyberrisk Top Business Risks

Risk Management Monitor

An increasingly key theme year over year, resilience is at the root of the latest Excellence in Risk Management India report from Marsh and RIMS—and the RIMS Risk Forum India 2021 virtual event , where the report was officially released today. Registration can be found here: [link].

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How Transportation is Vital in Emergency Management and Business Continuity

CCEM Strategies

An example of this was BC’s 2021 atmospheric river* which washed out highways and interrupted the distribution of goods and services. Transportation infrastructure enables first responders to attend incident sites and allows for the movement of critical goods and supplies required post-emergency.