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Alert and Warning - A New Approach

Disaster Zone Podcast

Alert and warning is one of the primary functions for emergency management agencies and first responders. This then is the topic of this podcast with Matthew Straeb with Alert FM In the podcast we discuss the pros and cons of different technology tools being used today to issue warnings.

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Governance 101: Why Separation of Duties is Non-Negotiable

LogisManager

Governance 101: Why Separation of Duties is Non-Negotiable Last Updated: March 14, 2025 Fraud. Separation of Duties isnt just another compliance checkboxits a cornerstone of good governance. Some key roles include: Risk Manager Oversees risk identification and governance. Negligence.

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Finding the Right Tools for Digital Transformation by Eric Forester

PagerDuty

Given the current climate in the federal government, it’s critical that public sector IT leaders find innovative solutions to do more with less. Thats a real challenge for these leaders who must balance with current alert backlogs against their agency limited IT budget and resources.

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

CCEM Strategies

Now that the Canadian government has launched Alert Ready - Canada’s National Public Alerting System, it’s important to consider how this affects your business’ emergency plans , and how to modify them moving forward.

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Grounded: The FAA Alert System Failure Could Be a Wake Up Call

The Rand Blog

The government and organizations responsible for critical infrastructure can take steps to actively manage these risks. It turned out to be a system failure that grounded thousands of flights on January 11, but U.S. critical infrastructure faces a range of threats—from Russian hackers, to weather events, to angry individuals with guns.

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Emergency Alert Systems Both Then and Now

Alert Media

The Government’s Take on Alerts. I was surprised to learn that the federal Emergency Alert System (EAS) was only used at the local level until November 9, 2011 at 2 pm eastern. Instead of scrapping the EAS, the government created a new capability, the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA).

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Tsunami Threat in the Pacific NW

Disaster Zone Podcast

This is the website mentioned in the podcast: mil.wa.gov/alerts. Eric Holdeman is a professional emergency manager who is passionate about providing information that can help families, businesses & governments become better prepared for disasters of all types. This is the website mentioned in the podcast: mil.wa.gov/alerts.