National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JUNE 25, 2025

The CliF-VI demonstrates that climate vulnerability is about the ability to adapt, not just the hazard itself. Guarantees A financial instrument that protects investors or lenders from the risk of default by covering part or all of the losses if a borrower cannot repay. Source: CPI, World Bank).

Vulnerability

Erwood Group

JUNE 11, 2025

How to Avoid It: Encrypt all sensitive data to protect it from unauthorized access. Review factors like IT vulnerabilities, staffing changes, and local hazards. It’s really like having no plan at all. Why It’s a Problem: Cybercriminals target healthcare organizations because of the valuable data they hold.

Healthcare

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MAY 30, 2025

Miguel-ngel Fernndez-Torres, an Assistant Professor at the Signal Theory and Communications Department at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and co-lead of the Working Group on Data at the Global Initiative on Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions. The following is a synthesis of themes and ideas from their discussion.

Natural Hazard

Recovery Diva

JANUARY 20, 2025

From HSToday: FEMAs National Preparedness Report Focuses on Mass Care, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure Resilience The 2024 NPR addresses the work that needs to be done at all levels federal, state, local, tribal and territorial to strengthen national preparedness.

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As individuals we are the sum total of all our experiences. So it is with Michael Lienau. From a childhood interest in film to a career as a documentary filmmaker, he has left his mark. A close encounter with Mt. Saint Helens eruptions set him on a path to study and document volcanoes. So it is with Michael Lienau. A close encounter with Mt.

Corporate Governance

PagerDuty

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Climate change, and the associated health and environmental hazards it causes, disproportionately impact under-resourced communities the most. This funding aims to: Improve health outcomes by addressing the root causes of poor health, such as lack of access to nutritious food and reliable energy.

Healthcare

Erwood Group

MAY 13, 2025

AI-Powered Drones: Drones and robots will assist in search and rescue, delivering supplies in hazardous areas ( Redress Compliance ). In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative tool, leveraging technologies like machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI to enhance all phases of crisis management.

Crisis Management

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MARCH 27, 2025

This uncertainty increases with longer lead times, presenting local authorities with a trade off: more time for preparedness and mitigation measures but less certainty in the hazard prediction and potential impact. the exposure and thus risk). If forecasts, for example, are not effectively translated to warnings, the chain will break.

Disaster Preparedness

Continuity Insights

MAY 23, 2025

All of these elements tend to favor tropical storm formation. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center’s Global Tropical Hazards Outlook , which provides advance notice of potential tropical cyclone risks, has been extended from two weeks to three weeks, to provide additional time for preparation and response.

All-Hazards

Disaster Preparedness

JULY 18, 2025

Understanding Near-Earth Objects Disasters come in all forms—some from the ground shaking beneath our feet, others from storms raging across the skies. At Disaster Preparedness Blog , we've covered these celestial hazards before. In 1937, Hermes passed close to Earth, sparking interest in hazards. AU (about 4.6

All-Hazards

Disaster Preparedness

JULY 21, 2025

Identify Local Hazards Research the most common disasters in your area. Use resources like FEMA's hazard maps or local emergency management websites to pinpoint risks such as floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, or tornadoes. Explain why knowing hazards matters, using age-appropriate stories or videos from Ready.gov.

Emergency Planning

The Prepared

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Thank you all for the love and contributions, it has always mattered to me Do you like this replacement idea? More Americans are moving to places with high climate hazards. Recent natural disasters, rising home prices, and inflation all contribute to this trend. This will be the last News Roundup.

All-Hazards

Disaster Preparedness

JULY 14, 2025

Pets left behind face risks like injury, starvation, or getting lost, hazards amplified by altered environments where familiar scents and landmarks vanish. The ASPCA advises never leaving pets behind , as they may face life-threatening hazards. Prepare for Behavior Changes: Disasters can make pets aggressive or defensive.

All-Hazards

Emergency Planning

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In 2021 a colleague who studies natural hazards wrote to me that "our institute is all but destroyed and colleagues have lost their homes". Each new disaster reveals the shortcomings of hazard mitigation and disaster preparedness. First of all, we need a change in culture towards something more inclusive and more serious.

All-Hazards

The Prepared

AUGUST 16, 2023

The older the gas, the more likely the engine will sputter or not start at all. Another scenario: You need gas for your vehicle to evacuate, but all you have on hand is a gas and oil mixture used by two-stroke tools like weed eaters and small lawn mowers. All you have to do is pour the stabilizing agent into your tank.

All-Hazards

The Prepared

AUGUST 29, 2023

All Hazards Prime (29L) (Amazon) Deuter Trail Pro 33 Eberlestock F5 Switchblade (28L) (Amazon) Mystery Ranch Scree (33L) 35-45L: 5.11 Backpacks are best for survival Don’t muscle or “shoulder” all that weight — hip belts help backpacks carry most of the load on your hips. Tactical Backpack – Rush 12 2.0 (24L) RUSH72 2.0 (55L)

Travel

Emergency Planning

MARCH 23, 2022

Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. At all levels the system must be integral, robust and complete. All levels of public administration should be required to produce emergency plans and maintain them by means of periodic updates. Plans should be networked.

Resilience

Disaster Zone

JULY 11, 2023

Learn about the hazards and the organization charged with all aspects of emergency management.

All-Hazards

Emergency Planning

AUGUST 3, 2023

The new version presents 89 major hazards and threats that could potentially disrupt life in the United Kingdom and possibly cause casualties and damage. It makes sense to enunciate the major risks that a country faces so that all citizens can be clear about what needs to be tackled in terms of threats to safety and security in the future.

All-Hazards

Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Emergency managers have been asked to respond to a growing number of hazards and disasters, including nontraditional missions, such as managing pandemic response and addressing homelessness. It also trains some federal officials and leaders in the nonprofit and private sectors and provides course materials for higher education.

All-Hazards

Alert Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The post Be Prepared for Anything: The All-Hazards Approach to Emergency Management appeared first on AlertMedia.

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2023

He also served as the Regional Integration Branch Chief, Technological Hazards Branch Chief, and as a Hazard Mitigation Specialist. Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation.

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

JUNE 7, 2022

Planning is one of the major tasks that all emergency managers undertake. We have all manner of plans that need to be written, from general all-hazard plans to those that encompass special hazards like dams, pandemics, HAZMAT, school shootings, and on and on.

All-Hazards

Recovery Diva

APRIL 12, 2023

This way the reader is given a roadmap to pick and choose from, if they wish so, the case studies written by various authors whose chapters span a wide variety of hazards as well as geographical and sociological settings all of which delve into a chosen aspect of disaster recovery towards building resiliency.

Disaster Recovery

everbridge

AUGUST 31, 2022

By recognizing that hazards, including severe weather events, are unpredictable and cannot be completely prevented, emergency managers can instead focus their efforts on promoting a resilient organization. Preparing for hazards can involve planning and training with departments, jurisdictions, agencies, and community members.

All-Hazards

Recovery Diva

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Key words: environmental governance, sustainability, resilience, climate risk, natural hazard, disaster risk reduction, building regulation. All too often such literature and texts lack gender diversity and key perspectives from women leaders. for paperback., for hardback, $42.36 for etext USD.

Natural Hazard

Alert Media

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Train your crisis leadership team in these core crisis management skills to better prepare them for emergency situations.

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

JULY 11, 2023

Washington State is one of the most high hazard states here in the United States. In this podcast we review what the state’s hazards are, how emergency management at the state level is organized and then get Robert’s take on a number of issues facing the State and how it is responding.

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Alaska is a huge state with many different hazards and challenges. As Director, he provides executive leadership of the Division, ensuring it leads the way in homeland security and emergency management to foster a prepared, resilient Alaska capable of meeting the needs of its communities and citizens in response to all-hazards events.

All-Hazards

National Fire Protection Association

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

These types of technologies increase the efficiency of the space being used but also increase the potential hazard by placing vehicles closer together. A recent Fire Protection Research Foundation report dives into details about the fire hazard modern vehicles represent to parking garages and marine vessels. gpm/ft2 to 0.2

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

All forms of science can be beneficial to people working in the emergency management and disaster related fields of endeavor. Lori Peek, a professor in the Department of Sociology and director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder is the guest for this podcast.

Natural Hazard

Disaster Zone Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2023

This means that emergency managers everywhere will need to step up to the plate and respond to an increasing series of disasters of all types. Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation.

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

AUGUST 17, 2021

This Disaster Zone Podcast is a very interesting interview with Tom Moran who was instrumental in managing the early stages of the All Hazards Consortium One of the key messages Tom shared was to let the private sector lead public-private efforts. Government endeavors just don’t seem to survive changes in leadership and funding.

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This Disaster Zone podcast is an interview with Brian Hastings, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency As such he is a member of the Governor’s Cabinet and the senior official responsible for all phases of emergency management. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

MAY 17, 2022

We also delve into what makes FEMA Region 10 unique in its own way, from the people, hazards and approaches to emergency management. Logistics for instance, will be a huge challenge following a subduction earthquake that impacts all the states in his territory.

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

APRIL 25, 2023

To give you the depth and breadth of his experience I’m including much, but not all, of his biography. Commissioner Thiel is responsible for leading the Philadelphia Fire Department’s 3,000+ members in every facet of protecting our Nation’s 6th-largest city from fires and emergencies arising from all hazards.

All-Hazards

Disaster Zone Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2022

Climate change is bringing heat, drought, and wildfires as significant hazards across the globe. Climate change is bringing heat, drought, and wildfires as significant hazards across the globe. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.

Resilience