All-Hazards Disaster Management Government 
Recovery Diva
APRIL 12, 2023
This new book is the first released book (volume) of the four-volume series of Disaster and Emergency Management Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation with three books forthcoming, each representing one of the four phases of disaster management (mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response, recovery).
everbridge
OCTOBER 7, 2024
We are all part of a broader ecosystem and share responsibility for its health. This process goes beyond a one-time analysis and involves evergreen monitoring of emerging risks and changes in the hazard landscape. The faster a community recovers, the faster we return to normal.
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Recovery Diva
MAY 12, 2022
The principles establish a high and, for all the authors of this volume, a necessary standard for the aspirations of emergency managers and the communities they serve, to work toward disaster recovery processes and practices whereby: #1 ….all 4 …is not possible without equal access to resources and programs.
Emergency Planning
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
The year 1980 was something of a watershed in the field of disaster risk reduction (or disaster management as it was then known). The incessant, cumulative hammer-blow effect of disasters of all kinds on modern society had begun to stimulate a consistent demand for greater safety and security.
everbridge
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Despite these challenges, there are ways to ensure more uniformity and reliability around disaster response. By adopting technology into common practices, we can vastly improve our response to all kinds of inclement weather and disasters such as winter storms, hurricanes, and earthquakes.
everbridge
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
The report “The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019” also records major increases in other categories including drought, wildfires , and extreme temperature events. There has also been a rise in geophysical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report.
Emergency Planning
MARCH 7, 2019
Myth 14: Martial law must be imposed after disaster in order to stop society from breaking down altogether. Reality: The imposition of martial law after disaster is extremely rare and implies that normal mechanisms of government were never effective in any way. Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard.
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