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.

All-Hazards 188

All-Hazards Management Hazard Education 188

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).

Disaster Recovery 188

Disaster Recovery All-Hazards Hazard Disaster Management 188

Recovery Diva

OCTOBER 13, 2021

disaster management specialist, PDC Global. The intent is to raise awareness and sensitivity towards disaster-affected populations and stakeholders who may share different cultural norms, be in different cultural, physical, political, or emotional settings than the disaster managers.

Crisis Management 186

Crisis Management Accreditation Vulnerability Disaster Preparedness 186

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.

Management 113

Management All-Hazards Transportation Authorization 113

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.

Natural Hazard 130

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Automotive Risk Reduction 130

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.

Resilience 142

Resilience Risk Reduction Management Command Center 142

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Myth 18: Disease epidemics are an almost inevitable result of the disruption and poor health caused by major disasters. Myth 30: Technology will save the world from disaster.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics 130