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OUR CHALLENGE

Emergency Planning

Resilience is an illusion. In saying that I mean no disrespect to resilience officers, whose work is honourable, vital and necessary. However, whether resilience has as its goal to 'bounce back' or to 'bounce forward', it represents a tendency to seek homeostasis, in other words a quest for an eventual stable equilibrium.

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Alaska Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

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.

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The New Normal

BCP Builder

All aspects of Business Continuity, including planning, training, stress testing and exercising of Business Continuity Plans will be seen as a priority. Many professionals in senior roles did not understand, nor even care to understand business continuity and organisational resilience strategies.

BCP 52
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The New Normal

BCP Builder

All aspects of Business Continuity, including planning, training, stress testing and exercising of Business Continuity Plans will be seen as a priority. Many professionals in senior roles did not understand, nor even care to understand business continuity and organisational resilience strategies. Relocation Sites.

BCP 52
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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Emergency Planning

What does all this mean for Britain? Billions will have to be spent on making the country's infrastructure more resilient against this sort of event. They are managed by the country's local resilience forums. So much for the personal reflections. These are rather ambiguous bodies.

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AI In Crisis Management and the Future of Preparedness

Erwood Group

Urban Crisis Management: AI simulates urban crises, improving city resilience against disasters and unrest ( Ethics and Information Technology ). AI-Powered Drones: Drones and robots will assist in search and rescue, delivering supplies in hazardous areas ( Redress Compliance ).

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Not all useful resources that existed in the area before the disaster will be destroyed. Myth 27: In order to manage a disaster well it is necessary to accept all forms of aid that are offered.