CCEM Strategies

MAY 11, 2023

Flooding is one of the most common, pervasive, and costliest natural hazards in Canada , with a history of causing major disasters. Communities (First Nations, Towns, Villages, Districts, Counties, etc.) Review and Enhance Flood Plans Your community already has emergency plans, and you may even have flood-specific plans.

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CCEM Strategies

MARCH 17, 2023

The ten sectors of CI CI includes vital assets and systems such as food supply, electricity grids, transportation, communications, public safety systems and more. This is accomplished through the development, maintenance and testing of internal emergency management programs, monitored and enforced by government authorities.

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CCEM Strategies

JUNE 13, 2023

Beyond the exhilarating matches and roaring crowds, a critical aspect of hosting such a massive event is ensuring the safety and security of players, officials, fans, and host communities. There are multiple unique challenges for emergency planners when it comes to hosting global major events.

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CCEM Strategies

JANUARY 11, 2024

Actions to Increase Resilience in Your Community Emergency managers, policymakers, planners, and community leaders play a crucial role in enhancing resilience to extreme cold in their communities. Raise awareness about cold-weather risks and provide practical tips to increase resilience at the individual level.

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CCEM Strategies

JULY 5, 2023

Being prepared involves developing, regularly updating and practicing both your emergency plan and business continuity plan. Doing this is crucial so your business can continue providing service, while reducing financial impacts and mitigating reputational damage after an emergency event occurs.

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CCEM Strategies

JUNE 5, 2023

Summer is not without its share of hazards due to the hot weather. From storms triggering electrical outages to droughts and heat domes that can contribute to wildfires (which in turn can cause poor air quality), all these hazards have the potential to cause detrimental impacts to your organization.

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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Wording of this kind is designed to defy the country's leading philosophers of logic, and let's remember that the Act is designed to tackle a major emergency–sorry, disaster. The real problem is that the British emergency planning, management and response system is fragmented and incomplete.

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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. I have taught it every year since then.

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Ready, a national public service campaign, has earmarked September as National Preparedness Month and urges those of us tasked with protecting people and property from fire, electrical, and related hazards, to work together, help educate, and empower the public to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies before they become tragedies.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Reality: Producing the means to reduce disaster risk (a warning system, a hazard map, an advancement of anti-seismic building techniques, an updated building code, etc.)

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Emergency Planning

JULY 29, 2019

The result is a communication process which has been termed chronic contagion (Pomerantsev 2019). Arbitrary rule is, of course, nothing new, but what is new is the role of networked electronic communication. The tendency in research and policy advice is to assume that everyone in power has a strong desire to reduce hazards and threats.

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