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Damage Assessment Traffic Lights

Plan B Consulting

While Aruba has not faced a severe hurricane in living memory, such a system could still be valuable after an event causing widespread damage. It would allow the crisis management team to see which departments are operational, which are struggling, and which are offline.

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Integrating Technology into Rapid Damage Assessment and Recovery

Disaster Zone Podcast

Melanie Spring has over 18 years of experience in engineering, operations, continuous improvement, organizational change management, and business transformation, primarily in power and utilities. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.

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Transforming Disaster Management: The Promise and Challenges of AI in Wildfire Damage Assessment

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

The aftermath of a major wildfire presents a grim landscape: communities devastated, homes reduced to ash, and recovery teams racing against time to assess the extent of the damage. a preliminary damage assessment supports a request for federal assistance through a Stafford Act Presidential Disaster Declaration.

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Law Enforcement and Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

Ever since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 there has been a much stronger relationship between law enforcement and emergency management. Ever since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 there has been a much stronger relationship between law enforcement and emergency management.

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Oregon State Office of Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

Oregon Emergency Management is undergoing a major transition from being a division of the Oregon National Guard to now being a Department of Emergency Management reporting directly to the Governor of Oregon. Andrew Phelps, Director of Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management is the guest for this podcast.

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Supply Chain Cyber Security

Disaster Zone Podcast

Unearth’s emergency response software connects field responders and the command center, equipping teams with mobile tools for rapid damage assessments, real-time incident tracking, and seamless information sharing.

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Oregon State Resilience Officer

Disaster Zone Podcast

All of the above caused the state to do a series of after-action reports that led to a restructuring of the emergency management function in the state. Empower field teams where their work actually happens - reducing response times, optimizing resource management, and simplifying reporting with a dynamic, map-based field operations platform.