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The Emergency Management Institute at 70

Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Emergency Management Institute at 70;From Civil Defense to Emergency Management in an Education and Training Institution. This report traces the 70-year history of the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) from the founding of its predecessor in 1951 to the present.

All-Hazards

All-Hazards Management Hazard Education

New Grant Aims to Improve Disaster management and Recovery

Recovery Diva

MARCH 18, 2022

From FL International University: NSF awards grant to College of Engineering to help improve disaster management and pandemic recovery.

Disaster Management

Disaster Management Management Pandemic

Former FEMA Administrator Calls for Reform

Recovery Diva

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Today, FEMA is managing more than 100 active disaster recovery efforts nationwide and that does not account for the other crises they have been called to support other federal agencies with, like the COVID-19 pandemic and the southern border.

Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery Pandemic Authorization Disaster Management

Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11: Where we have been and where we are headed in disaster management

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

It is also a time for us, particularly in the disaster preparedness community, to reflect on what has changed since 9/11 and what has not. The COVID-19 pandemic presented us with an unprecedented merger of international and domestic policy, priorities, and politics in many ways foreshadowed by the Ebola crisis of 2014.

Disaster Management

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B.C.’s New Bill 31 – Emergency and Disaster Management Act

CCEM Strategies

OCTOBER 3, 2023

s current emergency management legislation (the Emergency Program Act ), the B.C. s Emergency Management Legislation Has Arrived Marking a historic moment of modernization for emergency and disaster management governance in B.C. NDP has tabled the new Bill 31 – 2023: Emergency and Disaster Management Act.

Disaster Management

Disaster Management Risk Reduction Management Government

Book Review: Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management

Recovery Diva

MAY 12, 2022

Review of Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management, e dited by Allessandra Jerolleman and William L. Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Each chapter gives examples for emergency management to achieve “Just Disaster Recovery,” proposed in 2019 by Jerollemen in Disaster Recovery Through the Lens of Justice.

Management

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

Testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Rules’ Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process for the Hearing: Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022. By: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA.

Pandemic

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Using Big Data To Be Crisis Aware And Leaning Forward?

Business Continuity Today

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Using Big Data patterns to predict potential crises that can impact your organization, such as severe weather, pandemics, power outages not only is a beneficial practice within businesses, it can also improve the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency and disaster management organizations.

Disaster Recovery

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The Everbridge Contribution to Research on Societal Resilience

everbridge

MARCH 31, 2022

The issue of societal resilience became tangible a couple of years ago during the global COVID pandemic and its importance is screaming to the world today with the Ukrainian conflict. What capacity to react and respond to extreme events do societies have?

Resilience

Resilience Benchmark Activation Capacity

Using Big Data To Be Crisis Aware And Leaning Forward?

Business Continuity Today

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Using Big Data patterns to predict potential crises that can impact your organization, such as severe weather, pandemics, power outages not only is a beneficial practice within businesses, it can also improve the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency and disaster management organizations.

Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery Outage Pandemic Disaster Management

BCP vs. DR Plans: What Are the Key Differences?

Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

Over time, enterprises, institutions, and organizations will face disasters that could temporarily or permanently disrupt their operations. These events could be man-made (industrial sabotage, cyber-attacks, workplace violence) or natural disasters (pandemics, hurricanes, floods), etc. The purpose and scope of the BCP.

BCP

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AI In Crisis Management and the Future of Preparedness

Erwood Group

MAY 13, 2025

AI in crisis managment AI In Crisis Management and the Future of Preparedness AI is revolutionizing how businesses, organizations and crisis managers handle crises, from natural disasters to cyber-attacks. Crisis Communication: AI monitors media to manage reputation, crucial during PR crises ( Capestart ).

Crisis Management

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Severe Weather Preparedness: Managing Severe Weather Events During Other Crises

everbridge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

And overlaying each severe weather event was the pandemic, which forced start-and-stop closures and compulsory work-from-home orders. Yet first responders, cybersecurity experts, emergency managers, and others in crisis management must remain vigilant. Breathe a small sigh of relief, critical event managers and first responders.

Command Center

Command Center Management Pandemic Crisis Management

Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 3: Disasters cause a great deal of chaos and cannot possibly be managed systematically. Reality: There are excellent theoretical models of how disasters function and how to manage them. Myth 24: There is usually a shortage of resources when disaster occurs and this prevents them from being managed effectively.

Hospitality

Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics

Executive Action Alone Won’t Save Us from Climate Change

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

AUGUST 22, 2022

Alternatively, Biden could use the Stafford Act in much the same way Trump did for the COVID-19 pandemic. — Lucia Bragg is Policy Manager at the National Center for Disaster Management at the Columbia Climate School. Not to mention the hundreds of executive orders generally doled out per president.

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The Emergency Management Institute at 70

New Grant Aims to Improve Disaster management and Recovery

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Former FEMA Administrator Calls for Reform

Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11: Where we have been and where we are headed in disaster management

B.C.’s New Bill 31 – Emergency and Disaster Management Act

Book Review: Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management

Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

Using Big Data To Be Crisis Aware And Leaning Forward?

The Everbridge Contribution to Research on Societal Resilience

Using Big Data To Be Crisis Aware And Leaning Forward?

BCP vs. DR Plans: What Are the Key Differences?

AI In Crisis Management and the Future of Preparedness

Severe Weather Preparedness: Managing Severe Weather Events During Other Crises

Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Executive Action Alone Won’t Save Us from Climate Change

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