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New Grant Aims to Improve Disaster management and Recovery

Recovery Diva

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

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Former FEMA Administrator Calls for Reform

Recovery Diva

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.

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The Emergency Management Institute at 70

Recovery Diva

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.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

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.

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Using Big Data To Be Crisis Aware And Leaning Forward?

Business Continuity Today

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.

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Book Review: Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management

Recovery Diva

Chapter 2, “Mutual Aid: Grassroots Model for Justice and Equity in Emergency Management” by Miriam Belblidia and Chenier Kliebert, describes successful lessons of a Mutual Aid Response Network (MARN) involving over 5,000 participants in a grassroots response to COVOID-19 pandemic and a record-breaking Gulf Coast hurricane season 2020.

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Severe Weather Preparedness: Managing Severe Weather Events During Other Crises

everbridge

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. The Pandemic Continues to Play a Role. Is your business prepared?