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Emergency Assistance Foundation (EAF) Helping in Disasters

Disaster Zone Podcast

this podcast we learn how EAF has been agile and adaptable by harnessing technology, developing scalable platforms and procedures, and constantly evaluating and improving processes. In the last three years combined, EAF awarded over $205 million in financial assistance to more than 295,000 individuals and families in need around the world.In

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NCDP 20th Anniversary Reflections and Impacts

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

In 2003, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP), Columbia University, was founded to provide an academically based, interdisciplinary center focused on the capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from disasters. and international disaster preparedness, response, and long-term recovery.

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Prepare Your Organization for a Hurricane

everbridge

To fulfill duty of care standards, corporations, educational institutions, hospitals, and government agencies should evaluate and test the health of communication networks and information systems before a severe weather event occurs. Hurricane Preparedness on Campus.

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Hurricane Season is in Full Effect ? Are You Prepared?

Fusion Risk Management

With this in mind, it’s becoming increasingly important that organizations look at climate change and natural disaster preparedness not just from an ESG (environmental, social, and governance) perspective but also from an operational resiliency one.

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Wildfire Preparedness and Emergency Management

Business Resilience Decoded

Many of the natural disasters hitting California are “no notice” events, so emergency management teams are reacting to them. That means training and exercises will revolve around evaluating the disaster and making decisions as quickly as possible.

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Hurricane Risk Management: Key Considerations Before and After Storms Strike

Risk Management Monitor

Do not wait until the hurricane is coming to evaluate or modify coverage, as this is like trying to insure a burning building, and insurance carriers will be bombarded with requests. Perform these evaluations and changes proactively so you can remain calm knowing the appropriate coverage is in place for any potential threat.

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Testing, Testing: Our Best Blogs on BC Testing and Mock Disaster Exercises

MHA Consulting

8 Dos and 1 Don’t for Conducting Disaster Recovery Tests.” Regular disaster recovery tests of information technology systems are crucial for evaluating an organization’s ability to recover systems in the event of a disruption. Practicing ahead of time is crucial for a company’s success in managing a crisis. “8