Emergency Planning

APRIL 24, 2022

Inspired by the events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, 30 years ago Francis Fukuyama wrote his treatise on The End of History (Fukuyama 1992). History, of course, continues to be made, both as events and as some form of human social development. One is that the shifting context pilots events.

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BryghtPath

JULY 23, 2024

Preparing for major events demands meticulous planning and strategic foresight across various operational facets of a business. These events introduce complex challenges that can disrupt normal operations and require an adaptive, comprehensive approach to maintain business continuity.

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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Most striking is the abyss between plans and the ability to implement them with emergency response measures. In the United Kingdom, the status of emergency planning has declined while it has been enhanced in other countries. In the UK emergency planners do not manage the events they plan for.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 15, 2020

Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar and killed 136,000 of its citizens, in part because they had no role in creating resilience against such an event. Looking at the current British response to Covid-19, it is difficult to see quite where all that effort on pandemic emergency planning went.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

In the case of radioactive emission, it has been estimated that the top event could be 20 times greater than that of Chornobyl in 1986, which covered the entire continent with radioactivity. One of the UK's senior and most accomplished emergency planners recently remarked that "“our societal resilience is the lowest I have ever perceived”.

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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This may or may not be derived from real events or legitimate interpretations of them. For many citizens, ‘reality’ has become a construct based on some degree of consensus about what is happening. I still believe in rational communication and objective reality.

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National Fire Protection Association

MARCH 6, 2023

Sanctioned by the American Rally Association (ARA), this high-performance racing event pits roughly 50 two- and four-wheel-drive, road-legal cars against each other in a one-at-a-time race against the clock over approximately 120 miles of snow- and ice-covered forest roads.

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Security Industry Association

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

. $231 million to the United States Secret Service Operations and Support budget for protective operations including the 2024 presidential campaign and national special security events.$47 47 million to the District of Columbia for Presidential Inauguration costs necessary for emergency planning and security activities.$5

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Emergency Planning

AUGUST 3, 2023

There is no geographical dimension, which avoids the question of what size events are likely to be and whether certain parts of the country, and certain groups of citizens, would be most at risk. As risk is largely a function of vulnerability, this fact needed to be acknowledged, rather than concentrating entirely on hazards and threats.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 27, 2020

It was inspired by some thoughts expressed in 1967 by eminent sociologists of disaster on problems associated with researching transient events (Dynes et al. By common consent, disaster researchers rarely go to events in the early stage of the crisis. In the life-cycle of a disaster, when is it appropriate to do such research?

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Bernstein Crisis Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Allow me to expand a bit… While most organizations we speak with have some level of emergency planning – basic natural disaster response plans, for example – far fewer are prepared to engage in the communications and operational maneuvering that accompanies a serious threat to reputation.

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CCEM Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Here’s what you need to know when preparing your emergency plan. Don’t forget to practice your evacuation route with drills to keep staff familiar with the course; these practice drills will prove valuable if, in the event of a real emergency, you need to evacuate in adverse weather or darkness.

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CCEM Strategies

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Insurance Bureau of Canada states that the insured damage of this event was $675 million. Files including contact information for your employees, key suppliers and customers, insurance and legal documents, and of course your emergency plan, should also be backed up digitally.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 7, 2023

It’s May 7—the start of Emergency Preparedness (EP) Week. Running from May 7 to 13, 2023, EP Week is a national event coordinated by Public Safety Canada in collaboration with the provinces, territories, Indigenous organizations, non-governmental organizations and private sector organizations. Make a plan. The countdown is over!

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Emergency Planning

MAY 14, 2024

This is not to denigrate the work of resilience managers, as there is obviously much to be done to reduce the risk and impact of adverse events. After much pondering of the question, I have come to the conclusion that resilience is an illusion. However, the concept of resilience is, I think, suspect.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 10, 2023

Here are four (4) steps your community can take: Review and enhance emergency plans Develop readiness with training and practice Establish and strengthen partnerships Remain vigilant by monitoring hazards and risks Review and Enhance Your Emergency Plans Your community already has emergency plans.

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Security Industry Association

JUNE 22, 2022

This clearinghouse provides critical resources for implementing balanced, holistic school safety programs across a range of topics from mental health to school climate and emergency planning.

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Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

As I come from the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides, I have always had an interest in Western Isles events, especially anything involving emergency planning or cyber incidents, so I have always kept an eye on Comhairle nan Eilean Siars response to their cyber hack on 7th November 2023.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 10, 2023

The recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria , ice storms in Quebec and historic amount of snow in San Bernardino County, California are prime examples of the type of emergencies that have left people without support for days, even weeks.

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Emergency Planning

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

There is also a major cinema film about the disaster, with spirited performances by actors representing the main protagonists, including the engineers and geologists involved in planning and designing the reservoir and dam.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2023

Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to have a solid emergency response plan and explain how to create one. OSHA will expect no less.

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MHA Consulting

MARCH 16, 2023

There are three steps every organization should take ahead of time to ensure it can communicate effectively during an event: Prepare scripts for the four or five negative events that are most likely to happen. Identify and train the right spokespeople to comment to the media, speak on camera, and post to social media about the event.

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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In this, I do not exaggerate, as the record of recent events in London demonstrates the connections quite clearly. Various well-patronised websites promote it through reviving dialect and other traditions, many ceremonies and cultural events promote it as well. Community can just as well be defined negatively as positively.

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everbridge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

School officials, at K-12 and college campuses, need to implement solutions that can help prevent or mitigate the impact of these events. Download now 5 ways to bolster school and campus safety Emergency plans Strategize with emergency plans and drills.

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CCEM Strategies

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

In the second article of this three-post blog series, we will explore Lockdown procedures to help you support your personnel and ensure the safest Lockdown approach is built into your emergency planning process. Examples of such events may include an active shooter, demonstration, disgruntled employee, or an intrusion.

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Emergency Planning

APRIL 9, 2020

Currently, as an editor I am dealing, nine years after the event, with two or three new submissions on this disaster. The Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Release (GEJET), as it has come to be known, produced at least 2,000 papers, and a variety of books, during the first three years of its aftermath.

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BCP Builder

JULY 8, 2024

Emergency Plans : Develop and regularly update comprehensive emergency plans that include evacuation routes, shelter-in-place procedures, and communication protocols. Preparedness is not just about mitigating risks; it’s about creating a secure and supportive environment where learning and growth can thrive.

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BCP Builder

JULY 8, 2024

Emergency Plans : Develop and regularly update comprehensive emergency plans that include evacuation routes, shelter-in-place procedures, and communication protocols. Preparedness is not just about mitigating risks; it’s about creating a secure and supportive environment where learning and growth can thrive.

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CCEM Strategies

JULY 5, 2023

Emergency management responsibilities for business and critical infrastructure owners A large portion of emergency management responsibility falls on business owners—including critical infrastructure owners. Being prepared involves developing, regularly updating and practicing both your emergency plan and business continuity plan.

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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The anniversary provided an opportunity to look back at the event and consider how the recovery process fared. About 280,000 people were left homeless (including myself) and damage was reported from 628 municipalities. In the epicentral area, 36 towns were completely destroyed.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Both events reminded me of the importance of learning from an event. By this I mean implementing changes into ways of working and procedures to ensure that the event does not happen again or that the response is improved. This means people are not able to take an objective look at the events.

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Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Both events reminded me of the importance of learning from an event. By this I mean implementing changes into ways of working and procedures to ensure that the event does not happen again or that the response is improved. This means people are not able to take an objective look at the events.

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CCEM Strategies

MARCH 27, 2018

Now that the Canadian government has launched Alert Ready - Canada’s National Public Alerting System, it’s important to consider how this affects your business’ emergency plans , and how to modify them moving forward. Now that you have the steps to re-evaluate your existing emergency plans, it’s time to put them to the test!

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CCEM Strategies

MARCH 15, 2017

If the event is environmental, a hazardous spill or vapour, then Shelter-in-Place action would be a more appropriate response. If a Shelter-in-Place situation is determined, it is best to keep doors unlocked in the event a quick escape is needed. Is the danger to personnel within the building, or near the building?

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Pure Storage

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Business leaders typically develop emergency plans for dealing with ransomware attackers who only want ransoms paid—which usually means either paying the ransom or designing storage so that data can quickly be replaced. What to Know About Hacktivists, How They’re Evolving, and What You Can Do About It.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 16, 2022

Therefore, for today’s bulletin, I will be sharing some of the highlights and my thoughts on the event. The event is the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) conference, and is very much geared around government organisations associated with cyber security. For me, it felt very much like a ‘grown ups’ event.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 16, 2022

Therefore, for today’s bulletin, I will be sharing some of the highlights and my thoughts on the event. The event is the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) conference, and is very much geared around government organisations associated with cyber security. For me, it felt very much like a ‘grown ups’ event.

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