CCEM Strategies

JUNE 13, 2023

Beyond the exhilarating matches and roaring crowds, a critical aspect of hosting such a massive event is ensuring the safety and security of players, officials, fans, and host communities. There are multiple unique challenges for emergency planners when it comes to hosting global major events.

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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. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 13(11): 2707-2716. After much pondering of the question, I have come to the conclusion that resilience is an illusion. References Alexander, D.E.

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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. It includes resources on building kits, making plans, evacuation and recovery and educational programs.

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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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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The anniversary provided an opportunity to look back at the event and consider how the recovery process fared. It was clear that the US Government was influenced by the suffering and the shortcomings of the response to the tragedy as it built up its own capacity to respond to natural hazard impacts.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

Contains links to toolkits for preparing for different hazards as well as pages on Emergency Response Plans, Crisis Communications Plans, Incident Management, IT/DR, and much more. Prepare My Business for an Emergency. State, county, and city Emergency Management offices. Another excellent DHS website.

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CCEM Strategies

MARCH 15, 2017

Identify the Hazard or Threat Does the situation involve violence of some sort, including dangerous individuals, riots, or police incidents? If the event is environmental, a hazardous spill or vapour, then Shelter-in-Place action would be a more appropriate response. If so, a Lockdown procedure may be the most appropriate.

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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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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Yet, faced with natural hazards, relative isolation, economic deprivation and cultural decline, it badly needs social solidarity, and that is something it lacks. In this, I do not exaggerate, as the record of recent events in London demonstrates the connections quite clearly. This should be a point in favour of defining the community.

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 11, 2023

Flooding is one of the most common, pervasive, and costliest natural hazards in Canada , with a history of causing major disasters. This information can then be used to develop effective flood preparedness plans and mitigation strategies, such as building dikes or improving drainage systems.

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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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CCEM Strategies

JUNE 5, 2023

Summer is not without its share of hazards due to the hot weather. From storms triggering electrical outages to droughts and heat domes that can contribute to wildfires (which in turn can cause poor air quality), all these hazards have the potential to cause detrimental impacts to your organization.

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CCEM Strategies

MARCH 17, 2023

Provincial and local authorities are aware of the owners and operators of CI in their regions and together, they work to create and test emergency plans that will ensure adequate response procedures and business continuity practices are in place, long before an incident occurs.

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CCEM Strategies

JULY 24, 2018

But what is CI, and how can it endure and function during, and after an emergency event? This is because, long before an incident occurs, CI operators work with governments to create and test emergency plans to ensure adequate response procedures and business continuity practices are in place, to deal with unforeseen disruptions.

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CCEM Strategies

JUNE 13, 2018

Being prepared involves developing, regularly updating, and training on both your emergency plan and the business continuity plan. It’s crucial to your ability to continue providing service, reducing financial impacts and mitigating reputational damage after an emergency event occurs.

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CCEM Strategies

JANUARY 11, 2024

Urban Resilience to Cold Rural and urban communities face distinct challenges when it comes to cold emergencies, and understanding these differences can help shed light on effective strategies for preparation and response. Understanding when and where extreme cold events are likely to occur will help to develop targeted response strategies.

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CCEM Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2020

What can you do to mitigate hazards? By assessing earthquake-related hazards, you can plan and take advance action to limit the damage earthquakes may cause to your business. Speak to your local insurance broker to understand what will be covered in the event of an earthquake. Does the building have brick façade?

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CCEM Strategies

MAY 30, 2018

When preparing your plan, the following factors should be considered: What are the hazards and risks that might affect my business and community? It provides alternative strategies and workarounds to address an interruption with your people, facilities, equipment and technology. What are my key business functions and processes?

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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The same is true of some of the earlier events, such as the Hillsborough stadium disaster of 1989. He looked gloomy and said that the most likely scenario would be a large destructive event in the nuclear or chemical industries, or perhaps a major infrastructure failure of some kind. It lacks a national emergency operations centre.

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Emergency Planning

JUNE 9, 2019

Tierney (2008) provided a functional semantic classification of the size of extreme events (revised by Alexander 2016, p. ) By the 1990s, the emergence of civil protection from the matrix of civil defence (Alexander 2002) had broadened the scope to the extent that there was a need for a more functional set of categories.

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Ready, a national public service campaign, has earmarked September as National Preparedness Month and urges those of us tasked with protecting people and property from fire, electrical, and related hazards, to work together, help educate, and empower the public to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies before they become tragedies.

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CCEM Strategies

AUGUST 9, 2023

In recent years, extreme heat events have become a growing concern here in Canada and around the world. Extreme heat events are periods of uncommonly high temperatures (often exceeding historical averages for a specific region) that last for an unusually long time.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 27, 2019

Despite a certain stylisation, some of the drawings are remarkably realistic representations of extreme meteorological and hydrological events. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 13(11): 2707-2716. Scholars have seen this preoccupation as his reflection on his own impending death. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1986.tb00102.x

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Emergency Planning

AUGUST 20, 2021

Four such events have occurred since the country attained independence from France in 1804. In his words, "the colonial institutions’ assiduous extraction of surpluses left the population both destitute and vulnerable to hazards for centuries to come." A massive earthquake affects Haiti roughly once every 60 years.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 1: Disasters are truly exceptional events. Reality: They are a normal part of daily life and in very many cases are repetitive events. Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Myth 57: Knowledge alone leads to action.

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Emergency Planning

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In 2021 a colleague who studies natural hazards wrote to me that "our institute is all but destroyed and colleagues have lost their homes". Why are the lessons of these devastating events so easily forgotten or ignored? Each new disaster reveals the shortcomings of hazard mitigation and disaster preparedness.

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