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Prolonged, wide-area electrical power failure

Emergency Planning

lifts [elevators] blocked: people possibly trapped in them trains stranded: people possibly stranded in them traffic control inoperable: possibility of accidents and queues at road junctions critical facilities (hospitals, police stations, etc.)

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NFPA 610 Is Ready to Roll for the 2023 US Rally Racing Season

National Fire Protection Association

The concurrent use of multiple locations across a vast area means the event team might need to coordinate with multiple municipal, county, or state emergency response units that have jurisdiction in different parts of the event area. Excessive emergency response times and travel distances can be a significant issue as well.

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The extra 1% of Business Continuity

Plan B Consulting

Often as a fan of British sport, and especially Scottish sport, we have the ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and we seemingly do well, and then fail at the last moment. There is a British stereotype view that Italians are disorganised but in terms of civil defence and emergency response, they are anything but!

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The extra 1% of Business Continuity

Plan B Consulting

Often as a fan of British sport, and especially Scottish sport, we have the ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and we seemingly do well, and then fail at the last moment. There is a British stereotype view that Italians are disorganised but in terms of civil defence and emergency response, they are anything but!

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How Small Issues Can Lead to Big Consequences

Business Resilience Decoded

Kevin Kupietz is the chairperson of the Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Department of Aviation and Emergency Management. He is a NC certified firefighter/paramedic with more than 20 years of emergency response experience with local, state, and federal agencies. LinkedIn: [link] Disaster Recovery Journal: [link]

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How Small Issues Can Lead to Big Consequences

Business Resilience Decoded

Kevin Kupietz is the chairperson of the Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Department of Aviation and Emergency Management. He is a NC certified firefighter/paramedic with more than 20 years of emergency response experience with local, state, and federal agencies. LinkedIn: [link] Disaster Recovery Journal: [link].

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How Small Issues Can Lead to Big Consequences

Business Resilience Decoded

Kevin Kupietz is the chairperson of the Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Department of Aviation and Emergency Management. He is a NC certified firefighter/paramedic with more than 20 years of emergency response experience with local, state, and federal agencies. LinkedIn: [link] Disaster Recovery Journal: [link]