National Fire Protection Association

OCTOBER 18, 2022

If you want to make your state a safer place through community risk reduction (CRR) but struggle with the time and resources to take a new community risk assessment (CRA) project, CRAIG 1300 is the cutting-edge tool to help you do it. Community Risk Reduction (CRR) Through Community Risk Assessment (CRA).

Risk Reduction 52

Risk Reduction Hazard Application 52

Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. Safety measures at Europe's largest nuclear plant, Zaporizhzhia in eastern Ukraine, hang by a thread.

All-Hazards 100

All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction Emergency Response 100

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Tribal Nations have historically been disproportionately affected by disasters but without access to the same resources before, during, and after calamitous events. The risks to Tribal Nations only increase in the face of climate change, which will further exacerbate inequities and pose new challenges for Tribal communities.

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Disaster Preparedness Resilience Risk Reduction Capacity 122

Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The anniversary provided an opportunity to look back at the event and consider how the recovery process fared. The year 1980 was something of a watershed in the field of disaster risk reduction (or disaster management as it was then known).

Natural Hazard 130

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Automotive Risk Reduction 130

everbridge

MARCH 6, 2023

According to research conducted by Verdantix , “more than half of organizations have less than $1 million to respond to catastrophic events, and 41% of participants stated that they had no budget at all for catastrophic events” (Navigating Climate Threats and Proactive Mechanisms to Achieve Business Climate Resilience, November 2022).

Resilience 52

Resilience All-Hazards Command Center Insurance 52

Emergency Planning

JUNE 9, 2019

Tierney (2008) provided a functional semantic classification of the size of extreme events (revised by Alexander 2016, p. ) I suggest the following five:- (a) Natural disasters, caused by extreme natural events. The next question is where to draw the boundaries in the study of disasters and practice of disaster risk reduction.

Risk Reduction 130

Risk Reduction Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard 130

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.

Hazard 77

Hazard Emergency Planning Risk Reduction Pandemic 77

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MARCH 27, 2025

On October 29, 2024, Spains Valencia region was devastated by an extreme weather event : one years worth of rain fell in a period of eight hours, causing catastrophic flash floods that claimed 228 lives. the exposure and thus risk). the exposure and thus risk). Source: Image from the panelists slide deck.

Disaster Preparedness 77

Disaster Preparedness All-Hazards Hazard Alert 77

Emergency Planning

MAY 27, 2019

Despite a certain stylisation, some of the drawings are remarkably realistic representations of extreme meteorological and hydrological events. Resilience and disaster risk reduction: an etymological journey. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 13(11): 2707-2716. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1986.tb00102.x

Natural Hazard 130

Natural Hazard Risk Reduction All-Hazards Hazard 130

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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Vulnerability All-Hazards Risk Reduction Media 174

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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Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics 130