Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For nearly 50 years, the Natural Hazards Center has played an especially important role in both advancing new disaster research and translating it for practitioners and policymakers.” These are issues that are central to the work of CU researchers in IBS and across the university, including in engineering and the physical sciences.

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Recovery Diva

MARCH 30, 2023

From the HSDL: Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide Released. FEMA has released the 2023 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide (HMA Guide). This is an updated version of an existing document.

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Hazard Mitigation Activation Resilience 100

National Fire Protection Association

APRIL 14, 2022

Which code or standard applies to hazardous materials? How much of a particular hazardous material can be stored or used? What floor of the building can that hazardous material be stored or used on? These are all questions some are faced with daily.

Hazard 101

Hazard All-Hazards Management 101

Disaster Zone Podcast

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Lori Peek, a professor in the Department of Sociology and director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder is the guest for this podcast. She points to some of the excellent resources that the Natural Hazards Center has to offer.

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Natural Hazard Hazard All-Hazards Government 130

everbridge

MAY 2, 2023

Four steps for organizations to proactively address chronic hazards Global climate change continues to have a profound impact on businesses worldwide, with chronic hazards such as flooding, wildfires, and extreme weather conditions posing a significant risk to industries.

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Hazard All-Hazards Risk Management Resilience 52

National Fire Protection Association

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The risks, or hazards, associated with these materials are even more varied and must be assessed for a particular material in the state and manner in. [[ This is a content summary only. These materials vary greatly in their composition and physical states. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!

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Hazard 105

Recovery Diva

JULY 27, 2023

For many of us the annual conference of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado/Boulder was a “must attend” event for many years.

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Natural Hazard Hazard Vulnerability Mitigation 100

Recovery Diva

MARCH 25, 2022

/From the Congressional Research Service this updated 32 page report: FEMA Hazard Mitigation: A First Step Toward Climate Adaptation.

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Hazard Mitigation 100

Recovery Diva

AUGUST 17, 2022

From the CRS, this new (19 page) report: Hazard-Resilient Buildings: Sustaining Occupancy and Function After a Natural Disaster.

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Hazard Resilience 100

National Fire Protection Association

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This is always the first place that you want to look when working with chemicals. If you look in the 2022 edition of NFPA 400, Hazardous Materials Code, you will see that in Annex A, information on incompatible materials can be found in safety data sheets (SDS) or manufacturers’ product bulletins.

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Hazard All-Hazards Manufacturing Emergency Planning 99

Recovery Diva

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

From the Congressional Research Service, this 32 page report: FEMA Hazard Mitigation: A First Step Toward Climate Adaptation.

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Hazard Mitigation 100

Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Just out, this 5 page report from the Congressional Research Service: Recent Funding Increases for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance.

Hazard 100

Hazard Mitigation 100

National Fire Protection Association

AUGUST 12, 2022

Hazardous materials are those chemicals or substances that are classified as a physical hazard material or a health hazard material (see this blog for more information). There's often some confusion around what the appropriate occupancy classification is when hazardous materials are present.

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Hazard All-Hazards Manufacturing Mitigation 104

National Fire Protection Association

JULY 7, 2022

Which code or standard applies to hazardous materials? How much of a particular hazardous material can be stored or used? What floor of the building can that hazardous material be stored or used on? These are all questions some are faced with daily.

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Hazard All-Hazards Management 103

Recovery Diva

OCTOBER 28, 2021

FEMA Flood Maps: Better Planning and Analysis Needed to Address Current and Future Flood Hazards. GAO-22-104079.

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Hazard 100

National Fire Protection Association

DECEMBER 2, 2021

There are a lot of benefits that energy storage systems (ESS) can provide, but along with those benefits come some hazards that need to be considered. This blog will talk about a handful of hazards that are unique to energy storage systems as well as the failure modes that can lead to those. [[ This is a content summary only.

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Hazard 77

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MAY 12, 2021

state develops a hazard mitigation plan, which identifies top local risks and provides a framework for long term strategies to reduce risk and protect citizens and property from damage. 8 states/territories mention pandemic planning but do not discuss further how the state or agency will be able to mitigate the hazard from the event.

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Hazard Mitigation Pandemic Natural Hazard 64

National Fire Protection Association

APRIL 21, 2022

As I discussed in a previous blog, organizations, and even different documents produced by the same organization, define hazardous material differently. One. [[ This is a content summary only.

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Hazard Application 52

Recovery Diva

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

An in-depth article by the WashPost. The ring in the ashes.Why FEMA’s billion-dollar program to prevent disasters failed to save Mount Olive Road. Be sure to see the segment titled : What’s the Wait.

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Hazard Mitigation 113

everbridge

APRIL 20, 2023

Acute hazards pose a significant threat to organizations, as they can disrupt business operations, endanger employees, and lead to substantial financial losses. This is particularly pertinent given the growing threat of climate change, which is likely to increase the frequency and severity of acute hazards.

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Hazard All-Hazards Risk Management Strategic 52

Disaster Zone

AUGUST 29, 2023

This is what is happening and likely will happen more in the future.

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Hazard Insurance Insurance 100

Recovery Diva

OCTOBER 19, 2024

“The upshot is that FEMA flood hazard maps that determine coverage today rely on outdated information so inaccurate that more than 40 percent of NFIP claims made from 2017 to 2019 were for properties outside official flood hazard zones or in areas the agency had not mapped at all.”

All-Hazards 100

All-Hazards Hazard Insurance Insurance 100

Business Resilience Decoded

MAY 11, 2023

Episode 148: Supporting the Next Generation of Hazard & Disaster Researchers We are looking to fill roles in our organizations with talented, diverse individuals. Episode 148: Supporting the Next Generation of Hazard & Disaster Researchers We are looking to fill roles in our organizations with talented, diverse individuals.

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Hazard Disaster Recovery Sports Media 36

DRI Drive

OCTOBER 25, 2023

While the supply chain is markedly more stable than in recent COVID-impacted years, the lingering effects – along with new hazards brought by national and global events – still make for a challenging end to 2023.

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Retail Hazard 221

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". Each new disaster reveals the shortcomings of hazard mitigation and disaster preparedness. Powerful floods struck Puerto Lumbreras again in 2012. Europe is not well protected against flooding.

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All-Hazards Natural Hazard Hazard Disaster Preparedness 130

Emergency Planning

AUGUST 3, 2023

The new version presents 89 major hazards and threats that could potentially disrupt life in the United Kingdom and possibly cause casualties and damage. Hence, the risk register largely discusses hazards and threats, not risks sensu stricto. (c) This is particularly important for those hazards associated with climate change.

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All-Hazards Natural Hazard Hazard Government 204

Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Emergency managers have been asked to respond to a growing number of hazards and disasters, including nontraditional missions, such as managing pandemic response and addressing homelessness. It also trains some federal officials and leaders in the nonprofit and private sectors and provides course materials for higher education.

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All-Hazards Management Hazard Education 188

Business Resilience Decoded

APRIL 13, 2023

Episode 144: Evaluating the Safety, Hazards, and Risks in Your Organization’s Physical Environments When was the last time you evaluated the threats to your physical environment? There is so much to consider beyond processes and security. There is so much to consider beyond processes and security.

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Evaluation Hazard All-Hazards Disaster Recovery 36

Disaster Zone Podcast

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

During the podcast several video productions focusing on volcanoes were mentioned.Here is the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Global Volcanism Program for the VolFilm Episodes: [link] And specifically the ones produced in English language: Human Experiences with Lava Flows [link] Debris Avalanches and Landslides [link] Health (..)

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Corporate Governance All-Hazards Hazard Education 130

Disaster Zone

APRIL 5, 2022

The mitigation experience profile is rising!

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Mitigation Hazard 113

Recovery Diva

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Landslides are a common hazard in the US. From HSN: Where Landslides Are Most Likely to Occur in the U.S. In fact, nearly 44% of the country could experience one, potentially catastrophically. Our new national landslide susceptibility map shows where they’re most likely to happen.

Hazard 100

Hazard 100

Recovery Diva

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

From the WashPost: The 4 biggest hazards still to come from Hurricane Helene. “ The impacts of the storm, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 4, will be felt by those even hundreds of miles away from its center.” ” From the Weather Channel: Helene Makes Landfall: 3 Dead, 2 Million Plus Without Power.

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Hazard 100

Alert Media

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The post The Many Hazards of Winter Weather to Businesses appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Hazard Security 52

Disaster Zone Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2023

He also served as the Regional Integration Branch Chief, Technological Hazards Branch Chief, and as a Hazard Mitigation Specialist. Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation.

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All-Hazards Hazard Mitigation Cybersecurity 130

DisasterDoc

JUNE 28, 2021

Building collapse is a common phenomenon associated with multiple disasters, including those caused by so-called “natural hazards” such as earthquakes and tsunamis and landslides, as well as “technological hazards” such. The post When Buildings Collapse appeared first on DisasterDoc.

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Natural Hazard Hazard Technology 199

Recovery Diva

JANUARY 26, 2024

Scientists recently revealed the latest National Seismic Hazard Model, showing that nearly 75% of the United States could experience a damaging earthquake, emphasizing seismic hazards span a significant part of the country. From HSNW: Where Damaging Earthquakes Are Mo st Likely to Occur in U.S

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Hazard 100

Disaster Zone

MAY 27, 2022

They are common enough that mass shootings should be listed.

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Hazard 113