Recovery Diva

JANUARY 20, 2025

From HSToday: FEMAs National Preparedness Report Focuses on Mass Care, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure Resilience The 2024 NPR addresses the work that needs to be done at all levels federal, state, local, tribal and territorial to strengthen national preparedness.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 14, 2024

After much pondering of the question, I have come to the conclusion that resilience is an illusion. 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. However, the concept of resilience is, I think, suspect. References Alexander, D.E.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2022

Climate change is bringing heat, drought, and wildfires as significant hazards across the globe. In this podcast, Dr. Paula Scalingi, Executive Director of the Institute for Innovating Security and Resilience is interviewed about the increasing risks of climate fueled wildfires and their impact.

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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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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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Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 1, 2023

An excerpt: “Among the research topics that could support the agency’s resilience goals are work related to climate migration, risk communication and refining social vulnerability indices. 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

APRIL 12, 2023

Keywords: disaster recovery, adaptation, innovation, resiliency, case studies, Reviewer : Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc. Early recovery must balance the speed of returning to normalcy with long-term goals that promote resilience. Neely, Liliya Kasatkina Quebedeaux, Erin Rider, Samuel J.B. Section I is about early recovery.

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Crisis Response Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The field of human performance is relatively unknown outside large, high hazard organisations in many parts of the world, but it can help to predict human error and its consequences, playing a vital role in resilience, says Teresa Mullen By Teresa Mullen

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everbridge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

There has also been a rise in geophysical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report. Disaster risk is becoming systemic with one event overlapping and influencing another in ways that are testing our resilience to the limit,” Mizutori said.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

DECEMBER 18, 2023

million three-year grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Training and Education Division (NTED) entitled “ Training Solutions: Enhancing Tribal Nations’ Readiness and Resilience “ NCDP will partner with the National Tribal Emergency Management Council on the creation and delivery of new trainings.

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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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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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Recovery Diva

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Key words: environmental governance, sustainability, resilience, climate risk, natural hazard, disaster risk reduction, building regulation. ISBN-hardcover: 978 0 367 42398 8 ISBN-electronic: 978 0 367 82394 8; Pages: 381; on-line price $52.95 for paperback., for hardback, $42.36 for etext USD.

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CCEM Strategies

AUGUST 9, 2023

This can create very hazardous conditions, especially for vulnerable populations. Steps to Build Resilience to Extreme Heat in Your Community Emergency managers, policymakers, planners, and community leaders play an important role in helping to build resilience to extreme heat in their communities. Develop response plans.

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everbridge

AUGUST 31, 2022

By recognizing that hazards, including severe weather events, are unpredictable and cannot be completely prevented, emergency managers can instead focus their efforts on promoting a resilient organization. A community is resilient when it can recover from a disaster or other stressor and get back on its feet as quickly as possible.

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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. Several arguments can be marshalled against the idea of community resilience:- The concept of 'community' has no inherent geographical scale.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Alaska is a huge state with many different hazards and challenges. As Director, he provides executive leadership of the Division, ensuring it leads the way in homeland security and emergency management to foster a prepared, resilient Alaska capable of meeting the needs of its communities and citizens in response to all-hazards events.

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Crisis Response Journal

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Gary Villeneuve, Director of Education at DRI International, outlines how an all-hazards approach is crucial for protecting an organisation and the people that make it valuable By Gary Villeneuve

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Disaster Zone Podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In the podcast we learn about the hazards that Alabama faces, e.g. more tornadoes than any other state, the composition of his agency and the jurisdictional make-up of the state. Technology, the pandemic, and disaster resilience are only a few of the other topics touched on in this interview.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

JUNE 4, 2024

He leads the Office of Emergency Management’s mission to cultivate a resilient community through collaborative partnerships to prevent, prepare, mitigate, respond and recover from large-scale emergencies and disasters. He has held that position for over seven years. He has held that position for over seven years.

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Recovery Diva

JUNE 24, 2022

We can harm even the most resilient of people if we load them up with too much for too long. We must question the ethics of continuing to hurt great mission-oriented people when we know this work is psychologically hazardous and when methods and measures exist to help prevent burnout. Those working in emergencies are feeling the burn.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In this podcast we look at seismic risks and then what it might take to construct more earthquake resilient structures. 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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Disaster Zone Podcast

APRIL 25, 2023

Commissioner Thiel is responsible for leading the Philadelphia Fire Department’s 3,000+ members in every facet of protecting our Nation’s 6th-largest city from fires and emergencies arising from all hazards. Adam also served as Director of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management from 2019-2022.

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Recovery Diva

JULY 24, 2024

“What the data tell us is that the frequency and severity of disasters at local-state scales is increasing with rural, suburban, and urban places being affected nationwide,” Susan Cutter, co-director of the Hazards Vulnerability and Resilience Institute at the University of South Carolina, said in an email.

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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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Emergency Planning

MAY 30, 2019

Unofficial voices have suggested that the 'cure to damage ratio' for natural hazards is 1:43. In putting individuals at the centre of a diagram of actions we see people either crushed between the rock of hazards and the hard place of risk-informed sustainable development or as protagonists in combatting the former with the latter.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

MARCH 5, 2024

In this capacity, International SOS provides a variety of essential services for its clients around the global including medical advice and referrals, evacuations, repatriation, international travel, and domestic workforce resilience missions.Prior to joining International SOS, he spent 13 years with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), most (..)

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Recovery Diva

MAY 7, 2022

Book Review: The Invention of Disaster: Power of Knowledge in Discourses of Hazard and Vulnerability. The book is part of Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change. Author : JC Gaillard, Professor of Geography, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Series Editor: Ilan Kelman. For more information: [link].

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Recovery Diva

MAY 4, 2022

Earthquakes: Opportunities Exist to Further Assess Risk, Build Resilience, and Communicate Research. The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program helps U.S. communities strengthen their earthquake resilience.

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Recovery Diva

MARCH 23, 2024

From HSToday: FEMA Administrator Calls for Collaboration in Building a Resilient Nation at National Emergency Management Association Conference. Emergency managers are called upon to respond to more and more incidents and a variety of natural and man-made hazards.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The global landscape has experienced an undeniable surge in hazards over the past decade. Natural disasters, pandemics, cybersecurity events, and other crises have wrought devastation on communities worldwide, leading many to question whether the hazard environment is changing for the worse.

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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Billions will have to be spent on making the country's infrastructure more resilient against this sort of event. They are managed by the country's local resilience forums. It must be demilitarised so that civilian authorities take full responsibility for creating resilience and response capability.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In an increasingly interconnected and complex world, the concept of resilience extends far beyond the boundaries of individual organizations. For me, this underscored the importance of investing in greater community resilience, not only for the benefit of our workforce, but also for our customers, vendors, and stakeholders.

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Business Continuity Today

JULY 12, 2022

Whether it's the threat of a flood, storm, earthquake, pandemic, or human-caused hazard, building the resilience of your business to disasters is becoming just as important as managing your reputation or testing your products before launching them. Strong economic, financial, legal, reputational, and regulatory reasons exist.

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everbridge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This is hazardous thinking. The most resilient organizations view cyber and physical security as inextricably linked. In this operating environment, organizations need to rethink resilience and prioritize agility, flexibility, communications, and coordination over rigid and static plans. Think beyond single scenario planning.

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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. It is common to find lags and inertia in civil protection. that are pertinent to the field.

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CCEM Strategies

JANUARY 11, 2024

Rural vs. 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. billion in damages. Need help with Risk Assessments, Planning, Collaboration, or Public Engagement?

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