Can today’s technology be leveraged within the next fifteen years to create a safer, more effective suite of tools for first responders? A participants in a DHS-sponsored project think so.
Just like life, disasters can be cyclical with one event sowing the seeds for the next one.
Reputational risk is subjective and not always rational. It is often based on perception rather than fact. You only get one chance to avoid a public relations nightmare.
Catastrophic events are commemorated all across the United States each year. But do these events just remember the past or is there something deeper taking place?
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When disaster strikes, social isolation can be the difference between life and death for special needs populations.
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Facebook’s Community Check Ap offers a valuable tool for matching resources to needs in a disaster at the individual level. But should it be a consideration in emergency planning?
Many of the techniques used to simplify the budget process can actually do more harm than good when the size and mission of the organization are ignored.