When disaster strikes, who is accountable?
Are criminal charges against corporations sufficient or should we hold executives personally accountable for bad decisions?
Just In Time Training: Tips for orienting EOC newcomers
Botterell’s Third Law of Emergency Management warns that no matter who you train, someone else will show up. What do you do when that person shows up at your emergency operations center during a crisis and you can’t spare the time to train them?
Focus Versus Balance: A Tail From The Dog Park
Focus is a good thing but too much of anything can cause problems.
Is Your Hot Wash Just a Gripe Session? 5 Steps for Improving Exercise Evaluations
An exercise is useless without an evaluation that identifies critical areas for improvement. But many facilitators fail to make full use of the post-exercise debriefing or “hot wash.”
United Flight Attendants Fired Over Security Concerns Reinstated
United flight attendants fired last year for raising security concerns have reached a settlement that vindicates their actions. But was all this really necessary?
Content versus Process: Group decision making needs structure
Group decision making is different from crisis decision making and requires a documented process to reduce potential conflicts.
Earthquake early warning? There’s an app for that…
Using smart phones and crowd sourcing, Berkeley scientists may soon be able to provide early warning about severe earthquakes.
The Challenger Accident: A Study in Poor Decision Making
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Revealing Security Flaws Raises Ethical Issues
An investigation by a major newspaper revealed a major flaw in a transportation security system. But should this information have been made public?