Physical EOCs (Emergency Operations Centers) have proliferated in recent years. And it’s easy to see why. Physical EOCs help teams, individual organizations, and multiple agencies working in concert mobilize people and equipment for incident responses lasting the entirety of an emergency.
Topics: Emergency Management, Emergency Response, Emergency Management Newsletter, Emergency Operations
The risk of the novel coronavirus to global supply chains is significant, experts say. And it’s easy to see why. For one, there is no historical precedent for the potential impact of the coronavirus on increasingly complex, global supply chains.
Topics: Risk Management, Emergency Management, Crisis Management, Crisis Planning, Safety Management, Epidemic Response Module
As of mid-February, over 64,000 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, with wartime measures increasingly becoming the norm throughout mainland China. The reach of the coronavirus, however, is global. The World Health Organization (WHO) has already declared a public health emergency of international concern.
Topics: Emergency Management, Crisis Management, Emergency Response, Crisis Planning, Emergency Management Newsletter
Disaster relief agencies might be heartened by the volunteer recruitment spikes they experience during moments of crisis, like the rolling bushfire disasters. But according to the data, those spikes are temporary. In other words, organizations relying on long-term resource gains from reliable volunteers will probably have to look elsewhere. Where to? The answer might surprise you.
Topics: Emergency Management, Emergency Response, Emergency Management Newsletter
IRAP enables Australian government agencies and bodies to store and run highly sensitive data at the Protected security level.
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Topics: Risk Management, Emergency Management, Government, Public Safety, Incident Management, Compliance, Security Management, Safety Management
According to CNBC reporting, the average number of yearly billion-dollar disasters totalled 15 events from 2016 to 2018. The average yearly total for the previous 38 years: 6.2 events. And this year’s disaster season, with its deadly storms, heatwaves, and, of course, wildfires, is all but certainly trending in the wrong direction.
Topics: Emergency Management, Emergency Response, Resource Management, Emergency Management Newsletter
No doubt about it, volunteer disaster and emergency response agencies have seen enormous strides in emergency and incident management technology. But have those gains kept up with the unprecedented rise in natural disasters and other emergencies?
Topics: Emergency Management, Emergency Management Newsletter
Emergency managers out there, do you have just one pick for an emergency management conference to attend this year? Then, I’d strongly suggest attending the 2019 IAEM 67th Annual Conference & EMEX – Honor the Past, Treasure the Present and Shape the Future.
Topics: Emergency Management, Emergency Task Management, Emergency Response
For some time now, the research points up clear challenges in interagency response to large-scale emergencies, citing delays in getting assistance and rescue underway, delays in decision making, and lack of clarity in command and control structures, etc. The key question is why, what factors explain the situation on the ground.
Topics: Emergency Management, Emergency Task Management, Emergency Response
Been involved in large-scale disaster response? Then, you know all about the unique challenges of interagency operations, from delays in getting assistance and rescue underway to lack of clarity in command and control structures once on the ground, plus variable decision making throughout.
Topics: Emergency Management, Emergency Management Newsletter
