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Solving the approval and political overlay problems

By   /  May 4, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

From the Crisis Comm Blog by Gerald Baron Information approvals, political overlay of messages, “sanitizing” response information—these are among the biggest challenges for emergency communicators. That was brought home to me again yesterday talking with some communicators about how the local political authorities slowed the release of information by requiring consolidation and their approval. Worse, [...]

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How Illinois Coordinates Across the Public, Private Sectors

By   /  April 3, 2012  /  Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Social Media  /  No Comments

In the last decade, jurisdictions across the country have recognized the need for greater cooperation between the public and private sectors in preparation for and in response to disasters. Amid the fiscal challenges of the last five years, government response agencies are looking to the private sector to provide resources and capabilities that public agencies [...]

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New app helps Queensland coordinate volunteers

By   /  March 5, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

Researchers from the University of Queensland have developed a new smartphone app to help mobilize and coordinate volunteer efforts during major disasters. Following the historic floods that caused an estimated $5.6 billion in damage, an unprecedented number of volunteers appeared to help clean houses, roads, and buildings across the state. More than 50,000 people showed up for [...]

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Opportunity Knocking: Coordinate With Nontraditional Organizations

By   /  February 29, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

Prior to the American Red Cross/U.S. Geological Survey trip in July 2010, an earlier opportunity arose to travel to Chile as a representative of the American Red Cross with a different multidisciplinary team, which was created through the Los Angeles Operational Area’s Critical Incident Planning and Training Alliance. The purpose of this trip was to [...]

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East Coast quake a ‘teachable moment’

By   /  February 23, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

Six months after an earthquake shook the East Coast, its lessons still reverberate through the emergency management, engineering and geological communities. The magnitude-5.8 quake, centered in the tiny town of Mineral, Va., demonstrated that earthquakes aren’t just a West Coast threat. Big quakes had hit the East Coast before but not recently nor with the [...]

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