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Smartphone Apps, the Next Step for Social Media and Emergency Management?

By   /  January 15, 2013  /  #smem, Social Media  /  No Comments

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by Kim Stephens @ idisaster 2.0 One thing we are hearing loud and clear from the January, 2013Australian bushfire disaster is that people are turning to social media for information. This is demonstrated by a quote from Stuart Howie of “The Border Mail” in an article titled “Opinion: Social media a life saver.” Read more @ [...]

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How Cloud Computing Can Benefit Disaster Response

By   /  May 9, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

As technology continues to redefine emergency management practices, the process of incorporating new concepts into daily practice and planning can be confusing. This is especially true if the concept sounds mysterious and cryptic — cloud computing often sounds complex and bewildering. The truth isn’t nearly that exciting. Cloud computing is more like regressing to the [...]

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New EOC Facilitates Multiagency Coordination

By   /  December 13, 2011  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

Neighboring towns within the same county often chip in for a common emergency management and response center for things like fires, floods and other emergencies. The logic is simple: It is more cost-effective to build one center and divvy-up costs based on population and demographic data than have each town build its own center and [...]

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Disaster Preparedness 2011: Risk, resilience and effective disaster recovery planning

By   /  December 8, 2011  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

Most people who are involved in emergency management are aware of the four primary phases of emergency management: prevention/mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Recovery includes short-term measures taken to restore essential functions and systems, as well as longer-term activities intended to facilitate a return to pre-emergency conditions, or ideally to improve conditions through mitigation measures. [...]

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Experts Discuss How to Make Emergency Planning Fully Inclusive

By   /  December 8, 2011  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

Here at FEMA, we continually emphasize the importance of including and meeting the needs of the whole community. A principle foundation in emergency management is to continually take into account, understand, and support the needs of the entire community in the work that we do. It’s important for all of us to plan for the [...]

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