New Book for Healthcare Organizations
http://abetteremergency.com/blog/available-books/healthcare-emergency-incident-management-operations-guide/
Lifewell Water Filter – Test Run with Earthquake Scenario
Trying to survive without potable water usually takes a bad turn around day three. The chart shows projected repair times to drinking water and sewer systems along the Oregon coast [...]
Legacy of Bin Laden – Why do we continue to keep it alive?
Using the FBI's definition of terrorism I think Bin Laden must be credited with setting the bar and leaving us to ensure the living legacy of his work. "The unlawful [...]
This Nightmare Just Gets Worse
My readers know I have great interest in stimulating, facilitating and participating in preparedness efforts on the west coast of North America for a Cascadia Subduction Zone event. I'm not [...]
A Better Emergency – Beta-Forum Site
I have been growing increasingly disappointed in LinkedIn discussions groups since they changed the format. It seems I spend as much time blocking, reporting and wasting my time versus engaging [...]
How Bad is Bad?
I was tasked to develop a ground truth appreciation presentation for this year's Pathfinder Minutemen 2017 Cascadia exercise in Oregon. We're anticipating 10-12 Medical Rapid Response Teams (120-144 medical personnel) to [...]
Book Reviews – Three of Three
Deadly Neglect by Jim Blair, 152 pages. This is the second book of Jim's I have read recently. In this book Jim writes around the doctoral dissertation of Dr. Marti [...]
Book Reviews – Two of Three
Time to Respond by Craig A. Hooper, 201 pages. Craig has put together a small book that reads big book. Craig has crammed it full of pertinent EMS management concepts and [...]
Book Reviews – One of Three
Lately a few of my LinkedIn contacts have sent me books to read. Perhaps it's a new trend over the Masters thesis regularly receive to review. Or maybe they just [...]
Community Manager – Duties and Job Description
Your Community Manager will need to develop a social media crisis management plan in advance, with the full participation of everyone in the agency. Communication Points to Consider 1. Listen [...]