Disaster Brewing : Just Add Water – Time to open up your flood plans
With the recent storm system bringing record cold and snow, many people are still focused on frozen or broken water pipes. It can still get worse! Now is the time [...]
With the recent storm system bringing record cold and snow, many people are still focused on frozen or broken water pipes. It can still get worse! Now is the time [...]
A weekly round-up of news, articles and surveys to make your next emergency better. Have a suggestion for the round-up? Contact me at abetteremergency@gmail.com. Like a number of readers, I'm [...]
A weekly round-up of news, articles and surveys to make your next emergency better. Have a suggestion for the round-up? Contact me at abetteremergency@gmail.com. New on the Disaster Front This [...]
A weekly round-up of news, articles and surveys to make your next emergency better. Have a suggestion for the round-up? Contact me at abetteremergency@gmail.com. Bonds that pay out when catastrophe [...]
Thanks to everyone for the feedback from last week. Keep the articles coming! I don't think this should come as any surprise to any community built on a hillside, but [...]
A quick thanks to readers for their ideas on topics of interest. I will be on the lookout for relevant articles! Converted Ballistic Missiles Could Launch Aid to Disaster Zones [...]
If you read any after action report of a major event, you'll typically find these at the top of the problem list: 1. Lack of communication 2. Lack of coordination [...]
Are you in favor of alerts being trigger via passive monitoring of you SMS enabled phone or smart device? For example, you go on a trip to the coast and [...]
For the past two decades when I have had the honor of educating members of public safety, emergency management and our military I like to ask the question, “How do [...]
I asked the question back last year, what type of disaster would we see in 2012? Natural disasters including severe weather, flooding, earthquakes, fires and drought were the most common [...]