Week of October 20: Emergency News You Can Use
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 [...]
Week of October 13: Emergency News You Can Use
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. Homelessness growing issue in Christchurch. I [...]
Solving the Key Challenge of Disaster Response – Communication Failure
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 [...]
Geofencing Alerts
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 [...]
Social Media in ICS
The attached schematic illustrates how an Incident Commander could establish a Social Media Section to collect early unfolding data from an incident for use in their response operations. Overtime this [...]
Leadership starts at the top. I say, write the Admiral in for President
Now why can't we find leadership like this everywhere? This is a must read.
Texting Urged to Assist During New Zealand Quake
The Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management is urging the public to utilize "texting" as a way to minimize disruption to over-taxed phone lines. This is a great example [...]
The Cry For Help Heard Round The World
Our public safety system has been built around extending and enhancing our 9-1-1 system, but communication devices and the public's choice of communication systems has passed this system by. Just [...]