I'm getting ready to move, so I thought it was a good opportunity to clear out my earthquake emergency food supply (to restock with new stuff post-move), and forgot about all the specialty cooking supplies I stockpiled early on during the pandemic (e.g., chili crisp, Sriracha, Hoisin sauce, Tamarind puree) that wouldn't be very useful during earthquake recovery.

#Earthquake #EmergencyPlanning

Some Vermont libraries hit hard by flooding (July 23) https://www.wcax.com/2023/07/23/libraries-hit-hard-by-flood/ #libraries #EmergencyPlanning

It’s already late to be starting, but it’s vital. Governments and businesses must take responsibility for emergency rescue - it has to be built in, especially in isolated places - islands, mountaintops, anywhere with limited egress,

#ClimateEmergency #EmergencyPlanning #rescue #evacuation #tourism #Rhodes #Greece

Britain remains ‘wildly under-resilient’, Covid inquiry hears | Covid inquiry | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/20/covid-inquiry-britain-remains-wildly-under-resilient

#Covid
#CovidInquiry
#Resiliance
#EmergencyPlanning
#Letwin
#Cameron
#DeptOfHealth
#HealthProtectionAgency
#Osborne
#Blackwell
#HealthAndSocialCare

#DullMuseumSnaps
#EmergencyPlanning
#Design

We got to see #Vermeer squeeeeeeee!

Twitter says that 'verified' government and public services can access the #API for free for 'critical purposes' such as issuing weather, traffic, and safety alerts. However, none of the accounts for #NWS offices that issue real-time alerts are verified, so the new policy still won't work even in principle for them.

The damage is already done. Organizations are leaving Twitter or are no longer using Twitter, as it is no longer a trustworthy source for transmitting or receiving accurate real-time alerts.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/twitter-actually-we-wont-charge-api-fee-for-real-time-alerts​

#EmergencyManagement #EmergencyNotification #EMGToot #EMGTwitter #SMEM #EmergencyPlanning

Working with many small, often rural communities has led to me to ponder similar questions.

Interesting ideas ripe for pushing a necessary conversation forward.

#emergencymanagement #emergencymanager #preparedness #emergencyplanning
#risk #riskreduction #hazardmitigation

https://www.rand.org/blog/2020/10/creating-the-right-incentives-for-state-and-local-governments.html

Did our emergency alerting system fail?

https://www.newsbreak.com/delaware-state/2984257914921-many-delaware-tornado-victims-had-no-warning-why-did-the-emergency-alert-system-fail

#SMEM #EMGToot #EMGTwitter #EmergencyManagement #emergencyplanning

The part about #emergencyplanning that too many people overlook is that it's not about *just* generating content for the plan. Rather, it's about education, building relationship, and collective learning.

The opportunity to ask open-ended questions is priceless.

#emergencymanagement #businesscontinuity #emergencymanager

Quick reminder to review your EAP, even if you're not mandated to have one.

And while you're at it, test it!

#OSHA #emergencyplanning #preparedness #safety

https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/2023/03/the-seven-essentials-of-an-emergency-action-plan/

The more #emergencymanagement plans I write, the more I believe we make things way too complicated.

Step 1 to connecting plans & reality is making them easy to use. Prioritize understanding the why behind a guideline rather than spinning someone's 'good idea' that worked that one time back when.

#emergencyplanning

The IPCC report should have climate on folks' minds. Climate change is increasing severity and number of emergency situations. UC Access Now demanded UC create disabled-led emergency plans. They never responded. And CalOES, well...

This story takes place in Santa Barbara.

https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-public-health-how-califonias-emergency-plans-fail-disabled-communities

#ClimateChange #UCAccessNow #HigherEd #EmergencyPlanning

@Sophie
I've always liked the US focused May Day #EmergencyPlanning material and activities:
https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/emergencies/mayday

3/9/23
20-Year Anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security

Hard to believe, but it has been 20 years (as of March 1, 2023) since the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (#DHS). As they recently noted: “Less than two years after 9/11, 22 agencies and 180,000 public servants came together with a mission to safeguard the American people and our way of life. 20 years later, the Department of Homeland Security has grown in size, capability, and complexity. As new threats emerge with increasing speed, our work to reinforce our homeland security has never been more important to our national security.”

It is a very large and complex organization with a plethora of missions and funding. Many times, the border is what you hear about most, but other major players in DHS include the Federal Emergency Management Agency (#FEMA),...

https://www.govtech.com/em/emergency-blogs/disaster-zone/20-year-anniversary-of-the-department-of-homeland-security

#EMGToot #EMGTwitter #EmergencyPlanning #EmergencyManagement

The issues of maintenance, training of personnel, oversight of tracks in certain locations and communication, between the railroads and localities, have been issues for decades.

“There are still track failures or failures on the track and those are still significant causes of rail accidents,” said Bob Chipkevich, a former director of railroad, pipeline and hazardous materials investigations for NTSB.

An obviously angry Jim Hall, former member of NTSB, wrote in an email: “This accident is like 9/11 and once again the first responders are placed at risk. Our public officials have been expressing regret to the closest camera. Now they need to do their jobs.”

#NTSB #training #EmergencyPlanning #EmergencyPreparedness

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"People Analytics"

We learn new terms every day. What I like about this article is the out-of-the-box thinking of data uses for #businesscontinuity.

#emergencyplanning #emergencymanagement

https://hrnews.co.uk/achieving-business-continuity-through-data-driven-decision-making/

When we engage our stakeholders in #emergencyplanning, how often do we - as #emergencymanagement practitioners - dominate the discussion as opposed to facilitate it?

#emergencymanager #crisismanagement #crisisleadership

https://suzimcalpine.com/how-to-facilitate-as-opposed-to-dominate-your-meetings/

Yesterday I had tremendous fun invading our local leisure centre and setting up another #salvage #training #workshop for #GLAM people in #Wales.

We covered:
🪣 Triage + salvage basics
🌊 Handling + drying stuff

Thanks to Connect-Conserve Cymru for letting me run these for the Emergency Planning Networks and cheers to Welsh gov for funding it so everyone could benefit! 🙏

#events #conservator #CollectionsCare #collections #conservation #EmergencyPlanning #disasterResponse #preservation

Diesel-killing flow battery en route to #Milwaukee

#energystorage #EnergyTransition #energy #battery #batteries #Wisconsin #naturalgas #FossilFuel #FossilFuels #decarbonisation #decarbonization #powerplants #Sustainability #emergencyplanning #powerplants #solar #RenewableEnergy

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/10/s

Diesel-killing flow battery en route to #Milwaukee

#energystorage #EnergyTransition #energy #battery #batteries #Wisconsin #naturalgas #FossilFuel #FossilFuels #decarbonisation #decarbonization #powerplants #Sustainability #emergencyplanning #powerplants #solar #RenewableEnergy

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/10/s