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Emergency Management Enhanced by Public-Private Partnerships

January 25, 2013 By Continuity_Compliance Leave a Comment

By: Ben J. Carnevale, Editor This website has promoted the benefits of the Private Sector Preparedness (PS-Prep) program from the beginning of its existence, and continues to believe that the private sector is also a vital part of our country’s emergency management team response and disaster recover capabilities. Along with FEMA and DHS, we also believe that the nation's vast network of business, industry, academia, trade associations, and other non-governmental organizations are equal - and equally responsible - partners in nearly every phase of dealing with potential threats --- … [Read more...]

National Preparedness Month 2012

September 4, 2012 By Continuity_Compliance Leave a Comment

The Labor Day holiday is now over, and, as students all around the United States have now started their new school year, in this month of September 2012, all citizens are called to remember that throughout our country’s history, disaster events –both natural and caused by decisions made by man – have challenged the preparedness capabilities and the very fabric of our country in the past, and, certainly can do so again in the future. To this point, and as we begin this year’s National Preparedness Month (“NPM 2012”), our staff would like to remind our readers that President … [Read more...]

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Impaired Individuals Offered Free Personal Preparedness Assistance

March 16, 2012 By Continuity_Compliance Leave a Comment

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) along with the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission recently announced the availability of a series of videos, based on disaster preparedness, recovery and emergency management plans prepared by the Illinois Terrorism Task Force to assist individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing impaired. The series of videos are titled “Emergency Preparedness: Together We Prepare.” The multi-segment production uses American Sign Language and covers topics such as how to make a household emergency plan, preparing a supply kit, planning … [Read more...]

U.S. First Responders & Medical Infrastructure Not Prepared for Fukushima-level Reactor Disaster — PSR Report

March 6, 2012 By Continuity_Compliance Leave a Comment

A recently released report by the Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) group claims that no meaningful progress has been achieved in improving the ability of first responders and medical professionals to react to a similar Fukushima-level disaster in the United States. The major factors complicating progress on preparedness initiatives in this area were stated to be; Growing population near nuclear facility locations, Aging reactors in too many of those locations, and Lack of Government coordination driving less than needed results to mitigate related risks. How serious is … [Read more...]

FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute Celebrates 60 Years

December 20, 2011 By Continuity_Compliance Leave a Comment

FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is commemorating 60 years of emergency training in 2011. EMI traces its heritage back to 1951 as the former Civil Defense Staff College that was created to develop and conduct emergency training at all levels of government in response to the Cold War. This tremendous task of conducting national civil defense training was later transferred to Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1954. In 1980, the Staff College moved to its current location in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and, was renamed the “Emergency Management Institute.” The new name reflected a … [Read more...]

FEMA Releases National Disaster Recovery Framework Document

September 28, 2011 By Continuity_Compliance Leave a Comment

As the National Preparedness Month 2011 of September is coming to a close, DHS / FEMA has announced that this year’s NPM was a huge success. FEMA encourages everyone to stay involved and to get others involved in local emergency preparedness efforts throughout the year. FEMA has also just finalized and published a document entitled The National Disaster Recovery Framework. This document represents a new multiagency effort to strengthen the way the federal family works together to support state, tribal, territorial, and local communities to recover after a disaster strikes. This … [Read more...]

Business Continuity and Risk Management on the Farm

September 7, 2011 By Continuity_Compliance Leave a Comment

To build awareness that emergency preparedness is important remains an elusive objective to achieve –even though most recently our news channels have reported on an earthquake centered in Virginia which shook the mid-Atlantic region, and, the fact that Hurricane Irene caused severe flooding and widespread power outages up and down the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. In a recent and related news article, David Filson, a Penn State Extension state program leader for emergency readiness and rural health safety, stated, “….if anything positive came out of the Virginia earthquake and … [Read more...]

911 + 10 Years / How Prepared Are We?

September 1, 2011 By Continuity_Compliance Leave a Comment

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With the 10th Year Anniversary of 911 getting near, many opinions are surfacing regarding the status of our nation’s preparedness level for the next National Disaster. One of the recently released survey reports of a national survey of more than 1,000 public safety and public service professionals indicates both matters of concern and evidence of progress made. PREPAREDNESS SURVEY BACKGROUND The survey, completed by first responders, emergency managers, public health officials and others on the front lines of emergency preparedness and response teams, was conducted by national … [Read more...]

Ham Radio Operators Remain an Important Potential BC/DR Response Tool

August 17, 2011 By Continuity_Compliance 1 Comment

Ham Radio operators play an important role in our nation’s emergency preparedness and disaster recovery capabilities – and certainly, can be relevant in supporting our nation’s National Preparedness Month 2011. When a problem occurs in our normal crisis communication channels , it is most often that Ham Radio operators provide those needed life-saving communication channels between first responders and other disaster recovery response team members. In support of NPM 2011, our staff would like to offer you, your organization and/or your community some current and relevant … [Read more...]

National Preparedness Month Gets Closer

August 17, 2011 By Continuity_Compliance Leave a Comment

With September just around the corner, and as itsself a member of the National Preparedness Month Coalition, this website has been focused on getting the message out about NPM 2011. To that point, one of those support activities has been to find and share examples of how others are supporting and focusing their message on the importance of NPM 2011. Our staff believes that such an example is exhibited in this month's issue of the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management Newsletter, entitled “EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS”. Click here to view and read the full newsletter. Do you … [Read more...]