5 Innovative Emergency Management Use Cases to Harness Social Media
When response time is limited, clarity can be vital. This is why social media has grown to be an essential resource for modern emergency management. Social media opens the door to previously inaccessible communications. Emergency teams can engage disaster victims directly, and communities can regularly deliver safety updates from almost anywhere. With images, videos, audio […]
7 Tips for an Effective Emergency Response Drill
Any business or voluntary agency can experience a disaster or critical incident at any time. Every organization needs an emergency response plan, and emergency response drills should have a significant role. It doesn’t matter if you have a handful of people working in one office or thousands of employees in offices across the country — […]
How to Improve Your Current Emergency Plan
The 2019-2020 school year saw unprecedented disruption in campus activities nationwide and caused many higher education institutions to reevaluate their emergency preparedness. While we all hope that there won’t be a disaster on the same scale as COVID-19 again, the reality is that colleges and universities must be prepared for whatever comes. Emergencies don’t follow […]
Creating Your Emergency Response SOP
Do you have an emergency response SOP? Do your employees know what to do in an emergency? Do you have printed guidelines that your safety officer or security manager can follow, that will direct them through the steps necessary following a disaster? Could anyone pick up this manual and step into any role necessary to […]
If Resiliency Is Our Common Thread, How Do We Weave It?
International resiliency can seem larger than life, but it is a common thread that binds us all together. Due to the interdependencies of global economics, finance and policies, events that transpire in one geographical area and in one market segment can impact other geographies and other market segments. An example would be the 2021 Suez […]
Standardizing Your Emergency Response Protocol for Increased Efficiency
Standardizing and automating processes within an emergency response protocol saves time, increases efficiency, and improves effectiveness. For many organizations, it is vital that they maintain continuity of operations, whether directly providing aid to the response efforts or continuing to serve their customers. Not only is it essential that these organizations have an emergency response plan […]
Training Your Employees for Crisis Management and Emergency Response
If there was an emergency at your workplace would your employees know what they are supposed to do? Would they know how to evacuate, maintain communications, and ensure everyone’s safety? Do they know where to meet when they evacuate? Do they know who is in charge during an emergency? Do they know their responsibilities during […]
5 Best Practices and Recommendations for Preparing for an Active Shooter
In 2020, the United States saw a 47 percent increase in mass shootings with a record-breaking 611 critical events and 513 deaths. These figures—both tragic and alarming—represent a growing trend in violence and a call for organizations and educational institutions to heighten protection and response strategies. The lamentable truth today is that violence threatens every […]
6 Tips for Effective Emergency Communication
Emergencies are disruptive by nature. They ignite uncertainty, spread confusion, spike stress, and can call for fast and intense responses. In these instances of disarray, everyone needs to remain as focused and calm as possible to provide the direction or leadership required to overcome obstacles. The critical skill set here is emergency communication. Quick, concise, […]
COVID-19 Vaccination Tracking and Distribution Challenges
As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine continues to accelerate, those tasked with overseeing its distribution face unprecedented challenges. Not only is it necessary to provide hundreds of millions of vaccinations in a very short timeframe, the mechanics of ensuring that the appropriate target populations are able to access the vaccine in a relatively frictionless […]