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Over the years, Veoci has covered a variety of topics related to preparing for critical events. As we get ready to enter into September, revisit some blogs related to preparedness.

This is a transcription from a Veoci webinar, Family Reunification: Reconnecting Loved Ones After an Incident, hosted on April 12th, 2023.

Campuses around the country have a difficult job. Beyond educating their students, higher education institutions have the responsibility to keep students and their instructors safe. How should alerts get to staff and students? When is the right time to notify? These are two questions being asked by colleges and universities when it comes to emergency notifications.

In parts of Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S., June started on an odd note. An orange hue mixed with a haze and scent of burning wood filled the sky. Wildfires in Canada sent smoke and particulate matter down wind streams, tanking air quality for millions. Now, parts of the Great Lakes and Midwest in the U.S. and Canada are under the same duress. 

This re-engineered incident management and situational awareness capabilities allow our healthcare clients to meet and crush their regulatory and accreditation-related program deliverables. Vitals EM is Veoci’s latest healthcare package that has been designed for healthcare emergency managers and business continuity experts by healthcare emergency managers and business continuity experts.

To address this, as of July 16, 2022, the new nationwide number for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) is 988. Any calls or texts sent to 988 are routed to one of the over 200 crisis centers all over the country and free and confidential help and support is offered. Additionally, there is a chat feature that can be used if you go to 988lifeline.org.

This is a transcript from the webinar, COOP Reinvented: How to Simplify and Accelerate Your Recovery Plans, that was held of February 23, 2023.

Natalie Monnett joined Veoci in October of 2021, and since has become a pillar for our Government team. With her infectious can-do attitude and undeniable empathy toward our customers, she has been a fantastic addition to Veoci. 

When Olivia started her new role as Customer Success Director in 2021, she saw an opportunity, just as she did as an undergrad. Emergency management is a steady but growing field, and it's the new thinkers like Olivia that continue pushing it to evolve. Olivia joined a band of those pioneers in 2021, bringing a drive to better other emergency managers and their programs like she once did.

Special events like commencement already command a distinct plan from emergency managers. Game day, especially for an event like the NCAA tournament, adds a number of wrinkles to the normal special event plan. The spirit of fans and students, the uncertainty of each game’s results, and the length of the tournament are all big factors. So, what should a game day plan look like?

Here are some tips for keeping you and others safe when a disaster or emergency forces you to power up your generator.

No disaster has a small list of those involved. A stakeholder from every level takes on responsibilities in the response and recovery, from local emergency managers to governors and federal agents. Even the President of the United States gets involved, even if their role is largely invisible to the public.

Similar to your personal romances, there are things that should be expected out of a software platform, a set of simple standards. There are also key points that serve as writing on the wall and should be acknowledged as reason enough to put a platform firmly in the Friend Zone.

This President’s Day, let’s take a look at some of these contributions, and how the US presidency gained relevance in the world of emergency management.

Regardless of what happens after January 1st, we figured it was time to focus on CERT again, get a bit more in-depth, and provide information some towns can use to improve their community-based response networks.

Where can emergency managers start their journeys, grow as professionals, and make sure their programs are fit for the challenges of the new year?