Emergency Management Responding to Civil Unrest using Veoci: UVA Health System’s Response to Charlottesville November 12, 2017 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution UVA Health System's medical center was a mile away from where the violence broke out during the Charlottesville protests in August of this year. We had a chance to speak with Emergency Management Coordinator Robert Truoccolo, CEM, about how the hospital utilized Veoci in their emergency response. Read more »
Emergency Management Infographic: Winter Storm Losses – $35 per Resident per Day April 28, 2015 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution Warmer days are finally here as we head towards summer and away from the record-breaking winter of 2015 with its blizzards, storms, massive snow accumulations, and various lingering effects (have you counted the number of new potholes in your neighborhood?). Read more »
Emergency Management High Tech Response to Snow Storms in Bridgeport, CT February 25, 2015 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution In January 2013, after living and working in Sao Paulo, Brazil for a year, I came back home to Bridgeport, CT just in time for the Blizzard of 2013, aka Winter Storm Nemo. Read more »
Emergency Management Higher Education University of North Dakota (UND) – Improving Emergency Management February 17, 2015 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution The University of North Dakota (UND), in Grand Forks, ND, and founded in 1883, is the state's oldest and largest university, with more than 15,000 students. Read more »
Operations Management Easier Done than Said – Getting Started on the FAA SMS Directive February 5, 2015 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution I've worked with many airports on various projects, and whenever the topic of the Federal Aviation Administration's Safety Management System (SMS) directive comes up, there is apprehension. Read more »
Communication & Collaboration Beyond Mass Notification July 17, 2014 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution Mass Notification Systems are now an accepted and integral part of many institution and organization emergency response plans. In response to demand, over 100 companies now offer mass notification systems, accompanied by the expected drop in pricing, with some even offering rates below 1 cent per message. Read more »
Aviation Emergency Management Triennial Drill at Tweed New Haven Airport May 2, 2014 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution In order to test emergency response plans and the coordination of airport staff with local first responders, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires all Part 139 certified airports to conduct, every 3 years, emergency exercises that simulate potential real-life incidents. Read more »
Business Continuity Weathering Storms, Preventing Breaches – IT Emergencies & Security March 5, 2014 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution The structure of crisis response is often the same for any given type of situation. Our past experiences with system outages and security breaches in the Information Technology sector, and our current experiences with natural disasters and events like Hurricane Sandy, have proven this. Read more »
Emergency Management Utilities Learning from Sandy: Part 3 – Visualizing Data with Maps and Filtered Views November 11, 2012 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution We worked with the City of New Haven, Connecticut, to prepare for and respond to Superstorm Sandy a few weeks ago. This post is Part 3 in a series in which we discuss our experiences and what we learned as we helped New Haven through this crisis. Read more »
Emergency Management Learning from Sandy: Part 2 – Granularity Requires Flexibility in the EOC November 7, 2012 by Veoci Staff Team Contribution Last week we worked with the City of New Haven, Connecticut, to prepare for and respond to Superstorm Sandy. This post is Part 2 in a series in which we discuss our experiences and what we learned as we helped New Haven through this crisis. Read more »
