Solution: Emergency Management

Emergency Management

How the NOAA GFS Upgrades Benefit Emergency Planners

by Addison Shaw

In March 2021, (NOAA) unveiled the latest update to the agency's weather forecasting infrastructure: WaveWatchIII. This upgrade will help NOAA and other weather forecasting entities predict weather-related disasters.

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Emergency Management Healthcare

Practitioner’s Profile: How Lance Lynch Gives Back and Helps Others Grow

by Addison Shaw

For Lance Lynch, MBA, CBCP, a career in public safety and response should allow a practitioner to not only raise themselves, but the people around them. And through that lens, he's continually sought out chances to expand that helping reach and increase the positive influence on people through his work.

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Emergency Management

Celebrating Public Safety Communicators

by Addison Shaw

Public safety telecommunicators also play important roles in EOCs across the country; their functions within the EOC supply critical information to emergency managers, other EOC players, and citizens as part of the response process. Let's take a look at that role during this year's National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

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Emergency Management Pandemic

How NYU Maintains a Common Operating Picture During COVID-19

by Camryn Gaudett

With just under 59,000 enrolled students and over 19,000 employees, planning and responding to the pandemic have been a challenge, but the NYU team has found a way of controlling the situation and maintaining a common operating picture throughout the organization.

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Emergency Management Utilities

Earthquake Awareness Month: Preparing for the “Big One”

by Addison Shaw

Despite how prone an agency, municipality, or community is to earthquakes, it's possible to prepare. Many states and areas across the US dedicate February to earthquake awareness, hoping to prepare their residents and stakeholders for these events.

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Emergency Management Pandemic

Back to School during COVID-19 with Keller Independent School District

by Camryn Gaudett

Maintaining a sense of normalcy for students throughout this pandemic has continued to be a priority. School districts have been doing all that they can to ensure their students can continue with their education, while maintaining their safety. Chris McLaughlin, Emergency Management Coordinator for Keller Independent School District (ISD) and his team have made sure to adjust day-to-day operations to guarantee that not only can students get back to school, but stay safe in school.

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Emergency Management Healthcare

Program Management: A Holistic Take on Healthcare Emergency Management

by Addison Shaw

Preparedness is important in every industry. But it's especially so in healthcare, as many people's health and safety rely on the continuity of services and operations.

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Emergency Management

How Higher Education Can Practice Point of Distribution (POD) Exercises

by Addison Shaw

That COVID-19 vaccine will need to be distributed, and local organizations may be tapped to help out. Colleges and universities may be part of that cohort. Participating schools will need to run points of distribution (PODs) to accomplish this. And if a school's staff is unfamiliar with this type of operation, a practice run is worth their time.

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Emergency Management

Revisiting the CARES Act: What It Means for Local Governments

by Addison Shaw

Lately, things are moving weirdly fast. We're less than 3 months away from that December deadline. So if your organization does have leftover funds from the CARES Act to spend, how can your team best use those funds?

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