Solution: Emergency Management

Emergency Management

Taking Another Look at ICS in 2020

by Addison Shaw

The incident command system (ICS), however, was developed in the 1970s, and while it's been used and occasionally updated through the decades, it's a good time to ask if we should update it again or if we can identify and address any of its shortcomings.

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Managing Multiple Emergencies

by Addison Shaw

While emergency managers can effectively and efficiently respond to incidents and disasters, they can't prevent events from happening. While it's rare, emergencies can overlap and stress the response infrastructure emergency management teams have implemented at their organizations. What strategies can emergency managers use to respond to these unusual scenarios?

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Emergency Management

Integrating CAD, Emergencies, and Planning

by Addison Shaw

One of the most used pieces of tech in this industry are CADs (computer-aided dispatch systems). However, CADs are often closed systems that capture all the data emergency services need. But there is an opportunity for these systems (depending on how they're built) to integrate with other tools employed by emergency services.

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Being Prepared for Joint Commission and Disasters

by Addison Shaw

The Joint Commission helps ensure hospitals meet certain preparedness standards through an accreditation program. The commission's surveyor will score the hospital, determining if they receive the stamp fo approval. Inspections are random, however, compounding the need for hospitals to always be prepared for disasters (and a Joint Commission surveyor by extension).

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Mardi Gras Emergency Management: Maintaining Safety Amidst Celebration

by Veoci Staff Team Contribution

Roughly 1.4 million people gather in the streets of New Orleans every year to partake in the Mardi Gras festivities. And while it's a culturally rich event, the nature of the celebration makes it easy to see how things could go wrong. The emergency management department and first responders in New Orleans have to be well prepared for Carnival season. 

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A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management

by Veoci Staff Team Contribution

Think of all the departments and organizations you have operating within your jurisdiction. Currently, each organization is likely functioning independently, with brief communication crossovers with other departments when necessary. But what if you could bring all of these entities under a single umbrella?

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Emergency Management Utilities

The Benefits of Cloud-Based Emergency Management

by Addison Shaw

Today's platforms are extremely robust, offering emergency managers multiple tools and flexibility during both daily operations and emergencies. And to do this, these platforms take advantage of today's most enabling computing technology, which includes the cloud.

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Mitigation: The Key to the Future of Wildfire Prevention

by Veoci Staff Team Contribution

Recently that world has been watching, and lending a helping hand when possible, as Australia is ravaged by wildfires. Australian citizens have lost their homes, businesses, and loved ones to the raging flames, and wildlife on the island may never be the same. As Australia battles these bushfires, one question is on many people's minds: What can we do to prevent a wildfire crisis of this magnitude from happening again?

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Envisioning the Future of Emergency Management

by Addison Shaw

2020 will bring exciting things. Even in the absence of flying cars, the sci-fi writer's favorite year can still deliver shiny tech and new ideas. Nothing will be exempt, which means in 2020, or the following years, we may see some changes to emergency management. But what kind of changes do we see in the coming years?

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