Solution: Emergency Management

Emergency Management

Predicting Hurricanes: What Do We Know Before Landfall?

by Addison Shaw

Five days before hitting the Florida panhandle, Hurricane Michael was nothing more than a slight disturbance making its way towards the Gulf of Mexico.Over the next five days, a historic hurricane developed in the gulf. Hurricane Michael soon swelled to become the fourth category 5 hurricane to make landfall in US history.

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Emergency Management

How Much Damage Do Disasters Cause?

by Addison Shaw

Hurricanes, wildfires, and tornadoes each leave distinct impacts on the regions they affect. This leaves one question: What are the most destructive natural disasters (of these types) in history? How much damage does each type of disaster cause, and what contributes to their destructive potential?

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Emergency Management

The Disaster Recovery Reform Act: Is Mitigation the Key to Disaster Response?

by Addison Shaw

In early October 2018, the president signed the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA) in tandem with the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018. After extreme wildfire and hurricane seasons in 2017, FEMA and Congress worked hard to reform how US communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. The result of that is this bill.

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Emergency Management Utilities

Ups and Downs: Learning the Impact of Drones

by Addison Shaw

On December 12th, 2017, user Primpwatcher at phantompilots.com posted a video of their latest drone outing on a message board. When you watch the video, see if you notice what they saw when they watched the flight footage back.

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Emergency Management Healthcare

Standardized and Efficient: Emergency Management for an Entire Healthcare System

by Veoci Staff Team Contribution

Hartford HealthCare System uses Veoci to digitize Emergency Operations Plans (EOP), and make sure they meet Joint Commission, CMS, and OSHA standards.

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Emergency Management

Bridgeport K-12 School Preparedness with Veoci

by Veoci Staff Team Contribution

Preparation isn't just a one-time deal. An emergency plan can't just be written down and placed at the back of a file cabinet. It needs to be constantly reviewed, updated, and very importantly, tested.

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Emergency Management

Preparing for Hurricane Season

by Addison Shaw

June 1st marks the official start of hurricane season. Every year, businesses, governments, colleges and universities, hospitals, and other organizations along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast prepare for the inevitable arrival of storms and hurricanes, doing everything possible to minimize their impact. Veoci's first trial was by hurricane.

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Emergency Management

The Kickoff: Partnering with Cameroon’s EOC

by Veoci Staff Team Contribution

Picture this: Almost 50 people are gathered in a hotel meeting room in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. Much of the group is wearing oversized headsets, listening intently to the voice being broadcast in their ears.

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Emergency Management

Effective Wildfire Responses: How the City of Amarillo, Texas, Digitally Manages Wildfires

by Addison Shaw

National Wildfire Awareness Month kicks of this week, with May 5th being national Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. It's a great reminder of how important it is to be ready for these incidents, especially with the hot and dry summer weather around the corner.

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