Solution: Emergency Management

Aviation Emergency Management

A Virtual Approach to Creating a Proactive Emergency Management Program for Airports

by Vincent Jessel

A recent issue of Airport Improvement Magazine featured an article by John Kinney, chair of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Emergency Management Committee, that highlights the importance of airports to define their own Emergency Management Program (EMP).

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Emergency Management

Epidemic Management: Responding to Zika, or any Disease, in a Virtual EOC

by Julie Reynolds

With over 4,000 cases of Zika in the U.S alone, Zika is no longer a problem only for those who have visited South America recently. As the threat has become more and more pressing, hospitals and public health systems across the country are receiving grants and looking for the most efficient and effective way to manage Zika.

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Emergency Management

Interoperability: How Universities, Towns and Counties can Plan and Respond as One

by Julie Reynolds

As another winter storm season quickly approaches (we had our first snowfall here in New Haven last week), our customers are preparing their responses.

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Emergency Management

Veoci: A Buzzword at IAEM 2016 in Savannah

by Julie Reynolds

Last week, three Veoci team members spent three days in what they say is one of the last cities of the real Old South, Savannah, Georgia. The International Association of Emergency Managers Conference & EMEX brought over 1,000 emergency managers, public safety officers and many others to the charming city.

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Emergency Management

Urban Shield 2016: Veoci’s Participation in the 10th Anniversary

by Julie Reynolds

Urban Shield is a 48-hour, planned training exercise that began in 2007 for regional fire departments, medical services and local, state, federal and international first responder and law enforcement teams to prepare for and provide a unified response to disasters.

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Emergency Management

National Preparedness Month: The Simple Way your Community Can Swiftly Increase Preparedness

by Julie Reynolds

With the bombings in New Jersey and New York this past weekend, this September, which happens to be National Preparedness Month, has already tested our preparedness.

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Emergency Management

Learning from the Past: Could Better Preparation have Lessened Louisiana Flood Damage?

by Keith Basile

Last week's catastrophic flooding in Louisiana took 13 lives, damaged more than 60,000 homes and has been declared the worst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy.

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Emergency Management

Veoci Team Member part of CA Blue Cut Fire Evacuation

by Julie Reynolds

Today, firefighters continue their now three-day long battle against the relentless and rapidly spreading Blue Cut fire in San Bernardino County, CA, which has forced more than 83,000 residents out of their homes.

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Emergency Management

Veoci: A Hit at First New England Fire Chief Show Appearance

by Julie Reynolds

Although Smokey Bear gave high fire risk warnings this past weekend, Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut was perhaps the most fire-proof place in New England. With nearly 2,500 attendees from all over New England and a center display of classic, big red hook ‘n ladder trucks and emergency vehicles, the New England Association of Fire Chiefs presented a three-day-long Professional Development Program that included various departments, educators, speakers and vendors.

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