Solution: Emergency Management

Emergency Management

Lessons from Atlanta’s Snowstorm, January 2014

by Julie Reynolds

Atlanta, GA recently endured a rare snowstorm (Jan. 28, 2014) that left thousands of commuters, school children, and others stranded throughout the city, trapped behind a surge of traffic, accidents, and deserted vehicles.

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Emergency Management

When Humans Strike: Man-made Disasters & Emergencies Since 1953

by Ken Moon

Deciding whether a natural disaster is attributable to human activity is sometimes a controversial and contentious issue. But there are some incidents that FEMA has recorded through its declaration database that are clear-cut.

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Emergency Management

Major Tornadoes Since 1953

by Sukh Grewal

In recent years, adventurous coverage of tornadoes on television has made us all aware of the devastation they cause. The summer heat over a large landmass spawns more tornadoes in the US than in any other country. FEMA has made available records of Major Disaster Declarations for Tornadoes.

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Emergency Management

Sixty-One Years of Disasters & Disaster Declarations – Some Basics

by Sukh Grewal

FEMA has a web site dedicated to the past sixty-one years of disaster declarations. The site has limited information about the 3,567 Major Disaster Declarations, Emergency Declarations, and Fire Management Assistance Declarations from 1953 to today.

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Emergency Management

Yale Lockdown (11/25/2013)

by Ken Moon

Veoci Veoci is headquartered in downtown New Haven, Connecticut - just two blocks away from Yale University's Old Campus, the "hot zone" in and around which responders concentrated their search efforts after the call came in that there was a gunman on campus.

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Emergency Management

New Haven’s Record Snow Fall

by Ken Moon

We were recently cited in the New Haven Register (as Grey Wall Software) with an astounding statistic regarding the amount of snow that accumulated in the City of New Haven, our partner and home town.

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Emergency Management

Prepping for Winter Storm Nemo

by Ken Moon

We're hunkering down and getting ready for Winter Storm Nemo. A number of EOCs are being spun up today, and we'll be focused on helping them and other partners in the Northeast, and in particular Connecticut, as they prepare for the storm

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Emergency Management Utilities

Learning from Sandy: Part 3 – Visualizing Data with Maps and Filtered Views

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.

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Emergency Management

Learning from Sandy: Part 2 – Granularity Requires Flexibility in the EOC

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.

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