This timeless video presents a global perspective on the need to improve disaster resilience and highlights the scale of the challenge, from rapid urbanization in areas at risk of earthquakes and floods, to [...]
23 Safety Strategies for 2023 Similar to the way your doctor would encourage you to get a yearly physical, safety professionals are responsible for performing regular checkups on organizational policies and protocols. AlertMedia’s 23 Safety Strategies [...]
The evolution in risk & response: an active shooter threat is dynamic and complex. There is a clear upward trend in the number of active shooter incidents each year. The most recent FBI report for the [...]
Watch the On Demand Tabletop Risk is becoming more dynamic — being prepared for a winter storm doesn’t mean you are prepared for the power outages, flooding and supply chain disruptions that may come along [...]
We must not remain trapped in the old ways of thinking. A decade ago I was part of a UK Commission on 'National Security in the 21st Century', the findings of which apply today perhaps [...]
I have a long-standing New Year’s resolution but am not always successful in keeping it! Does this sound familiar? Living in San Francisco, we face the ever-present threat of a catastrophic earthquake and so acknowledge [...]
Social media can be a valuable tool in disasters. In her Prep Talk, Dr. Sophia Liu highlights how social media can be an effective communication channel in disasters, how emergency managers can incorporate data provided [...]
Ever been bitten by mismanaged expectations? Sadly it happens all too often – we hear the frustrated and angry cries of the team – ‘why didn’t you say? If only we knew last week?’ Can [...]
Jonathan Bernstein, started the first international email newsletter on the topic of crisis management, which now reaches readers in 75 countries. Here are 30 lessons from his 30-year career in crisis management: 1. Not planning [...]
What is a “Hot Wash”? A hot wash is the immediate "after-action" discussion and evaluation of an agency's (or multiple agencies) performance following an exercise, training session, or major event, such as the COVID-19 pandemic [...]
The Tenderfoot Fire Threatens On June 8, 2016, a human-caused brush fire in Yarnell, Arizona, began around 3:15 p.m. and soon exploded into burning 600 acres, fanned by 20 mph winds. Termed the Tenderfoot Fire, [...]
DRI Resilience Excellence Summit featured several amazing sessions. This can’t-miss session with Lolita Jackson, Climate Policy and Programs Advisor NYC Mayor’s Office, is full of real-life lessons learned – from 9/11 to Hurricane [...]