Q&A on Social Media and Crisis Management ― An Interview with Oliver S. Schmidt
While social media offers new ways to communicate, it must be systematically monitored to enable effective social media use in times of crisis. following is a Q&A session with Oliver S. Schmidt, managing partner of [...]
BGAN Helps Omnipage Track Medical Vehicles for Sporting Events
Every year, the one-day Cape Argus Cycle Tour draws some 35,000 competitors to the Cape Peninsula of South Africa for a 109 km race, the largest individually timed cycling event in the world. For the [...]
From Emergency Situations to Routine Communications
When Clarinda Regional Heath Center needs to assemble their Decontamination Unit, time is of the essence. “The quicker we get the decon-team in to help, the more likely we are to minimize injury,” said Adam [...]
Creating Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) in the Private Sector
Businesses are facing increasing challenges today from threats of terrorism and manmade and natural disasters. Corporate leaders are inundated with information and choices on how to prepare their businesses against these disasters. As President Obama [...]
Disaster Wiki
Get Ready NOW to Harness Social Media! Social media is the next technological phenomenon that is starting to sweep through all layers and sectors of society. Business, government and the media in particular are all [...]
Interoperable Communications
Where have we been? Where are we going? Interoperable communication projects have been the focus of many Homeland Security projects and grant dollars. Yet, it’s hard to believe that we are still looking for ways [...]
Satellite Emergency Operations Network (SEON) Launched
An interview with SkyPort CEO Rob Kubbernus Disaster Resource GUIDE Editor: SEON was launched in early February. Why now? What sets SEON apart from any other satellite network? Robert Kubbernus, CEO & President: Public safety [...]
Social Media During Disaster Response
A Lawyer’s Perspective Social media hold tremendous potential for facilitating disaster recovery. In the recent Haitian earthquake, for example, Twitter posts enabled the State Department to initiate a set of steps that led to finding [...]
Do More with Less:
Integrating Systems for Efficient, Cost-Effective Notification For most, this means thinking and operating “creatively” in order to maximize existing technologies or justify the acquisition of new ones. Integration of disparate systems can often help address [...]
Risk Communication and Social Media:
Tips and best practices for using new tools to communicate effectively Risk and crisis communicators face pressure to adapt to the changing 21st-century landscape. With new threats like terrorist attacks, biological warfare, and cyber security [...]
No Stone Unturned
How an entire community got disaster-ready Emergency Preparedness Manager Raymond Riordan says people often ask him how his “Citizen Corps Council” was able to achieve participation from so many in the San Ramon community. He [...]
Planning For Site and Area Evacuations Takes Careful Consideration
It is common that evacuations are required at many types of incidents. The need for the incident command (IC) to require an evacuation can occur at any time. Conducting an evacuation needs to be part [...]