Although the premise seemed out of this world, a recent NASA mock asteroid exercise mentioned in our last eGUIDE led to some interesting results for emergency management and disaster recovery industry professionals. The exercise, held [...]
The city of Vancouver, as part of the recent Emergency Management Week, conducted its first earthquake simulation. VanSlam was a day-long exercise that involved 600 city employees and volunteers practicing recreation center evacuations, building and [...]
As part of Business Continuity Awareness Week starting on May 13, Digital Journal talked to Dan Johnson, Ensono director of global business continuity and disaster recovery, for business continuity best practices and common mistakes. Here [...]
As the people who often bear the brunt on the front lines of disaster, first responders can struggle to deal with the impact. In recent years, more awareness of the mental health of first responders [...]
When disaster hits, finding resources on the ground means that they can be deployed quickly rather than needing to be brought in. A Canadian engineer has developed a tool to help teams in disaster zones [...]
An article in the New York Times details the story of Don Guckert, head of facilities at the University of Iowa, who travels the speaker circuit to share best practices put into place on campus [...]