Learning from Experience: Survivors of natural disasters can offer insights as to how to best weather future events

By Editor|2022-02-01T14:26:28+00:00February 1st, 2022|

A new survey out of Australia shows the improved confidence of survivors of natural disasters in their ability to weather future disasters. Conducted as part of Monash University’s Fire to Flourish initiative, the survey asked [...]

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Locked In: A new escape room delivered by the Volpentest HAMMER Federal Training Center adds new challenges to emergency response training

By Editor|2022-02-01T14:20:45+00:00February 1st, 2022|

While almost any training is worthwhile, efforts are increasingly being made to make training sessions as realistic as possible, to better simulate the conditions people will find themselves under when an actual emergency hits. A [...]

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Financial Disasters: The costs of a natural disaster can easily overwhelm small businesses if they’re not prepared for it

By Editor|2022-02-01T14:18:41+00:00February 1st, 2022|

After a disaster has hit, it’s often too late to consider what you can do to ensure your company’s financial wellbeing, as many local companies can find themselves competing for limited resources, or struggling with [...]

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Sending Help Home: Tongans living overseas face challenges in providing help to their country’s recovery from the recent volcanic eruption.

By Editor|2022-02-01T14:15:43+00:00February 1st, 2022|

The recent eruption in Tonga has affected both the citizens living there, and their friends and families dispersed around the rest of the globe who are seeking to help them recover. With communication between Tonga [...]

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