Category Archives: Emergency Communications
Google in a Crisis Situation (aka the 100th post)
Here’s a great example of Google doing something positive with their unique position in the world: Within minutes of hearing about the 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan in March, Googlers around the world—from engineers to webmasters to … Continue reading
SERT GATOR
Florida’s State Emergency Response Team (SERT) has long been a leader in providing emergency and preparedness information to the public in innovate ways. They have a YouTube channel, extensive public readiness information on their main web page and a daily … Continue reading
US Fire Administration on Google
USFA Pubs on Google Books Here’s an amazing find, thanks to those good folks at the US Fire Administration Library. 290 titles are included so far, with topics ranging from technical reports on investigations of specific fires, to public education, … Continue reading
Search and Rescue throughout history
American Heritage magazine features an interesting article, “Heavy Rescue”, describing the history of search and rescue, and looking into the future. The article covers both the improvements in technology and management of crises such as building collapse over time. This … Continue reading
GAO report on post-disaster collaboration
This item came to my attention a while ago (it was first published in July 2009), but I finally got a minute to actually look at it. DISASTER RECOVERY Experiences from Past Disasters Offer Insights for Effective Collaboration after Catastrophic … Continue reading
VA Hurricane Guide Published
This just in, courtesy of the VDEM: New hurricane guides available “The Hampton Roads Emergency Management Committee and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and VDEM have redesigned the Virginia Hurricane Guide. As part of the Ready Virginia public information … Continue reading
Global Incidents Map
Swinging away from the weather theme for a bit, the Global Incident Map is an interesting visual overview of the various ‘incidents’ that are happening all over the world. The term “incidents” is used broadly; items covered on the main … Continue reading
New FEMA Director Named
I know I’m a bit behind, but with the changeover in administrations in Washington comes a change over at FEMA. Craig Fugate, formerly Director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management (a post he held for 8 years), has been named … Continue reading
Great American Shakeout Follow-up
I’d almost forgotten about the Great Southern California Shakeout (the earthquake drill that happened November 13, 2008) until the USGS very helpfully sent me a link to the “Corecast” for the “Lessons Learned” from the largest-ever earthquake scenario exercise. (Download … Continue reading
Emergency Preparedness On Campus
For those of us who work full-time on campus, there’s a nice rhythm to the year, with the ebb and flow of people and activity. Right now, we’re enjoying having students back in the library – and lots of them, … Continue reading