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Fire!!
Use this guide to develop, test, and critique an emergency response plan. Gain perspective by reviewing the strengths and oversights of the […]
Don't Be Caught Off Guard: A Primer on Pre and Post-Disaster Planning
In any disaster, the three main concerns related to a facility’s performance are loss of life, physical damage and downtime following the […]
The Impact of Social Media on Disaster Recovery Processes
Review major disaster and emergency events from 2005-2012, identify social media concepts created or supported by those events, and investigate professional applications […]
Preparedness: Are You Ready for the Next Disaster?
Supporting proactive disaster planning, this guide provides disaster scenario statistics, explanation of evacuation versus invacuation, and a listing of tools for crime […]
When the Smoke Clears: How Planning Enabled Business to Continue During the Northern California Wildfires
How ready are you for a big disaster? As a small business, when we undertook the ISO Business Continuity Management Systems certification, […]
Working and Living in the “Left of Boom”: Developing a Survival Mindset for the Workplace and Life
“Left of Boom” is a bit of security/business continuity jargon for all the actions done to prepare for and/or prevent an incident. […]
Weathering Climate Change: Resiliency Strategies for Existing Buildings
In 2017, there was a shift within the facilities management community from sustainability to resiliency. The effort now is to counter the […]
A Cigarette, a Fire and 3 Years to Find a Solution: Lacrosse Apartments, Docklands
On the evening of 24 December 2014 the occupant of apartment 605 at the Lacrosse Building put down his cigarette. What happened […]
Emergency Response Management: A Plan for Failure
Explains the importance of Emergency Response Management and planning, including the creation of developing an Emergency Preparedness Plan, a Hazard Vulnerability Plan […]