Study finds small businesses turning to technology for disaster recovery
Procuring modern technology in order to streamline core processes may, at times, be seen as an undertaking primarily deployed by large enterprises with a big staff and significant resources to throw behind tech investments.
UCSD engineers developing model hospital that is immune to tremors
Consultants can not only help negotiate the best price on a hot site, but also help develop a tabletop exercise to ensure that the provisions of a business continuity plan are sound in practice as well as theory.
Pennsylvania organizations to host Safe Schools Conference
It is crucial for the youth population in America to understand the consequences of disasters early in life so that they are prepared to proactively address and hopefully prevent catastrophes as the leaders of tomorrow.
Oklahoma healthcare network undertakes involved preparedness exercise
Factoring preparedness drills into a medical facility’s continuity of operations plans is an excellent way to ensure that a hospital is prepared to provide the assistance and evacuation practices that will likely be required should an emergency situation present itself.
Protecting pets in the case of an evacuation
Oftentimes there is a section of a community that requires assistance during a disaster that is overlooked: pets.
Experts fear early warning system may lead to citizen complacency
Although the early warning did indeed mitigate the number of lives that could potentially have been lost, a recent article published by The Huffington Post suggests that it may create additional problems in the future.
CERT training cancelled due to low enrollment
Small towns in the United States oftentimes require supplementary support for emergency response workers in the case that a natural disaster strikes unexpectedly.
2012 already following in destruction trends set in previous years
In the wake of two record-setting years in damages and casualties wrought by natural disasters, 2012 is already following a similar trend with a slew of powerful weather incidents already causing death and destruction throughout the United States.
Dallas residents reportedly ill-equipped to cope with recent tornadoes
Communities in the Greater Dallas area experienced the wrath of an intense weather pattern this past Tuesday that was reported to have brought somewhere between six and 13 tornadoes to the region.
Michigan State University develops “zombie apocalypse” course to generate interest in disaster preparedness
With the luxuries enjoyed in modern culture, it is easy to fall into the perspective that we are past the point of enduring significant hardships in American society.
