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“Study Paints Grim New Madrid Quake Scenario”

June 26th, 2010 · No Comments

A University of Illinois study commissioned by FEMA and just released publicly says the New Madrid seismic zone is capable of producing a massive earthquake that could devastate parts of the central United States — and notes the lack of preparedness for such an event.
According to a Chicago Tribune article on the study:
“I think everybody [...]

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Tags: Earthquake Preparedness · Federal Emergency Management Administration · Preparedness Reports

“New Technologies In Emergencies And Conflicts”

June 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment

I wanted to post a report that came out while this blog was on hiatus last year. New Technologies In Emergencies And Conflicts, written by Diane Coyle and Patrick Meier. It was published by the United Nations Foundation and the Vodafone Foundation.

The study looks at the opportunities and challenges that communications advances present for humanitarian [...]

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Tags: Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Reports

New Report Says Most Americans Approve Of Govt. Flu Pandemic Handling, But Many Say They (& Their Kids) Might Not Get H1N1 Vaccine In Future

May 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment

A new report released today says that a majority of Americans have a positive impression of the U.S. government’s response to the H1N1 pandemic, but many citizens would not get a vaccine in the future either because they may believe that the illness does not pose a serious health threat or over concern about its [...]

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Tags: Pandemic Flu · Preparedness Reports · Public Opinion

Times Square Bombing Attempt Underscores Need To Consider Tourists In Crisis Response

May 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Earlier in the week, I did a post on a terrific new paper, “A Vision for Technology-Mediated Support for Public Participation & Assistance in Mass Emergencies & Disasters” by researchers from the University of Colorado and University of California as part of the Project EPIC initiative. The focus of the paper is the role of technology in improving [...]

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Tags: Preparedness Ideas · Preparedness Language · Preparedness Reports

New Paper Offers ‘Vision’ On Technology’s Promise To Assist Public, Govt. In Disaster Preparedness & Response

May 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

For anyone interested in the role of technology in public disaster preparedness and response (and everyone in the field should be!), I highly recommend a new paper, “A Vision for Technology-Mediated Support for Public Participation & Assistance in Mass Emergencies & Disasters”.
It is co-authored by the University of Colorado/Boulder’s Leysia Palen (head of the school’s Crisis Informatics program which [...]

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Tags: Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Reports

Public’s Use Of New Media In Crisis Response Gets New Attention At ISCRAM Conference

May 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Jeannette Sutton, who writes the informative Disaster Sociologist blog for the Emergency Management magazine website, has a post about last week’s Information Systems for Crisis and Response (ISCRAM) conference. She reports that the role of new media in emergencies received more attention this year:
In the past, social and information scientists seemed to be on the outer [...]

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GAO Says U.S. Has Expanded Its Preparedness For Tsunami Here, But Improved Planning Could Enhance Effectiveness

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says that since 2005 the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has “made progress in expanding and strengthening its tsunami warning and mitigation capabilities but faces challenges in both areas, as well as in moving its tsunami research to application.”
On the citizen and community preparedness front, the GAO urged NOAA to [...]

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Tags: Hurricane Preparedness · Preparedness Reports

New Report Shows How Innovative QHSR Outreach Worked, Offers Recommendations For Further Engagement With Public & Other Stakeholders

April 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment

The Department of Homeland Security’s most significant policy outreach to the public in its six-year history has been the National Dialogue on the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. The Dialogue was an innovative web-based outreach tool created by DHS and the National Academy of Public Administration(NAPA) last year to help solicit stakeholder input on the “Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR). (The QHSR [...]

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Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness Reports

FEMA Regional Summit Offers Ideas For Developing “Culture Of Preparedness” Incl. Changing Term “Preparedness,” Establishing Disaster Survivors Advisory Group, Recruiting Oprah To The Issue

November 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I recently read an interesting report, “A Strategy for Developing ‘A Culture of Preparedness,’” which summarizes the work of FEMA Region V’s “2009 “Preparedness Summit.” Held in Chicago in January, the Summit brought together 75 government and non-government experts from a number of fields “to generate ideas toward creating a culture of preparedness.”
James Opoka, Region [...]

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Tags: Federal Emergency Management Administration · Preparedness Ideas · Preparedness Reports

“The Best Notification”: A System Of Systems?

November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

A new post, “The Best Notification,” by Rick Wimberly on EmergencyMgmt.com’s Alerts and Notifications blog summarizes an interesting report Wimberly issued this year, Notifications, Alerts, Warnings: The Next Generation.
As governments at all levels try to determine the optimal alert/warning systems, Wimberly, president of Galain Solutions, argues for a “system of systems” which encompasses myriad distribution methods:
Get five [...]

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Tags: Preparedness Ideas · Preparedness Reports