Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “emergency management”
A Life-saving service from the big G [Editor’s note: Thank you to our friend Andy Russell for bringing this new Google service to our attention. If you have a topic you think would be a good fit for our blogs please email it to erik@bernsteincrisismanagement.com] Google’s latest feature, SOS Alerts, …
Are our K-12 schools prepared to face emergency situations? As we’ve all been made acutely aware in recent years, schools face the potential for emergencies that many are not equipped or prepared to handle on their own. Along with investigating how entities like the Department of Education, Department of Health …
Are man-made quakes putting your organization at risk? Most organizations in our home state of California have disaster management plans that include the possibility of earthquakes because everyone is well aware that the state sits on several major fault lines. But, did you know that fault lines aren’t the only …
Avoid problems that will hamper your crisis preparedness down the road Tabletop exercises are a powerful tool in your crisis preparedness arsenal. They allow your team to practice working together, your plans to be felt out for gaps, policies to be fleshed out, and procedures to be checked for realism and …
A look at what it takes to truly refine the process If you’re using some type of emergency communication system, whether it’s formal enterprise software or simple already prepared email, text, and social media lists, you’re on the path to protecting your organization and its employees. That said, you always …
How has this crisis management discipline evolved, and where should it be headed? Emergency management is one of the most intensive types of crisis management due to the fact that, in many cases, lives are literally at stake. It’s a field that’s constantly changing and evolving, as well as putting …
