We've assembled 12 of the most interesting websites that deal with crisis management and disasters. Some have very practical applications in crisis management, while others are simply cool to interact with.
Using Machine Teaching in Text Analysis: Case Study on Using Machine Teaching...Cambridge Semantics
The document discusses the benefits of connecting previously unconnected data and institutional knowledge. It states that siloed and inefficient analytics can lead to increased costs and risks due to duplication and scattered decision-making. An integrated approach enabled by tools like the Parabole TRAIN platform can help extract knowledge graphs from diverse data sources, allow for more informed decisions, and make organizations more adaptable to future changes.
Using Remote Sensing Data to Develop Catastrophe ModelsChris Ewing
Information on how Impact Forecasting are using Remote Sensing data to develop catastrophe models. Presented at Lloyd's Old Library on Friday 16th September 2016 at the AGI and RSPSoc event "Satellite remote sensing for disaster risk reduction and insurance".
1. This document discusses data visualization tools that can be used for parks-related data and information that will be presented at the World Parks Congress in Sydney in 2014.
2. It provides examples of how CartoDB, a data visualization platform, has been used by others to map and communicate data about parks, including projects from the New York Botanic Garden, a carbon calculator, and Bloomberg's Greenstreets 2030 initiative.
3. It also lists common parks data, CartoDB resources and tutorials, current partnership and funding opportunities, and concludes by thanking the audience.
Using OSM, QGIS, and InaSAFE for Contingency Plan in Indonesia esambale
This document discusses using open source tools like OpenStreetMap (OSM), QGIS, and InaSAFE for contingency planning. It describes how spatial data is collected through digitized imagery, GPS, and field surveys. QGIS is used to process spatial data and InaSAFE is used to calculate hazard impact by combining hazard and exposure layers. Examples of contingency plans developed for Bengawan Solo River and Jakarta include collecting building and population data, running InaSAFE simulations to map flooded areas and affected populations, and developing response plans. Lessons learned emphasize preparing hazard data in advance, involving local stakeholders, and focusing on important building attributes.
Spatial ICTs for risk identification and risk reduction:Three geographic sca...global
International Day for Disaster Reduction at the World Bank
Disaster Risk Management in the Information Age
A joint training workshop by GICT, GFDRR, infoDev and LCSUW to mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction
Best-in-Class Crisis Preparation: Maximize Readiness with the Four T’sMissionMode
As presented at DRJ Spring World 2015.
Presenter: Robert Edson, Vice President, MissionMode
While business continuity management as a discipline continues to develop rapidly, it’s clear that many companies worldwide are failing in terms of disaster readiness. There’s no doubt that business continuity management is complex, but there are things every company can do to speed up their BCM maturity curve.
In this presentation, Edson takes an in-depth look at common pitfalls as well as solutions to improve program effectiveness that any company can implement. He shares results from MissionMode’s Readiness Survey and experience gained working with MissionMode clients including Gap, Inc., Xcel Energy and others to illustrate how the right combination of teamwork, templates, testing and tools helps organizations enhance their business continuity programs.
Using Machine Teaching in Text Analysis: Case Study on Using Machine Teaching...Cambridge Semantics
The document discusses the benefits of connecting previously unconnected data and institutional knowledge. It states that siloed and inefficient analytics can lead to increased costs and risks due to duplication and scattered decision-making. An integrated approach enabled by tools like the Parabole TRAIN platform can help extract knowledge graphs from diverse data sources, allow for more informed decisions, and make organizations more adaptable to future changes.
Using Remote Sensing Data to Develop Catastrophe ModelsChris Ewing
Information on how Impact Forecasting are using Remote Sensing data to develop catastrophe models. Presented at Lloyd's Old Library on Friday 16th September 2016 at the AGI and RSPSoc event "Satellite remote sensing for disaster risk reduction and insurance".
1. This document discusses data visualization tools that can be used for parks-related data and information that will be presented at the World Parks Congress in Sydney in 2014.
2. It provides examples of how CartoDB, a data visualization platform, has been used by others to map and communicate data about parks, including projects from the New York Botanic Garden, a carbon calculator, and Bloomberg's Greenstreets 2030 initiative.
3. It also lists common parks data, CartoDB resources and tutorials, current partnership and funding opportunities, and concludes by thanking the audience.
Using OSM, QGIS, and InaSAFE for Contingency Plan in Indonesia esambale
This document discusses using open source tools like OpenStreetMap (OSM), QGIS, and InaSAFE for contingency planning. It describes how spatial data is collected through digitized imagery, GPS, and field surveys. QGIS is used to process spatial data and InaSAFE is used to calculate hazard impact by combining hazard and exposure layers. Examples of contingency plans developed for Bengawan Solo River and Jakarta include collecting building and population data, running InaSAFE simulations to map flooded areas and affected populations, and developing response plans. Lessons learned emphasize preparing hazard data in advance, involving local stakeholders, and focusing on important building attributes.
Spatial ICTs for risk identification and risk reduction:Three geographic sca...global
International Day for Disaster Reduction at the World Bank
Disaster Risk Management in the Information Age
A joint training workshop by GICT, GFDRR, infoDev and LCSUW to mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction
Best-in-Class Crisis Preparation: Maximize Readiness with the Four T’sMissionMode
As presented at DRJ Spring World 2015.
Presenter: Robert Edson, Vice President, MissionMode
While business continuity management as a discipline continues to develop rapidly, it’s clear that many companies worldwide are failing in terms of disaster readiness. There’s no doubt that business continuity management is complex, but there are things every company can do to speed up their BCM maturity curve.
In this presentation, Edson takes an in-depth look at common pitfalls as well as solutions to improve program effectiveness that any company can implement. He shares results from MissionMode’s Readiness Survey and experience gained working with MissionMode clients including Gap, Inc., Xcel Energy and others to illustrate how the right combination of teamwork, templates, testing and tools helps organizations enhance their business continuity programs.
16 Killer Crisis Management Apps for iPhone & iPadMissionMode
Here are 16 of the best iPhone and iPad apps that will interest crisis management and disaster response professionals. Many will also be of interest to the average user. These are practical apps that you should find useful as you do your job.
mitigation in disaster. Plan to do it.
Do we understand our major risks? Do we know what is causing our risks to increase, decrease or stay the same?
Have we assessed the likelihood and impact of our risks?
Have we identified the sources and causes of our risks?
How well are we managing our risks?
Are we trying to prevent the downside of risk, or are we seemingly trying to recover from them?
How will it be implemented? What is your framework? How will risks be measured and reported? Who is your champion?
Where will you start? Where you can most easily succeed, or where it is needed the most?
When will it be implemented? SRM is a journey, not a destination; risks should be continually assessed and mitigation methods re-considered. Change is inevitable; recognize new risks and opportunities.
The document discusses various technologies that can be used for disaster management, organized into the following categories: dashboards and workflows, crowdsourcing/microtasking, SMS, networks, open data, and security. Several specific tools are described for each category, including their purpose and website. The tools aim to provide situational awareness, coordinate response efforts, and analyze data through visualization, crowdsourcing, and communication technologies.
AUVSI 2012 - Natural Disasters: A Future View in the Use of RPASLaura Samsó, MSc
This document discusses how remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) could assist during natural disasters through near-real-time monitoring, planning, and autonomous operations. It presents a future scenario where a high-level plan is uploaded to an RPA which then deploys a swarm of small RPAs to perform wide-ranging operations like surveillance, personnel location identification, and damage assessment using various sensors. The RPAs could help disaster management efforts across prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery phases by enhancing situational awareness and assisting emergency teams. However, challenges around autonomy, automatic target recognition, communications, and human factors integration would need to be addressed for such operations.
11112016 IS230.d Fundamentals of Emergency Management F.docxpaynetawnya
11/11/2016 IS230.d Fundamentals of Emergency Management | FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
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1. Which of the following is NOT a key function of the Multiagency Coordination System?
A. Situation assessment
B. Interagency activities
C. Incident command
D. Critical resource planning
2. What capabilities focus on saving lives, protecting property and the environment, and
meeting basic human needs and begin when an incident is imminent or immediately after an
event occurs?
A. Readiness
B. Recovery
C. Rescue
D. Response
3. Which FEMA mitigation program assists in implementing longterm hazard mitigation
measures following Presidential disaster declarations?
A. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
B. Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC)
C. Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL)
D. PreDisaster Mitigation (PDM)
4. The local emergency manager has the responsibility for coordinating emergency
management programs and activities. A local emergency manger is responsible for all of the
following activities EXCEPT FOR:
A. Managing resources before, during, and after a major emergency or disaster.
B. Identifying and analyzing the potential impacts of hazards that threaten the jurisdiction.
C. Developing an Incident Action Plan that specifies tactics for first responders
D. Coordinating the planning process and working cooperatively with response partners.
https://training.fema.gov/IS/privacystatement.aspx
https://training.fema.gov/emi.aspx
https://training.fema.gov/emi.aspx
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5. _____ is responsible for coordinating Federal resources Federal resources that support
State, local, tribal, and territorial efforts when a Federal emergency or disaster is declared.
A. FEMA
B. Local government
C. Regional government
D. State government
6. Specific areas of authority and responsibilities for emergency management should be
clearly stated in local ordinances and laws. These ordinances and laws should specify a
specific line of succession for elected officials and require that departments of government
establish lines of succession.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
7. Which of the following statements about the Stafford Act is correct? Under the Stafford
Act:
A. The Federal assistance available for major disasters is more limited than that which is available for
emergencies.
B. The types of incidents that may qualify as a major disaster are extremely broad.
C. The President may only declare a major disaster at the request of a Governor ...
Disaster Preparedness Is A Homeland Security Program...Patty Buckley
Randy Fay is the program manager for Snohomish County Emergency Management and coordinates disaster preparedness and response efforts, ensuring the needs of vulnerable populations are met. As a search and rescue crew chief, he personally rescued survivors from the 2014 Oso mudslide in Washington. Top disasters planned for include fires, pandemics, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
Sahana is an open source disaster management software that was created in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It provides a platform for multi-agency coordination and situational awareness during disasters. Some key features include alerting, situation reporting, resource management, and social media integration. Sahana has been deployed for over 100 disasters worldwide and is used by organizations like the Red Cross, UN agencies, and various government agencies for emergency response coordination and planning. The Sahana Foundation is establishing a Center of Excellence at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand to support ongoing development and training.
The document discusses how technology has improved state emergency operations centers (EOCs) and disaster response. It notes that just a few years ago, many EOCs lacked technology, but they have since adopted specialized emergency management software and systems to help prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate disasters. This technology provides key information and creates a common operating picture that allows for faster, more effective, and more cost-efficient disaster response. Examples like Florida's use of mapping software to track the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are provided to illustrate how technology has enhanced situational awareness and disaster coordination.
Disaster Management Systems: Building Capacity for Developing Countries and ...Connie White
Some societies are more disaster prone than others due to their geographic location and the benefits provided by it. Man has co-existed in this sort of high risk/high return relationship with mother nature throughout history. Poorer societies tend to pay a higher price both in lives taken and damage – left with many secondary and equally devastating disasters that are sure to come. We know that for every $1 USD put into preventative measures, we save ~$7 that would have gone into post-disaster recovery and rebuilding efforts. There are many international agencies working to support a variety of needs in these grief stricken areas to help them build capacity and to help these societies better prepare for and respond to the disasters they will face. These efforts are guided by the Millennium Project Goals outlined in 2000. A lot has changed since then with respect to technology, mobile devices and humanitarianism. The objective of this paper is exploit how current efforts are creating capacity on the individual, organizational and 'enabling environment' levels. This paper explores the notion that a more concerted effort can be made at building Information and Communication Disaster Management Capacity in developing countries who are most susceptible due to proximity and to a lack of funds. A 'proof of concept' is provided
Global Earthquake Model brochure (products released on 12 Oct. 2020)Simone Aliprandi
Understanding Earthquake Risk. A brochure with an overview of the products (maps, models, software and datasets) released by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation on 12 October 2020.
Here you can find the products repository for the donwload: https://www.globalquakemodel.org/products.
This document discusses how various Indian agencies leverage technology to support disaster management. It outlines platforms and services provided by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), and other organizations for preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Technologies like satellite imagery, geospatial databases, early warning systems, and communication networks help provide situational awareness and decision support across disaster phases. However, overdependence on technology could be problematic if outages last for prolonged periods.
Hazard Mitigation PaperBased on the instructions found in Week 1 a.docxisaachwrensch
Hazard Mitigation Paper
Based on the instructions found in Week 1 and using the outline approved in Week 3, submit your final 7+ page "Hazard Mitigation Paper"
Hazard Mitigation Response Paper for W7 Instructions
Download "
Hazard Mitigation Template
" ********SEE ATTACHED******
This assignment is intended to grasp your insight into the numerous potential and man-made disasters for which emergency planners must be prepared to deal. Emergency management is a quickly evolving profession with many opportunities for individuals who wish to pursue it as a career. This exercise will offer insights into the scope and responsibilities of individuals in the profession.
You will be provided a "Hazard Mitigation Template" (see above), from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. You will be asked to complete the five exercises in the worksheet for your community, or a community of your choice, as the focus for the mitigation study. This exercise requires a deal of research and analysis on their part.
After doing the research required to complete each of the five sections of the worksheet, you must also final report which thoroughly examines the risks, preparedness, and response capabilities of the community.
At the end of Week 3, you will develop an outline and email that course of action for the exercise to your instructor for approval, and comments.
For the final report you should also include suggestions on how to mitigate the risks and improve response capabilities. You may also include relevant charts, graphs, and other illustrations to support, supplement and/or clarify.
Thorough data collection for this exercise requires time. You should start data collection immediately in order to have enough time to collect, synthesize and report on the data.
Some possible resources for data include:
Emergency management web sites of the community the students have selected.
Police and fire websites.
Their local emergency management department. Often communities of size have an emergency management department. In smaller communities it is often the fire chief who is the designated emergency manager.
The community’s Streets Department or Traffic Engineering Department.
Local utility companies.
Other internet sources.
Outside readings for this project include:
Your text
The Hazard Mitigation Planning Template itself is a great source of information.
The Hazard Mitigation Planning Tools and Techniques Guide,
Download here.
The community’s planning department.
The community’s budget department.
You must remember when doing the exercise to also consider surrounding communities because their disasters can also affect your community and become your responsibility. Consider industrial manufacturing using toxic substances, military bases, large scale utility sites, etc. that may be close by. This exercise is a chance for you to develop a mitigation plan for the community you have chosen.
View this exercise as if you are the newly appointed e.
Keynote: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN SERVICES: COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIPS AN...TalkSahana
The document summarizes a conference on international humanitarian services, collaboration, and growth. It discusses the Crisis Response Team's experience responding to disasters globally and their approach of providing information and technology to support emergency management. It also outlines proposals for new initiatives like the Global Centre for Humanitarian Services to facilitate international collaboration on data sharing, crisis management, and disaster risk reduction.
This presentation has some great discussion on the macro technology trends as well as overviews of new and emerging technologies and concepts that can be applied to disaster work.
effective disaster management by efficient usage of resourcesINFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Disaster Management can be merely defined as the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of crises, in specific preparedness, rejoinder and recapture in order to diminish the influence of disasters. But the affects of the disaster increases only when the information about the disaster is unknown and when the resources for the disaster management is not correctly used. Now there are several methods for forecast the disaster, But there are no any effective methods for handling the resources needed for both managing the disaster and also for rehabilitation purpose. Thus this paper proposes an application used for managing the disaster and handling the rehabilitation process. This application which deals with almost all the resources those are required for the management of disaster. This proposed application which is based on java programming language. This project also has a great scope of enhancement in future.
1) The document outlines policies and procedures for developing an emergency and disaster management plan for an organization or donor.
2) It includes pre-written policies, databases, and forms to help create the plan, as well as key action plans and policies on supplies and equipment to store at primary and secondary operation centers during a disaster.
3) The main policy states that the organization will provide primary and secondary operation centers equipped with appropriate supplies, aid, and equipment to prepare for safety and recovery from a disaster.
The document discusses several early information systems and geographical apps that are used for disaster databases, including ReliefWeb, PreventionWeb, GDACS, and IRIN. It provides details on each platform such as their purpose, when they were established, location of duty stations, types of information and services provided. ReliefWeb collects disaster information from over 4,000 sources and is aimed at enabling effective humanitarian response. PreventionWeb is a knowledge sharing platform on disaster risk reduction managed by UNDRR. GDACS provides disaster alerts and risk analysis through cooperation between UN OCHA and EC. IRIN focuses on humanitarian news coverage and was formerly known as IRIN news agency.
ERM 1200 Introduction to Emergency ManagementModule 1 ChapterTanaMaeskm
ERM 1200 Introduction to Emergency Management
Module 1: Chapters 1, 3, and 4
Course Description
ERM 1200 Introduction to Emergency Management provides an overview of the history and current status of the emergency management discipline. Topics include an introduction to areas of emergency management responsibility including risk assessment, mitigation, preparedness, communications, response and recovery.
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DIAGRAM OF MAJOR COURSE CONCEPTS*
*United States Federal Emergency Information Management (2015). National preparedness cycle. Retrieved on March 30, 2015 from http://www.fema.gov/national-preparedness-cycle.
Diagram of Major Course Concepts
United States Federal Emergency Information Management (2015). National preparedness cycle. Retrieved on March 30, 2015 from http://www.fema.gov/national-preparedness-cycle.
2
How to prepare
Tips for preparing for the material in this module
Read the chapters before listening to the lecture.
This course relies heavily on content from the federal emergency management agency emergency management institute and the community emergency response team in your area.
Go to the federal emergency management agency website and register as a student in independent studies. You will then receive a student identification number, which will be important. If you cannot obtain a student ID, inform your instructor. You will need a student identification number in order to take the final exam for this course. Link: http://www.Training.Fema.Gov/is/courseoverview.Aspx?Code=is-230.D
Read the FEMA course “IS-230.D: Fundamentals of Emergency Management” overview.
How to Prepare
Tips for preparing for the material in this module
Read the chapters before listening to the lecture.
This course relies heavily on content from the federal emergency management agency emergency management institute and the community emergency response team in your area.
Go to the federal emergency management agency website and register as a student in independent studies. You will then receive a student identification number, which will be important. If you cannot obtain a student ID, inform your instructor. You will need a student identification number in order to take the final exam for this course. Link: http://www.Training.Fema.Gov/is/courseoverview.Aspx?Code=is-230.D
Read the FEMA course “IS-230.D: Fundamentals of Emergency Management” overview.
3
Module 1 At A Glance: Chapters 1, 3, 4
Chapter 1: History and current status of emergency management
Chapter 3: Research methods and practice of emergency management
Chapter 4: Current, new, and emerging hazards and disasters
Module 1 At A Glance
Chapter 1: History and current status of emergency management
Chapter 3: Research methods and practice of emergency management
Chapter 4: Current, new, and emerging hazards and disasters
4
Chapter 1 Learning Objectives:
Define emergency management
Describe the development of emergency management in the united states.
Recognize the role ...
Crisis Communications 101: A Crash CourseMissionMode
12 major principles that will help you take charge of the next corporate crisis. Effective communications during a crisis can make the difference between quickly resolving the situation and it becoming a nightmare. This presentation covers the bases from crisis leadership and planning to social media and the press.
Best Practices for Emergency Notification MessagesMissionMode
When sending an alert through an emergency notification system, it’s important to have the best possible message for each type of communication channel. This presentation gives you a variety of best practices for each communication channel. Follow these guidelines and your alert will be more successful.
16 Killer Crisis Management Apps for iPhone & iPadMissionMode
Here are 16 of the best iPhone and iPad apps that will interest crisis management and disaster response professionals. Many will also be of interest to the average user. These are practical apps that you should find useful as you do your job.
mitigation in disaster. Plan to do it.
Do we understand our major risks? Do we know what is causing our risks to increase, decrease or stay the same?
Have we assessed the likelihood and impact of our risks?
Have we identified the sources and causes of our risks?
How well are we managing our risks?
Are we trying to prevent the downside of risk, or are we seemingly trying to recover from them?
How will it be implemented? What is your framework? How will risks be measured and reported? Who is your champion?
Where will you start? Where you can most easily succeed, or where it is needed the most?
When will it be implemented? SRM is a journey, not a destination; risks should be continually assessed and mitigation methods re-considered. Change is inevitable; recognize new risks and opportunities.
The document discusses various technologies that can be used for disaster management, organized into the following categories: dashboards and workflows, crowdsourcing/microtasking, SMS, networks, open data, and security. Several specific tools are described for each category, including their purpose and website. The tools aim to provide situational awareness, coordinate response efforts, and analyze data through visualization, crowdsourcing, and communication technologies.
AUVSI 2012 - Natural Disasters: A Future View in the Use of RPASLaura Samsó, MSc
This document discusses how remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) could assist during natural disasters through near-real-time monitoring, planning, and autonomous operations. It presents a future scenario where a high-level plan is uploaded to an RPA which then deploys a swarm of small RPAs to perform wide-ranging operations like surveillance, personnel location identification, and damage assessment using various sensors. The RPAs could help disaster management efforts across prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery phases by enhancing situational awareness and assisting emergency teams. However, challenges around autonomy, automatic target recognition, communications, and human factors integration would need to be addressed for such operations.
11112016 IS230.d Fundamentals of Emergency Management F.docxpaynetawnya
11/11/2016 IS230.d Fundamentals of Emergency Management | FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
https://training.fema.gov/is/examform.aspx?id=230.d 1/7
Final Exam for: IS230.d: Fundamentals of Emergency Management
Privacy Act Statement (Public Law 93 579)
Each time that this test is loaded, you will receive a unique set of questions and answers. The test questions are
scrambled to protect the integrity of the exam.
Display All
1. Which of the following is NOT a key function of the Multiagency Coordination System?
A. Situation assessment
B. Interagency activities
C. Incident command
D. Critical resource planning
2. What capabilities focus on saving lives, protecting property and the environment, and
meeting basic human needs and begin when an incident is imminent or immediately after an
event occurs?
A. Readiness
B. Recovery
C. Rescue
D. Response
3. Which FEMA mitigation program assists in implementing longterm hazard mitigation
measures following Presidential disaster declarations?
A. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
B. Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC)
C. Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL)
D. PreDisaster Mitigation (PDM)
4. The local emergency manager has the responsibility for coordinating emergency
management programs and activities. A local emergency manger is responsible for all of the
following activities EXCEPT FOR:
A. Managing resources before, during, and after a major emergency or disaster.
B. Identifying and analyzing the potential impacts of hazards that threaten the jurisdiction.
C. Developing an Incident Action Plan that specifies tactics for first responders
D. Coordinating the planning process and working cooperatively with response partners.
https://training.fema.gov/IS/privacystatement.aspx
https://training.fema.gov/emi.aspx
https://training.fema.gov/emi.aspx
11/11/2016 IS230.d Fundamentals of Emergency Management | FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
https://training.fema.gov/is/examform.aspx?id=230.d 2/7
5. _____ is responsible for coordinating Federal resources Federal resources that support
State, local, tribal, and territorial efforts when a Federal emergency or disaster is declared.
A. FEMA
B. Local government
C. Regional government
D. State government
6. Specific areas of authority and responsibilities for emergency management should be
clearly stated in local ordinances and laws. These ordinances and laws should specify a
specific line of succession for elected officials and require that departments of government
establish lines of succession.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
7. Which of the following statements about the Stafford Act is correct? Under the Stafford
Act:
A. The Federal assistance available for major disasters is more limited than that which is available for
emergencies.
B. The types of incidents that may qualify as a major disaster are extremely broad.
C. The President may only declare a major disaster at the request of a Governor ...
Disaster Preparedness Is A Homeland Security Program...Patty Buckley
Randy Fay is the program manager for Snohomish County Emergency Management and coordinates disaster preparedness and response efforts, ensuring the needs of vulnerable populations are met. As a search and rescue crew chief, he personally rescued survivors from the 2014 Oso mudslide in Washington. Top disasters planned for include fires, pandemics, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
Sahana is an open source disaster management software that was created in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It provides a platform for multi-agency coordination and situational awareness during disasters. Some key features include alerting, situation reporting, resource management, and social media integration. Sahana has been deployed for over 100 disasters worldwide and is used by organizations like the Red Cross, UN agencies, and various government agencies for emergency response coordination and planning. The Sahana Foundation is establishing a Center of Excellence at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand to support ongoing development and training.
The document discusses how technology has improved state emergency operations centers (EOCs) and disaster response. It notes that just a few years ago, many EOCs lacked technology, but they have since adopted specialized emergency management software and systems to help prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate disasters. This technology provides key information and creates a common operating picture that allows for faster, more effective, and more cost-efficient disaster response. Examples like Florida's use of mapping software to track the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are provided to illustrate how technology has enhanced situational awareness and disaster coordination.
Disaster Management Systems: Building Capacity for Developing Countries and ...Connie White
Some societies are more disaster prone than others due to their geographic location and the benefits provided by it. Man has co-existed in this sort of high risk/high return relationship with mother nature throughout history. Poorer societies tend to pay a higher price both in lives taken and damage – left with many secondary and equally devastating disasters that are sure to come. We know that for every $1 USD put into preventative measures, we save ~$7 that would have gone into post-disaster recovery and rebuilding efforts. There are many international agencies working to support a variety of needs in these grief stricken areas to help them build capacity and to help these societies better prepare for and respond to the disasters they will face. These efforts are guided by the Millennium Project Goals outlined in 2000. A lot has changed since then with respect to technology, mobile devices and humanitarianism. The objective of this paper is exploit how current efforts are creating capacity on the individual, organizational and 'enabling environment' levels. This paper explores the notion that a more concerted effort can be made at building Information and Communication Disaster Management Capacity in developing countries who are most susceptible due to proximity and to a lack of funds. A 'proof of concept' is provided
Global Earthquake Model brochure (products released on 12 Oct. 2020)Simone Aliprandi
Understanding Earthquake Risk. A brochure with an overview of the products (maps, models, software and datasets) released by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation on 12 October 2020.
Here you can find the products repository for the donwload: https://www.globalquakemodel.org/products.
This document discusses how various Indian agencies leverage technology to support disaster management. It outlines platforms and services provided by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), and other organizations for preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Technologies like satellite imagery, geospatial databases, early warning systems, and communication networks help provide situational awareness and decision support across disaster phases. However, overdependence on technology could be problematic if outages last for prolonged periods.
Hazard Mitigation PaperBased on the instructions found in Week 1 a.docxisaachwrensch
Hazard Mitigation Paper
Based on the instructions found in Week 1 and using the outline approved in Week 3, submit your final 7+ page "Hazard Mitigation Paper"
Hazard Mitigation Response Paper for W7 Instructions
Download "
Hazard Mitigation Template
" ********SEE ATTACHED******
This assignment is intended to grasp your insight into the numerous potential and man-made disasters for which emergency planners must be prepared to deal. Emergency management is a quickly evolving profession with many opportunities for individuals who wish to pursue it as a career. This exercise will offer insights into the scope and responsibilities of individuals in the profession.
You will be provided a "Hazard Mitigation Template" (see above), from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. You will be asked to complete the five exercises in the worksheet for your community, or a community of your choice, as the focus for the mitigation study. This exercise requires a deal of research and analysis on their part.
After doing the research required to complete each of the five sections of the worksheet, you must also final report which thoroughly examines the risks, preparedness, and response capabilities of the community.
At the end of Week 3, you will develop an outline and email that course of action for the exercise to your instructor for approval, and comments.
For the final report you should also include suggestions on how to mitigate the risks and improve response capabilities. You may also include relevant charts, graphs, and other illustrations to support, supplement and/or clarify.
Thorough data collection for this exercise requires time. You should start data collection immediately in order to have enough time to collect, synthesize and report on the data.
Some possible resources for data include:
Emergency management web sites of the community the students have selected.
Police and fire websites.
Their local emergency management department. Often communities of size have an emergency management department. In smaller communities it is often the fire chief who is the designated emergency manager.
The community’s Streets Department or Traffic Engineering Department.
Local utility companies.
Other internet sources.
Outside readings for this project include:
Your text
The Hazard Mitigation Planning Template itself is a great source of information.
The Hazard Mitigation Planning Tools and Techniques Guide,
Download here.
The community’s planning department.
The community’s budget department.
You must remember when doing the exercise to also consider surrounding communities because their disasters can also affect your community and become your responsibility. Consider industrial manufacturing using toxic substances, military bases, large scale utility sites, etc. that may be close by. This exercise is a chance for you to develop a mitigation plan for the community you have chosen.
View this exercise as if you are the newly appointed e.
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This presentation has some great discussion on the macro technology trends as well as overviews of new and emerging technologies and concepts that can be applied to disaster work.
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Disaster Management can be merely defined as the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of crises, in specific preparedness, rejoinder and recapture in order to diminish the influence of disasters. But the affects of the disaster increases only when the information about the disaster is unknown and when the resources for the disaster management is not correctly used. Now there are several methods for forecast the disaster, But there are no any effective methods for handling the resources needed for both managing the disaster and also for rehabilitation purpose. Thus this paper proposes an application used for managing the disaster and handling the rehabilitation process. This application which deals with almost all the resources those are required for the management of disaster. This proposed application which is based on java programming language. This project also has a great scope of enhancement in future.
1) The document outlines policies and procedures for developing an emergency and disaster management plan for an organization or donor.
2) It includes pre-written policies, databases, and forms to help create the plan, as well as key action plans and policies on supplies and equipment to store at primary and secondary operation centers during a disaster.
3) The main policy states that the organization will provide primary and secondary operation centers equipped with appropriate supplies, aid, and equipment to prepare for safety and recovery from a disaster.
The document discusses several early information systems and geographical apps that are used for disaster databases, including ReliefWeb, PreventionWeb, GDACS, and IRIN. It provides details on each platform such as their purpose, when they were established, location of duty stations, types of information and services provided. ReliefWeb collects disaster information from over 4,000 sources and is aimed at enabling effective humanitarian response. PreventionWeb is a knowledge sharing platform on disaster risk reduction managed by UNDRR. GDACS provides disaster alerts and risk analysis through cooperation between UN OCHA and EC. IRIN focuses on humanitarian news coverage and was formerly known as IRIN news agency.
ERM 1200 Introduction to Emergency ManagementModule 1 ChapterTanaMaeskm
ERM 1200 Introduction to Emergency Management
Module 1: Chapters 1, 3, and 4
Course Description
ERM 1200 Introduction to Emergency Management provides an overview of the history and current status of the emergency management discipline. Topics include an introduction to areas of emergency management responsibility including risk assessment, mitigation, preparedness, communications, response and recovery.
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DIAGRAM OF MAJOR COURSE CONCEPTS*
*United States Federal Emergency Information Management (2015). National preparedness cycle. Retrieved on March 30, 2015 from http://www.fema.gov/national-preparedness-cycle.
Diagram of Major Course Concepts
United States Federal Emergency Information Management (2015). National preparedness cycle. Retrieved on March 30, 2015 from http://www.fema.gov/national-preparedness-cycle.
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How to prepare
Tips for preparing for the material in this module
Read the chapters before listening to the lecture.
This course relies heavily on content from the federal emergency management agency emergency management institute and the community emergency response team in your area.
Go to the federal emergency management agency website and register as a student in independent studies. You will then receive a student identification number, which will be important. If you cannot obtain a student ID, inform your instructor. You will need a student identification number in order to take the final exam for this course. Link: http://www.Training.Fema.Gov/is/courseoverview.Aspx?Code=is-230.D
Read the FEMA course “IS-230.D: Fundamentals of Emergency Management” overview.
How to Prepare
Tips for preparing for the material in this module
Read the chapters before listening to the lecture.
This course relies heavily on content from the federal emergency management agency emergency management institute and the community emergency response team in your area.
Go to the federal emergency management agency website and register as a student in independent studies. You will then receive a student identification number, which will be important. If you cannot obtain a student ID, inform your instructor. You will need a student identification number in order to take the final exam for this course. Link: http://www.Training.Fema.Gov/is/courseoverview.Aspx?Code=is-230.D
Read the FEMA course “IS-230.D: Fundamentals of Emergency Management” overview.
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Module 1 At A Glance: Chapters 1, 3, 4
Chapter 1: History and current status of emergency management
Chapter 3: Research methods and practice of emergency management
Chapter 4: Current, new, and emerging hazards and disasters
Module 1 At A Glance
Chapter 1: History and current status of emergency management
Chapter 3: Research methods and practice of emergency management
Chapter 4: Current, new, and emerging hazards and disasters
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Chapter 1 Learning Objectives:
Define emergency management
Describe the development of emergency management in the united states.
Recognize the role ...
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websites that offer crisis
information or crisis
management features.
We've assembled a diverse group
of 12 interesting crisis sites for
your enjoyment.
4. Some have very practical
applications in crisis
management, while others are
simply cool to interact with.
The Geographic area of each site
is listed in the title.
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service is a valuable crisis mapping resource. (To view the most
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http://www.readyrating.org
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