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Pandemic Planning for Paramedics…Before the Zombies Come a Knocking
From Zombies to lethal viruses, Hollywood loves making doomsday films about something deadly spreading around the world at an alarming rate that kills everyone. Wolfgang Petersen’s 1995 movie "Outbreak" brought pandemic’s to the big screen; alerting the masses as to...
Episode 9 – The Emergency Response Side of Pandemic Planning – An Interview with Christine Cool
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) responds to global health emergencies such as the Zika virus, Ebola and H1N1. In episode 9 we talk to Christine Cool of The Warning Project who discusses the emergency response side to health crises. Christine has deployed to...
PreparedEx Podcast Episode 8: Pandemic Planning and Risk Communications with John Rainford
According to the World Health Organization, influenza pandemics are unpredictable but recurring events that can cause severe social, economic, and political stress. Advanced planning and preparedness are critical in helping to mitigate the impact of influenza epidemic...
PreparedEx Podcast Episode 7: Corporate Security – An Interview with Mike Howard
The protection of an organization, its assets, and people is an ever-evolving challenge. Whether your company is small, or is larger and operates globally, some basic security rules apply. Do you have a plan? In episode 7 of the PreparedEx podcast, Rob interviews Mike...
Ultimate Crisis Planning: A Cyber Attack Against Our Electrical Grid
Is this type of cyber attack inevitable? Are we prepared? Veteran newsman, Ted Koppel, is gaining a lot of attention for his new book, “Lights Out: A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath.” In it, Koppel convincingly argues that a cyber...
PreparedEx Podcast Episode 6: Almost All Violent Attacks are Planned – An Interview with Dr. Marisa Randazzo
Sandy Hook, Norway Attacks, San Bernardino as well as many other violent events have one thing in common, they were well planned. In this episode, Rob Burton interviews Dr. Marisa Randazzo, an international expert on threat assessment, targeted violence, and violence...
PreparedEx Podcast Episode 5: 10 Common Crisis Management Challenges
When you establish your crisis management capability, conduct crisis management exercises, or actually go through crises, what are the most common issues or gaps that are uncovered? Within episode 5 of the PreparedEx podcast, Rob describes 10 of the more common issues...
You Need More than a Continuity Plan to Prepare for Crisis
“My company has a business continuity plan. Why do I need a crisis communication plan, too?” Business continuity and crisis management are increasingly on the minds of organizational leaders worldwide. As well they should be. Many senior leaders with a business...
PreparedEx Podcast Episode 4: Interview with David Kalson
In a world full of uncertainty, having the ability to respond to and manage crises is an essential element of today’s business environment. It is no longer acceptable to ignore the media and not have plans and trained communicator’s prepared. We are at the mercy of...
PreparedEx Podcast Episode 3: Interview with Peter Gaynor- Director of RIEMA
While some businesses try to plan for emergencies, many just gamble and never do any planning. Having a plan is one thing, testing it is another. Can your business withstand a period of uncertainty due to a natural disaster, cyber-attack or other impact to its...