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Surprise! – Its Hurricane Season
“With every mistake, we must surely be learning.” ~ George Harrison (While My Guitar Gently Weeps) The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season is becoming one of the most active seasons on record, thanks to a stretch of long-lived, destructive hurricanes over the past five...
While Rome is burning… Are you Nero?
Guest blogger: Brad Cole, CFE & LPI, Executive Director & Senior Coordinator, K9 First Responders, Inc. (K9FR) A crisis unfolds. A hurricane hits your facility. You prepare and respond. So far… under control. A natural gas line ruptures, fire starts...
Disaster Planning – Interview with Mark Hoffman
Crises can strike without warning. Some incidents are slower and we can often start our response early. No matter what the situation is, we need to do more to prepare our businesses, communities, and families to survive and thrive after a crisis has passed. In this...
VW and United Airlines: Lessons for Crisis Communicators
They’ve weathered the storms, but could their crises have been avoided altogether? What lessons can crisis communicators draw from the recent VW “dieselgate” crisis and United Airlines’ spate of public relations disasters, most notably its violent removal of a...
Forty percent of businesses do not reopen after a disaster and another 25 percent fail within one year according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Having a more resilient community requires preparedness and that means work! In this interview with...
What should media engagement look like in the first 60 minutes of a crisis?
Guest contributor: Jo Detavernier, SCMP, APR - VP and Partner with Swyft. When a crisis hits, the spokesperson or (in a larger organization), the Crisis Communications Team, sees itself under immense pressure to respond quickly to demands for information from media....
Crisis Preparedness Interview with Joe McEnness
Having perspective is always a good thing. In this interview, Joe McEnness, Executive Director - Office of Risk Management of the Catholic Church in Boston, discusses crisis preparedness. Having a plan is one thing, knowing how to implement that plan during a crisis...
Social Media – A Double-Edged Sword
How will your organization handle social media during a crisis? David Kalson of PreparedEx recently presented, "The Internet, Social Media, and Crisis Communications", at the International Crisis Management Conference in Boston this past April. During his...
The 3 Year Crisis Management Exercise Program
A Three-Year Crisis Simulation Exercise Program That Validates Preparedness is an Approach Every Organization Should Take Does your organization just “check the box” when it comes to conducting crisis simulation exercises? Do you really understand the true...
What’s Your Crisis Management Team’s Role During a Physical Event?
The Crisis Management Team’s (CMT) role during a physical event may vary depending on the scale and complexity of the emergency. Knowing what to do during such events is essential. In the early stages of a physical event, the CMT needs to be organized. Making timely...
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