PreparedEx Fall Update
It’s a busy end of the year for PreparedEx! Rob Burton talks recent exercises, FirstLook, our self-guided exercise package, and Whiteboard Wednesday.
Guest Blogger: Deb Hileman, CMP, President and CEO, Institute for Crisis Management The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season forecast calls for the number of named storms and hurricanes to be near historical averages, with a total of 12 named storms, five hurricanes and two major hurricanes are expected this season. Pacific hurricane season forecasts also call…
Imagine This… You’re halfway through your morning coffee (or tea, if you’re British like me) when your trading platform suddenly goes dark. No alerts. No recovery plan. Key clients are freaking out; one even turns to Twitter to vent. Sound familiar? It’s not fiction—this happened when FIS, a major financial‐services technology vendor, suffered a power…
In the previous CC Series Short, 5-Step Process, Step One – Initial Preparation (Part 1), Rob discussed some points regarding what is involved in the initial preparation stage of an exercise. In this short video clip, Rob Burton delves further into Step-1. Do you have questions regarding The 5-Step Process? Contact us today!
The presence of dangerous substances in industrial facilities located close to population centers presents inescapable challenges for crisis planners and crisis teams. Any accident at such a facility, even when no dangerous toxins have been released, will be seen by the public and reported by the media as a near catastrophe — a bullet…
For September’s Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob will be discussing all things crisis simulation exercises. In this 10th episode, Rob talks about why we exercise.
Decision-making is the process of selecting a course of action from more than one alternative option, which is challenging to do when making high-stress decisions in crisis situations. In this short video clip from the Crisis Coordinator Webinar Series, Rob Burton explains organizations should have a process to help guide their decision making. Do you…
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