Crisis Exercise – The After Action Report

Crisis Exercise – The After Action Report

An After Action Report (AAR) is used to provide feedback on the exercise. It summarizes exercise events and analyzes performance of the tasks identified as important during the planning process. It also evaluates achievement of the selected exercise objectives and...
New Englanders, Are We Prepared?

New Englanders, Are We Prepared?

After the recent historic flooding in the Balkans, it made me wonder about how prepared I was as a business and home owner here in New England, US. According to CNN, Serbia had three months of rain in just three days. Are we prepared for our very own 100 year storm?...
LA’s Finest Under Fire – The Rogue Employee

LA’s Finest Under Fire – The Rogue Employee

If you’re in the field of preparedness, the notion of a rogue employee is not new.   However, the tragic outcomes of a highly skilled and disgruntled former police officer taking down his counterparts has left many shaken in LA and across the U.S. Christopher...
Carnival’s Bumpy Navigation

Carnival’s Bumpy Navigation

  Carnival Cruise Line faced a serious threat to its people, passengers, and public image when a ship lost power due to an engine room fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Within a few hours, some of the ship’s 4,000 passengers began sharing stories through social...