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The Importance of Culture During a Disaster

03/17/2011 - A CNN reporter notes how Japanese societal norms have benefited disaster response efforts in the aftermath of the massive earthquake and tsunami.
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Prior Near-Misses Make People Overconfident in Emergency Situations

03/15/2011 - An article in the latest issue of Risk Analysis finds that people who have knowledge of near-miss experiences associated with dangerous events perceive risk differently from those with no knowledge of near-misses.
Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Supply-Side Planning

02/28/2011 - Business continuity planning is a way for businesses to ensure that their critical operations will continue in the event of a disaster or a major disruption. But a good plan has to go beyond the company's internal operations and address the source of supplies and services, which means involving vendors in the planning process.
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Agencies Must Adapt to How People Use Information: FEMA Official

02/24/2011 - The best way to provide information is to adapt to the way citizens are using data, said FEMA administrator W. Craig Fugate at a conference yesterday.
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Social Media's Humanitarian Side

02/01/2011 - Open-source social media, like Twitter, can provide an invaluable resource for maximizing real-time situational awareness for first responders.
Beyond Print: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Social Media

01/28/2011 - The American Red Cross is facilitating a dialogue on the use of Web 2.0 social media in emergency management, issuing white papers on the business case and the way forward.
Beyond Print: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Crisis Mapping

01/28/2011 - Colorado-based digital marketing firm Orange Insights analyzed social-media use and volunteer crisis mapping during last year’s Fourmile Canyon wildfire in Boulder.
Beyond Print: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Standards

01/28/2011 - University of Colorado students and faculty are working to establish standard formats for both social media parlance and software coding to facilitate government and volunteer crisis mapping to improve situational awareness in disasters.
Homeland Security: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Urban Area Perspective - Indianapolis

01/28/2011 - Security Management interviews Dr. Frank Straub, director of public safety for the City of Indianapolis, and Gary Coons, chief of Indianapolis' Division of Homeland Security.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Book Reviews: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Quick and Easy Business Continuity Plan for Your Small Business

01/25/2011 - This software program is an inexpensive, simple means to ensure that any company has a basic plan in place to deal with emergency situations.
IT: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Bird's Eye View

01/25/2011 - First responders to disasters are learning how to leverage the wealth of data available through social Web sites like Twitter and Flickr.
Book Reviews: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Safeguarding Homeland Security: Governors and Mayors Speak Out.

12/21/2010 - In this multiauthor text, leading government stakeholders share the strategies that have bolstered their states and cities' emergency preparedness.
Beyond Print: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Biodefense Innovation

11/30/2010 - A publicly funded, privately run investment corporation to support high-risk, high-reward research could speed production of countermeasures after a biological attack or disease outbreak (.pdf) and is recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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