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By Christopher Frear / christopher@theklaxon.com / 12.08.2009
PHILADELPHIA — People were jumping from windows two and three stories off the ground to escape the fire when Philadelphia’s Engine 64 pulled up to the Austin Manor apartment building shortly after 4:32 a.m. on Nov. 22.
By Joseph L. Giacalone / joe@theklaxon.com / 12.07.2009
[Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series focusing on Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” and the four phases of emergency management. The second part, covering response and recovery, will publish Thursday, Dec. 10.]
The “Art of War” by Sun Tzu has been used over the centuries to teach everything from warfare to marketing and selling products. Emergency Management is no different. From fires to terrorism, the “Art of War” contains strategies that emergency managers (EM) can adopt and put into practice. — More
By Tom Carey / tom@theklaxon.com / 11.30.2009
[Editor’s note: This is the first of a series following the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial and its security.]
Soon lower Manhattan will mirror the landscape of Baghdad’s infamous Green Zone. Physical security measures, such as numerous check points, sally ports, barriers and route constraints, will curtail the downtown area, as do the government offices and international compounds found in Iraq’s Green Zone. — More
By The Klaxon Staff / inquiries@theklaxon.com / 11.30.2009
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BAKER, La. — Local emergency agencies meet to discuss their responsibilities in various scenerios to be played out during Louisiana’s Emergency Operations Center functional exercise/communications full-scale exercise in May 2006. The exercise, performed by state, local and federal agencies, was expected to reveal planning strengths and weaknesses, as well as to validate recently revised procedures.
By Joe Giacalone
joe@theklaxon.com
Preparedness is not only one of the principles of Emergency Management, it occurs in every stage of the process: mitigation, response and recovery. How well people prepare, however, ultimately decides the fate of business and people.
The main tool of preparation is a plan. It involves the what, how and want when disaster strikes. — More
By Tom Carey / tom@theklaxon.com / 11.29.2009
In today’s economy, emergency managers (EM) and continuity planning coordinators (CPC) are forced to make smart choices in choosing needed resources and obtaining funds for needed projects during the mitigation and preparedness phases of the emergency management cycle. This can be especially challenging in obtaining funding from senior management, since these are unforeseen events and are labeled as unnecessary.
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