Private sector emergency managers play a crucial role in long-term recovery following a disaster. These professionals must prioritize strategic planning, collaboration, risk reduction, and continuous improvement to ensure the successful rebuilding of affected communities and businesses. Private-sector emergency managers can contribute to their organizations’ and communities’ overall resilience by focusing on these key areas. However, …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode # 126: Resilient Communities Need Public Private Partnerships to Survive
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses how resilient communities need public-private partnerships to survive. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Blog Post: Public/Private Partnerships – An overview Blog Post: Resilient Communities Need Public/Private Partnerships to Survive Episode #79: The Bryghtpath Global Security Framework Episode #99: Hurricane …
Crisis Management Case Study: Hurricane Sandy
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey and swept up the East Coast causing major damage in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. At the time, Sandy was the second-largest Atlantic storm on record, following behind only Hurricane Katrina, which had ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005. In 2017, following Hurricanes …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #73: When you need a friend, it’s too late to make one
When a major national-scale disaster strikes, neither the public sector – or the private sector – can go it alone. For a private sector organization though, how do you make that first leap into public/private partnerships? Do they really work? How can you get started? In this episode, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser shares …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #69: National Preparedness Month
September each year in the United States is National Preparedness Month (NPM). National Preparedness Month is recognized each September to promote personal, family, and community disaster and emergency planning now and throughout the year. The program is managed through The Ready Campaign, an effort led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In this episode …
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Looking back at the 2017 Hurricane Season
The 2017 hurricane season brought attention to a glaringly obvious fact: businesses, communities, and individuals in the United States need to do more to prepare themselves for these types of catastrophic disasters. The effects of the natural disasters that struck the country in 2017 were devastating. According to The Washington Post, the hurricanes that rocked …
What Free Active Shooter Planning Resources Are Available Online?
You can find endless training resources for your employees online. However, some of the best resources available are free and published by major government organizations. Rather than wasting time looking for online active shooter training resources, consider downloading the information presented by these entities. FBI Office of Partner Engagement’s Active Shooter Training Portal The FBI …
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Four steps you can take today to improve your personal preparedness
In October 2012 during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, more than eight million households on the east coast of the United States were without power after the most devastating storm to hit the region in over two centuries. The majority of grocery store shelves were bare and resource rationing was in effect in many areas. …
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