emergency-preparedness
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They did the best they could
These alerts are by far the fastest, best-written information ever delivered in an emergency shooting situation in the United States. NIU – Northern Illinois University
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Does local government partner with Captivate Network?
We’ve all seen the Captivate Network in high-rise office buildings all over the country. This post over on ScreenWerk got me thinking about the possibilities for emergency broadcasting to those screens in municipalities. In situations where people are still encouraged to use the elevator (i.e. the danger is nearby but not in the building) it…
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Marathon, Heat, and Emergency Response in Chicago
A stinging, detailed critique showing what the downtown heat emergency related to the LaSalle Bank Marathon has to say about emergency preparedness in Chicago Second City Cop: Who’s Culpable? The inefficiency of City agencies to coordinate a large scale response to an emergency situation run by a private entity should really bring pause to anyone…
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Mailman is key to post-disaster logistics
But will they have the discipline to show up for work after a disaster? Mail carriers test ability to deliver medicine in event of attack – Boston.com Postal carriers fanned out Sunday in the South End and West Roxbury, delivering some 23,000 empty cardboard boxes to homes in the neighborhood. The object of the drill…
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Rethinking "coordination" in terms of Massachusetts homeland security report
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick released a pretty extensive homeland security strategy for the state. Ill be vetting it over the next few days, The thing that caught my eye in a preliminary story was the idea below about the centrality of the state as the coordinating body (rather than Federal or local) in the event…