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Disaster Experience – if you do not have it, learn from those who do
This candid, public assessment of a N.J. mayor and his actions during the response to H. Sandy reinforces what many of us have been saying for many years, even decades: putting out a major effort and...
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Signs of Lessons Learned!
Here are some positive signs of learning from experience gleaned from articles this week: LEADERSHIP: I cannot remember the last time such a positive rating for all levels of government occurred after...
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Scientific Lessons Learned from the Deepwater Horizon Spill
In an article titled Responding to Future Oil Spills: Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon, the HSWire (Dec.3) mentioned an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The NAS...
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NJ Plans To Rebuild Better than LA Did After H. Katrina
NJ Keeping Eye on 600M for Superstorm Sandy Relief. As New Jersey prepares to spend $600 million on homes clobbered by superstorm Sandy, the state is taking steps to avoid the pitfalls of the country’s...
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Book Review
In its latest set of uploads, the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management just published a review of the recent book Emergency Management, the American Experience, 1900-2010 (2nd edition)...
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Toronto’s Failure to Assess and Learn from Recent Disaster
From the HuffPost/Canada: What Toronto Should Learn From the Ice Storm Crisis. The importance of after-action reviews ( hotwashes as they are called in the U.S.) and learning from experience are...
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Retrospective on Hurricane Camille
‘Camille Was No Lady:’ 45 Years Ago, the Hurricane Changed Mississippi. Hurricane Camille wiped away landmarks, killed 141 people along the Coast and caused more than $1 billion in damage.Filed under:...
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Long-Term Economic Outcomes of Disasters
This is the second posting in a row that deals with the long-term outcomes of a disaster, in this case a set of cyclones. While I think the title of the article is misleading — Emotional Storms Are No...
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Recovery Lessons Learned from Oso Mudslide
From Eric Holdeman’s blog for EM magazine: Lessons Learned from the Oso, Wash., Mudslide Recovery. It has only been six months since the incident, but there are recovery lessons to be learned. Even if...
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“The National Strike Force”
The current issue of the Coast Guard’s Journal of Safety and Security at Sea. Proceedings of the Marine Safety and Security Council features articles on the National Strike Force, but there are a host...
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