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Legal Issues for Volunteers Responding to Disasters

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Van Nostrand is an expert in legal epidemiology—the study and application of law as an intervention to prevent disease and injury. She is the co-author of three public health emergency law bench books for health departments in the District of Columbia, Louisiana and Pennsylvania. Major Endorsements: ! Major Endorsements: !Rescheduled

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AWS selects 13 startups to innovate public safety solutions through the GovTech Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

Learn about the startups and the problems they aim to solve: 10-8 Systems Mission Viejo, CA 10-8 Systems offers advanced, cloud-native computer aided dispatch (CAD) and records management software (RMS) for law enforcement, emergency services, fire, and private security. Austin, TX Revir Technologies, Inc.,

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The Role of Emergency Management in Cybersecurity

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Emergency management has traditionally been dealing with natural disasters and sometimes human caused disasters like hazardous materials. He is an Idaho native and graduated from Boise State University with an emphasis on law enforcement administration. The podcast guest this week is Chris D.

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Community trust is a firefighter’s greatest asset

American City & Country

That means they need ample resources and training to ensure they’re fully equipped to keep their communities safe when disasters unfold. Let’s explore how firefighters can use risk management strategies to stay prepared and build trust with the folks they’re responsible for protecting. Why does trust matter?

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The Soup Ladies Helping in Disasters

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

These can be search and rescue missions, evidence processing of crime scenes or any other disaster response where first responders are present. This is a great example of one person with a vision who has now been joined by others in making a difference in the lives of fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services and others.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The current system for managing major incidents and disasters in the United Kingdom was devised after the Broadwater Farm, Tottenham, riots of 1986 and reflects a preoccupation with public order. In the world as a whole, there has been a gradual process of demilitarisation of emergency response. Moreover, it is inclusive.

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How Livingston Parish prepares for natural disasters by improving resiliency in the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

Natural disasters can also damage the critical infrastructure that powers emergency services—prompting public sector organizations to consider building more resilient infrastructure. How data-driven technology helps law enforcement agencies improve constituent outcomes. How Nomad uses Amazon IVS to scale public court livestreams.