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Overcoming Disaster Response Communication Challenges

Government Technology Insider

Making the process harder are many disaster response communication challenges, which require significant effort to overcome. Thankfully, the growing number of communities affected by server storms and other natural disasters are not alone. What does the future of disaster response look like?

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Navigating Crisis Communication Gaps: Strategies for Overcoming Disaster Response Challenges

Government Technology Insider

In the aftermath of severe storms, communities grapple with widespread damage and daunting disaster response communication challenges. Making the process harder are many disaster response communication challenges, which require significant effort to overcome. What does the future of disaster response look like?

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FEMA Responds to Hurricane Helene and Milton - Guest Pete Gaynor

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast Pete Gaynor, the immediate past Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security shares what he knows about how the national disaster response system functions. The roles and responsibilities of local, state and the federal government. Major Endorsements:

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How to detect wildfire smoke using Amazon Rekognition

AWS Public Sector Blog

Disaster response teams can use the cloud to create wildfire detection workflows that automatically deploy rapid notifications to fire incident response teams, so disaster response teams are alerted to the first signs of wildfire formation.

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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. The conference mentioned in the podcast is: 2023 Idaho Office of Emergency Management's Annual Preparedness and Cybersecurity Conference in Boise, ID on October 24th-26th.

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A New Model for Emergency Management

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Emergency management as a profession is constantly evolving. The evolution of federal programs and major disaster events have a way of swaying the priorities of state and local jurisdictions based on new programs and the funding that comes with those programs.In

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Adapting MS Teams for Crisis Information Management

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

One of the innovations coming out of the response to the COVID Pandemic is the use of Microsoft Teams as a platform for managing a remote response to the event. One of the innovations coming out of the response to the COVID Pandemic is the use of Microsoft Teams as a platform for managing a remote response to the event.