Crisis Management Insights
Read up on our emergency preparedness advice for business owners and employees alike.
Your Holiday Safety Briefing
1. Know Your Risks and Create Simple Action Steps
Prepare for the basics:
Fire: Do you know your evacuation route? When was the last time you checked your smoke alarm batteries?
Power Outages: What’s your backup plan if the power goes out halfway through cooking the turkey? (OR do you have a backup pre-cooked turkey somewhere? I can neither confirm nor deny doing this…)
Natural Hazards: My hometown occasionally experiences earthquakes. They’re rare, but when they happen, my family tends to panic like headless turkeys. To prepare, I always review “Drop, Cover, and Hold On.”
Pro Tip: When my nieces and nephews were younger, they loved running through the house to find the best “safe spots” during our earthquake drills. It’s a surprisingly fun pre-dinner activity!
Internet Meltdowns: Slow internet can lead to big meltdowns. Break out the old board games early — it’s a lifesaver.
What’s in Your Mental Health Toolkit?
Building resilience takes time, and what works is unique for each of us. But every step we take, every tool we add, strengthens us for the challenges ahead. So, what’s in your mental health toolkit, and how are you taking steps to fortify your resilience?
Critical Training for Active Assailant Response: A Personal Account and The Resiliency Initiative’s Mission
I've spent many years in the emergency management field, designing training programs and responding to every type of hazard imaginable—countless fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, explosions, train derailments, and even cyber hacks and ransomware attacks. Yet, there is one type of incident that cuts deep every time: an active shooter situation. For me, these are the most mentally taxing to manage, especially from the vantage point of being in an Emergency Operations Center, where I often watch the tragedy unfold from a distance, helpless to intervene. The harsh reality is that most active shooter incidents are over in less than five minutes. In those moments, all I can do is hope that the training we provided takes hold, guiding those caught in the crossfire to safety.
From Y2K to CrowdStrike: Why Business Continuity Planning is Your Secret Weapon.
Operation disruptions and immediate revenue loss are not the only risks you need to consider. Think about the impact on your organization's brand if you do not have plans in place to respond quickly. Customers affected by a protracted business interruption are likely lost forever.
Quarterly Resiliency Forecast-Summer 2024
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, risk planning is essential for every organization aiming to maintain operational continuity and achieve long-term success.
Tornado Reality Check: An Emergency Manager's Personal Experience and Preparedness Insights
I have responded to countless disasters of many different types, spent more hours than I have spent sleeping in some version of an emergency operation center or another and even had to use my life safety training, such as CPR, on more than one occasion. I would say that emergency response is part of who I am; even my initials are AED. However, though I have been in this field for half my life, I have always been the helper, NOT the one needing help.
The Imperative of Prioritizing Accessibility and Inclusion in Emergency Management Consulting
As the climate crisis escalates and many emergency managers are often in a constant state of response and recovery, more and more emergency management consultants have stepped in to assist in the preparedness and planning phase.
Quarterly Resiliency Forecast-Spring 2024
In the event of a crisis, having employees who can seamlessly transition into different roles ensures that essential functions can continue, even in the face of adversity.
Invest in the Right Risks
If a company conducts a risk assessment and then creates plans and strategies to mitigate and respond to those risks, it will see significant cost savings at the back end of the crisis. FEMA estimates that for every dollar spent reducing risk, six to seven dollars will be saved from economic losses associated with recovering from a crisis.
Your Company’s Key to Survival: Resiliency Academy-Trained Employees
The Resiliency Academy is a two-day workshop encompassing all-hazards preparedness specific to the private sector. Our team of experts will provide your employees with the building blocks to create a best-in-class crisis management department.
Quarterly Resiliency Forecast-Winter 2023
In this edition, TRI predicts the top 3 risks organizations should prepare for in 2024 and how you can mitigate their impact.
Building Resilient Communities: A Philanthropic Approach
By making a modest investment of time and resources today, we don't just contribute to saving lives in emergencies; we lay the groundwork for expedited recovery for communities and businesses post-crisis.
Considering Business Continuity and Crisis Response Software
In today's complex business operating landscape, business continuity and crisis planning have become more critical. Small and medium-sized businesses, just like large corporations, are susceptible to various disruptions that could jeopardize their operations.
Quarterly Resiliency Forecast-Fall 2023
In each Resiliency Forecast, TRI focuses on a specific risk or topic that leading security and crisis industry experts believe may impact your employees and operations in the next coming months.
A Safe Return to School: 5 Key Components to Back-to-School Emergency Preparedness
Back to school is right around the corner. As you think through what supplies and clothing your kids need don’t forget to spend a moment discussing emergency preparedness with them.
Generation Z and the Workforce
Two weeks ago, I spoke on the Leader’s Café Podcast about the changing dynamics of the workforce with the arrival of Generation Z, the youngest cohort to enter the professional realm.
Quarterly Resiliency Forecast: Developing an Effective Crisis Management Program
During uncertain times it is difficult to know how to start or integrate crisis planning into your overall business strategies and risk forecasting. The TRI team has developed crisis management programs for some of the world’s largest companies and we put together a simple step-by-step guide to support you with your program development.
Mind Your Mental Health
Having been in the field of emergency management for nearly 25 years, my experiences both good and bad have taught me the importance of investing in my own personal mental health.
Financial Literacy and Disaster Recovery. How are they Related and What can we do Better?
Since 2003, April has been recognized as National Financial Literacy Month. Its objective is to raise public awareness on the importance of financial literacy and smart money management strategies. Financial literacy plays a critical role in the disaster recovery of individuals impacted by disasters.
Quarterly Resiliency Forecast: The Importance of a Crisis Communication Strategy
Protecting your organization’s brand is a critical element of crisis planning. To help safeguard your brand in a crisis, it is important to think through your crisis communication strategy before a disaster strikes.