disaster management / 3 posts found
The Importance of Data Protection in Disaster Recovery
When one speaks of disaster recovery, the most common and primary thing that comes to mind is fiscal recovery. Questions like how will the company survive after an earthquake leveled a major business center in the country how will the company move on with the loss of a key officer and how can the company pick itself up after a massive information theft are actually some of the what-if that pop out. What most people are concentrating on is the financial side of the business, but what about data recovery? Disaster recovery is not just all about picking up after […]
When Disaster Strikes
What to Do The first few moments immediately following a disaster are critical. In order to ensure long-term survival, you obviously need to ensure your short-term survival first. You do this by taking stock of your situation, reacting appropriately, and executing your retreat plan. Taking Stock of the Situation As soon as you realize something is wrong, you need to determine exactly what is happening. Turn on the radio, turn on the television, and check the Internet. Believe it or not, Twitter.com can be very useful for gathering real-time information. In 2011, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Washington D.C. […]
Lightning Emergency Management
Preparing the Family With Lightning Emergency Management Emergency management is also called disaster management. It is the discipline or system of managing and preventing the risks brought about by economic or organizational crisis, natural and accidental disasters. Emergency management is a very complex process. It involves rebuilding, supporting and preparing the society when human-caused or natural catastrophes occur such as typhoon, hurricanes, earthquake or even common the common lightning storm. The disabled community is also given special attention especially when it comes to evacuation. In the State of Colorado, United States of America, lightning is the number 1 killer. In […]
