Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and BOLDplanning Hold COOP Workshops Online
The COVID-19 pandemic might be keeping us apart (physically) but it’s not preventing us from working together (remotely). This is especially true when it comes to emergency preparedness planning for the future. Just this week, BOLDplanning and the Commonwealth [...]
BOLDplanning and PublicInput.com Partner for Better Stakeholder Engagement
Ask anyone involved in emergency, continuity, or mitigation planning, and they will tell you. Open, honest, and regular communication with plan stakeholders is an absolute must. Of course, they might also tell you that it’s oftentimes easier said than [...]
May is National Wildfire Awareness Month
The seventh annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day may have taken place on Saturday, May 2, 2020, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages everyone to recognize all of May as National Wildfire Awareness Month. The annual event is [...]
Top Ten Questions to Ask When Developing or Updating Your Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan
A Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan outlines what the organization should do to keep its essential functions working during and after a disruption. Unfortunately, some organizations have no COOP in place, or unintentionally allow their plans to grow stale. [...]
Expand Your Knowledge of Emergency Management with FEMA’s Latest Coursework
Whether you’re directly involved in emergency management or have a vested interest in your community’s resilience, you will most likely find the latest coursework available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) helpful. Just this week, May 4, 2020, [...]
May is the International Code Council’s 40th Annual Building Safety Month
So, what does that mean to you and your community? It means a lot when it comes to mitigating natural hazards such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, etc. Just ask the International Code Council (ICC), which develops model codes and [...]