Marion County, Oregon Conducts Successful COOP Tabletop Exercise
Months of preparation paid off on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, as Marion County, Oregon, successfully conducted its highly-anticipated Continuity of Operations (COOP) Tabletop Exercise (TTX). And, what a great exercise it was! More than 80 people from various county [...]
September 18, 2019: Free Drought Mitigation Webinar Offered to Help Communities Reduce Risk
Drought is a common problem across the entire country; though its causes and effects can vary dramatically from location to location. Some cases of drought develop very quickly and only last a short time, whereas others (which are oftentimes [...]
Four Secrets to an Effective Emergency Operations (EOP) Plan
An Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is a core preparedness document that describes in detail how an organization will respond to an emergency. Specifically, FEMA describes EOPs as: “...plans which describe who will do what, as well as when, with [...]
The Anniversary of 9/11: Looking Back and Planning Ahead
September 11, 2001. It’s hard to believe it has been 18 years since that horrible day in our nation’s history. Looking back, you probably remember exactly where you were, and what you were doing as the day’s events unfolded [...]
BOLDplanning to Sponsor AMEM’s 52nd Annual Conference in Breezy Point, Minnesota
Next week, September 15-18, 2019, the Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers (AMEM) will celebrate the state’s emergency management professional community at its 52nd Annual Conference. The event, themed “Preparedness through Partnerships,” will take place at the popular Breezy Point [...]
BOLDplanning Conducts COOP Workshops for Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
On September 3 and 4, 2019, the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security hosted a series of Continuity of Operations (COOP) workshops for various State of Wyoming departments. (Each department in the State has a continuity plan in WyoPlans.com, one [...]