Emergency and Crisis Management

Have posted a discussion which could have some interest to some!
Title: Information Available for First Responders

Have posted a discussion which Could be of some interest/value to some:
Title: The Role of Social Media During Sandy Recovery

The DorobekINSIDER tackled the issue of whether 20 million #Sandy related tweets helped or hurt emergency managers. What do you think? https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/sandy-did-the-20-million-plus-tweets-help-or-hurt-emergency-manag

There’s been a lot written about it, but I always enjoy a Ushahidi post: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/ushahidi-revolutionizing-disaster-relief

have posted a discussion which could be of some interest to some!
Title: Mobile Learning Environment Project

Pat has a great post on applications of geospatial information systems to emergency management: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/identifying-the-promise-of-gis-for-government-emergency-managemen

have posted a discussion which Could be of some interest to some!
Title:Automatic Building Mapping

Have folks in this group heard of FEMA Corps (like Americorps, but for EMT professionals / prospects)? Blog post announcing first class here:
https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/fema-corps-unveiled-opportunities-in-emergency-management

Citizens just aren’t getting the message about emergency preparedness. What do we do?
https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/citizen-disaster-preparedness-extremely-low

Have you heard of Smart911? https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/state-and-local-government-innovations-for-emergency-response

Have you seen the new Red Cross Hurricane App? https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/red-cross-hurricane-app

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With the derecho storms just a few weeks ago, some interesting articles have been popping up about how local municipalities and state governments could use technology to improve emergency planning and response. Ahmed Abukhater from Pitney Bowes Software (client) recently looked at geocoding and how it can be used to better distribute resources,…[Read more]

Louise has an interesting read on Twitter and information networks following a disaster: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/panic-panic-there-s-a-panic-going-on

Check out Mark’s recap of a BlueLight Camp session on social media and the London Riots: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/reading-the-riots-as-presented-at-bluelightcamp

PB Software recently authored a blog post on how big data and location intelligence can make emergency response smarter and more effective. Are FEMA and other emergency response agencies making the most of the data and tools that are available to help save lives?
http://www.engage-today.com/gov/2012/05/saving-lives-with-smarter-emergency-response/

Register for GovSec 2012 to attend this session on using social media in a disaster – http://adviceunlimitedllc.blogspot.com/2012/03/learn-how-to-use-social-media-in.html

Check out Wyatt’s post on the new Red Cross Social Media monitoring center: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/what-the-red-cross-learned-from-dell-in-setting-up-new-social

Sandy shared a presentation on using social media in a disaster: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-use-social-media-in-a-disaster?xg_source=activity

I know that many of you might be quite busy today with the National Test of the Emergency Alert System, but I’d really be interested in your opinion on this blog post that asks: why isn’t social media part of today’s test? Shouldn’t it be part of an integrated approach to testing our system?
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