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Canada: 3 Secrets of Disaster Response Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Source: itbusiness.ca
Source Date: Thursday, June 27, 2013
Focus: Electronic and Mobile Government, Citizen Engagement, Internet Governance
Country: Canada
Created: Jul 02, 2013

Often the employees at a small to mid-size business feel they already have their hands full just running day to day operations. But what if a worst case scenario were to strike?
 
It’s not pleasant to think about, but necessary to do so. Consider the small businesses that have seen their offices washed away in the recent Alberta floods, or seen their employees stranded and displaced – or worse. How will the business pull together and survive the disaster, while communicating a plan of action to its employees?
 
When it comes for disaster planning there are few organizations in the world that have as much experience as the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA), an agency under the department of Homeland Security. So we’re looking to Robert Jensen, the principal deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at Homeland Security, for some strategies for disaster recovery communications planning.
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