May be you overlooked one of the most obvious websites to get a better understanding.
Wikipedia
Provides lots of content, links, resources, etc. from around the world.
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Showing posts with label wikipedia. Show all posts
Monday, June 1, 2009
Wikipedia Anyone?
Still confused with all the definitions of Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness out there?
May be you overlooked one of the most obvious websites to get a better understanding.
Provides lots of content, links, resources, etc. from around the world.
May be you overlooked one of the most obvious websites to get a better understanding.
Provides lots of content, links, resources, etc. from around the world.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Wikipedia
As we know online technology is a great fast resource for information.
The following wikipedia swine flu page provides more detailed information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_Flu
However, remember the people entering this information might not be trained professionals and cannot be totally verified, as with a lot of the information on the internet. This is being provided for reference only.
The following wikipedia swine flu page provides more detailed information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_Flu
However, remember the people entering this information might not be trained professionals and cannot be totally verified, as with a lot of the information on the internet. This is being provided for reference only.
Friday, August 29, 2008
National Preparedness Month Unplugged
How about a National Preparedness Month Challenge Like No Other!
What would happen if there was a disaster? No power for an entire week?
Do you have food in your house that does not require power to cook? What would we do without a microwave oven? The world's greatest invention!
In honor of National Preparedness Month and to do something good for the environment (think Green), unplug your microwave on Wednesday, September 3!
Unplug it for the entire day, for just one day. Eat a home cooked meal with your family and discuss your family emergency plan.
Start here on Ready.gov to learn how to create a plan for your family.
Photo Source: wikipedia.com
What would happen if there was a disaster? No power for an entire week?
Do you have food in your house that does not require power to cook? What would we do without a microwave oven? The world's greatest invention!
In honor of National Preparedness Month and to do something good for the environment (think Green), unplug your microwave on Wednesday, September 3!
Unplug it for the entire day, for just one day. Eat a home cooked meal with your family and discuss your family emergency plan.
Start here on Ready.gov to learn how to create a plan for your family.
Photo Source: wikipedia.com
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
What? We should not call 911 in an emergency?
When you travel around the United States or to other parts of the world, did you ever think the emergency number might not be 911?
The following is a pretty thorough international resource for emergency telephone numbers.
Should you call the local operator instead? That is not recommended. You should always know your local emergency telephone number.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Liability Insurance - Does Anyone Have The Same Answer?
While in Toronto and others places that I speak, the question often comes up from volunteers, "what about liability insurance?"
Could I lose my house if I am just using my training and trying to do the right thing?
For example, if you see an accident happen and pull over on the side of the road and use the skills that you learned from a training class, would you be covered by the agency that trained you?
A volunteer may hear they are covered under the "Good Samaritan Law". And more often than not, in this example, that is probably how you are covered.
* Note - It is important to note there are often specific regulations as it relates to traffic management.
You will see there is much discussion in the industry about this. For example, check out the description and comment on Wikipedia -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_Law
Some additional questions to consider:
- What if a person is asked to volunteer in a booth at a fair providing awareness to the public, are they covered?
- If a person is trained to act in a disaster, but there is no formal deployment plan and they help their neighbor are they covered?
- What if you are trained by one agency but deployed by another or volunteer for multiple agencies?
- Are you covered when you are at a training exercise?
- What about when you drive to the meeting or activity, are you covered?
- etc.
Some jurisdictions require activation or a state of emergency to be declared at the state level for certain coverage and deployment to occur.
Have you ever asked these questions and found the person you volunteer for needed to research it? Have you ever asked multiple people and got different answers? If so, which answer really applies?
Bottom line, if you have any concerns about this, you might want to ask for the official document that specifically highlights the coverage. And if you find that for your type of volunteering that it is not covered, might you want to ask why? After all, are you not an extension of that agency?
And no matter what you hear, you might also consider a personal liability umbrella insurance policy. The following website provides some addition information -> http://personalinsure.about.com/cs/umbrella/a/aa110503a.htm
Again, keep in mind, this is just something to think about and not legal advice.
Could I lose my house if I am just using my training and trying to do the right thing?
For example, if you see an accident happen and pull over on the side of the road and use the skills that you learned from a training class, would you be covered by the agency that trained you?
A volunteer may hear they are covered under the "Good Samaritan Law". And more often than not, in this example, that is probably how you are covered.
* Note - It is important to note there are often specific regulations as it relates to traffic management.
You will see there is much discussion in the industry about this. For example, check out the description and comment on Wikipedia -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_Law
Some additional questions to consider:
- What if a person is asked to volunteer in a booth at a fair providing awareness to the public, are they covered?
- If a person is trained to act in a disaster, but there is no formal deployment plan and they help their neighbor are they covered?
- What if you are trained by one agency but deployed by another or volunteer for multiple agencies?
- Are you covered when you are at a training exercise?
- What about when you drive to the meeting or activity, are you covered?
- etc.
Some jurisdictions require activation or a state of emergency to be declared at the state level for certain coverage and deployment to occur.
Have you ever asked these questions and found the person you volunteer for needed to research it? Have you ever asked multiple people and got different answers? If so, which answer really applies?
Bottom line, if you have any concerns about this, you might want to ask for the official document that specifically highlights the coverage. And if you find that for your type of volunteering that it is not covered, might you want to ask why? After all, are you not an extension of that agency?
And no matter what you hear, you might also consider a personal liability umbrella insurance policy. The following website provides some addition information -> http://personalinsure.about.com/cs/umbrella/a/aa110503a.htm
Again, keep in mind, this is just something to think about and not legal advice.
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