Disaster Management Resources

Managing disasters is tough and takes the quote about skating to where the puck is going to new levels of complexity.

We believe that professionals should be able to find the tools and guidance they need to lead their organization through disaster preparedness events and responses successfully. When the process is clear, professionals can turn their attention back to what really matters: how they are preparing their teams and their organization for an uncertain future.

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Disaster Response Resources

• Comprehensive Planning for Active Threat Incidents

• Developing the Incident Situation Report (with report template)

• Developing a Plan Activation Checklist (with example checklist)

Choosing An Exercise Type

• Tabletop Exercise (Public Article)

• Drill

• Functional Exercise

• Full-Scale Exercise

• Why Words Matter: Choosing an Exercise Type

Exercise Conduct: Tabletop Exercise

• Sending the “Reminder Email”

• Setting Up The Room and The Final Checklist

• The Opening Player Brief

• Five Ways an Executive Can Deliver Powerful Opening Remarks

• The Exercise Hotwash and Closing

Designing an Exercise Scenario

• Choosing a Specific and Detailed Scenario, or a General One

• Designing a Module-Based Discussion

And Many More

• Over the coming year, this list of articles will expand to include all of the resources and considerations needed to prepare for, conduct, and complete exercises as new articles get added.