Most emergency management agencies struggle to find and sustain sufficient resources. Virtual Operations Support Teams (VOSTs) - remote groups of individuals who assist response agencies by leveraging social media resources in alternative ways - have begun to make important contributions to emergency management. Jim is a Public Information Officer assigned to a Type I Wildland Fire Incident Management Team. Marlita leads that team's VOST. In this Complete EM podcast episode, they discuss what they do, how they do it, and why their VOST provides tremendous value.
Join George Whitney each week as he speaks with people making a difference in emergency management. They talk about what works, what doesn't, how to work efficiently, and how to get it done with maximum effect.
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Small businesses play an enormous role in U.S. success and we know that disasters threaten the already fragile existence of many. In this episode, I speak with Lucien Canton, a long-time leader and author in emergency management about the effects of disaster on business and how continuity planning can better ensure business survival.
Do you drive a government or company vehicle in the course of your duty as an Emergency Manager? Do you take it home? Is it equipped with emergency lights and sirens? In this episode of the Complete EM Podcast, contributor Jeb Lacey of RS Network Consulting, and George Whitney, founder of Complete EM, have a little fun and get serious about the importance of knowing the responsibility and risk associated with take-home vehicle use.
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