Those who develop and write emergency management plans should be familiar with the Moltke the Elder quote, “No plan survives contact with the enemy.” While there are several versions of it floating ...

The need for comprehensive disaster risk management has never been more evident. In recent years, major storms, earthquakes, wildfires, tornados, derechos, and other destructive large-scale events ...

The worst time to learn your disaster recovery plan is outdated is when a disaster occurs. As more businesses are prompted to turn to recovery plans, many have learned there is room for improvement to ...

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) has adopted the Oregon Disaster Recovery Plan, Volume IV.

Whether these events are natural, like hurricanes, or man-made, such as deliberate acts of destruction, they can have a crippling effect on businesses and employees. Insurance can replace buildings, ...

There are plenty of challenges to overcome in our effort to write all the required disaster plans that are “on the menu” of our to-dos. In this article, the author proposes that you “Ditch the Plan ...