Continuum - Winter 2008
10 Questions with Wal-Mart’s Bryan Koon
Continuum sat down with Bryan Koon, Senior Manager of Operations for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest corporation. Koon explained how a company of 1.5 million employees (1.9 million worldwide) confronts today's business continuity challenges including crisis management, disaster operations, personal preparedness and its partnership with the federal government. Read Story
Preventing the “Second Disaster”
Aidmatrix streamlines post-disaster donations process
Is too much of a good thing ever bad? When disasters strike, media coverage tends to focus on the catastrophic damage wrought by the event. Consequently, these news reports often trigger an outpouring of aid to the devastated community. But, a widely unreported and largely unknown phenomenon occurs when unsolicited donations pour into communities and overwhelm recovery specialists creating a logistical nightmare. Read Story
New England Notes
Art's Message
On January 8, 2008, the president approved the National Response Framework (NRF). The Framework is a guide to how the nation responds to an all-hazards incident. Read More
Operation PANEX: FEMA Hosts Pandemic Exercise
In December, FEMA Region I hosted Operation PANEX '07 - the first joint federal-state exercise to strengthen contingency plans for an influenza pandemic. Read More
NRF and the Private Sector
Learn more about the National Response Framework.
Last Modified: Thursday, 31-Jan-2008 17:32:48 EST