eGUIDE brought to you every Wednesday by the Disaster Resource Guide - February 17th, 2010

Every Automobile Needs a Survival Kit! An emergency/survival kit is a practical item that no car should be without. The kit can provide the essentials of life - food, water, medical, sanitation, warmth - at a time when needed most. Our kits are compact and durable. Click HERE>>

Bridging the Gap to Recovery: RM and Facilities. A smooth transition from emergency to business as usual results from the partnership between facilities and risk management. Take advantage of all expertise to maximize recovery dollars. Jim McGovern tells us more. Click HERE>>
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Haiti Response & Recovery
We're looking for information and lessons learned from the response and recovery effort in Haiti. Do you have insights to share on communications and response? Let us hear from you. There are opportunities in the Continuity eGUIDE and/or the March issue of the DR GUIDE. Click HERE>>

Lessons from Haiti
Getting life essentials to Haiti in the days after the earthquake was more complicated than it had to be. The Journal of Commerce analyzes what went wrong in the supply chain. Click HERE>>

DHS Reading Social Media During Olympics
The DHS considers the real-time, raw information on news sites and social media helpful to security. They will monitor several of these tools during the Olympics. Click HERE>>

China, Too, Has Its Internet Fears
Since the attack on Google, said to come from China, the world has buzzed regarding Chinese cyberspies. But China stresses that it, too, is vulnerable to online threats. Click HERE>>

What Causes Midcontinent Quakes?
As history has shown, large earthquakes are rare in areas far from active plate boundaries - but they can happen almost anywhere. Click HERE>>

'Fine Snow' Stranded Undersea Trains
When five trains were stranded in the underwater tunnel that links France to Britain in December, moisture was the culprit. Communication breakdown didn't help, either. Click HERE>>

Older Cyberthreats Still A Threat
Despite modern security threats such as social networking tools currently in the limelight, don't forget to secure against traditional entry-ways hackers continue to use. Click HERE>>

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TAMP Systems provides consulting and software for continuity planning, and is a DRII Certified BC Vendor (CBCV). TAMP's consulting includes the BIA and resulting plans; and TAMP's software provides automation for BCM. Click HERE>>

Comprehensive BC Management Program book is a complete program for business that includes advice for all development. Planning can be extremely overwhelming... But this book makes it easy for you! Standard language enables quick review. Click HERE>>

DRJ: The World's Largest BC/DR Conference Mar. 21 - 24, 2010: Orlando. Backed by more than 20 years of experience, Spring World 2010 offers the most educational opportunities, networking events and cutting-edge information in the industry. Click HERE>>

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The Third National Emergency Management Summit
Washington, DC - An all-star line-up of government agency leaders, leading researchers, clinicians, and disaster planning and response professionals makes the National Emergency Management Summit a must for health care organizations. Pre-conference on improvised nuclear devices; lessons from H1N1 and Haiti; mini-Summits on scarce resources, surge and supply chain management, and evacuations/ACFs. Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, March 3-5, 2010. Click HERE>>

Fire Engineering's Survival Zone
Fire Engineering recently launched a new section on their site dedicated to firefighter survival. Sponsored by PBI, the Survival Zone features articles and videos on rapid intervention, size-up, rescue, search, and much more. Survival favors the prepared mind, so hone your fireground skills with the information from this valuable new resource. There are no second chances in survival, get your edge in fire engineering's survival zone. Click HERE>>

AMA Launches New Web Site to Help Physicians Volunteer In Haiti
The American Medical Association has a new Web site registry supported by the National Disaster Life Support (NDLS) that can easily coordinate the deployment of physicians who are willing to volunteer with federal and private sector response organizations in Haiti. The information physicians provide through the registry will be used specifically for disaster response deployment to Haiti, and it may also be used should future disasters occur around the world. Click HERE>>


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