by Maurice Ramirez | Jan 29, 2008 | Mitigate, Plan
The age old adage, “failing to plan is planning to fail” has become the mantra for every manner of “continuity” and “crisis”. Certainly, it is better to be prepared in an “All Hazards” fashion with a contingency plan based on a business triage / resource allocation...
by Maurice Ramirez | Nov 24, 2007 | Plan
During a typical disaster related emergency, needs exceed resources in a limited region of the United States. Even disasters on the scale of Katrina are limited in their region of impact. A pandemic by definition will effect the entire nation (and the entire world)...
by Maurice Ramirez | Nov 24, 2007 | Plan, Respond
Non-pharmacological response plans for pandemic include not only social distancing, but often some combination of school closures, cancelation of mass gatherings and travel restrictions. These last three hold significant financial implications for the communities and...
by Maurice Ramirez | Nov 21, 2007 | Plan
How do we get assurance from state/local emergency preparedness agency that, in the event of a local disaster get placed on a priority list with the utilities companies (power, water, waste management) and critical service providers (cellular, bottled water, critical...
by Maurice Ramirez | Nov 20, 2007 | Plan
As a Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery consultant, my biggest challenge is getting my customers (and their senior management) to seriously consider the hazards posed by a pandemic / major health issue. They’ve heard the statistics, but find it difficult to...
by Maurice Ramirez | Nov 18, 2007 | Plan
Why should we plan for this if we aren’t even sure its going to happen. Is there really a potential for this to be a pandemic? Almost all of our predictive models for pandemic flu are based on 1917/1918 Spanish flu (which actually originated in Kansas);...
