Innovative Solutions to Provide Economic Relief
Innovation drives progress. The solutions needed to overcome the compounding challenges of the pandemic and build a more resilient world can only be created through innovation.
emergency management
IEM Innovative Geospatial Technology: Pandemic Response & Mitigation
Geospatial information systems (GIS) are valuable tools to gain a greater understanding of where vulnerabilities exist and what actions to take to become more resilient. IEM uses innovative GIS technology to support our public health and pandemic response initiatives as well as to inform emergency managers of potential hazards and their consequences.
Build Security and Resilience into Critical Infrastructure
Investment in our nation’s critical infrastructure is vital to build resilience and increase security against potential threats and disruptions. The historic infrastructure bill in conjunction with federal programs are key to enhancing infrastructure resiliency and furthering mitigation initiatives.
IEM Insights: Key Resiliency Components of the Infrastructure Bill
Not only will this bill provide needed resources and authority to help rebuild America’s roads, bridges and rail, and also improve access to clean water and high-speed internet and focus on resilience and climate adaptation in an equitable way.
Communities Are Stronger When Youth is Disaster Ready
By educating America’s youth about disaster preparedness, we can empower them with knowledge and skills to lessen their anxieties pre-disaster and build their confidence in contributing to their family and community’s emergency preparedness.
Low-Cost, No-Cost Preparedness
While disaster planning and preparedness efforts can be a significant expense, there are a variety of no-cost, low-cost measures available, proving disaster preparedness lies within reach of any budget.
Build a Disaster Supply Kit
If the foundation of preparedness is a planning or a plan, the centerpiece of preparedness is the disaster supply kit. A kit that includes basic essentials and is specifically catered to you and your family’s needs will significantly ease the burdens of an emergency and its aftermath.
Social Media as a Tool for Public Safety and Emergency Response
In a world dominated by social media, the failure to send or receive a message instantaneously can seem like a matter of life or death. But when faced with an actual disaster or crisis, reaching your target audience at a moment’s notice can significantly impact your ability to save lives.
Emergency Management Lessons Learned: Public & Private Sector Perspectives on Civil Unrest & Protests – 2/25/21
Join IEM and Asfalis for a discussion on the experiences and responsibilities of emergency managers, law enforcement, and private sector leaders during times of civil unrest and protest.
IEM Webinar – Emergency Management Lessons Learned: Civil Unrest and Protests
The discussion focused on the speakers respective agencies addressed civil unrest and protests this year and strategies for addressing inequity in emergency management.
