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News, Articles, Videos & Organizational Resources

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The Washington Post, July 25, 2023

Perspective by Cindy Ermus,

Image: Flooding in downtown Montpelier, Vt., on July 11. (John Tully for The Washington Post)


In our new age of disasters, centralized responses are needed

Public health threats. Widespread wildfires. Devastating floods. Deadly tornadoes. Record-breaking heat waves. The barrage of multiplying disasters seems unrelenting. Catalyzed by climate change, extreme events like these are certain to increase in both frequency and intensity. It may be terrifying to think about, but this is probably the coolest summer you’ll experience for the rest of your life.




Article Here PDF Here




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The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) is a public-private partnership dedicated to helping U.S.-incorporated organizations protect their assets, employees, and operations outside the United States through threat alerts, analysis, and peer network groups. This free resource is offered by the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service and is available to all U.S.-incorporated organizations and their employees, as well as all U.S. government, law enforcement, and military personnel.


2023 OSAC - Stay-Bag List.pdf


2023 OSAC - Go-Bag List.pdf


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How researchers in disaster-prone Japan and the Pacific are rethinking city design


https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/09/national/science-health/tohoku-disaster-regenerative-ur

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The Ridgecrest Earthquakes (July 5, 2019)

 

BICEPP AFTER DISASTER REPORT

The 7.1 Ridgecrest, California earthquake is an example of a high magnitude, relatively low intensity earthquake. Though the shaking in the town of Ridgecrest was stronger than the 7.0 Anchorage earthquake, it was less than the shaking felt in the 2014 6.0 Napa earthquake, and much less than either the 1994 6.7 Northridge earthquake or the 2011 New Zealand 6.3 earthquakes...



2019 THE RIDGECREST EARTHQUAKES-bicepp.docx

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NY Times Article June 4, 2019


Buildings Can Be Designed to Withstand Earthquakes. Why Doesn’t the U.S. Build More of Them?


Article Here

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Planning for Business Operations After Earthquakes


Courtesy of Los Angeles County - Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)

Contributions from BICEPP's President Chris Wright

2019 - Planning for Business Operations After Earthquakes by LAEDC.pdf

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Stay Ahead of Your Next Earthquake

Earthquake Warning California


Earthquake Warning California is the country’s first publicly available, statewide warning system that could give California residents crucial seconds to take cover before you feel shaking. Managed by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Earthquake Warning California uses ground motion sensors from across the state to detect earthquakes before humans can feel them and can notify Californians to “Drop, Cover and Hold On” in advance of an earthquake.


Download the App here:  Apple iOS Google Android

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Principles and Techniques of Securing Your Business & Home

Informative video from one of BICEPP's Board members -  principles and techniques of anchorage.....


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Earthquake Anchorage Protocol Options for Businesses

From SAFE-T-PROOF


Glen Granholm, Vice-President of Safe-T-Proof Presents:

How do you know what items need to be secured? Determining the best bracing protocol. This video will answer many of your questions.


Glen is also a member of BICEPP's Board of Directors in addition to being an "anchoring" expert.


Check out this very informative video


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Dr Lucy Jones spoke in Granada Hills on Aug 16, 2019 to packed house


Dr. Lucy Jones, renowned seismologist and author of The Big Ones , spoke about Preparing For Increased Risk From Natural Disasters in Granada Hills. Dr Jones in one of the foremost experts on natural disasters, especially the long term affects on Los Angeles environs. It was arranged by BICEPP member Bill Hopkins and the board of the Southern California Preparedness Foundation (SoCalPrep.us). Read More Here

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DHS Announces Funding Opportunity for $1.87 Billion in Preparedness Grants


WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the release of the funding notice for eight different types of preparedness grants worth nearly $1.87 billion. Together, these programs provide more than $1.8 billion in critical funding to assist our state and local partners in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters.


Information Here

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Cost of Disasters

  

Billion-dollar natural disasters hit the U.S. a record 22 times in 2020 (FastCompany - Jan 9, 2021)

https://www.fastcompany.com/90592686/natural-disasters-cost-the-u-s-a-record-22-billion-in-2020

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Resources Courtesy of:

 

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Oct 21, 2021 Shakeout Materials Below

Shakeout is scheduled for Oct 19, 2023

 

 

 

Check these resources out from their 2020 workshop:

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Earthquake Country Alliance SoCal replaced its normally in-person Spring workshop with a special webinar version on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. The overall theme was Concurrent Disasters: What if an earthquake occurred during a pandemic?

 

KEY WORKSHOP TOPICS WERE:

  • Responding to an Earthquake in the COVID-19 Era, Jenny Novak (California Office of Emergency Services)
  • COVID-19 as a Teachable Moment for Inclusive (DAFN) Earthquake Preparedness, Heidi Rosofsky (Global Vision Consortium)
  • Map Your Neighborhood Program overview: Margaret Vinci (Caltech) - Former long-time BICEPP Board Member.
  • Secure Your Space, Mark Benthien (Southern California Earthquake Center)
  • Announcement of 2020 ECA SoCal Mini Awards recipients
  • ECA Resources, Updates, Announcements

 

WORKSHOP CONTENT AVAILABLE HERE

Video Recording (YouTube)

View Transcript (automated, may contain errors)

PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

 

KEY LINKS SHARED

 

 

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Supporting Employees During Times of Extreme Circumstance 

From: California Resiliency Alliance, Business Recovery Managers Association, and Association of Continuity Professionals. March 29, 2018

From hurricanes in the Gulf Coast to active shooter incidents, and wildfires in the west, the United States had its share of extreme circumstances in 2017. This report serves to provide insights into how public and private sector organizations are supporting their employees during times of extreme circumstance. The anonymous responses from participants, included in each section, hopefully inspire ideas within your own organization. The survey was designed to capture free-form responses from a variety of organizations in the public and private sectors. This allowed participants to elaborate on the formal and informal methods their organizations have in place to support employees. 

Supporting Employees During Times of Extreme Circumstance Report 03.29.2018.pdf

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THE ODDS OF A BUSINESS SURVIVING A DISASTER

 

Without An Emergency Plan... 


 

SBA - Planning for Disasters in Advance

 

Small business owners invest a tremendous amount of time, money and resources to make their ventures successful, yet, many owners fail to properly plan and prepare for disaster situations. According to the Institute for Business and Home Safety, an estimated 25 percent of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster. You can protect your business by identifying the risks associated with natural and man-made disasters, and by creating a plan for action should a disaster strike. By keeping those plans updated, you can help ensure the survival of your business.

SBA Business & Disaster Preparation Webpage

  


 

SBA - Emergency Preparedness Resources 

The resources below can help you develop a plan to protect your employees, lessen the financial impact of disasters, and re-open your business quickly to support economic recovery in your community.

 

If you need disaster assistance immediately, visit our Disaster Assistance Page.

 

Resources listed courtesy of:

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General Preparedness Information

 

 

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE REALITIES


 

 

LA Times Earthquake Recent Articles

Earthquake fault maps and other articles

 

 


Lack of preparation for massive earthquake could bring catastrophe, report says

Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2016



LA Times Unprepared Article

 

Southern California’s smaller cities and large businesses must take the threat of a crippling earthquake far more seriously than they have been, a committee of business, public policy and utility leaders said Thursday, saying action is needed to “prevent the inevitable disaster from becoming a catastrophe.”

 

Despite strides made by the city of Los Angeles to focus on earthquake safety, Southern California still faces significant threats that haven’t been resolved.

 

One of the most ominous is the looming threat on the edge of Southern California’s sprawling metropolis — the Cajon Pass. It’s a narrow mountain pass where the San Andreas fault — California’s longest and one of its most dangerous — intersects with combustible natural gas and petroleum pipelines, electrical transmission lines, train tracks and Interstate 15 north of San Bernardino. 

 

LA Times Article here....LA Times Article Link here...

 

June 23 2016 LA Times - Lack of preparation for massive earthquake


 

Earthquake Country Alliance

 

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The Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA) is a public-private partnership of people, organizations, and regional alliances that work together to improve preparedness, mitigation and resiliency. ECA provides information and resources to help everyone who lives, works, or travels in earthquake country get prepared to survive and recover quickly, by following the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety. The links are very helpful, as well as this FEMA video:  When the Earth Shakes by FEMA

 


 

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

 

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The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program is part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), established by Congress in 1977. We monitor and report earthquakes, assess earthquake impacts and hazards, and research the causes and effects of earthquakes. The USGS is a great information source. USGS Homepage...

 


 

Facts, Fiction, & Friction: The Threat of Earthquakes in the U.S

 

March 30, 2016 "Larry King Now" Interview With Lucy Jones

“We are absolutely at risk. Plate tectonics goes on here in California. We are sitting on a plate boundary. We have to have an earthquake the size of Northridge every decade or so on average....People are afraid of dying by the earthquake, but you should really be more afraid of being bankrupted by the earthquake. Eighteen hundred dead but 213 billion dollars in losses was our estimate when we worked it all out for this. 300,000 buildings lose more than ten percent their value.”

 

Website highlights here Larry King Now March 30, 2016 or enjoy the entire Interview (28 minutes) here.

 

"Meet Lucy Jones, the Earthquake LadySmithsonian, Feb 2012 

 


 

San Andreas fault 'locked, loaded and ready to roll' with big earthquake, expert says....

 

The San Andreas fault is one of California’s most dangerous, and is the state’s longest fault. Yet for Southern California, the last big earthquake to strike the southern San Andreas was in 1857, when a magnitude 7.9 earthquake ruptured an astonishing 185 miles between Monterey County and the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles. It has been quiet since then — too quiet, said Thomas Jordan, director of the Southern California Earthquake Center. Full Los Angeles Times May 4, 2016 Article Here

 


 

California quake warning system could start sending public alerts by 2018

Los Angeles Times, May 16, 2016

LA Times graphic of how the system works.

 

 

Early earthquake warning system

In a major reversal, Gov. Jerry Brown is seeking state funds for a fledgling earthquake early warning system for California, which would allow for a limited rollout of alerts by 2018.

 

A limited rollout of the system in two years would mean that places such as classrooms, offices, shopping malls, amusement parks and police and fire stations could have ready access to alerts that would give seconds, and perhaps more than a minute, of warning before strong shaking comes in a big earthquake. LA Times graphic of how the system works.

 

 

Link to the LA Times Article  May 16, 2016 LA Times PDF

 

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EMPLOYEE AND PERSONAL SURVIVAL AT WORK

 

 

 


Life Saving Active Shooter Information - too many needless deaths

   

What Would You Do Saying

LA County Sheriff

 

In light of the terrifying events that unfolded on UCLA's campus, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind everyone that there is guidance and information, as well as materials and workshops to better prepare you to deal with an active shooter situation.

 

What would you do

 

Please review UCLA's info on “Active Shooter”, created to help people answer the question “What Would You Do”:

 

• IF YOU HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY EXIT A LOCATION, HOW CAN YOU DO SO SAFELY?

 

• IF YOU CANNOT GET OUTSIDE AND AWAY FROM THE THREAT, HOW CAN YOU SECURE YOURSELF AND THOSE WITH YOU AGAINST ATTACK?

 

• IF YOU MUST CONFRONT YOUR ATTACKER, HOW CAN YOU DO IT IN A WAY THAT GIVES YOU THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS?

 

Watch video here: LA Active Shooter Video

   


 

Workplace Homicides from Shootings

 

 

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There were 500 workplace homicides in the United States in 2016


Homicides accounted for 10 percent of all fatal occupational injuries in the United States in 2016. There were 500 workplace homicides in 2016, an increase of 83 cases from 2015. The 2016 total was the highest since 2010. Of the workplace homicides in 2016, 409 (82 percent) were homicides to men and 91 (18 percent) were homicides to women. Homicides represented 24 percent of fatal occupational injuries to women in 2016 compared with 9 percent of fatal occupational injuries to men.


More info at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/there-were-500-workplace-homicides-in-the-united-states-in-2016.ht

 


 

Active Shooter Preparedness - US Department of Homeland Security

 

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aims to enhance preparedness through a ”whole community” approach by providing training, products, and resources to a broad range of stakeholders on issues such as active shooter awareness, incident response, and workplace violence. In many cases, there is no pattern or method to the selection of victims by an active shooter, and these situations are by their very nature are unpredictable and evolve quickly. DHS offers free courses, materials, and workshops to better prepare you to deal with an active shooter situation and to raise awareness of behaviors that represent pre-incident indicators and characteristics of active shooters.

 

Contents on this website...

  • Active Shooter Resources for Law Enforcement and Trainers: The National Summit on Multiple casualty Shootings, Progress Report on the President’s Executive Actions to Help Reduce Gun Violence, The Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and Active Shooter Web Portal
  • Active Shooter Training Provided by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC)
  • Active Shooter: What You Can Do Course
  • Active Shooter Webinar
  • Active Shooter Workshop Series
  • Active Shooter: How to Respond Resource Materials
  • Options for Consideration Active Shooter Preparedness Video
  • Conducting Security Assessments: A Guide for Schools and Houses of Worship Webinar
  • U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Active Shooter Related Research

DHS Active Shooter Information PDF here...