Business resilience programs may not generate revenue for organizations, but will most certainly create awareness, change a responsiveness culture into a preparedness culture, cut expenditure, save time and minimize reputational impact – not if, but when improbable circumstances become reality.

Disaster recovery as a service can potentially save organizations money and resources while ensuring they’re prepared for an incident that could potentially put them out of business. But what is DraaS, how can it be implemented at your organization and what are the benefits?

A number of regional and local Red Cross agencies are holding a variety of virtual natural disaster preparedness classes in honor of Red Cross month in March.

The U.S. Embassy provided $6 million for an Emergency Operations Center in Grenada, Carriacou, an island in the West Indies for Grenada’s emergency planning, training, response and recovery efforts for natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes. 

Hurricane season started June 1 and several senators expressed frustration about the lack of preparedness of government entities.

Some Minnesota lawmakers and railroad safety advocates are concerned that new disaster plans are not being released to the public.
 

In 2016 FEMA will approve disaster-preparedness funds only for states whose governors approve hazard-mitigation plans that address climate change. 

Save The Children is taking a closer look at just how ready schools are to handle emergencies like Sandy Hook, natural disasters and acts of terrorism in its 2014 Disaster Preparedness Report.