Tornado Response – Lessons from an Emergency Management AARBackgroundOn May 10, 2024, a category EF-4 tornado tore through Springfield County, leaving widespread destruction, power outages, and displacing over 5,000 residents. Emergency management agencies, first
Cyber Intrusion – Responding to a Data Breach in a Financial InstitutionBackgroundOn September 8, 2024, a major financial institution experienced a ransomware attack, affecting 500,000 customer records. The attack originated through a phishing email,
Pandemic Exercise – Enhancing Public Health PreparednessBackgroundOn April 12, 2024, a public health agency conducted a pandemic preparedness exercise, simulating an outbreak of a highly infectious respiratory virus. The exercise tested healthcare system resilience,
CASE STUDY:Communication Breakdown in Crisis ResponseCopyright TEAM-Solutions.US All Rights ReservedBACKGROUNDThe Westfield Emergency Operations Center (EOC) [named changed for privacy] was activated following a major storm that caused widespread flooding and infrastructure damage. Several city departments,
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In 1905 an author named O. Henry published a short story called "The Gift of the Magi". Here's the gist of it:Man and woman are in love, but poor.Man's most valuable possession is his pocket watch, but