Some reflections from Japan on how #disaster preparedness is “managed with people, not for them”

Resilience, Reconsidered in Japan

It’s a Wednesday in January and the Sendai 3.11 Memorial Community Centre is quiet. Not in the way that museums or doctors surgeries are, but in a way that feels intentional rather than awkwa…

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20 years in Emergency Management

I started my career in emergency planning twenty years ago this week. I don’t keep a diary, but I remember the exact day because it coincided with what remains the costliest tornado in UK history. …

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Now available to order… “𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀” featuring a chapter I was honoured (and a bit daunted) to contribute 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Queering Disasters, Climate Change and Humanitarian Crises

This edited book investigates how disaster-related experiences and needs of LGBTIQA+ people differ across national, cultural, and regional boundaries.

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Feels like we’re gonna hear a lot about ‘COBRA’ again…so how about a little explainer 🧵

Spent the afternoon with my team creating kintsugi masterpieces, and talking about resilience, patience and perfection

Talking about crisis response assumptions (I.e. dispelling the panic myth), @profbrookerogers.bsky.social says “Hollywood has a lot to answer for!”

Do they? #EMGbluesky #DRR

Pigeons, acronyms and ‘what is an emergency planner anyway’ @lucygobag.bsky.social with Michael Rosen. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Disaster Dialogue

Professor Lucy Easthope explains why language is important in the aftermath of a disaster.

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Interval post: I’ve been transported to 1997 for #KyotoPlay. This show is sensational - if you’re in London, don’t miss it!

An upbeat Monday morning listen: Graves & Memorial Benches on BBC Sounds. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Thinking Allowed - The Grave - Memorial Benches - BBC Sounds

Laurie Taylor explores the origins of the grave and the meaning of memorial benches.

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It can feel like lessons aren’t learned, but perhaps learning occurs outside of the emergency management domain? This article about The Station fire, 22 years ago today, talks to that. www.firerescue1.com/firefighting...

Station Nightclub fire: Lessons, code changes follow tragedy

The 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island was the fourth deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history

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“There’s something about soup that makes it good for emergencies…” An interesting episode! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Essay - New Generation Thinkers - A Social History of Soup - BBC Sounds

Tom Scott-Smith uses four recipes to track social reforms and changes in what we value.

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What comes after disaster? Memories by Paul Goldberger explores some of the aspects. www.newyorker.com/magazine/200...

Are we sure we’re not trapped in a disaster movie where no one listens to the scientists until it’s too late?

Back from #September5movie - so relevant in an age of 24/7 news to explore journalistic ethics and the line between public interest/exploitation

Why does it seem so difficult to learn lessons after a disaster? Join this webinar on 13 Feb to hear my thoughts. emergencyservicestimes.com/events/how-t...

"If you put it over Paris or London or New York, you basically wipe out the whole city and some of the environs," www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ast...

A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's what to know.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

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A Shrigley for the times we’re in

“There’s often a desire to move on, if government…decides it wants to turn its face away, it’s difficult to maintain an interest” Tim Newburn PODCAST: What is the legacy of the 2011 riots? Imran Perretta for Somerset House channel.somersethouse.org.uk/podcasts/pro...

What is the legacy of the 2011 riots?

Imran Perretta explores what one site in Croydon tells us about the biggest moment of civil unrest in Britain in a generation.

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What role does leadership have in crisis? Fascinating thoughts on the Emergency Services Times podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6gbK...

4. Rethinking emergency teams

For Every Response · Episode

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Inviting people to consider ‘risk’ was a great jumping off point for conversations about career options and the skills employers look for in #EmergencyManagement @uclrdr.bsky.social

"We’re all stronger when our community thrives, and more people who weren’t burned out means fewer people who have to start over. Their wins are our wins. Life isn’t The Apprentice." themikerothschild.com/2025/01/22/e...

Eaton Fire #5: Hard Lessons

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‘Overwhelming’: what happens to 50,000lbs of extra LA wildfire clothing donations?

Businesses like Suay Sew Shop are trying to salvage piles of damaged textiles – and warn of the dangers of climate impact and overconsumption

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This is powerful and painful. #EmergencyManagement is magnificent and needed, but little understood, sometimes even from the inside.

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Started thinking through #emergencymanagement and its professionalization for obvious reasons First blog on it: Emergency Management in the Age of Destruction or the Consequences of Not Treating Politics as an Essential Part of Mitigation nicklalone.com/2025/01/25/d... Draft so far, will change.

VIDEO: What do resilience structures look like in London? m.youtube.com/watch?v=vvH6...

What do the resilience structures look like in London? (With subtitles)

YouTube video by London Plus

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Trump and the republicans who are involved in discussions about changing our approach to emergency management have multiple, not always complementary, goals and it is confusing people so let me walk through them.

I repeat if the UK is serious about being a health powerhouse it needs to start head hunting all these folks now with visas and research funding

I got crafty for my team meeting today - we were talking about #RiskPerception, the baggage we bring to the table, and the pros/cons of a matrix