Incident Command System

• Juvare® , the leader in situational awareness and critical incident preparedness and response technology, today announced the launch of WebEOC Nexus™, the next generation of its industry-leading WebEOC® platform.
• “The name ‘WebEOC Nexus’ reflects the growing importance of emergency preparedness and response professionals in both government and enterprise,” said Rajib Roy, President and Chief Executive Officer at Juvare.
• Since the release of WebEOC 9 in 2019, Juvare has continued to strengthen its information security posture.
• “WebEOC Nexus is founded on a world-class information security infrastructure,” said Bryan Kaplan, Chief Information & Information Security Officer at Juvare.

• Wrap’s Incident Management virtual reality training scenario immerses officers in dynamic and high-pressure situations, enabling them to develop critical skills that are essential for managing critical incidents effectively and ensuring public safety.
• "We are driven to push the boundaries of law enforcement training by creating virtual reality training scenarios thoughtfully designed to mirror real-world challenges," said Kevin Mullins, CEO of Wrap Technologies.
• My officers absolutely love using Wrap Reality for training.”
  Wrap remains dedicated to revolutionizing law enforcement training through immersive virtual reality experiences and believes continuous innovation and responsiveness to real-world needs contribute to more effective law enforcement practices towards safer communities around the world.
• For more information about Wrap's Wrap Reality virtual reality training solution, please visit wrap.com/reality .

• Decisions made by those in charge of wildfire response can have a major impact on how quickly the fire is contained.
• As experts in management and governance (including disaster response, planning, policy and collaboration) we examined two major wildfires — the Fort McMurray, Alta.
• wildfire of 2016 and Sweden’s Västmanland wildfire of 2014 — and found that the key to minimizing the impacts of wildfires is effective collaboration.

What does wildfire management look like?

• When a fire escalates in size or severity, governments at the provincial or territorial levels take over management roles.
• During the critical response phase of an ongoing wildfire emergency — where the fire is not considered contained — a wide range of resources and co-ordination is required.
• The wildfire management required a quick ‘scaling up’ from regional to full provincial control.
• Despite management efforts at levels from regional to federal, the fire ultimately burned more than 500,000 hectares and destroyed 2,400 structures including many homes.

Minimizing wildfire impacts

• We studied not only how people communicated with each other, but also the tasks they tackled and the connections between those tasks.
• 1) Establishing the right connections Working together with various emergency response teams is critical to the success of its management.
• However, it is not a matter of “the more collaboration, the better.” That strategy can decrease the effectiveness.
• Strategic collaborations enable organizations and decision-makers to co-ordinate their work across tasks that rely on each other in some way.
• They operate on the principle of “responsibility” that supports those in management roles retaining those same roles in times of emergency.

Co-ordination is not enough

• These agreements are especially critical in efficiently scaling up crisis management from a local level to a broader and more collaborative one.
• This can be challenging as local emergency managers are connected to the place in which they work and are often the first to take control.
• Örjan Bodin receives funding from the Swedish Research Council (FORMAS) and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

• Individuals participated in the storm drill both remotely and in-person at Met-Ed's Reading headquarters – a hybrid approach similar to how employees conduct real-life restoration activities using electronic storm tools to manage work in the field.
• The drill was designed to prepare employees assigned to storm restoration duties and review restoration processes and storm-management tools critical to safely and quickly getting the lights back on.
• "Storm drills provide our employees a controlled forum to practice and sharpen their skills in preparation for severe weather, including thunderstorms packing gusty winds in the summer and snow and ice events in the winter," said Scott Wyman, president of FirstEnergy's Pennsylvania operations.
• For more information about FirstEnergy's storm restoration process and tips for staying safe, visit the 24/7 Power Center at www.firstenergycorp.com/outages .