PTSC-Online Blogs

Canada and United States Release Joint Plan for Emergency Border Traffic Management

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:37 +0000

- Author: Paula-Marie Jannetta Saric, B.A. (Hons.), ABCP, PCIP

New Opportunities for Collaboration - Spring 2012

Fri, 11 May 2012 17:47:17 +0000

Please check out Sean Tracey's article on the Concept of A Canadian Centre of Excellence for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management. In the past MIACC provided some of the features which the proposed Centre of Excellence might again provide. There has been discussion about A Centre of Excellence but until now no one or group of…

- Author: William MacKay

Status Report # 49 - Networking for Your Organization

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:08:06 +0000

Please visit our Networking section to review the valuable information it contains. While you are there please consider how networking within PTSC-Online may benefit your organization. We would be pleased to discuss networking options with you. Please contact Bill MacKay.

Some of the more recent highlights you may want to check out in the…

- Author: William MacKay

PrepE Emergency Preparedness Campaign - City of Vaughan

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:23:10 +0000

The City of Vaughan Emergency Management Program has developed three new video public safety messages starring PrepE our mascot. PrepE's mission is to be prepared for every emergency; everywhere; every time. She has three key messages

Take Action: implement the necessary steps to be prepared including; making a family emergency plan, making…

- Author: William MacKay

Updates to CSA Z1600 and Social Media Requirements

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:30:17 +0000

In the communication section, the standard will required organizations to develop overall strategies for effective communication throughout ones emergency management and business continuity program. In addition to requirements to complete an assessment to determine the communication needs and establish systems and procedures some references…

- Author: William MacKay

Proposed EMAP Standard Open for Public Review

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:05:27 +0000

The Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) is pleased to announce the public review and comment period for the Proposed 2013 Emergency Management Standard by EMAP (click here to go to the comment form). The public review and comment period will run from March 15th through June 15th, 2012.

The public comment and review period is part of…

- Author: William MacKay

Ontario Public Warning System Enhancements

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:48:07 +0000

Environment Canada warnings will now include messaging from Emergency Management Ontario(EMO) telling you how to stay safe when severe weather threatens. These enhanced weather warnings will be distributed widely to the media and will be posted to the Environment Canada website. EMO will continue to forward severe weather warnings through our…

- Author: William MacKay

Engaging and Mobilizing in Online Communities

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:17:55 +0000

The intended audience for this first course / series of webinars and discussion forums are emergency managers or others who want to increase their effectiveness in leading on line groups to more effectively accomplish their goals and ojectives. It is meant for leaders who have an interest in engaging and motivating members of a group or…

- Author: William MacKay

CSA Z1600 Emergency Management Standard Update

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:40:13 +0000

The upgrades will focus on realignment of the sections for clarity and simplicity to make the next version easier for users to apply
Annex material may be included next to the sections to which they pertain
The 4 or 5 emergency management pillars, depending on how you count them, are now referred to as components
There should be better…

- Author: William MacKay

Please Show Your Appreciation to Sean Tracey & NFPA Canada

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:29:54 +0000

You can send your notes of thanks directly to Sean Tracey but I believe he would appreciate it even more if you helped him collect some of the information he is requesting in the NFPA Canada space.

The NFPA Canada space within PTSC-Online has worked effectively for NFPA throughout the past year by helping Sean more effectively deliver…

- Author: William MacKay