Juvare is honored to announce the winners of the 6th Annual Juvare Community Awards! At every Juvare Users Conference, we present these awards to recognize individuals who have demonstrated the very best of the emergency management and enterprise continuity discipline and the organizations that support them. These awards are selected through a competitive process. The award winners for this year are as follows: Exceptional Response Award In recognition of clients whose response to a crisis or incident effectively leveraged Juvare solutions and was also acknowledged externally as a significant ..read more

This blog post covers the importance of budget season for emergency management professionals at educational institutions and how to identify budget necessities. Budget Season for EM Professionals There are many articles and conference sessions devoted to building, configuring, and improving EM programs. However, the budget allocated to EM expenditures, while seldom discussed, always seems to be the defining measure that can make or break our efforts. We can talk about building and improving all day long, but, without proper funding, many of our goals will never be fulfilled ..read more

By Roger Guerrero In every disaster, there are hard, time-sensitive decisions to make, and a coordinated response increases the chances that people make the right calls. It is critical that utilities and local and state emergency management departments communicate their strategy and priorities to one another.   By coordinating the response, emergency responders can increase the speed and efficiency with which they get the area back up and running. For instance, suppose there are two different utilities, Company A and Company B, that serve an area hit by a hurricane. Each provides pow ..read more

Effective emergency management is critical for long-term care facilities (LTCFs) to ensure regulatory compliance and improve patient care. But many LTCFs still rely on cumbersome manual processes. Equipped with tools like Juvare’s eICS, LTCFs can take charge of their emergency management and incident response processes. Here’s how.   LTCFs have endured a difficult two years. First, it was patients disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a staffing shortage that even optimistic providers expect to last through the end of 2022. And in the midst of these challe ..read more

 In 2021 alone, the U.S. nearly broke a record for the number of natural disasters that struck the country, including four tropical cyclones, two mass flooding events, three outbreaks of tornados, a drought, and wildfires across much of the western part of the country. While it is impossible to predict exactly when or where a natural disaster is going to hit, with FEMA’s new National Risk Index (NRI), emergency managers, decision-makers, and other Juvare clients have a useful tool to estimate the potential damage. Armed with FEMA’s risk index, you can present actionable data to support emergen ..read more

By Dave Wojs Mental health agencies and police departments often encounter the same individuals experiencing mental health issues. Often, individuals experiencing a mental health crisis outside the safety of a mental healthcare facility may display behavior that calls for police intervention.   The challenge? Police officers often lack the specialized skills needed to help these individuals and without access to mental health professionals, many end up incarcerated. According to a report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 43 percent of those in state prisons have been diagnosed with at ..read more

Climate adaptation is accelerating.   Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that 34 percent of the contiguous United States fell into severe to extreme drought categories in February 2022, while just six percent of the country was considered severely to extremely wet during the same period. This is a marked deviation from the first two decades of the 21st century, which saw a combination of both extensive drought and wetness.  The 2022 hurricane season, meanwhile, is on track for another above-average year. Wildfire activity also continues to ri ..read more

By Roger Guerrero Cyberattack response planning needs to be central to any organization’s resiliency strategy. Since ancient times, attackers of all kinds have employed a simple and devastating tactic to inflict harm – cut off or otherwise compromise essential physical resources, forcing their targets to capitulate and raise the white flag of surrender. Nothing has changed in the modern world.   Cyber attackers use the same approach, targeting essential physical resources and systems. For instance, nuclear power plants in the United States have been attacked by hackers, includin ..read more

Juvare® is pleased to announce winners of the 5th Annual Juvarees – awards for members of the Juvare Community which recognize organizations and individuals who demonstrate the best of the emergency management discipline. These awards are selected as a part of a competitive process.   “As the industry leader in incident management and response software, we have a unique view of the process and program innovations that agencies, corporations, and non-profit organizations are undertaking to make our communities more resilient,” said Sam Klietz, Chief Client Officer at Juvare. “We take ..read more

Juvare, the global leader in emergency preparedness and response solutions, is pleased to recognize the contributions that Australian Emergency Services have made to making our communities more resilient. The annual Juvarees Awards recognizes individuals and organisations who demonstrate the best of the emergency management discipline throughout the world. As the industry leader, Juvare has a unique perspective on how different emergency responders manage critical incidents using their solution. The process and program insights  shared by Australian Emergency Services organisations help J ..read more