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Terra Incognita: Vision and action
It is a sad but inescapable fact that today’s global situation demands that we lay to rest our pre-established crisis visions and move towards creative and flexible leadership, say Emily Hough, Patrick Lagadec and Matthieu Langlois - Written by Patrick Lagadec, Emily Hough and Dr Matthieu Langlois. (Volume 15, Issue 4)
Covid-19: What went wrong?
We need to learn from failure harder and faster than ever before, write Emily Hough and Andy Towler, introducing this debate aimed at working out the best way forward globally, nationally and individually - Written by Emily Hough and Andy Towler. (Volume 15, Issue 3)
A metaphor for our times
How has the grey rhino concept changed our thinking in the world of crisis and disaster management? Emily Hough speaks to author of the concept, Michele Wucker to find out - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 15, Issue 1)
Operation Bushfire Assist
Emily Hough speaks to Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds, CSC, Minister for Defence in the Australian Government, to learn more about how Australia's armed forces helped in the bushfire response and recovery efforts - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 15, Issue 1)
A peek into the future: Singapore Civil Defence Force
Emily Hough catches up with Commissioner Eric Yap of the SCDF to find out more about the force's trailblazing technology such as robotics, exoskeletons, fitness conditioning and enhancement, as well as AI and VR - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 15, Issue 1)
Aid workers meet in Geneva
Nearly 3,000 people gathered at this year's Humanitarian Networking Partnerships Week in Geneva, Switzerland, report Claire Sanders and Emily Hough - Written by Emily Hough and Claire Sanders. (Volume 15, Issue 1)
Thai cave rescue: A volunteer's perspective
The world watched aghast as reports emerged of a junior football team and its coach trapped deep underground in a flooded cave system in Thailand last year. Emily Hough speaks to one of the specialist cave diver volunteers to gain his personal perspective on the incident - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 14, Issue 4)
Climate: More than a storm in a teacup
Emily Hough speaks to Alice Hill, former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Senior Director for Resilience, US National Security Council - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 14, Issue 3)
Looking on the bright side
Speaking to Rohini Swaminathan, Emily Hough discovers that amid all the pessimism, sometimes we need to put everything into perspective - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 14, Issue 3)
Countering violent extremism
Emily Hough interviews Nicolas Hénin, who spent ten months as a hostage in Syria, to gain
an insight into the minds of foreign fighters - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 14, Issue 3)
Brazilian civil defence interview
Emily Hough speaks to Elton Cesar Cunha about his work in a small city on the Brazilian coast - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 14, Issue 2)
Cargo cults and the third sector
This commentary voices concerns about a minority of third sector organisations that have
lost connection to their original purpose - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 14, Issue 2)
Citizen behaviour and crises
Emily Hough interviews Dr Daniel Kaniewski, Deputy FEMA Administrator for Resilience - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 14, Issue 2)
Frontline
Emily Hough catches up with Alice Bromage, to speak about her work with the first majority female anti-poaching unit, based in Balule Reserve, the Greater Kruger Area, in South Africa, which helps to protect the reserve’s endangered species - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 14, Issue 2)
Easing the worry of wandering
Project Lifesaver International harnesses new technology help search and locate people
with cognitive disorders who are lost. Emily Hough talks to its founder, Gene Saunders, a
retired captain from Chesapeake VA Police Department - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 14, Issue 1)
Social media signals to monitor risk
Machine learning and artifi cial intelligence can provide immediate situational awareness,
says CRJ's Key Network Partner, Dataminr - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 14, Issue 1)
Growing resilience
Emily Hough speaks to Deborah Higgins, Head of the UK Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College, to discover her views on resilience, leadership and communities - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 4)
Reducing congestion, saving lives
Emily Hough interviews Avichai Bakst from Waze to trace the journey of this crowdsourced,
community-driven app and how it is now helping emergency responders - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 4)
The sky’s not the limit
Romeo Durscher of drone giant DJI speaks to Emily Hough about drones being used
in safety and security applications - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 4)
Global aviation resource hub
Emily Hough speaks to Pauli Immonen of Aviation sans Frontières to learn more about how it can help during the complex interaction between NGOs and the aviation cargo industry after a disaster - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 4)
Exploring complex interactions
Nicola Webb, Stuart Smith and Emily Hough report on a fascinating round-table event, hosted by Volga- Dnepr at the Farnborough International Airshow - Written by Emily Hough and Stuart Lane. (Volume 13, Issue 4)
R&D: Forensic video analysis
CRJ reports on BrainChip’s innovative AI-powered
video analysis software and hardware - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 3)
Frontline: Google’s crisis response
Emily Hough speaks to Yossi Matias, VP of
Engineering at Google and Managing Director
of Google’s R&D Centre, where he leads efforts
in Search, Rescue and Crisis Response - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 3)
Countering counterfeiting
The pernicious effects of fake goods are manifest
throughout the supply chain, from modern slavery
in manufacturing, to deadly unsafe products and
funding terrorism. Emily Hough interviews Brian
Monks of Underwriters Laboratories to learn more - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 3)
Psychological first aid for migrants
Emily Hough speaks to Alessandro Dibenedetto, a
psychologist with the NGO Emergency, who works with
newly-arrived immigrants in Italian ports in Sicily, and
who emphasises the importance of early intervention
- Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 2)
Innovation awards in Paris
CRJ reports on the winners of the inaugural
Milipol international innovation awards
- Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 2)
A Caribbean update
This year’s unusually active and destructive hurricane season has laid waste
to many islands in the Caribbean, reports Emily Hough with this short
summary of the islands aff ected and a brief insight into the initial response - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 1)
The starting point for peace
Emily Hough speaks to Jeremy Gilley, the driving force behind the International Day of Peace, which is observed annually on September 21 and is dedicated to the absence of war and violence - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 1)
Improving urban search and rescue response
The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group’s (Insarag) experience dates back more
than 25 years and is a perpetual evolution in terms of lessons learnt and it is helping to share this knowledge with other humanitarian clusters, Jesper Holmer Lund tells Emily Hough in this interview - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 13, Issue 1)
Shaping Artificial Intelligence’s future
How we instill ethical principles during AI’s infancy could have positive or negative repercussions for decades, if not centuries. Emily Hough talks to Sherif Elsayed-Ali of Amnesty International to find out more
- Written by Emily Hough and Sherif El Sayed-Ali. (Volume 12, Issue 4)
Treating Afghanistan’s victims of war
Emily Hough speaks to Dejan Panic, of the Emergency Surgical Centre, which treats victims of war and landmines for the whole of Afghanistan
- Written by Dejan Panic and Emily Hough. (Volume 12, Issue 4)
Giving voice to young women in global security
Emily Hough speaks to Alaa Murabit, a Libyan-Canadian doctor and international advocate for the rights of women and young people, who says that we need to reintroduce compassion, care, and empathy into global security and policy - Written by Emily Hough and Alaa Murabit. (Volume 12, Issue 3)
Evolutions in terrorism: A tactical medic’s perspective
Emily Hough speaks to DrMatthieu Langlois, a medic with France’s elite national
counter-terrorist tactical unit, about his recently published book that traces the 2015
terrorist events in Paris
- Written by Emily Hough and Dr Matthieu Langlois. (Volume 12, Issue 3)
Keeping blood and vaccines safe
One of the companies that took part in the AIDF event in Washington, DC, USA, was B Medical Systems, which specialises in vaccination cold chain and blood storage, transport and management. Emily Hough speaks to CEO Luc Provost - Written by Emily Hough and Luc Provost. (Volume 12, Issue 2)
Helping to build durable peace
In this issue Emily Hough talks to Caroline Brooks, Syria Projects Manager for International Alert, who works to strengthen grassroot capacities to manage and resolve conflict - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 12, Issue 2)
ICDO and Swiss co-operation
The ICDO and Switzerland have a long history of co-operation, which is summarised in this article that outlines recent programmes to improve civil protection in the face of natural and man-made disasters - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 12, Issue 1)
The Great Fire of London
This issue, we look at a book featuring a cold case review of the Great Fire of London, written to commemorate the event’s 350th anniversary, as well as a new handbook of operational procedures for fighting fires in tunnels - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 12, Issue 1)
Helping the survivors of human trafficking
Emily Hough speaks to Shandra Woworuntu, who was trafficked and ensnared in sexual slavery, about her work to raise awareness of the gaps in identifying and dealing with this crime, as well as the lack of assistance provided to its survivors - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 12, Issue 1)
Crisis incident management
CRJ talks to Joel Portice of Intermedix, a company that provides incident management technology used by responders when dealing with all manner of crises and special events - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 12, Issue 1)
Brexit and the future: Views from CRJ
We present a snapshot of some of CRJ's Editorial Advisory Panel Members' thoughts on the possible implications of Brexit upon security, resilience and civil protection - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 12, Issue 1)
Siberian Search & Rescue
This issue, Emily Hough talks to Aleksandr Kresan, leader of the Siberian Regional Search and Rescue Team in Russia, about preparations for the team’s Insarag External Classification later this year - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 4)
World Humanitarian Summit
As CRJ went to press, representatives from governments, aid agencies, affected communities, civil society and the private sector were in Istanbul for the World Humanitarian Summit. Emily Hough looks at what they plan to achieve - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 4)
Time for change?
The Overseas Development Institute has released a comprehensive report calling for a complete rethink of the current humanitarian system, saying that incremental reform may no longer be enough. Emily Hough reports - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 4)
Families and countering violent extremism
Families Against Terrorism and Extremism (FATE) held its inaugural summit in Paris this May. Emily Hough reports on how more emphasis should be placed upon families in counter-radicalisation policies - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 4)
Mass sexual abuse: Portent of a wider crisis?
Lina Kolesnikova and Emily Hough say an increase in sexual attacks is in serious danger of damaging European cohesion and must be addressed, both for the sake of the victims and to avoid wider societal crisis implications - Written by Lina Kolesnikova and Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 3)
Innovation in crisis management
The EU-funded Driver project aims to valorise the wealth of European innovation and science in crisis management by assessing and delivering tested solutions that can be used to address different types of large-scale crises - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 3)
A logbook for chaotic times
Emily Hough speaks to Patrick Lagadec about his new book, which charts the successes – and failures - of leadership in today’s volatile and ‘wicked’ crises - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 3)
Flood response in Georgia
Last year Tbilisi suffered devastating floods that killed 22 people and hundreds of animals from the Georgian capital’s zoo. Here, the Emergency Management Agency describes how the incident occurred and the rescue and clean-up responses - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 3)
Helping families through the identification process
Losing a loved one after a major disaster is inevitably traumatic. But responders and psychologists can work with families to ensure that mental scarring is kept to a minimum during the identification process, say Erik de Soir and Emily Hough - Written by Erik L J L De Soir and Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 3)
Helping child soldiers
Emily Hough speaks to Henri Ladyi in the DR Congo, where he carries out groundbreaking work demobilising rebel militias, especially child soldiers, with the aim of bringing peace to this conflict-afflicted region - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 2)
How ham radio helps in a blackout
Belgian amateur radio enthusiasts are connecting the whole of society, providing invaluable backup should major, wide-scale power cuts affect emergency services communications. Emily Hough finds out more - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 2)
A photographic humanitarian activist
Emily Hough speaks to Giles Duley, a documentary photographer and photojournalist who is working on a project to document the lasting effects of war around the world, years after the fighting has ended - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 1)
Joining up the dots in the criminal justice system
Emily Hough speaks to Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis about bringing disjointed services together, cutting through bureaucracy and how austerity can force positive re-examination of systems - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 1)
Mudflow disasters in Georgia
The rugged Devdoraki region in Georgia is prone to devastating mudflows caused by its many glaciers and topographical features. Here, the Emergency Management Agency of Georgia outlines its disaster prevention measures - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 1)
British Red Cross response
British Red Cross volunteers were among those first on the ground supporting people through the tragic events at Tunisia’s beach resort of Porte El Kantaoui, reports CRJ - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 1)
Building humanitarian solidarity with the EU
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, speaks to Emily Hough, telling her about his first impressions after nearly a year in this role - Written by Emily Hough and Christos Stylianides. (Volume 11, Issue 1)
Crisis communications in action
Emily Hough speaks to Marc Lerchs, who discusses the challenges of organising media and other communications during the recent Battle of Waterloo commemorations in Belgium - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 11, Issue 1)
A global call to action
In May 2014 Dr Jemilah Mahmood was appointed as Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) secretariat at UNOCHA in New York. Emily Hough speaks to her about this call to action to reduce human loss and suffering from crises - Written by Emily Hough and Jemilah Mahmood. (Volume 10, Issue 4)
Building resilience
Emily Hough caught up with two Members of the European Parliament at the WCDRR. Joachim Zeller and Enrique Guerrero Salom talked to her about Europe’s mission within the event, and the humanitarian direction they are hoping to shape - Written by Joachim Zeller, Enrique Guerrero Salom and Emily Hough. (Volume 10, Issue 4)
Medics on the frontline
In a joint interview, Christophe Libeau, Carlo Zaglia and Emily Hough met the doctors first on the scene after the terrorist attacks in Paris, along with those who were involved in the two assaults against the terrorists - Written by Christophe Libeau, Emily Hough and Carlo Zaglia. (Volume 10, Issue 4)
Facing up to robotic autonomy
The speed at which robotics have been advancing is staggering, and these developments have often brought immense benefit to society at large. But will we ever allow autonomous robots to take decision-making out of humanity’s control? Emily Hough investigates - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 10, Issue 4)
Rescuing immigrants at sea
Emily Hough speaks to Brigadier (Retired) Martin Xuereb about his role with the Migrant Offshore Aid Station that rescues immigrants from unsafe boats in the Mediterranean - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 10, Issue 3)
Homeland security in the US
Emily Hough talks to Todd Rosenblum, the Pentagon’s former Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense in an interview that bridges our two features – military involvement in civil disasters and cyber security - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 10, Issue 3)
Meeting Syria's volunteer rescuers
CRJ has been documenting the difficult and inevitably harrowing work of the Syrian Civil Defence force volunteers over the last three issues. Emily Hough travelled to their training ground to meet some of them for herself - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 10, Issue 2)
Search and Rescue in Iran
Emily Hough speaks to Behrouz Moghaddasi, Head of Iranian Search and Rescue about how SAR teams have been set up across the country, which is under constant threat of natural and human-caused disasters. - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 10, Issue 1)
Propelling us into the future
Emily Hough speaks to Sir David King to find out more about the Future Cities Catapult initiative, a global laboratory and hub set up to help shape the urban development of the future - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 10, Issue 1)
Building city resilience
Applications close for the next candidate cities in the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge on September 10, 2014, writes Emily Hough. Which ones will make it onto the list to join the 32 that are already taking part? - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 10, Issue 1)
Boston Marathon revisited
Shortly before this year’s Boston Marathon, Emily Hough met those directly involved and learnt how massive investment in resources, training and planning have led to a heightened scale of readiness - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 4)
Toughest female firefighter
British firefighter Suzanne Enghed won two gold medals in the World Police & Firefighter Games 2013 and successfully defended her title of ‘The World’s Toughest Female Firefighter’ in 2012. - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 4)
Korean ferry incident
Elements of the South Korean passenger ferry Sewol incident bear resemblance to the Costa Concordia incident, not least the issue of when a ship’s Captain should decide to evacuate, reports Emily Hough, while Karen Collins discusses mass fatality response - Written by Emily Hough and Karen Collins. (Volume 9, Issue 4)
Civil defence in Dubai
Dubai does not do things by halves and this includes its energetic approach to civil defence and fire protection, as Emily Hough discovers in this short interview with the Director General of the Dubai Civil Defence - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 3)
Extraordinary weather
Heat waves, severe winter storms, record-breaking rainfall, gale-force winds and massive storm surges: many parts of the planet experienced extreme weather conditions in the first six weeks of 2014, continuing a pattern set in December 2013, writes Emily Hough - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 3)
Strategies for resilience
Emily Hough speaks to New Zealand’s Minister for Civil Defence – the Honourable Nikki Kaye – to learn more about recent legislative changes and how the country taps into its community and volunteer resources in preparedness for times of disaster - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 3)
Typhoon Haiyan: A brief summary
We could fill a whole issue of CRJ with Typhoon Haiyan’s effects and the international response. These topics will, undoubtedly, be covered in depth over the coming months and years. In the meantime, here is an update on the situation as it stood when going to press - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 2)
An unflinching look at technology and disaster
Emily Hough comments on the recent World Disasters Report which focuses on technology and the future of humanitarian action, examining how a fundamental transition in humanitarian interaction with affected communities is already occurring - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 2)
Beneath the visor
The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) is a British NGO that works in conflict affected communities to clear landmines and destroy weapons. Emily Hough finds out more from four female bomb searchers in Southern Lebanon - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 2)
Building capabilities
In July, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia entered its first national team in the UK National Extrication Challenge. The team of firefighters was part of Operation Florian’s ongoing capacity building project - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 1)
Chelyabinsk meteorite strike
Lina Kolesnikova and Emily Hough look at emergency response challenges after a meteorite hit earth near Chelyabinsk, as well as examining how Russia and the international community are addressing the threat of Near Earth Objects and space debris - Written by Lina Kolesnikova and Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 1)
Cluster munitions - progress and pain
Three years since a ban on cluster weapons came into force, governments are making progress as they work to fulfil the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Yet the deadly legacy continues, with particular concerns about their use in Syria, writes Emily Hough - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 1)
Life at the sharp end
Emily Hough talks to Denise Duran, who is Head of Delegation for the ICRC in Azerbaijan, about her career on the frontline during some of the world’s most acute human crises - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 9, Issue 1)
Focus on Azeri response
Emily Hough reports on a recent event organised by the ICDO and the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Azerbaijan, which culminated in an impressive display of response equipment and capabilities on land, at sea and in the air - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 8, Issue 4)
Simple steps to combat cybercrime
Spammers, phishers, hacktivists... Barely a day goes by without another organisation falling prey to a cyber attack, security breach or hacking incident. Emily Hough talks to John Weigelt and Vicki Gavin to discover how the individual can be the strongest defence in an organisation - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 8, Issue 4)
Antarctic emergency response
Martin Boyle, Field Support and Emergency Management Co-ordinator at the Australian Antarctic Division, describes his unique working environment and tells Emily Hough how the size and remoteness of the stations present special challenges - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 8, Issue 4)
Civil defence in Rio de Janeiro
Marco Basques of Rio’s Civil Defence General Department tells Emily Hough about the wide-scale floods of 2011, and the personal satisfaction his role brings him, knowing that he has helped people who are suffering in horrendous circumstances - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 8, Issue 3)
Shipwreck search and rescue: Tough conditions
In January, we watched in horror after the cruise liner Costa Concordia ran aground near Giglio on Italy’s Tuscan Coast. Emily Hough speaks to Ennio Aquilino, head of the search and rescue operation, to learn more about the complex emergency response - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 8, Issue 2)
Official report into Norway attacks
Leadership, technology and the application of lessons learnt arising from exercises are among the weaknesses highlighted by an offi cial report into the bombing of the government complex and shootings on an island summer camp, writes Emily Hough - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 8, Issue 2)
Restoring power after the blasts
July 2011’s munitions stockpile explosion killed 13 people, badly damaged a nearby power station and caused immense energy supply problems for Cyprus. Emily Hough speaks to Antonios Ioannou, Manager of the Vasilikos Power Station, to fi nd out what happened - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 8, Issue 1)
Explosions flatten neighbourhoods
Emily Hough looks at how the Congolese authorities and the international community reacted after a munitions depot explosion left Brazzaville devastated - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 8, Issue 1)
Collective Intelligence
Emily Hough talks to Bruno Maestracci, Head of France’s Operational Centre for Crisis Management, COGIC, about the challenges of deploying assistance in overseas emergencies and of co-ordinating the increasing numbers of actors involved in such responses - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 8, Issue 1)
Disorder and looting in England
Footage of blazing buildings, looters running away with armfuls of goods, violence and destruction in London and other cities was viewed with disbelief, both at home and abroad. emily hough looks at the events and the emergency services’ response - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 7, Issue 3)
International USAR assistance
Technical Rescue Ops Commander Hugh Price-Hughes describes to Hilary Phillips how Rescue South Africa assisted after the quake, while Emily Hough talks to Lieutenant Rodney S Vaughan of Fairfax County USAR, and reports on New Zealand’s first international deployment - Written by Emily Hough and Hilary Phillips. (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Singapore resilience
Emily Hough speaks to the Singapore Police Force and the Singapore Civil Defence Force to find out how they ensure safety, security and resilience, both for the public and the business community - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Fire response at Turkish Airlines crash
Marc van der Zwaard talks to Emily Hough about how the fi re service in Hoofddorp extricated a number of trapped passengers after a passenger fl ight crashed in a boggy field just before it was due to land at Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Further blow for Christchurch
Just a few months after the earthquake of September 2010, another quake in New Zealand struck near Christchurch. This time the quake killed 181 people and caused even more widespread damage, reports Emily Hough - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Air rescuers put to the test
Two EMQ helicopters with ten crew on board rescued 43 people in the Lockyer Valley in January, with pilot Mark Kempton and his crew saving 28 lives. emily hough talks to Captain Kempton, who describes the operations and sketches out some lessons learnt - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Japan's terrible disaster
Emily Hough summarises events that began with a magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan, followed by a devastating tsunami that swept miles inland, made even worse by freezing cold temperatures and compounded by the failure of a nuclear reactor - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Volcanic disruption
On April 14, 2010, a volcano on Mount Eyjafjallajökull spewed volcanic ash to a height of 30,000 feet across a huge area, from the UK to Spain and Northern Africa. This cloud led to the closure of European air space for six days, amid safety fears for aircraft, says Emily Hough - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Incident at Changi Airport
In November 2010 a Qantas Airbus A380 lost an engine and returned to Changi Airport in Singapore to make a complex landing, further complicated by failure of its fuel dumping system and one of its engines not shutting down when on the tarmac, writes Emily Hough - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 7, Issue 1)
IDER 2011: Common themes
Andy Oppenheimer continues his series on terrorism by looking at the vulnerabilities of transport infrastructure to terrorist attacks - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Airport safety in Beirut
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is nearing the completion of an ambitious development plan, with even more expansion on the horizon. How do safety and firefighting fit into this? Emily Hough speaks to Carl Rizk, the airport’s Head of Safety - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 4)
Toxic torrent sweeps through towns
Emily Hough reports on the river of toxic sludge that engulfed houses in Hungary after a dike gave way in October, looks at the response and recovery and examines how the government communicated with its citizens and the media, both at home and abroad - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 4)
On the front-line of Europe's response
Emily Hough speaks to Kristalina Georgieva to learn about her fi rst 12 months as European Commissioner for International Co-operation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 4)
Life after FiReControl
CRJ called Cassidian following the recent termination of the FiReControl contract in the UK and spoke to Terry Standing - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 4)
Making cities resilient
Emily Hough interviews Helena Molin Valdés to find out about the UNISDR’s initiatives to improve the resilience of urban areas to the increasingly severe threat of natural hazards - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 4)
Christchurch earthquake response
At 0:434hrs on September 4, an earthquake measuring 7.4 occurred 30 km west of Christchurch at a depth of 33 km. Emily Hough looks at the emergency response - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 3)
India air tragedy
One hundred and fi fty nine people were killed as Air India Express flight overshot the runway at Bajpe airport, near Mangalore, this May. CRJ looks at the response - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 3)
Fire and oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
Emily Hough examines the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill, which caused such damage to wildlife, livelihoods and the reputation of the company involved - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 3)
Building TETRA coverage into power tunnels
In this case study we look at how Creowave built underground TETRA coverage for Helsingin Energia, one of the largest energy production companies in Finland - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 3)
Sweden's MSB: One year on
Emily Hough speaks to Helena Lindberg, the Director General of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) which, despite only becoming operational last year, has already proved its mettle in a number of high profi le events - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 2)
Safety from the bottom up
Like the rest of the world, Canada is adapting to a changing hazard environment. CRJ looks at how the country prepares to deal with climate change, demographic transition, globalisation and asymmetric warfare - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 2)
Singapore prepared
CRJ talks to the newly appointed Commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) on how innovation, people, technology and the community all have a vital role to play in a prepared and resilient society - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 6, Issue 1)
Making cities safer
Emily Hough reports on an exciting new not-for-profi t organisation whose mission is to promote business security, staff safety and continuity across the UK’s cities by bringing together police, government and the private sector - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 5, Issue 4)
Exercise Northstar VII
Singapore’s Police Force tells CRJ that the attacks on Mumbai in November 2008 were a wake-up call to defence forces the world over and formed the basis for its latest exercise - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 5, Issue 4)
Report from Kuwait
The Kuwait Fire Service Directorate’s international fire and safety conference went a lot further than providing delegates with essential developments in fire and rescue, says Emily Hough - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 5, Issue 4)
Dealing with the dead
E mily Hough provides an international overview of plans to cope with a surge of victims in a rising tide disaster, such as a worst-case scenario pandemic - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 5, Issue 4)
Breaking lab habits
As highlighted by a new DVD, Response to Illicit Drug Labs, drug-related hazards – including unsafe materials, explosive environments, toxic atmospheres and booby traps – present a danger to all emergency responders. CRJ reports - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 5, Issue 4)
Improving flood response
Sir Michael Pitt’s eagerly awaited review into the 2007 summer floods in England has been published and has been well received by many of those involved in responding to the events last year. Emily Hough reports - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 4, Issue 4)
Road to recovery
Local responders in the UK have a new tool at their disposal during the recovery phase of an emergency, writes Emily Hough. The online National Recovery Guidance is the UK Government’s latest addition to dealing with disasters - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 4, Issue 4)
Europe moving forward
Experts from across the EU gathered in Brussels last November to discuss the way ahead in civil protection and preparedness. Crisis Response Journal reports on proceedings - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 4, Issue 2)
Expecting the unexpected
It would be a profound mistake to assume that today’s Al-Qaeda inspired terrorism is similar to that which we have experienced in the past, says Hagai Segal in this interview with Emily Hough - Written by Emily Hough and Hagai M Segal. (Volume 4, Issue 2)
Gore's 50 years of innovation
A company founded in a family basement 50 years ago is now a renowned global enterprise celebrated for unique working culture and product innovation. CRJ takes a look - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 4, Issue 2)
The man who can
Emily Hough speaks to Salvano Briceno, Director of the United Nations’ International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, who discusses June’s Global Platform, harnessing political will, policy issues and the need to exploit the positive opportunities that a disaster can present - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 4, Issue 1)
UK floods: resilience issues
Colin Berghouse’s role is to help prepare the UK for severe flooding. In this interview with Emily Hough he discusses the key issues arising from this summer’s flooding - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 3, Issue 4)
IJOCC 2006 - Risk, response and reality
The International Joint Operation Command 2006 conference held in London this January was attended by over 140 delegates from 40 different countries, writes Emily Hough - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 2, Issue 2)
Mystery incident at Melbourne Airport
Last February, Melbourne Airport experienced an incident leading to dozens of people being taken to hospital and the Virgin Blue terminal being shut down, causing massive disruption. Emily Hough looks at the incident from the operational responders' perspective - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 2, Issue 2)
Victim identification: a national response
Following the news article in our last issue, Emily Hough speaks to Assistant Chief Constable for Cumbria Police, Graham Sunderland, who is the national lead on creating the UK’s national Disaster Victim Identification Team - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 2, Issue 2)
Protecting airports
Emily Hough speaks to Martin and Ian of the Metropolitan Police’s SO18 Aviation Security Branch to find out about how the issue of counter-terrorism is approached at Heathrow and how greater liaison between Police and Airport Fire Services should be encouraged - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 4)
Climate change and emergency response
How prepared are Europe’s emergency services and civil defence forces for the shift in planning and operational requirements that climate change may bring about? - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 4)
London: A whole city response
Deputy Commissioner Roy Bishop and Assistant Commissioner Ron Dobson speak to Emily Hough about how London’s integrated multi-agency response was organised and co-ordinated following July’s bomb attacks - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 4)
Transport for London
Emily Hough speaks to Nick Agnew of Transport for London to find more about how it handled the aftermath of the blasts - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 4)
Pilgrim protection
Italy’s Emergency Services and Civil Protection units were put to the test in April when millions of pilgrims descended on Rome to mourn Pope John Paul II and to celebrate the election of his successor, Benedict XVI - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 3)
No stone unturned - victim recovery
Months after the December 26 tsunami, thousands of people are still missing. How feasible is it that they will ever – or can ever – be recovered? Emily Hough speaks to police victim recovery expert Mark Harrison - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 3)
Worldwide networking
Emily Hough talks to Chief William Peterson, International President of the IFE, to find out more how this professional institution is developing on an international level - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 3)
Integrated disaster response
A series of large-scale disasters and a growing awareness that the country’s Police, Fire and EMS services could benefit from better overall co-ordination and co-operation has led to regionalisation and a number of other initiatives to ensure that the Netherlands has an integrated approach to disaster response, writes Emily Hough, in this interview with Elie van Strien - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 2)
The international aid perspective
Editorial Advisory Panel member Toni Frisch was overall co-ordinator of the Swiss Government’s aid response to the Asian tsunami. In an interview with Emily Hough, he presents his observations on the international response, and identifies lessons learned - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 2)
Crisis assistance around the world
Emily Hough met Toni Frisch during a recent conference at Wilton Park in the UK, to talk about the current issues facing him in his role as Head of the Swiss Government’s Humanitarian Aid Unit, as well as the future developments of INSARAG - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Co-operation between services
Emily Hough, Frank G Straub, PhD and Brian J Nickerson, PhD, report on the first-ever Police/Fire/EMS Summit that was held in the US during October 2004 - Written by Frank G Straub, Emily Hough and Brian J Nickerson. (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Search and rescue operation in Scotland
In May this year nine people were killed when a factory building in the Scottish city of Glasgow was reduced to rubble – whether this was due to a collapse or an explosion or, indeed, both, has yet to be determined by an official investigation. The incident triggered a major multi-agency operation, with the assistance of rescue teams from across the UK - Written by Emily Hough. (Volume 1, Issue 1)
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