Field Notes
Closing the communication gap
Notes from the field on emergency preparedness, premises safety, and reaching the people who are inside the incident, not just the responders heading to it.
Venues
Stadium Evacuation and Invacuation: Why Reaching People Fast Matters More Than the Threat
A FIFA World Cup match cleared for lightning shows why evacuation and invacuation succeed on how fast you reach people, not on the threat type.
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Interoperability
Emergency Services Interoperability: Why Connecting Responders Isn't Enough
Interoperability has meant responder-to-responder for decades. The people inside the building are still outside the loop, and that gap changes outcomes.
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Martyn's Law
Martyn's Law and Premises Safety: How to Actually Reach People When an Attack Begins
Martyn's Law asks how you protect people on your premises when an attack begins. The hardest part is reaching them in real time with what to do now.
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Crowd Alerting
"Take Shelter" — But Where? What Two July 4th Fireworks Nights Reveal About Open-Air Crowd Alerting
Two July 4th fireworks nights, one unanswerable question: shelter where? What open-air crowd alerting demands that stadium evacuation plans do not.
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