Tag Archives: Emergency Response

Member Service Spotlight: SmartNotice

By Alex Terlecky | Published October 19, 2018

Our newest program, SmartNotice, allows you to communicate quickly and easily with your entire staff and receive emergency weather alerts.

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Ready for Anything: Responding to Landslides

By CSD Pool | Published October 19, 2018

More advice from our guide on responding to disasters both big and small.

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Responding to Pandemic

By Eric Escanuelas | Published July 10, 2018

How to respond to a pandemic, an excerpt from the Pool’s publication, Ready for Anything: Emergency Disaster and Response Guide.

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Don’t Get Swept Off Your Feet!

By Lam Pham | Published July 10, 2018

While weak tornadoes can be common, the Centennial State experiences an average of 60 tornadoes a year, and there’s no way of predicting when a more destructive super cell will appear…

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Are You Ready?

By Lam Pham | Published January 2, 2018

Predicting hazards and their outcomes is the heart of risk management. But even someone with a very sophisticated risk management plan can find themselves with very little notice to prepare for sudden emergencies such as disasters.

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Emergency Response Procedures: Gasoline Spills

By Eric Escanuelas | Published October 16, 2017

The release of any chemical substance is a serious matter, especially for something as corrosive, flammable, and damaging to the environment as gasoline and diesel fuels.

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Emergency Response Procedures: Hazardous Materials Spills

By CSD Pool | Published July 17, 2017

The dangers of flammable and corrosive materials are obvious, but there are many other ways in which substances can be hazardous to human health. Many people are familiar with “HAZMAT” suits and what seeing them means.

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Emergency Response Procedures: Chemical Spill

By Eric Escanuelas | Published April 7, 2017

So what do you do if your district has a chemical spill? Well, before you worry about filing a claim or any kind of paperwork, the first order of business is to stop the spill from spreading and causing more damage.

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Emergency Response Procedures: Explosions

By CSD Pool | Published October 10, 2016

Advice on how to handle explosions at your district regardless of their cause. For more details on this and other crisis procedures, visit our publications page on the CSD Pool website for a free Emergency Response Procedures guide book.

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Emergency Response Procedures: Bomb Threats

By Eric Escanuelas | Published July 1, 2016

This guidance is an excerpt from our Emergency Response Procedures flipbook. If you would like a free copy of this publication, visit csdpool.com/publications.php

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