Practising with the public: Special events training exercises for the 21st century

Ian Becking and Lindsey Kirby-Mcgregor
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Ian Becking: Director of Operations, Calian Emergency Management
Lindsey Kirby-Mcgregor: Program Advisor, Emergency Management, Calian Emergency Management

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2020, vol. 14, issue 1, 37-45

Abstract: Using the example of a large exercise programme developed by the government of Canada in preparation for several large special events in 2010, this article provides an argument as well as recommended practical strategies for incorporating a realistic simulated public response to an emergency event, to be utilised by both government organisations and the private sector.

Keywords: social media communication; emergency management training; public information officer training; emergency management exercises (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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