by Keith Germain | Apr 19, 2021
On the surface, the worlds of fire safety and active shooter incidents wouldn’t appear to have a whole lot in common. But, as is often the case in cross-disciplinary risk management, diving below the surface provides more relevant lessons and useful information than...
by Keith Germain | Mar 2, 2021
For decades now, it has been nearly impossible to dig into a public safety or emergency management article, lecture, or class without being told that the answer to our communication woes is interoperability. Ever since the 9/11 Commission released its report in 2004,...
by Keith Germain | Aug 28, 2020
In the runup to what is already shaping up to be a very different 2020-2021 school year, there’s a lot of focus at all levels on what the school day will look like in the era of social-distancing, masks, perpetual disinfecting, and Covid-19. I hear a lot of...
by Keith Germain | Jan 14, 2020
Imagine you arrive at your regional cardiac hospital for that emergency double bypass surgery when the surgeon greets you with exciting news: “We’ve got an amazing new medical instrument and procedure we’ll be using for your surgery. It’s never been used on an actual...