Firestorm http://www.firestorm.com/en/rss Firestorm RSS Feed. Firestorm http://www.firestorm.com/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://www.firestorm.com Copyright 2008 Firestorm Tendenci Association Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@firestorm.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:43:13 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?35 ROSWELL, Ga. – Dennis K. Hamilton, an emergency management specialist with more than 25 years experience in international disaster preparation and response, has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council. Mr. Hamilton has worked with the United Nations Disaster Management Training Program, a global effort to prepare national disaster management strategies and capacity in more than 70 countries. He has also developed training materials and conducted training courses in all aspects of disaster management for national and international personnel, business, government and non-government organizations. He is currently serving as a consultant with CARE USA and CARE International to improve their emergency response capacity and with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance, developing a web-based distance learning program and a training course on Humanitarian Coordination. Hamilton said the shared focus on the human toll of disasters attracted him to... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?35 noemail@firestorm.com Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:15:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?33 ROSWELL, Ga. – John J. Enright, a security consultant with special expertise in counterterrorism and school safety, has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council. Enright served in the U.S. Secret Service for 20 years, including a five-year stint in the Presidential Protective Division. He currently heads Enright & Associates Inc., which provides security management expertise and consulting services to government and private-sector clients, and serves as homeland security/terrorism analyst for the NBC-TV affiliate in Providence, R.I. The Firestorm Solutions Expert Council is comprised of dozens of highly respected leaders in security/safety, health/medicine, manufacturing/mining, crisis communications/response, risk management, law, finance and corporate governance/compliance. Distinguished members include former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop. It is an honor to be selected as an Expert Council member with Firestorm and to work with other distinguished members such... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?33 noemail@firestorm.com Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?31 JUNE 24, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOLDEN, Co. – Firestorm Solutions Chairman/CEO Harry W. Rhulen will be a featured speaker at the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute’s upcoming convention at The Canyons Grand Summit Resort in Park City, Utah. Rhulen, whose company was retained to support and assist the Virginia Tech administration in the wake of last year’s shootings, will deliver a presentation entitled Luck Is Not Your Strategic Plan,’’ encapsulating the company’s unique, human-capital approach to business continuity and disaster planning, on July 1 at 11:15 a.m. In addition, Rhulen and Firestorm Director of Manufacturing Terri L. Ray will conduct a professional development credit course in crisis communications for RMCMI members on June 27-28. The course, entitled Planning and Correctly Communicating Unexpected Events will provide communications tools necessary for a company’s response to crises or disasters. Attendees will learn how... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?31 noemail@firestorm.com Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?6 APRIL 16, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings, former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop focused on identifying and predicting the actions of the mentally ill as crucial in the prevention of future campus violence. We don’t treat mental illness in the same way we treat physical illness,’’ Koop said. We have privacy laws that allow mentally ill patients to remain veiled to others until it becomes too late to protect society as a whole.’’ Kicking off the Every Crisis is a Human Crisis national symposium Wednesday at the Georgetown University Conference Center, Dr. Koop compared the issue to his famous campaign to inform the U.S. public of the full dangers of smoking. The same way that the rights of smokers cease when they may infringe on the health of others, so should the privacy rights of the mentally ill,’’ Koop said. The Every Crisis is a Human Crisis... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?6 noemail@firestorm.com Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?7 APRIL 7, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. – The hidden costs, need for pragmatic planning, and the policy, practice and legal implications of disaster preparedness will be examined in the upcoming national symposium entitled Every Crisis is a Human Crisis.’’ The event will be co-hosted by Firestorm Solutions LLC and the National Security Health Policy Center of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies on April 16 at the Georgetown University Conference Hotel in Washington, D.C. The symposium will give corporate and organizational leadership a better understanding of how to assess the cost and value of human capital, and the tools to protect it. The keynote speaker will be Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, U.S. Army (ret.), who has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council to help build a culture of preparedness’’ in this country. Former U.S. Surgeons General Dr. C. Everett Koop and Dr. David Satcher, both Firestorm Expert... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?7 noemail@firestorm.com Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?8 APRIL 1, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. – Recently retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Russel L. Honore’ will accelerate his campaign to build a culture of preparedness’’ in this country by delivering the keynote address at the upcoming Every Crisis is a Human Crisis national symposium. The event will be held April 16, the year anniversary of the Virginia Tech tragedy, at the Georgetown University Conference Hotel in Washington, D.C., and will be co-hosted by Firestorm Solutions LLC and the National Security Health Policy Center at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. The symposium will focus on the challenges inherent in preparing for, surviving, and recovering from disasters and will give corporate and organizational leadership a deeper understanding of the value of human capital and how to protect it. We live in a new normal,’’ Honore’ said. Our global interdependence, combined with mega-cities and industry... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?8 noemail@firestorm.com Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?9 MARCH 27, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. – Firestorm Solutions, LLC announced today the addition of KPMG and PIER Systems as sponsors for its upcoming national symposium, Every Crisis is a Human Crisis.’’ The event will be co-hosted by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and National Security Health Policy Center, and focus on the socio-economic disparity in preparing for, surviving, and recovering from disasters. It will be held April 16, the year anniversary of the Virginia Tech tragedy, at the Georgetown University Conference Hotel in Washington, D.C. The keynote speaker will be Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, U.S. Army (ret.), who has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council to help build a culture of preparedness’’ in this country. Former U.S. Surgeons General Dr. C. Everett Koop and Dr. David Satcher, both Firestorm Expert Council members, will be among the featured presenters. The symposium will give corporate and... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?9 noemail@firestorm.com Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?20 FEB. 10, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. – Former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Andrew Gruler, a specialist in crisis intervention and trauma response with experience in the Oklahoma City, 9/11 and Virginia Tech disasters, has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council. As clinical director of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program, Mr. Gruler supervises debriefing and crisis intervention for law enforcement employees throughout the state. He also develops and delivers trauma training programs to law enforcement agencies nationwide. In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. Department of State retained Mr. Gruler to direct crisis intervention for the Diplomatic Security Special Agents and staff assigned to its New York City Field Office. Following the mass shooting on the Virginia Tech campus, Gruler conducted crisis intervention for the Blacksburg and campus police departments. The Firestorm Solutions Expert Council is... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?20 noemail@firestorm.com Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?13 JAN. 31, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. -- Bill Spernow, a veteran information security and incident response specialist, has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council. Mr. Spernow is the former Director of Information Security, Investigations and Incident Response for Experian, the world’s largest consumer reporting agency. In that position he was responsible for the privacy and security of more than 200 million Internet-accessible credit reports. The Firestorm Solutions Expert Council is comprised of dozens of highly respected leaders in security/safety, health/medicine, manufacturing/mining, crisis communications/response, risk management, law, finance and corporate governance/compliance. Distinguished members include former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop. Mr. Spernow was recruited by the Georgia Student Finance Commission to revamp its information security after a significant breach, resulting in what was... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?13 noemail@firestorm.com Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:45:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?14 JAN. 31, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. -- Donald A. Donahue, a nationally recognized authority in medical readiness and homeland security medical operations, has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council. Mr. Donahue has 32 years experience as a health care administrator in the military, government and private sectors and is the director of the National Security Health Policy Center at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. His areas of expertise include healthcare operations, emergency preparedness and bioterrorism. The Firestorm Solutions Expert Council is comprised of dozens of highly respected leaders in security/safety, health/medicine, manufacturing/mining, crisis communications/response, risk management, law, finance and corporate governance/compliance. Distinguished members include former U.S. Surgeons General Koop and Satcher. Prior to retirement from the military, Mr. Donahue served... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?14 noemail@firestorm.com Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?10 JAN. 31, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. – Firestorm Solutions LLC., a leader in business continuity planning, vulnerability analysis, risk mitigation and crisis management, announced today that Dr. Stephen Cunnion has joined its Expert Council. Dr. Cunnion is president of International Consultants in Health Inc., and an expert in field investigations of biological and chemical warfare and bioterrorism. With more than 20 years experience in infectious disease investigations, he has been credited for alerting the Western medical establishment to the emergence of SARS in China. In 2001-02, he assisted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the anthrax crisis in the New Jersey postal system. Dr. Cunnion, who is Medical Director at the National Security Health Policy Center, joins the ranks of former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop among the health/medical pioneers on Firestorm’s (www.firestorm.com) Expert... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?10 noemail@firestorm.com Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?11 JAN. 31, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOLDEN, Col. – Richard Fritz, a founding partner of Global AgriTrends with vast experience in the global agriculture and food safety fields, has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council. Mr. Fritz serves on advisory committees to the USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative and has played a leadership role in formulating public trade policy. He also has managed the USDA’s export credit and foreign food donation programs and served as a U.S. agricultural trade negotiator at the OECD in Paris. Global AgriTrendsworks with meat and poultry companies and associations to research market opportunities, track international trends in trade and interpret how clients may be affected by the outbreak of animal diseases, economic events and political upheaval. The Firestorm Solutions Expert Council is comprised of dozens of highly respected leaders in security/safety, health/medicine,... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?11 noemail@firestorm.com Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?19 JAN. 15, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. – John Ninness, an international authority on occupational health and safety for industry, has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council. Mr. Ninness has broad experience in the development and implementation of safety, human resource and export development systems at plant, state, national and international levels. His company, Ninness Consulting, has done extensive work for major public and private organizations throughout Australia and China in the mining, manufacturing and retail industries. As the founder and chairman of the non-profit foundation OSHAID, Ninness endeavors to bring basic occupational health and safety practices to industries in developing nations. Currently, his organization is striving to upgrade worker safety in Chinese mines. The Firestorm Solutions Expert Council is comprised of dozens of highly respected leaders in security/safety, health/medicine,... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?19 noemail@firestorm.com Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?17 JAN. 15, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. – Dr. Geoffrey Berlin, a consultant with special expertise in applied mathematics including economics, econometric modeling, statistics and transportation, has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council. Dr. Berlin, who received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, has been a member of the faculties of Georgia Tech and Northeastern, teaching courses in engineering economy, operations research and statistics. He currently serves on the Technical Advisory Council of the National Association of State Fire Marshals and is president of Atlanta-based Penguin Technologies, which provides computer software for transporting elderly and handicapped persons and decision support technologies for the Department of Homeland Security. Previously, he was Director of Research for the National Fire Protection Association. The Firestorm Solutions Expert Council is comprised of dozens of highly respected... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?17 noemail@firestorm.com Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?15 DEC. 1, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOLDEN, COL. – Dr. Carolyn Mears, a renowned educator and leader in the field of post-trauma response research, has joined the Firestorm Solutions Expert Council. Dr. Mears’ son was a student at Columbine High School at the time of the shootings, which spurred her to conduct extensive research into the impact of such tragedies on parents, families, crisis responders and communities. The Firestorm Solutions Expert Council is comprised of dozens of highly respected leaders in security/safety, health/medicine, manufacturing/mining, crisis communications/response, risk management, law, finance and corporate governance/compliance. Distinguished members include former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop. Every crisis is a human crisis, and the presence of Dr. Mears on our Expert Council provides our clients with a better understanding of the ongoing human toll of a disaster and how to mitigate... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?15 noemail@firestorm.com Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?16 OCT. 15, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. – Firestorm Solutions LLC., a leader in business continuity planning, vulnerability analysis, risk mitigation and crisis management, announced today that Dr. Ralph Diner has joined its Expert Council. Dr. Diner is among only a few hundred U.S. psychologists who have received post-doctoral training in Clinical Psychopharmacology and earned the title of Medical Psychologist. He maintains a large part of his practice working pro bono with dying people and their families for Vitas Innovative Hospice. The Firestorm Solutions Expert Council is comprised of dozens of highly respected leaders in security/safety, health/medicine, manufacturing/mining, crisis communications/response, risk management, law, finance and corporate governance/compliance. Distinguished members include former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop. Dr. Diner was among the experts to assist Firestorm in its crisis... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?16 noemail@firestorm.com Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?27 SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SHERIDAN, WY – Recent tragedies have highlighted the acute need for businesses of all types to have a crisis communications plan, Firestorm Solutions CEO Harry Rhulen told members of the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute. Speaking Thursday at the RMCMI’s Tri-State Meeting in Sheridan, Rhulen detailed some of the practices Firestorm (www.firestorm.com) has utilized in helping organizations through a crisis, including at Virginia Tech, where Firestorm was retained in the wake of April’s mass shootings to assist in the initial phase of recovery. The media’s trend toward saturation coverage of tragedies, accidents and disasters has exacerbated the need for crisis communications expertise in all phases of industry, including traditional manufacturing and production,’’ said Rhulen, who was on site with Firestorm’s Crisis Response Team at the Blacksburg, Va., campus hours after the tragic event. When a... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?27 noemail@firestorm.com Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?26 SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. – In conjunction with September’s National Preparedness Month, Firestorm Solutions is helping ensure the safety of family pets during a disaster. As a company built on helping businesses prepare disaster plans, perform during crises and mitigate damage, Firestorm Solutions believes Every Crisis is a Human Crisis.’’ This drove us to write a handbook to help families prepare called Disaster Ready People for a Disaster Ready America, which is available on our website, www.firestorm.com, for free download. Now, we have added a complete section on disaster preparedness for pets. The easy-to-use manual includes instructions for preparing a pet emergency kit, tools for use during an evacuation, rescue notification forms and necessary links to pet resources. The step-by-step guide is also available for free download at www.firestorm.com. Studies indicate many people refuse emergency evacuation orders because they... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?26 noemail@firestorm.com Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?25 JULY 23, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSWELL, Ga. -- Despite waning U.S. public concern, the likelihood of a worldwide avian flu pandemic has not lessened, warned former Surgeons General Dr. C. Everett Koop and Dr. David Satcher. Speaking during the Firestorm Solutions (www.firestorm.com) meetings last week, Drs. Koop and Satcher classified the threat as very real.’’ The pattern makes you believe the likelihood of a pandemic – (probably) avian flu – is very real,’’ Satcher said. You have to believe it’s around the corner somewhere.’’ A recent Ipsos-Public Affairs poll indicated only 27 percent of U.S. adults are concerned about bird flu in this country, down eight points in a year. Just 17 percent of respondents said they were worried about themselves or someone in their household getting avian flu. Since 2003, 313 cases of bird flu in humans have been confirmed, and 191 fatalities have been reported in 12 Asian and African countries, according... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?25 noemail@firestorm.com Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:00:00 GMT Release http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?24 MAY 24, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOLDEN, Col. – In response to the recent GAO report citing a lack of expertise’’ in emergency planning and preparedness at 62 percent of school districts nationwide, FIRESTORM SOLUTIONS LLC. announced today it would provide a no-cost security plan analysis to any university or school to discuss improvements in strategy, process and procedure. Firestorm’s philosophy is to help our clients predict and plan for as many exposures as possible. We would like to pass on some of the lessons learned from studying school violence, safety and security, as well as our experience at Virginia Tech, said Firestorm president/COO James W. Satterfield. Firestorm's team arrived at Virginia Tech hours after receiving a request for support and provided assistance and advice in the initial phase of recovery. University President Charles Steger cited Firestorm's dedication, compassion and perseverance' in dealing with... http://www.firestorm.com/en/rel/?24 noemail@firestorm.com Thu, 24 May 2007 17:00:00 GMT