Strategy in the Aftermath: How Local Governments Can Protect Citizens and Emergency Responders from Toxins After Natural Disasters

(9/17/2018) Significant rainfall and historical flooding continue along the East coast following Hurricane Florence. According to the…
Continue reading »How to Handle the Media Following a Crisis

Last week we discussed how to communicate to key stakeholders during a crisis and the importance of…
Continue reading »Fire and Other Mundane Crises – A Lesson Against Complacency

Firestorm encourages thought leadership across a variety of industries. We are pleased to share insights from guest…
Continue reading »It’s not a Crisis until it’s a Crisis – Nike Just Does It (for now)

The recent buzz around the Nike brand and its decision to make Colin Kaepernick the face of…
Continue reading »The Do’s and Don’ts of Crisis Communication – With Jim Satterfield

A communication plan is absolutely critical in a crisis environment. During a crisis or disaster, the decisions…
Continue reading »Small Failures Result in Big Crises – Insights by Guy Higgins

I recently read a post by Dr. Bob Chandler about an airline crash that killed 71 people…
Continue reading »Firestorm Founder, Suzy Loughlin, Featured on Cheddar – How to Mitigate School Violence

In 2005, Harry Rhulen, Suzy Loughlin and Jim Satterfield founded Firestorm with the goal of mitigating incidents…
Continue reading »Crisis Stress: Part 4 – Concentration, Memory, and Focus

In the first three parts of this short four-part essay series, I briefly summarized some of the…
Continue reading »Firestorm Featured in WIRED Magazine – Threat Awareness and Predictive Intelligence

Firestorm is pleased to have been included in a recent article on Threat Awareness published in WIRED…
Continue reading »VIDEO: Jim Satterfield Discusses How to Identify and Handle Behaviors of Concern

If you had the opportunity to stop even one incident of self-harm or harm to others, would…
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