Miscellaneous
  • 2014 The Year of Reality[1]
  • Active Shooter Realities[2]
  • Arrogance Kills[3]
  • Character Matters[4]
  • Danger, Danger, Danger[5]
  • Extend and Pretend[6]
  • Liver, Onions and A-1 Sauce[7]
  • Mass Casualty Santa Barbara enters the real world[8]
  • Normalcy Bias[9]
  • Reality Strikes[10]
  • Risk and Crisis Communications[11]
  • Technology – Past, Present and Future[12]
  • The Customer is Always Wrong[13]
  • The Dragons of Change – Volunteers in Emergency Services[14]
  • The Great Employee Sidestep[15]
  • Turn Off the Television[16]
  • Volunteers: Asset v Liability[17]
  • Waste or Necessity?[18]
  • We Are Broke[19]
  • What is in Your Background?[20]
  • Who Is In Charge?[21]
  • Your Health Care Challenges Ahead[22]
Endnotes:
  1. 2014 The Year of Reality: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/BRIEFING-ROOM-2014-THE-YEAR-OF-REALITY.pdf
  2. Active Shooter Realities: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/ACTIVE-SHOOTER-REALITIES.pdf
  3. Arrogance Kills: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/Arrogance-Kills.pdf
  4. Character Matters: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/CHARACTER-MATTERS.pdf
  5. Danger, Danger, Danger: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/DANGER-DANGER-DANGER.pdf
  6. Extend and Pretend: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/BRIEFING-ROOM-EXTEND-AND-PRETEND.pdf
  7. Liver, Onions and A-1 Sauce: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/LIVER-ONIONS-AND-A-1-SAUCE.pdf
  8. Mass Casualty Santa Barbara enters the real world: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/Mass-Casualty-Santa-Barbara-enters-the-real-world.pdf
  9. Normalcy Bias: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/NORMALCY-BIAS-AND-DISASTERS.pdf
  10. Reality Strikes: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/Reality-Strikes.pdf
  11. Risk and Crisis Communications: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/RISK-AND-CRISIS-COMMUNICATIONS.pdf
  12. Technology – Past, Present and Future: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/TECHNOLOGY-PAST-PRESENT-AND-FUTURE.pdf
  13. The Customer is Always Wrong: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/BRIEFING-ROOM-THE-CUSTOMER-IS-ALWASY-WRONG.pdf
  14. The Dragons of Change – Volunteers in Emergency Services: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/THE-DRAGONS-OF-CHANGE-VOLUNTEERS-IN-EMERGENCY-SERVICES.pdf
  15. The Great Employee Sidestep: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/THE-GREAT-EMPLOYEE-SIDESTEP.pdf
  16. Turn Off the Television: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/TURN-OFF-THE-TELEVISION.pdf
  17. Volunteers: Asset v Liability: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/BRIEFING-ROOM-VOLUNTEERS-ASSET-VS-LIABILITY.pdf
  18. Waste or Necessity?: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/BRIEFING-ROOM-WASTE-OR-NECESSITY.pdf
  19. We Are Broke: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/WE-ARE-BROKE.pdf
  20. What is in Your Background?: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/WHAT-IS-IN-YOUR-BACKGROUND.pdf
  21. Who Is In Charge?: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/WHO-IS-IN-CHARGE.pdf
  22. Your Health Care Challenges Ahead: https://www.cafsti.org/wp-content/uploads/briefingroom/YOUR-HEALTH-CARE-CHALLENGES-AHEAD.pdf

2014 The Year of Reality[1] Active Shooter Realities[2] Arrogance Kills[3] Character Matters[4] Danger, Danger, Danger[5] Extend and Pretend[6] Liver, Onions and A-1 Sauce[7] Mass Casualty Santa Barbara enters the real world[8] Normalcy Bias[9] Reality Strikes[10] Risk and Crisis Communications[11] Technology – Past, Present and Future[12] The Customer is Always Wrong[13] The Dragons of Change – Volunteers […]

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