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Contrary to fictional portrayals, COBR doesn’t ‘run’ the emergency response. It provides strategic coordination and direction setting.
Local responders do the doing (and slightly confusingly, also have their own strategic coordination arrangements)
Local responders do the doing (and slightly confusingly, also have their own strategic coordination arrangements)
June 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Contrary to fictional portrayals, COBR doesn’t ‘run’ the emergency response. It provides strategic coordination and direction setting.
Local responders do the doing (and slightly confusingly, also have their own strategic coordination arrangements)
Local responders do the doing (and slightly confusingly, also have their own strategic coordination arrangements)
It also signals to emergency managers to get ready for some fast-paced information requests!
June 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It also signals to emergency managers to get ready for some fast-paced information requests!
COBR is not NASA Mission Control. This image released in 2010 gives a flavour, but it has changed a bit since then.
June 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
COBR is not NASA Mission Control. This image released in 2010 gives a flavour, but it has changed a bit since then.
Feels like we’re gonna hear a lot about ‘COBRA’ again…so how about a little explainer 🧵
June 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Feels like we’re gonna hear a lot about ‘COBRA’ again…so how about a little explainer 🧵
Spent the afternoon with my team creating kintsugi masterpieces, and talking about resilience, patience and perfection
June 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Spent the afternoon with my team creating kintsugi masterpieces, and talking about resilience, patience and perfection
Talking about crisis response assumptions (I.e. dispelling the panic myth), @profbrookerogers.bsky.social says “Hollywood has a lot to answer for!”
May 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Talking about crisis response assumptions (I.e. dispelling the panic myth), @profbrookerogers.bsky.social says “Hollywood has a lot to answer for!”
Interval post: I’ve been transported to 1997 for #KyotoPlay. This show is sensational - if you’re in London, don’t miss it!
February 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Interval post: I’ve been transported to 1997 for #KyotoPlay. This show is sensational - if you’re in London, don’t miss it!
A Shrigley for the times we’re in
February 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A Shrigley for the times we’re in
Inviting people to consider ‘risk’ was a great jumping off point for conversations about career options and the skills employers look for in #EmergencyManagement @uclrdr.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Inviting people to consider ‘risk’ was a great jumping off point for conversations about career options and the skills employers look for in #EmergencyManagement @uclrdr.bsky.social
I got crafty for my team meeting today - we were talking about #RiskPerception, the baggage we bring to the table, and the pros/cons of a matrix
January 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I got crafty for my team meeting today - we were talking about #RiskPerception, the baggage we bring to the table, and the pros/cons of a matrix
The unprecedented use of “unprecedented” 🙃
January 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The unprecedented use of “unprecedented” 🙃
If you followed me at the other place, you’ll know I have a complicated relationship with #EmergencyAlerts, lately because of things like this…
January 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
If you followed me at the other place, you’ll know I have a complicated relationship with #EmergencyAlerts, lately because of things like this…
Compared to the generally ornate frames at Tate Britain this simple one got my attention today.
It frames The Delgue by Winifred Knights, painted in 1920.
It has links to flooding, war, and the 1917 Silvertown Explosion… 🧵
It frames The Delgue by Winifred Knights, painted in 1920.
It has links to flooding, war, and the 1917 Silvertown Explosion… 🧵
January 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Compared to the generally ornate frames at Tate Britain this simple one got my attention today.
It frames The Delgue by Winifred Knights, painted in 1920.
It has links to flooding, war, and the 1917 Silvertown Explosion… 🧵
It frames The Delgue by Winifred Knights, painted in 1920.
It has links to flooding, war, and the 1917 Silvertown Explosion… 🧵
In 2011, the six verse version was translated to English. 9/10
December 24, 2024 at 3:42 PM
In 2011, the six verse version was translated to English. 9/10
The church was demolished in 1906, and replaced with the Stille Nacht Chapel.
A sculpture and stained glass panel records the moment the carol was first performed. 7/10
A sculpture and stained glass panel records the moment the carol was first performed. 7/10
December 24, 2024 at 3:42 PM
The church was demolished in 1906, and replaced with the Stille Nacht Chapel.
A sculpture and stained glass panel records the moment the carol was first performed. 7/10
A sculpture and stained glass panel records the moment the carol was first performed. 7/10
Repeated flooding of the St Nicholas church in Oberndorf, Austria, had damaged the organ beyond repair.
Christmas Eve 1818 risked being music-less, but Mohr, now stationed in the village, was determined to save the service… 5/10
Christmas Eve 1818 risked being music-less, but Mohr, now stationed in the village, was determined to save the service… 5/10
December 24, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Repeated flooding of the St Nicholas church in Oberndorf, Austria, had damaged the organ beyond repair.
Christmas Eve 1818 risked being music-less, but Mohr, now stationed in the village, was determined to save the service… 5/10
Christmas Eve 1818 risked being music-less, but Mohr, now stationed in the village, was determined to save the service… 5/10
The following year, 1816, was known as the "Year Without a Summer". Temperatures plummeted, crops failed and communities faced famine.
In Europe, erratic rainfall and melting snow caused widespread flooding. 3/10
In Europe, erratic rainfall and melting snow caused widespread flooding. 3/10
December 24, 2024 at 3:42 PM
The following year, 1816, was known as the "Year Without a Summer". Temperatures plummeted, crops failed and communities faced famine.
In Europe, erratic rainfall and melting snow caused widespread flooding. 3/10
In Europe, erratic rainfall and melting snow caused widespread flooding. 3/10
Rewind to 1815…The volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia was one of the largest volcanic events in history.
Huge volumes (19 cubic miles!) of ash were ejected into the atmosphere, disrupting weather patterns worldwide. 2/10
Huge volumes (19 cubic miles!) of ash were ejected into the atmosphere, disrupting weather patterns worldwide. 2/10
December 24, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Rewind to 1815…The volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia was one of the largest volcanic events in history.
Huge volumes (19 cubic miles!) of ash were ejected into the atmosphere, disrupting weather patterns worldwide. 2/10
Huge volumes (19 cubic miles!) of ash were ejected into the atmosphere, disrupting weather patterns worldwide. 2/10
French firefighters are LITERAL artists! Look at this ‘operational plan’ from the night of the #NotreDame fire!
December 18, 2024 at 10:56 AM
French firefighters are LITERAL artists! Look at this ‘operational plan’ from the night of the #NotreDame fire!
Is an #EmergencyManager ever really on holiday?
December 17, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Is an #EmergencyManager ever really on holiday?
My secret Santa got me a map of the 1926 General Strike contingency plans…and that’s why work get me!
December 12, 2024 at 9:22 PM
My secret Santa got me a map of the 1926 General Strike contingency plans…and that’s why work get me!
Today’s unusual office location!
December 5, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Today’s unusual office location!
Walked 10km for Shelter, because tonight 159,380 children in the UK will be homeless or in unfit housing.
You can still donate: walkforhome.shelter.org.uk/fundraising/...
You can still donate: walkforhome.shelter.org.uk/fundraising/...
December 3, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Walked 10km for Shelter, because tonight 159,380 children in the UK will be homeless or in unfit housing.
You can still donate: walkforhome.shelter.org.uk/fundraising/...
You can still donate: walkforhome.shelter.org.uk/fundraising/...
At a panel discussion for early career #EmergencyManagement - all speakers have mentioned trusting your intuition
November 21, 2024 at 7:56 PM
At a panel discussion for early career #EmergencyManagement - all speakers have mentioned trusting your intuition