Academy

Emergency management, public safety, and security professionals face a lot of challenges in preparing their organizations to respond to and recover from disasters and crises. Having access to the tools, resources, and knowledge to advance their organization’s readiness through exercises shouldn’t be one of them.

The “Academy” section on this site is for paying subscribers to access exclusive articles, videos, and resources to help them get left of bang. Affordable and asynchronous access to the tools, resources, and exercise shouldn’t be a challenge that professionals face in their jobs.

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Articles About Disaster Preparedness


This section is where professionals can find the tools and guidance they need to lead their organization through disaster preparedness events and responses successfully. When the process is clear, professionals can turn their attention back to what really matters: how they are preparing their teams and their organization for an uncertain future.

Disaster Response Resources

Choosing An Exercise Type

Exercise Conduct: Tabletop Exercise

Designing an Exercise Scenario

  • Choosing a Specific and Detailed Scenario, or a General One

  • Designing a Module-Based Discussion

And Many More

  • Over the coming year, this list of articles will expand to include all of the resources and considerations needed to prepare for, conduct, and complete exercises as new articles get added each week.

Behavioral Analysis Practice Exercises


This section is where subscribers can develop expertise in behavioral assessments and threat recognition, master the process of establishing baselines, and put into practice the observations taught in the book Left of Bang and Tactical Analysis Course.

Baselining Exercises

Exercises that put the hasty and deliberate search into action.

Assessing Individual People

Exercises that deepen your file folders for assessing people as being in the Dominant, Submissive, Uncomfortable, and Comfortable Clusters.

Assessing Groups of People

Exercises to practice assessing and identifying the four relationships observed in groups: intimate, personal, social, and public in real settings.

Assessing the Environment

Exercises to better understand whether the area you are observing is a habitual area or an anchor point.

Exclusive Content

Articles reserved for Left Of Bang Academy subscribers.


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