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
Developing the Incident Situation Report (with report template)
Developing a Plan Activation Checklist (with example checklist)
Choosing An Exercise Type
Full-Scale Exercise
Why Words Matter: Choosing an Exercise Type
Exercise Conduct: Tabletop Exercise
Sending the “Reminder Email”
Setting Up The Room and The Final Checklist
The Exercise Hotwash and Closing
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.
Communication Exercise: How To Use Real Life Events – Part 1
Communication Exercise: How To Use Real Life Events – Part 2
Assessing Individual People
Exercises that deepen your file folders for assessing people as being in the Dominant, Submissive, Uncomfortable, and Comfortable Clusters.
Identifying Triggers To The Escalating Intensity of Behavior
Exercise: Assessing Individual People Using a Bottom-Up Analysis
Who Is Aware Of Their Surroundings - Uncovering Good Guys And Bad Guys
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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