Category: PDR + NWP

An Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is a cornerstone of organizational preparedness. But a plan on a shelf doesn’t guarantee a successful response when an emergency strikes. Testing your plan through exercises is the bridge from theory to practice, helping staff understand their roles, identify gaps, and build confidence in real-world scenarios. Exercises don’t have to Read more

An Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is one of the most important documents an organization can have and one of the easiest to misunderstand. Many organizations invest significant time and resources in developing or updating their EOP, only to see it sit on a shared drive, referenced occasionally during an update cycle or accreditation processes, but Read more

Emergency Operations Plans are built to answer hard questions. But buried inside most EOPs is a dangerous assumption that rarely gets challenged: That communication will simply work when it matters most. Plans assume leaders will speak clearly under pressure. They assume information will flow smoothly across agencies. They assume the public will wait patiently for Read more

Emergency management has evolved faster than many of the documents that guide it. If you redesigned your EOC on a blank whiteboard, factoring in modern hazards, staffing realities, and the tech you use every day, would the result match your current structure? For a lot of communities, it would not. And that is perfectly fine. Read more

If you have ever opened up your Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and thought, “This isn’t how we actually do things here…” you are not alone. How a plan is structured is one of the most straightforward choices in emergency planning, yet it is often the most overlooked. And in New England, where every municipality across Read more

If you’ve ever asked yourself whether your Local Emergency Operations Plan (LEOP) is really ready for the unexpected, you’re not alone. Even the most experienced emergency managers know that plans can sit on a shelf for years, gathering dust, while staff change, priorities shift, and requirements evolve. That’s why we created this self-assessment tool. As Read more

Partnership debut includes free LEOP Self-Assessment Tool, giving communities a quick way to check the strength of their emergency plans December 2025 — PDR Strategies and Next Wave Preparedness announce a new partnership to strengthen local government preparedness, continuity and communication across New Hampshire and Maine. The collaboration brings together Next Wave Preparedness’ expertise in Read more

When communities face disruption, whether from severe weather, infrastructure failures, technological incidents, or human-caused emergencies, clarity becomes a lifeline. At the center of that clarity is the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), a jurisdiction’s playbook for how people, departments, and systems come together when it matters most. Within that playbook, one section is often undervalued despite Read more

When we talk about Emergency Operations Plans, or EOPs, we’re talking about more than just binders on a shelf. These are living documents that define who does what, when, how, and with what when something goes wrong in your community. In short, they bring order, clarity, and shared purpose to the chaos of disaster and Read more