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Vantage Point Consulting can provide virtual and periodic on-air expert commentary about a variety of issues impacting journalists and local news.
VPC staff includes active and retired law enforcement, fire, emergency management, and workplace safety personnel.
Covering a wide variety of life safety, preparedness, and risk assessment commentary
Safe communities and workplaces
- Fire code changes and their impact on schools, hospitals, and public venues
- How and why building evacuation drills save lives, and how often they should happen
- Active shooter response protocols in workplaces and public spaces
- Crowd safety at concerts, festivals, and sporting events
- Role of fire sprinklers and suppression systems in modern building safety
First response and training
- Importance of scenario-based training for firefighters, police, and EMS
- The role of volunteer fire departments in rural America today
- Lessons learned from natural disaster response (hurricanes, wildfires, floods, etc.)
- How training exercises prepare communities for mass casualty events
OSHA & workplace safety
- OSHA’s latest enforcement priorities and how they affect small businesses
- Workplace heat exposure rules and protecting outdoor workers
- Construction site fall protection: persistent risks and new solutions
- Warehouse automation and new hazards for worker safety
- Mental health as part of workplace safety programs
Cybersecurity
- Rise of ransomware targeting hospitals, schools, and city governments
- Critical infrastructure vulnerabilities (power grids, water systems, transit, etc.)
- Why small and mid-sized businesses are prime targets for hackers
- Phishing campaigns and what makes employees fall for them
Business Continuity & Resilience
- How businesses can prepare for climate-related disruptions (storms, floods, fires)
- Lessons from supply chain breakdowns and continuity planning
- Preparing organizations for grid instability
- Insurance market shifts and what they mean for disaster recovery plans
- The “resilience gap” between large corporations and small organizations, and nonprofits
- Continuity planning for nonprofits, schools, and local governments
Small business and community needs
- What every family should know about making a home emergency plan
- How communities can build resilience after disasters
- The growing overlap of physical security and cybersecurity
- Why drills, tabletop exercises, and simulations matter for everyone
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