House of Lords Select Committee Call for Evidence

The ICPEM Executive Council are gathering responses from members addressing at how to ensure that the UK is as resilient to extreme risks and emergencies as possible through risk assessment and risk planning of disruptive national hazards pdf here (202 KB) .

ICPEM Member Events: Crisis Hour

Commencing in January, ICPEM’s monthly virtual event, The Crisis Hour’ will kick off. The purpose of these regular sessions is to give members a forum to listen and debate with a diverse selection of subject matter experts on topical issues that go to the heart of civil protection and emergency management.

Our first event ‘How should emergency managers define good practice in the disaster risk governance of a pandemic?’ will be held at 13:00 – 14:00 on 21 January 2021. Details on how to sign up for this will be released in the new year. For more information and ways in which you can participate please   pdf read this (189 KB) .

Bill Blake Memorial Award (BBMA) 

We are delighted to announce the essay title for the 2021 Bill Blake Memorial Award: How should emergency managers define good practice in the Disaster Risk Governance of a pandemic? The competition is open to students of relevant disciplines and further details can be found here.

Alert Editorial Board – Members Sought

Our Journal, Alert, has increasing contributions from members with a range of interesting articles. We are looking for Editorial Board members to join the team and contribute to our high quality academic focused journal. Please contact Dave Dowling to discuss further at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.