News & Articles
Applied Resilience received Cyber Essentials Plus Accreditation
Tuesday 6th September 2022
Our team have planned for and responded to numerous malicious cyber attacks over the years. From the initial panic and business continuity impact, to information governance and contractual issues from data leaks or ransom - they can have incredible serious or even catastrophic impacts. Whilst it is difficult or impossible to defend every system and asset from the most…
Join the team!
Monday 21st March 2022
These are exciting times in Applied Resilience, as we work on the front line of UK Civil Resilience and increase our consultancy and project activities across the UK and beyond. We have two opportunities at the heart of the company - Emergency Management…
Join the Team! Applications Closed
Saturday 8th January 2022
A huge thanks to everyone who has applied for or expressed an interest in joining Applied Resilience. The applications process is now closed. Due to the large response to Storms Dudley and Eunice, there is…
Caroline Yormesor on working in Disaster Risk Management
Thursday 11th March 2021
To mark International Women's Day 2021, the Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group (DRM PPG) asked Caroline about her experiences of working in Disaster Risk Management (DRM), the challenges women working in this field face and what advice she would give to other female geographers. View the article…
Applied Resilience supports the emergency response to Chobham Wildfire
Tuesday 25th August 2020
Applied Resilience supported its local authority partners with managing a large wildfire on Chobham Common. Jess Lira, our Resilience Manager who deployed to…
AR Support Geography & Environmental Science in Schools
Tuesday 17th December 2019
On 12th December, Ed, the newest member of the team, visited St George’s College in Weybridge to present to the 5th form Geography students who have been learning all about flooding and flood risk management strategies in class. Ed helped contextualise this knowledge by providing an introduction to…
Embedding is all
Monday 18th November 2019
Surrey Heath Borough Council did a great job today, as our Senior Resilience Advisor Jessica Lira put them through their paces. Our live, interactive exercise simulated a major incident, giving staff a chance to practice their roles in a safe learning environment. Jessica said: "Embedding arrangements in this way is crucial to emergency response plans actually…
Surrey Prepared - Flood Action Group Forum Agenda Published!
Monday 23rd September 2019
Surrey Prepared brings together all agencies and organisations involved in providing key services together with the community to help everyone be better prepared for emergencies. On Saturday 28 September 2019, Surrey Prepared is hosting a Flood Action Working Group Forum to provide an opportunity for…
Flood Expo Awards 2019
Monday 9th September 2019
Our Resilience Advisor, Caroline Yormesor, will be attending the Flood Expo 2019 in Birmingham as part of the judging panel for The Flood Awards in the Resilience Category. After the success of the Flood Expo Awards last year, 2019’s show will see three more cutting-edge firms within the…
Water Safety Awareness Training
Monday 2nd September 2019
Ahead of the winter season Applied Resilience and Surrey Search and Rescue are running Water Safety Awareness Training for our Borough council partners in Surrey. The training is aimed at any staff who may work near or in water including those who may respond close to…
Join our Managing Director at the Westminster Briefing - Building Resilience and Effective Response Locally
Tuesday 27th August 2019
When conferences are good, they can be really good. They provide a great opportunity to share ideas, best practice and…
Mass Homelessness in an Emergency - Join the Conversation
Monday 22nd July 2019
Applied Resilience, will be hosting a 1-day workshop for key stakeholders to come together to discuss the processes in place for managing the challenges of post-emergency mass homelessness in Surrey. Local authorities, the private sector and the voluntary sector can collectively play a huge part in meeting the needs of people made homeless by emergencies such as fires and…
Exercise DOMINO
Tuesday 27th November 2018
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Jessica Lira, a Senior Resilience Advisor in our team, also works with Surrey Search & Rescue. After months of planning, on 29 September 2018, she led a live multi agency exercise, exercise DOMINO. The exercise was designed to test arrangements for a rapid deployment, search and rescue and leasing between agencies. After reports of a paragliders crashing on Reigate,…
Applied Resilience gives £6,000 to Borough Councils
Tuesday 27th November 2018
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As part of our commitment to delivering a positive social impact, Applied Resilience has issued a dividend to its shareholders, including £6,000 to Spelthorne and Runnymede Borough Councils. The Councils have decided to re-invest these funds into emergency planning and business continuity functions, including with the purchase of new rest centre supplies and emergency communication equipment. Nick Moon said "5…
Applied Resilience Shortlisted for LGC Award
Thursday 1st March 2018
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Applied Resilience and our parent councils are incredibly proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for the prestigious LGC Awards 2018 under the 'Best Delivery Model' category. LGC editor Nick Golding said:…
