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Episode #5 | New World Screwworm Returns
How successful risk reduction can reshape readiness—and what happens when the threat comes back.
This episode is part of Baselines & Anomalies, a video series that examines events through the left of bang framework.
Tactical Analysis Basic Course Approved for Ohio Continuing Professional Training Credit
We’re pleased to announce that the Tactical Analysis Basic Course has been pre-approved by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) for 2026 Continuing Professional Training credit.
Ohio peace officers who complete the online course...
The Evacuation Paradox & the Cost of Waiting for Certainty
Welcome back to The CP Journal, where we break down what it takes to get left of bang.
On September 17th, we’re presenting “Before the Flames: Applying Left of Bang to Wildfire,” a webinar on how organizations can build a better process fo...
Webinar | Before the Flames: Applying Left of Bang to Wildfire
Most organizations learn a great deal after a disaster. But the harder challenge is preparing and acting before certainty exists.
On September 17th, Patrick Van Horne, co-founder of The CP Journal and co-author of Left of Bang, will walk t...
The Gap Between Recognition and Action: What We’ve Been Reading
Welcome back to The CP Journal, where we break down what it takes to get left of bang.
Communities—or customers, or team members, or investors—don’t really care whether we have learned how to see threats and hazards coming. They only truly...
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