In Case Of Emergency, Read Blog

I received lots of interesting reaction to my Washington Post Outlook Section Article, “It’s An Emergency: We’re Not Prepared” and the subsequent online discussion on washingtonpost.com.
The comments have come from people at all levels of the emergency management/homeland security/public health community as well as many average citizens who are not directly involved. There have been suggestions, questions, encouragement, criticism and offers of help. I appreciate all of it. Over the [...]

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As I reported in an earlier post, a question asked by many residents of the buildings who could not get back into their apartments after the crane collapse on Friday was how they could recharge their cell phones. In fact, keeping your mobile device powered during and after an emergency situation is crucial – so you can both communicate with others and get the latest information. As mentioned often on this blog, [...]

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With hurricane season starting today, Craig Fugate, the Director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, is the subject of an interesting profile in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
According to the article, Fugate wants to instill a new sense of public personal responsibility among the public when it comes to preparing and responding to disasters. Fugate is taking aim at what he has dubbed ”the [...]

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With hurricane season beginning today, I thought I would highlight a new public awareness campaign from the State of Louisiana called Get A Game Plan (www.getagameplan.org).
In many ways, the Louisiana citizen preparedness campaign is like those of other states and localities — encouragement along with information. However, there is one aspect of it I wanted to mention. When you [...]

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