During hurricane season and National Preparedness Month, state and local emergency management offices in communities around the U.S. will often work with private businesses to promote public readiness. Typical is North Carolina County Emergency Management Services hurricane project with the United Way in which:
Stores across the area are hosting a Hurricane Preparedness and Awareness event throughout the [...]
Entries from September 2010
It’s Time To Get Business Far More Into Citizen Preparedness: A Win-Win-Win-Win Plan To Raise Public Readiness Using Incentives, Product Marketing Techniques
September 27th, 2010 · 10 Comments
Tags: Business Preparedness · Preparedness Advertising · Preparedness Events · Preparedness Ideas · Preparedness Incentives · Preparedness and Business · Red Cross
How Do You Get To Hollywood? Prepare, Prepare, Prepare…”American Idol” Show Supports Citizen Readiness By Funding Family Emergency Pamphlet
September 25th, 2010 · No Comments
The big show business news of this past week was that the three “American Idol” judges — Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson — have been officially announced.
So, what’s the angle for this blog? It’s the family emergency preparedness pamphlet from the Children’s Health Fund that the show helped pay for, which was developed [...]
Tags: Media · Preparedness Resources
Alabama’s “Be Ready Sunday” Promotes Faith-Based Community Preparedness This Weekend; Should Be Replicated Around Nation
September 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Alabama’s innovative “Be Ready Sunday,” initiative encouraging faith-based organizations to educate their congregations on how to respond when a man-made or natural disaster strikes takes place this weekend. It should be replicated in other parts of the nation.
According to the “Ready Alabama” website:
The Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and the Alabama Department of Homeland [...]
Tags: Preparedness Events · State Preparedness
Two-Day California Earthquake Disaster Drill Focuses On Testing Social Media Response
September 24th, 2010 · No Comments
A two-day drill, Exercise 24 (X24), was launched today by San Diego State University’s Immersive Visualization Center in large part to test how social media would be used to respond to a crisis. According to a CNN.com article, “Fake Earthquake Disaster Drill Tests Facebook, Twitter”:
The idea is to test the speed and widen the scope of responses [...]
Tags: Earthquake Preparedness · Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Events · Volunteer Opportunities
Form & Function (Preparedness) Fashion Alert: Emergency Bra That Doubles As Face Mask & Rain Boots That Measure The Flood
September 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Thanks to Hal Grieb for flagging two eye-catching preparedness fashion items that seem to combine both form and function. And I thought it would be of interest for those who follow what the Portland Red Cross likes to call Prepare-aphernalia.
First, according to a FoxNews.com article, “In Case of Emergency, Please Remove Your Bra,”
Caught in a [...]
Tags: Humor · Preparedness Ideas
Harry Shearer’s New Documentary “The Big Uneasy”: Katrina Was A ‘Man-Made’ Not A ‘Natural’ Disaster
September 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
I recently watched a review copy of Harry Shearer’s new documentary “The Big Uneasy,” which examines the underlying reasons for the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The movie was particularly striking to me in that it takes a rare non-partisan approach to the topic.
In fact, Shearer — the actor, comedian, activist and a New Orleans resident – said he was [...]
Tags: Hurricane Preparedness · Media
Emergency Evacuation: ‘Expected’ Vs. ‘Unexpected’ — They’re Very Different, But We Don’t Treat Them That Way
September 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
Over the past few weeks, emergency evacuation has been necessary in different parts of the nation from the wildfires in Colorado and Utah to Hurricane Earl that impacted towns and cities straight up the East Coast.
What has been particularly interesting to me is the dichotomy between the communities that are accustomed to evacuating and others [...]
Tags: Hurricane Preparedness · Preparedness Ideas
Do A Risk Analysis Of Your Area, Prepare For Those Risks & Ask Govt For Info You Need: Defense Department’s Jack Holt (’What Should We Tell The Public?’) Video
September 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
At the Red Cross’s Emergency Social Data Summit, I had the opportunity to speak with Jack Holt, Senior Strategist for Emerging Media at the U.S. Department of Defense,
In this edition of the blog’s “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series, Holt recommends that citizens “do a risk analysis” of their area and then prepare [...]
Tags: "What Should We Tell The Public?" · See Something/Terrorism Tips
City Of Dallas OEM Surveying Public To Help Emergency Management Officials Better Utilize Social Media
September 21st, 2010 · No Comments
The City of Dallas wants the public to “help us determine how the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) can better serve you when it comes to social media.” Dallas OEM has created a short survey with a few basic social media questions for citizens. It is also polling other public safety agencies on the same [...]
Tags: City Preparedness · Preparedness 2.0
Attend Saturday’s “Global CrisisCamp Day” In DC, London, Toronto, Calgary Or Virtually
September 21st, 2010 · No Comments
On Saturday, the first-ever “Global CrisisCamp Day” will be hosted in London, Toronto, Washington D.C., Calgary, and virtually to encourage people to lead CrisisCamps and volunteer their expertise and skills to create innovative approaches, resources and tools for crisis response and global development. I would be attending the event in Washington but have a medical appointment, and [...]
Tags: Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Events