As September’s National Preparedness Month activities end, we move directly to National Cyber Security Month in October. It’s an appropriate transition. With cyber threats increasingly a central part of the nation’s homeland security portfolio the special months have some things in common, particularly when it comes to the public. In fact, it may be time to consider integrating [...]
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On National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Some Ways That Average Computer User Can Contribute To Their Own & Nation’s Preparedness
October 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: County Preparedness · Cyber Security
FEMA Regional Offices Now On Twitter; County Using Electronic Billboards To Push Multiple Preparedness Messages To Driving Public
July 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has 10 regional offices (see map here for how they are divided). Each of them now has their own Twitter feed. You can go to the Homeland Security Department’s social media page here to sign up. These have just started up, and they vary by office as far as frequency of [...]
Tags: County Preparedness · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Preparedness Ideas
An Emergency Manager From Washington State Offers Helpful Caution On Potential Geographic-Based Public Email/Text Alerts “Digital Divide”
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments
After my post last Sunday about the text/email alerts from Philadelphia and Miami, I received an email from Cheryl Bledsoe, an emergency manager from Clark County in Vancouver, Washington. She has been studying how to best use social media and personal technology in public emergency preparation and response for her area. As part of that [...]
Tags: County Preparedness · Emergency Alerts · Preparedness 2.0