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 [...]
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Harry Shearer’s New Documentary “The Big Uneasy”: Katrina Was A ‘Man-Made’ Not A ‘Natural’ Disaster
September 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
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
School Administrators Play Productive Preparedness “Prank” On University Of Delaware Students
September 20th, 2010 · No Comments
At college, it’s usually the students who do the pranks. But at the University of Delaware earlier this month, administrators turned the tables for, of all things, an emergency preparedness drill. According to an article (and video report) from WDEL-AM:
University of Delaware students lined up for what they were told was going to be a “GREEK” [...]
Tags: Humor · Hurricane Preparedness · Preparedness Ideas
Establish A National Preparedness Day In Second Week Of September To Mark 9/11 & Hurricane Season “Peak”
September 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment
As readers of this blog know, I am advocate of establishing a single national day dedicated to emergency preparedness. I believe that it would be very useful to have a specific time each year in which the entire nation focuses on this challenging and sensitive subject.
This day would be the time that we developed and practiced [...]
Tags: Hurricane Preparedness · Preparedness Ideas
Deputy FEMA Administrator Serino: “Today Is The Day For People To Be Prepared”: Charge Your Cellphone, Fill Your Gas Tank, Get Some Extra Cash (Video)
September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
This morning, I had the opportunity to speak to FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino who was in Brooklyn to help the New York’s Office of Emergency Management kickoff National Preparedness Month.
In a video interview (below), Serino said that with Hurricane Earl heading up the Eastern Seaboard “today is the day for people to be prepared,” [...]
Tags: Federal Emergency Management Administration · Hurricane Preparedness
FEMA Head Fugate Warns East Coast Residents To “Make Sure You Have A Plan Today. You May Not Have Time Later On This Week If The Storm Moves In Your Direction.”
August 31st, 2010 · No Comments
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate interviewed earlier today on “Good Morning America” (below) warned residents of the eastern seaboard to “make sure you have a plan today, You may not have time later on this week if the storm moves in your direction.”
He told Robin Roberts that people who live in evacuation zones need to plan [...]
Tags: Federal Emergency Management Administration · Hurricane Preparedness · Media
As Hurricane Earl Approaches, @CraigAtFEMA Shows How Twitter Allows For A Little Variety, Humor & Even A Bit Of Sarcasm In Public Preparedness Messaging — Other Emergency Managers Should Follow Suit
August 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments
This morning, the East Coast-based Twitter followers of @CraigatFEMA (aka FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate) got a bit of a provocative challenge:
It was little less cheeky than his reminder tweet from the day before:
Usually, preparedness messaging — particularly as a threat approaches — is Boy Scout earnest (and Fugate uses that approach as well — see [...]
Tags: Hurricane Preparedness · Preparedness 2.0
On Katrina 5th Anniversary, A Compelling & Useful List Of Preparedness Tips, Lessons Learned From The Hurricane Survivors Themselves
August 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments
As the nation marks the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I wanted to post a terrific list of preparedness tips and lessons learned from the disaster survivors that was collected by the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
The Times-Picayune, which did such heroic coverage during and after Katrina, solicited these ideas from readers in 2006 and printed [...]
Tags: Hurricane Preparedness · Media · Preparedness Tips
Brookings Report Says 5 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is “Rebounding And In Some Ways Doing So Better Than Before” Though Challenges Remain; Recovery Is Case Study On Regional Resilience
August 6th, 2010 · No Comments
A new Brookings Instiitution report says that on the eve of the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, “greater New Orleans is rebounding and, in some ways, doing so better than before” though “key economic, social, and environmental trends in the New Orleans metro area remain troubling.”
The fascinating study notes that the recovery effort — “in the last five [...]
Tags: Hurricane Preparedness · Preparedness Reports
Too Drunk To Evacuate Or Helpful Stress Reliever? Key West Officials Consider Closing Bars During Hurricanes
July 31st, 2010 · No Comments
According to an article in the Miami Herald, officials in Key West are considering the prohibition of alcohol sales during hurricanes under a little known law that allows local officials to ban booze during a declared state of emergency:
Last year, as officials of the Southernmost City reviewed their emergency plans, they again considered the possibility [...]
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