In an interview last week on the eve of the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison told me that the agency has been “rebuilt” and is “ready” for the next major hurricane or other disaster. Unfortunately, he may have a chance to test his assessment in the next several days as [...]
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- 'New' – 20 Ideas To Improve Citizen Preparedness & Engagement On 9th Anniversary Of 9/11
- 'New' – Business Community Should Get Far More Involved In Citizen Preparedness: A Win-Win-Win-Win Plan To Raise Public Readiness Using Incentives, Product Marketing Techniques
- 'New' – Craig Fugate on Twitter and Preparedness — Video from WashingtonPost.com
- 'New' – Do Ask & Do Tell: Govt Should Be Putting More Emphasis On “Personal Responsibility†In Its Citizen Preparedness Messaging
- 'New' – Economics Of Citizen Preparedness: Should Government Officials More Openly Acknowledge Its Readiness Messaging Is Financially, Socially Tiered?
- 'New' – Emergency Evacuation: ‘Expected’ Vs. ‘Unexpected’ — They’re Very Different, But We Don’t Treat Them That Way
- 'New' – Emergency Managers Say Twitter & Facebook Being Used Differently — Twit: More “Informational,†Speed, Official Audience; FB: More “Emotional,†Community-Building, Public Discussion/Feedback.
- 'New' – Fugate Says FEMA Is Reevaluating Future Of CERT: Significant Changes Possible, Including Offering Mini-Course To More Americans, Significantly Expanding Youth Training
- 'New' – Govt. Needs To Better Define What “Ready†Means For Public; To Help Do So, FEMA/State/Local Officials Should Hold Series Of Forums To Solicit Citizen Input, Answer Questions On Preparedness
- 'New' – Grease 2 & Happy Days' 1950's/60's Civil Defense Scenes Can Teach Us Something About Improving Citizen Preparedness Now
- 'New' – In Red Cross Video, Jamie Lee Curtis Personalizes Her Emergency Kit; Top EM Folks Should Also Be Talking More About Their Own Family Preparedness Planning To Help Guide, Engage Public
- 'New' – More Than 600,000 Japanese Citizens Participated In Their Nation’s Annual Disaster Preparedness Drills — Why Isn’t There A Day When Americans Do The Same?
- 'New' – Napolitano Announces “No Notice, Or Limited Notice†National Preparedness Drills: DHS & FEMA Should Make Sure That Public Has A Role In Exercises
- 'New' – President Obama Swims To Support Gulf Recovery — Next He Should Do A Similar High Profile Activity To Promote National Preparedness Month: Create A First Family Emergency Communications Plan To Encourage Other Americans
- 'New' — Is Public “Seeing†And “Saying†Enough? Times Square Incident Offers Opportunity To Assess, Improve Americans Role In Homeland Security
- 'New' — Is The Level Of Public Knowledge The Weak Link In Governmental ‘Dirty Bomb’ Preparedness?
- 'New' — Officials Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of “Fear†In Effort To (Responsibly & Constructively) Inform, Engage & Prepare Public On Terror Threats; It’s Used For Hurricanes & Global Warming, Why Not Terrorism?
- 'New' — Preparedness Advisor Says Virginia 3rd Annual Tax Free Supplies Holiday Starting Today Has Been ‘Win-Win-Win’ Success For Govt./Business/Public — Question Is What’s Keeping Other States, Feds From Trying Similar Incentives?
- 'New' — Tax-Free Preparedness Supplies Bill, Suggested By The Blog, Under Consideration By NY State Legislature To Mark 9/11, Katrina Anniversaries. Why Aren’t Other States Considering It?
- 'New' — There's A Need To Better Define What “Prepared†(&/Or “Resilientâ€) Means For The Public
- Consider Changing The Definition Of "WMD" So Public Understands The Threats Better
- In Order To Make Family Emergency Planning More Effective (& Credible), Should It Be Done Together With Schools, Businesses, Neighbors, Responders? Maybe On A Specific Day?
- Preparedness Tips From Winners Of ‘In Case Of Emergency, Read Blog – CaliforniaVolunteers Disaster Kit Contest’
- Ship Cargo Screening, The Economy, Leukemia, And Why We Need A Public Discussion On Risk With Government & Citizens
- Terror Alert Task Force Co-Chair Townsend, In Interview, Says U.S. Will Still Need New Plan On What/How To Inform Public About Threats Even After Color Scheme Is Chosen; Expresses Disappointment Media Organizations Declined To Offer Input
- Trying To Align Emergency Management & Homeland Security Cultures (Not To Mention Health, Law Enforcement, Infrastructure, Technology, Etc.) To Prepare Public For Diverse 21st Century Threats
- U.S. House Homeland Security Chairman Thompson In Interview, Calls For New Commitment To Citizen Preparedness, Urges President Obama To Ask Public To Prepare
- Urgent Priority To Inform Public On Potential Threats, WMD Commission Chair Bob Graham Says In Interview
- Video By Grover Of “Sesame Street” Urges Kids, Parents To Prepare
- Washington Post Article: “It’s An Emergency, We’re Not Prepared”
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