Communicating emergency preparedness to the public in the internet era is a process of ongoing tweaking and honing. One such improvement has just been made by the New York State Office of Homeland Security. It recently changed the web address for its main Aware/Prepare public information website from the ungainly and bureaucratic “www.security.state.ny.us/preparedness/” to the […]
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Change Of Address, New Preparedness Expo Should Help New York State’s Public Readiness Efforts
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments
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Initial Success Of Recent ‘Tax Free Preparedness Supplies’ Initiatives In Louisiana & Virginia Should Help Similar Legislation Pending In Other States, Including New York
August 4th, 2008 · No Comments
With New York and other states now debating the creation of a tax-free period for emergency preparedness supplies to spur public disaster readiness, I decided to check to see how the idea went in two states — Virginia and Louisiana — that tried it for the first time this May.
Though they have no sales figures […]
Tags: Preparedness Incentives · State Preparedness
As Hurricane Season Begins, Florida’s “Mr. Hurricane” Wants To Change Public’s “Culture Of The Victim”
June 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments
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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