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A Personal Note To Readers

October 20th, 2008 · 17 Comments

Recently, I was diagnosed with an illness which will reduce the level of my blogging over in the next couple months. 
Thank you for your support of and involvement in this blog since it was launched. I hope you will bear with me during this period.
Best,
John

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Disaster Accountability Project Uses Citizens To Help Monitor Emergency Response

October 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I had been meaning to write about the work of the Disaster Accountability Project (DAP). So, I was happy to read a good article on DAP in the most recent issue of Natural Hazards Observer, the terrific (and free) bimonthly publication of the University of Colorado’s Natural Hazards Center.  
The article, “Disaster Accountability Project Uses Volunteers to Monitor [...]

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DHS Advisory Group’s “Top Ten Challenges” For Next Homeland Security Secretary Includes Some Citizen-Focused Recommendations

October 12th, 2008 · No Comments

The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) recently released a report titled Top Ten Challenges Facing the Next Secretary of Homeland Security. Comprised of “leaders from state and local government, first responder communities, the private sector, and academia,” the HSAC was created to provide “advice and recommendations to the Secretary on matters related to homeland security.”
Though I might have [...]

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Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness Ideas · Uncategorized

As National Preparedness Month Ends, Make A “Pledge To Prepare”

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

National Preparedness Month is now over, but you can make a last minute preparedness ‘commitment’ through the American Red Cross’ Pledge To Prepare checkoff here.
Among the possible pledges:
I will start gathering the supplies I need for my emergency preparedness kit.
I will make copies of important information for my emergency preparedness kit (insurance papers, proof of home ownership, lease, [...]

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New Red Cross/Council For Excellence In Government Survey Shows Public Preparedness Dropping Slightly

September 19th, 2008 · No Comments

In a survey released today, the American Red Cross and the Council For Excellence In Government found that public disaster preparedness has fallen a bit over the past year. The survey, conducted for National Preparedness Month, found that on a scale of 1 to 10, the nation’s collective level of preparedness, or Readiness Quotient (RQ), decreased [...]

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Ike Online Resources, Saturday

September 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Hurricane Information Center (at www.hurricanes08.org) is a one-stop shop site with governmental information, weather updates, maps, evacuation housing as well as ways to help and be helped. There is a link to a related Hurricane Wiki at www.hurricanewiki.org/wiki/Main_Page.
To follow the Red Cross’ relief efforts and find resources, go to the Red Cross Hurricane Ike Newsroom at hurricaneike.wordpress.com/
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“What Should We Tell The Public?”/National Preparedness Month — David Paulison

September 12th, 2008 · No Comments

With yet another major hurricane bearing down on the Gulf Coast, FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison says in this segment of “What Should We Tell The Public?” that his agency is ready. Yet, he underscores how FEMA, as well as state and local responders, rely on citizens to prepare and help respond to disasters like [...]

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Ready Campaign Begins Blogging, Asks Americans To Email In Reports/Photos Of Preparedness Activities

September 12th, 2008 · No Comments

The Department of Homeland Security’s Ready Campaign has just launched a blog for National Preparedness Month. For the blog, Ready officials are asking Americans to send in reports and photos of their local National Preparedness Month activities so they can share them with others across the country. I am looking forward to seeing these and [...]

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FEMA Warns Gulf Coast Residents — “Act Now!”

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Using particularly demonstrative language, FEMA is warning people on the Gulf Coast to ready themselves for Hurricane Ike. In a press release today, titled “Hurricane Ike Nearing Landfall: Act Now!”, the agency is asking residents:
Do you know what your local community’s evacuation plan is? If not, do you know where to locate it? [...]

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Gustav Responder Teamwork Underscores Role Of Upcoming “National Communities” Preparedness Conference

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The widely-praised multi-agency/group response to Hurricane Gustav reinforced the importance of community preparedness and the crucial role of teamwork between all levels of government and stakeholders in responding to disasters. Helping to replicate that kind of effort in areas throughout the U.S. is one the major goals of the upcoming third-annual “National Congress For Secure Communities” conference in [...]

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