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Entries Tagged as '"What Should We Tell The Public?"'

Do A Risk Analysis Of Your Area, Prepare For Those Risks & Ask Govt For Info You Need: Defense Department’s Jack Holt (’What Should We Tell The Public?’) Video

September 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

At the Red Cross’s Emergency Social Data Summit, I had the opportunity to speak with Jack Holt, Senior Strategist for Emerging Media at the U.S. Department of Defense,
In this edition of the blog’s “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series, Holt recommends that citizens “do a risk analysis” of their area and then prepare [...]

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Tags: "What Should We Tell The Public?" · See Something/Terrorism Tips

With National Preparedness Month Beginning Tomorrow (& Earl Approaching), Ready Campaign Director Darryl Madden Urges Americans To Prepare (”What We Should We Tell The Public?” Series)

August 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment

With National Preparedness Month beginning tomorrow, I am posting a short video I shot a couple weeks ago at FEMA headquarters with Ready Campaign Director Darryl Madden in which he urges Americans to prepare and discuss the with their “family & loved ones about they’ll do in the face of an emergency”. The threat of [...]

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Tags: "What Should We Tell The Public?" · Federal Emergency Management Administration

On YouTube’s 5th Anniversary, Thank You From A Technology-Challenged Blogger

May 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Yesterday was YouTube’s 5th Anniversary, and I wanted to express my appreciation to the site for making it so easy for even a technology neophyte like myself to use.
Shooting with the equally user friendly Flip camera and then posting my (often shaky camera work) to YouTube, I have been able to utilize a lot of [...]

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Tags: "What Should We Tell The Public?" · Preparedness 2.0

John Shea/FEMA Social Media: Go Online To Get Prepared, Share Info & Learn From Others (’What Should We Tell The Public?’ Video Series)

November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This edition of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features John Shea who manages FEMA’s extensive social media effort. In the segment, Shea urges the public to look online to find information about preparing for emergencies as well as to share info and learn from others. He recommends citizens go to the [...]

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Tags: "What Should We Tell The Public?" · Federal Emergency Management Administration · Preparedness 2.0

John Gibb/NY State Emergency Management Director: Subscribe To Emergency Alerts (’What Should We Tell The Public?’ Video Series)

November 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments

This edition of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” series features John Gibb, Director of New York State’s Emergency Management Agency. John is a leader in the field, and I have quoted him on previous occasions.
In the video, Gibb recommends that citizens subscribe to government emergency text/e-mail notifications such as the NY-Alert system that he oversees [...]

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Tags: "What Should We Tell The Public?" · Preparedness 2.0

Michael Chertoff/Fmr. DHS Secretary: We All Should Think Through Our Response To An Emergency In Advance (’What Should We Tell The Public?’ Video Series)

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Michael Chertoff makes a second appearance in the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series. The first was last year when Chertoff was U.S. Homeland Security Secretary; now he heads the Chertoff Group. In this video, Chertoff urges that all Americans think through their plans in the event of a personal or community emergency [...]

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Ben Smilowitz/Disaster Accountability Project: “Ask Questions” (’What Should We Tell The Public?’)

October 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This “What Should We Tell The Public?” video features Ben Smilowitz, founder and executive director of the Disaster Accountability Project (DAP). After serving as a volunteer in Mississippi in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, Ben decided there was a need to provide citizen oversight for government and non-profit agencies esponsible for disaster preparedness, response, relief, [...]

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Allison Cardona/ASPCA Disaster Services Director: “It’s Really Important That Pet Owners Prepare” (’What Should We Tell The Public?’)

October 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

This edition of the blog’s “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features Allison Cardona, the Director of Disaster Services for the ASPCA. It was shot at a pets’ emergency preparedness event held by the ASPCA and New York’s Office of Emergency Management.
In the short video, Allison explains the steps every pet owner should do to [...]

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Tags: "What Should We Tell The Public?" · Pets

Lt. Erica Arteseros/San Francisco Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT): Volunteer For NERT Or CERT (’What Should We Tell The Public?’)

October 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This edition of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features Lt. Erica Arteseros, the coordinator of the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) in San Francisco, the city’s equivalent of CERT.
In the video, Arteseros encourages citizens to consider volunteering for NERT or CERT because “getting involved is one of the most empowering things [...]

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Tags: "What Should We Tell The Public?" · CERT

Mary Fetchet/Voices Of September 11th: “It’s Empowering For Individuals To Have A Plan” (What Should We Tell The Public?)

September 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Today, on 9/11, I am posting again a “What Should We Tell The Public?” series video featuring Mary Fetchet, Founding Director of Voices of September 11th.
Mary and her husband Frank lost their 24-year-old son, Brad, in the World Trade Center attacks eight years ago today. Soon after, she founded Voices of September 11th as a clearinghouse for information and [...]

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