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

Becky Marquis, Ready.Gov: With National Preparedness Month Beginning, “It’s A Perfect Time To Think About Preparedness” (’What Should We Tell The Public?’ Series)

September 1st, 2009 · No Comments

With the launch of National Preparedness Month (NPM) today, below is a video featuring Becky Marquis, the Acting Director of Ready.Gov. as part the blog’s “What Should We Tell The Public?” series.
In the video, shot at FEMA headquarters, Marquis says National Preparedness Month is the “perfect time to think about preparedness”, and she outlines some steps every American [...]

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Claire Rubin, Author/Citizen Corps Volunteer — ‘You’re Responsible For You’ (”What Should We Tell The Public?”)

August 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This edition of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features Claire Rubin. Claire is a veteran emergency management scholar who I have written about before. She is the author of Emergency Management: The American Experience, 1900-2005 which has just been released electronically by the Public Entity Risk Institute. You can purchase it here. She [...]

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Jeannette Sutton, Natural Hazards Center — Debunking Myths/Learning How To Use Social Media During Disasters (”What Should We Tell The Public?)

July 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

This edition of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features Jeannette Sutton, a leading researcher on social media and disasters, from the University of Colorado’s Natural Hazards Center. I filmed this segment at the Center’s recently completed Natural Hazards And Applications Workshop held in Broomfield, Colorado. Jeannette’s work was featured in a recent Reason magazine article, [...]

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Joseph Bruno (Commissioner, New York City Office Of Emergency Management) — “What Should We Tell The Public?”

July 8th, 2009 · 3 Comments

This edition of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features Joseph Bruno, the Commissioner of New York City’s Office of Emergency Management. He is someone I have spoken with on a number of occasions as part of my research into public preparedness, and I have learned a lot from him. (He also [...]

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Bennie Thompson (Chairman, U.S. House Homeland Security Committee) — “What Should We Tell The Public?”

May 10th, 2009 · No Comments

This edition of “What Should We Tell The Public?” features U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson.  In the video, he says that the public should realize that homeland security is still a “work in progress,” and he underscores the need to create a “resilient” nation.
I shot this in Thompson’s Capitol Hill office after [...]

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Laura Belsey (Director, “Katrina’s Children”) — “What Should We Tell The Public?”

April 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Laura Belsey is the director of Katrina’s Children, a terrific documentary about 19 kids from different neighborhoods in New Orleans area and the impact of Hurricane Katrina on their lives. In this ”What Should We Tell The Public?” video, Belsey relays some sage advice from the children in the film about what they learned going through this major disaster. 
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Jonathan Bing (New York State Assemblyman) — “What Should We Tell The Public?”

April 4th, 2009 · No Comments

This “What Should We Tell The Public?” video features New York State Assemblyman Jonathan Bing, the sponsor of a bill to establish a tax free period during September for emergency supplies. Bing is my local assemblyman, and I worked with him on creating the legislation. 
In his segment, Bing says that a major crane collapse near his [...]

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Stephen Kempf (FEMA Regional Administrator) — “What Should We Tell The Public”

March 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Between sessions of a conference on special needs citizens and disasters, I filmed a “What Should We Tell The Public?” video with Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Regional Administrator Stephen Kempf. In the segment, Kempf tells viewers to determine the emergency risks in their own area and then be able to take care of themselves for 72 hours. [...]

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Jeanette Betancourt (Sesame Workshop) — “What Should We Tell The Public?”

February 20th, 2009 · No Comments

This segment of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features Jeanette Betancourt, Sesame Workshop’s vice president for outreach and educational practices.
Jeanette had a major role, along with Grover (who also recorded a video), in developing Sesame Street’s preparedness program for young kids and their families, “Let’s Get Ready! Planning Together For Emergencies,” done in collaboration [...]

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Pat McGinnis (Council For Excellence In Government) — “What Should We Tell The Public?”

February 11th, 2009 · No Comments

This segment of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features Pat McGinnis, President Emeritus of the Council for Excellence in Government. Pat and the Council have been leaders in citizen readiness and engagement, including the creation of the much heralded What’s Your RQ? public preparedness quiz. In the video, she lists a number of things [...]

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