Readers of this blog know that I am a big advocate of the potential of personal technology in helping the public prepare for and respond to emergencies, whether they be small everyday incidents or major disasters. So, I am very happy to see that the Wireless Foundation, the Wireless Association’s charitable arm, has just created a terrific new […]
Wireless Foundation Launches New Website With Very Useful, Simple Tips For Using Cell Phone/PDA In An Emergency — Government Preparedness Web Sites Should Add Immediately
August 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Tips
*Reminder* 8/7 DEADLINE FOR BLOG CONTEST — SEND IN A PREPAREDNESS TIP, MAYBE WIN A PREPAREDNESS AUDIO BOOK
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments
This is a reminder that the entry deadline for the first “In Case Of Emergency, Read Blog” Contest ends on August 7.
THE RULES: Please send a citizen preparedness tip to jsolomon@incaseofemergencyblog.com by August 7th. The submission should be along the lines of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series – a tip, recommendation, or an idea on what you think is […]
Tags: Contests
Blog Contest — Send In A Preparedness Tip, Win A Valuable Preparedness Prize!
July 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Today, I am launching the first “In Case Of Emergency, Read Blog” Contest. It is my belief that we need to make emergency preparedness more engaging and even fun (as well as add some incentives) if we are to get Americans to take notice and start the preparedness process. So, I will be running some […]
Tags: Contests
In ‘”Blogger Roundtable” Interview, DHS Secretary Chertoff, FEMA Head Paulison Offer Next Administration Advice On Preparing U.S. Public For Catastrophic Emergencies
July 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a “Blogger Roundtable” on emergency preparedness with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff and Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) chief R. David Paulison held at DHS Headquarters in Washington, D.C. I joined Jonah Czerwinski of the Homeland Security Watch and Rich Cooper of Security Debrief as one of three questioners. The full transcript can be found here.
It was a wide-ranging, […]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Media
Twitter To The Rescue
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Earlier this year, James Karl Buck, a graduate student arrested in Egypt while documenting local riots, sent out a one word Twitter message — “Arrested” — just before he was taken in custody by Egyptian police. As a result of the message, members of Buck’s Twitter network were able to get the word out, mobilize and then create enough outside […]
Tags: Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Tips
Citizen Preparedness Tip — Put ICE In Your Phone
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments
As a major objective of this site is to help citizens prepare for disasters, I will be adding preparedness tips from time to time that I believe will be helpful — and usually easy to do. The first one — adding ‘in case of emergency’ info to your mobile phone — relates, appropriately, to the name of this blog.
Struck by […]
Tags: Preparedness Tips