In an interview last week on the eve of the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison told me that the agency has been “rebuilt” and is “ready” for the next major hurricane or other disaster. Unfortunately, he may have a chance to test his assessment in the next several days as [...]
FEMA Head Paulison, In Interview As Gulf Coast Marks Katrina Anniversary (And Awaits Gustav), Says “Rebuilt” Agency Is “Ready” For Major Disasters, But Is Relying On Citizens To Do Their Part
August 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Hurricane Preparedness · Preparedness Interviews
From 1-10, How Would You Rate The American Public’s Preparedness For A Nuclear Explosion?
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
That was the question Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) posed last week at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on the nation’s preparedness for a nuclear attack. It was the fifth in the series of the Committee’s important set of hearings aimed at bringing some overdue attention to this issue.
To be precise, Lieberman asked the hearing witnesses to rate how ready the [...]
Tags: Nuclear Terrorism
Washington Post “Outlook” Section Article
May 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments
I have a piece on citizen preparedness in today’s Washington Post “Outlook” section. It can be found through this link
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051603735.html
If you are arriving at the blog on for the first time as a result of the article, welcome. I hope you stick around.
I would love to hear any comments, criticisms, or questions about the story or anything regarding citizen emergency preparedness.
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Tags: Media