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Tag Archives: emergency services
Sixth Graders Learning Emergency Management
This is all kinds of great:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGXGAE-qMD0
More information: Be Ready, »read more
Red Cross Follows its Own Advice and Doubles Down on Social Media
This could be really big (so long as the Internet and/or cell service works during disasters).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkCWqIMsk2M
Via the Natural Hazards Center Natural Hazards, »read more
Tags: emergency services, social-media, technology, training & outreach
Fast, Perfect, and Cheap Disaster Response
"The federal government is a support role. So if you think FEMA responds to disasters or that we're in charge, first of all, we're never in charge, we're always in support, and and we work for a lot of different folks."
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate delivers a great TED talk on the federal role in disasters, what we're doing wrong when we respond to them, »read more
Tags: disasters, emergency services, Friday-fun, social-media
Are You an Emergency Manager? Why You Need Social Media (and it needs you)
A new article from USA Today takes another look at how emergency management officials are using social media. We've seen these before, but each one adds new evidence to this simple idea:
If you're working in emergency management and NOT using social media, you're hampering your ability to do you job.
This study from the Red Cross showed how much people, »read more
Tags: case study, emergency services, technology
Amazing Tsunami Photos (Japan)
Incredible collection of tsunami/quake/nuclear reactor photos gathered by the Boston Globe.
Perhaps the most troubling part of this? That a massive wall of water dropping large ships into neighborhoods and houses into the sea might not be the worst of it. Hope those nuclear engineers are lucky and we're all fortunate.
The Big Picture, Japan: Earthquake, »read moreTags: disasters, emergency services, tsunamis
Horrible and Terrifying (Japanese Tsunami)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4w27IczOTk
Wow. If you live anywhere near the ocean and this doesn't scare you, it probably should., »read more
Tags: emergency services, hazard identification, planning, video
Comprehensive (and Free!) Emergency Management Outreach Toolkit
. . . and when I say "comprehensive," I mean "comprehensive."
Ready.gov has come out with an emergency preparedness outreach plan they're calling Resolve to be Ready in 2011, and it includes everything from press releases, newsletters, and links to videos to (are you ready for this?) tweets that you can cut and paste to your twitter account.
Did I mention, »read moreBest Practices for Effective Hurricane Communication
Louisiana State University has released a great brochure on best practices for communicating about hurricane risks. It's short, simple, and it makes sense. Here's the meat of it, broken down by audience:
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Be Proactive in Educating the Public: Gaining compliance during a hurricane requires year-round efforts. Waiting until the storms hit, »read moreTags: case study, emergency services, publications, research, training & outreach, weather & climate
Why and How Businesses (and Municipalities) can Prepare for Disasters
The folks over at the Education Disaster Education Network (EDEN) have come up with a brief video explaining why it's so critical that businesses develop a business continuity and disaster preparedness plan. Easy enough to translate most of it for municipal offices/departments, too.
Worth a quick watch, and a good outreach tool you can use to help your, »read more
Tags: emergency services, Insurance, planning, training & outreach, video
Alabama Association of Floodplain Managers Conference Oct 18-20, Auburn
Just got the official registration packet for the Alabama Association of State Floodplain Managers fall conference. This fall's event will be on October 18th to 20th, at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center. From the release:
The conference will provide educational and networking opportunities of interest to floodplain managers, code, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, emergency services, events, hazard identification
