Geofencing Alerts
Are you in favor of alerts being trigger via passive monitoring of you SMS enabled phone or smart device? For example, you go on a trip to the coast and [...]
Self Conducted Exit Interview of a Medic
There is a saying that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, and it got me to wondering if the converse was true, can an old dog leave behind [...]
Are They Being Risky or Aggressive?
For the past two decades when I have had the honor of educating members of public safety, emergency management and our military I like to ask the question, “How do [...]
News Worth Reading – Static electricity may be key to predicting earthquakes
A rise in static electricity below the ground could be a reliable indicator that an earthquake is imminent, say scientists who are now launching an experiment to predict quakes well [...]
Playing the odds, what kind of event will be the “big one” for 2013?
I asked the question back last year, what type of disaster would we see in 2012? Natural disasters including severe weather, flooding, earthquakes, fires and drought were the most common [...]
Does it really take a panel of experts to state the obvious?
I find it interesting to see terms like "unexpected". I would argue that most consequences may surprise us, but they were predictable. Why not form a panel to evaluate who [...]
Do We Lack The Will to Prepare?
Bobby Knight once said "The key is not the will to win... everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important." I have to wonder [...]
Does Class Warfare Play Into Disaster Preparedness and Response?
Globally we know that the impoverished are disproportionately impacted by disasters both in direct affects and recovery. I have to wonder if the same holds true within the borders of [...]
Has the Hourglass Been Inverted?
Not being a geologist I am not qualified to speak scientifically on this topic, but I would like to give common sense a try. Media accounts are rampant with the [...]
If I Knew Then What I Know Now – 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Lessons Learned
I thought with flu season ahead of us in the northern half of the hemisphere it might be a good time for people to share what they learned from the [...]