Using LinkedIn for Good
For those that have been on LinkedIn for the past decade you've seen changes. Originally it was a site where professionals were connecting and engaging in discussions on a wide [...]
Peruvian Earthquake/Tsunami Preparedness Strategies to Adopt
It's taken me less than two weeks in Lima to realize we have work to do in the field of preparedness in North America. That may come as a surprise [...]
Still Remember 17 years ago Today?
I'm sure many of my generation have vivid memories of the morning of September 11, 2001. Working as an emergency manager on the west coast I received a call at [...]
Hurricane Season Approaches-Prepare to Recover
June 1st will be the official start date of the 2018 hurricane season. The season, according to one forecast may see as many as 18 named storms, with one to five [...]
Cascadia Preparedness Check-up, Tune-up, Play Book Development or Exercise
Overview: A Cascadia earthquake and earthquake generated tsunami are going to happen. Geological evidence tells us this. Every day that it doesn't happen brings us closer to that day the [...]
Communication is Key to Learning from Disaster: Guest Post
The Challenge Healthcare Professionals Face When an emergency event occurs, the normal process and patterns of our day are interrupted. Things that we take for granted such as inventory supply, [...]
Staying Open for Business When Others Close is Opportunity
I was reading an article in Business Insider about the challenges natural disasters create for many businesses. One in four small to medium sized businesses will not reopen after a major storm. [...]
Recommendations to enhance your organization’s emergency preparedness in 2018.
It's a challenge to know where to devote planning, training and exercise time with so many competing demands, agendas and requirements. Consider this - people will fall back on two [...]
Talk is Cheap
I fly quite a bit. Enough on Delta that I can pretty much recite their safety briefing. But I still put down my paper, take my ear buds out or [...]
In an emergency or disaster, how important is your phone?
With the current smart devices most of us carry there is rarely a task we can't do on our phone that used to be reserved for our laptops. Agreed, I [...]