Poor Planning Equals Poor Performance
Sadly the year to prepare for the tsunami debris has been wasted and passed and now reaction will rule the day. Such a sad commentary on our touted NIMS and [...]
What is the tipping point of United States National strategic interests outweighing the interests of the citizens of the United States?
A recent revision to an Executive Order titled National Defense Resources Preparedness got me to thinking at what point do the interests of the citizens really matter when it comes [...]
Will We Take the Lessons of The Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami to Heart
When I view photos and video of devastated coastal communities in Japan due to the tsunami back in March of 2011 and then read an article of a coastal community [...]
Scientist Mutated H5N1 – Will it be deadly or defeated? Would You Get The Shot?
After scientists discovered the mutation sequencing necessary to make the virulent H5N1 virus transmissible to humans, the next logical step is to create a vaccine which at a minimum protects [...]
Whose Safety is Most Important- Really?
Ask this question of most public safety personnel and they will respond "my safety is most important, because if I am injured or killed, I can't do anyone any good", [...]
Mission Ready Packaging for EMAC Use- Tsunami Debris Field – Are You With Me?
I have been a proponent of development of an Incident Action Plan that would be agreed upon to be implemented by all parties (local, county, state, Native American, Inuit, Japan [...]
Verticle Evacuation – Best Uses?
As an Incident Commander I would call vertical evacuation a strategy if my objective was determined to be "provide for the immediate safety of coastal residents after a strong offshore [...]
12 Ways To Make a Better Emergency in 2012
Over the next twelve months, I will look at 12 predictable events and their inherent problems and offer potential solutions. We tend to have a habit of acting surprised when [...]
New Disaster Mitigation Game
This game can give Emergency Managers and Planners new tools to help educate with.
What is the Responsible Thing to Do When You Know Disaster Looms?
Some disasters are slow evolving such as hurricanes which are tracked well before landfall. Others happen with devastating suddenness such as the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan earlier this [...]