Road to Rio Leads to Zika – How do we prevent illness and spread of disease?
I think it's hard to argue that prevention of disease in the case of the Zika virus does beat a pound of cure. We are unlikely to have a vaccine [...]
Recommendations to enhance your organization’s emergency preparedness in 2016.
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 [...]
What was the next target?
Throughout my career I experienced and over time learned how to mitigate a killer called "tunnel vision". One definition is..."the tendency to focus exclusively on a single or limited goal [...]
On The Advice of Experts You Should Exercise Your ____________ Plan in 2016
Over the years I had posts which ask the question what type of disaster would we see in the coming year. This time I want to know specific annexes that [...]
Chemical Weapons Only Effective Against the Unprepared
An article looks at a recent Daesh use of chemical weapons in Iraq. That anyone thinks this is a new revelation or surprise is what I find most disturbing. [...]
What’s In Your Go Bag?
I thought it may be fun and educational for us to share what we keep in our go kits for times of emergency. The photo below shows my pack supplies [...]
Keeping You Safe From TSA
No doubt this post will get me pulled out for "random" screening even more than already occurs but it's a life safety issue. I fly quite a bit and participate [...]
Leave or Stay: When Should We Really Evacuate and Why?
I'm curious if readers would blindly follow a "mandatory" mass evacuation order? A recent train derailment in East Tennessee resulted in a mass evacuation that the public was told could last [...]
Can’t See the Forest For the Trees – Again
Below I've listed the officially recognized Ebola Treatment Centers in the United States as of February 14th 2015. If we have a case of Ebola, we know where to take [...]
Building A Better Emergency
Three articles caught my eye this past week that I think are worth you taking a look at. The first involves a partnership to produce a better shelter. I think [...]