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 [...]
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 [...]
The Surrender of Self Reliance
I spent some time in a developing nation recently and came away with a new appreciation for all that we have available to us in the United States and a [...]
Innovative New Mask Raises the Bar in Providing Respiratory Protection
Having been involved in emergency services for over 35 years, including time as a provider, supervisor, training officer and administrator I understand the hazards in the work environment quite well. [...]
Now Playing “D.O.C.T.O.R.” Is Legitimized
I first published this a good number of years ago and thought it may be useful for some of the newer members of the EMS, clinical care, First Responder and [...]
The Emperor’s New Clothes – The Fallacy of Traditional Preparedness Programs Exposed at Y-12
Security was determined “excellent” and “good” in Y-12’s performance appraisal last year at a cost of $1.44 million. Yet on July 28, 2012 a 82 year old nun, who gets short of [...]
Should Life Jackets be Part of Basic Safety Supplies at School in Tsunami Inundation Zones?
If scientific research demonstrates that specific schools are at risk and the first option of evacuation from the hazard area might not be accomplished, it seems prudent and reasonable [...]
Consensus Standard Building – Pre-Event Generic After Action Report
In an attempt to help policy makers everywhere prevent allowing the same mistakes to be made on the next major event anywhere in the world, I propose the collective of [...]
Why Build a Rocket Ship When the Car in the Garage Just Needs Gas?
Government officials and all kinds of agencies experts from every county and state on the west coast are going on about the need to get ready for the tsunami debris. [...]