maryjflynn

While the CERT Program is fantastic training, it takes a minimum of 20 hours to complete. Those who take the training are already invested in disaster preparedness as a concept. Because people are reliant upon their neighbors and community in the aftermath of an emergency, opportunities to engage those who have not yet become invested are increasingly important. Joplin, Mo. has shown us that resiliency is paramount ...more »

While social media is being promoted as one of the future necessities of emergency management, no one is discussing the legal aspects that may be required for documenting and recording these brief messages. There are free online services like tweetdoc.org that will create a pdf of tweets over a time with specific search criteria or a hash tag. How should we prepare for those policy discussions regarding retaining these ...more »