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UR Peeps are ready to Use SM in an Emergency, R U?
By: Robert Avsec Natural disasters have an impact on close to 900,000 people in the USA every year. Those same disasters, e.g., hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, Hurricane Sandy 2012 earthquakes, etc.,...
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Get Community Commitment to Your Community Risk Reduction Plan
By: Robert Avsec In my previous missive, I discussed how the public’s expectations for the role of social media in disasters and emergencies are expanding. Are you and your department up to the...
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Some thoughts on flashfloods and swift water rescue
By: Robert P. Avsec One of my Fire Service colleagues, Chief Norm RookerChief (Ret.), Ouray County Colorado EMS, recently commented on a Discussion posting on LinkedIn, What Keeps You Up at Night? I...
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Resource Management When the “Big One” Hits
By: Robert Avsec Natural and man-made disasters occur in the United States and around the world on a daily basis. The question for every community is not “if” a disaster will strike their community,...
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How Prepared is Your Community to Communicate During Its Coming Crisis?
By: Robert Avsec, Executive Fire Officer Site of chemical spill into the Elk River, Charleston, WV that contaminated the water supply for approximately 300,000 people in the Kanawha River Valley. Want...
View ArticlePreparing Our Communities for the Worst
I believe that public safety agencies have an implicit obligation to keep our citizens informed and educated about impending harm, e.g., hurricanes, tornados, severe flooding and the like. But more...
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