In last month’s blog, Fighting Back, I asked you to consider signing a petition calling for the International Association of Emergency Managers to enforce its Code of Conduct. While the petition was not formally sent to IAEM, has responded to the concerns we raised in the petition. I recently received the following message regarding IAEM’s […]
In fighting oppression, one often feels powerless. However, collectively we can make a difference. Here are two options to help fight back against the threat to emergency management.
FEMA has been accused of usurping state leadership in disasters but tradition, the Constitution, and the law forbid this.
The Republican administration has made it clear that FEMA will be dismantled in the fall of 2025. But is it still possible to save the embattled agency?
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The President’s recent appointments to the FEMA Review Council offer little chance of a fair and impartial analysis of the agency and represent a missed opportunity for reform.
The future is looking bleak for FEMA but that’s because the public doesn’t realize that it does much more than disaster relief.
A code of ethics is one of the hallmarks of a profession. A group of academics and practitioners sponsored by FEMA developed an excellent one in 2022. So why hasn’t been adopted?
FEMA’s reputation is at an all-time low and there is a push to abolish the troubled agency. But is this really a good idea?
The recent hurricanes in Florida saw relief operations hampered by misinformation and conspiracy theories that created the perception of a troubled response. This is a dangerous precedent that can cost lives on future relief operations.