The Emergency Manager as Mediator
Emergency managers may be required to help resolve conflicts caused by organizational bias and distrust among planners. Having a structured approach to mediation is key to a successful outcome,
How Do You Plan for Everything?
Emergency managers don’t have the luxury of planning for a single event. But with limited resources, how do you plan for everything?
Building Your Professional Library
Emergency managers are expected to have a broad range of knowledge. Having a professional library is one way to achieve this.
What Makes an Emergency Manager Unique?
Emergency managers serve a unique role in a crisis, one that is often overlooked.
But That Plan Is Just for Disasters!
Emergency plans shouldn’t be just for disasters; they can be useful in countering any risk that threatens those we serve.
Do You Really Want a Robot to Write Your Emergency Plan?
Artificial intelligence may offer many possibilities but do you really want it to write your emergency operations plans?
Who Writes This Stuff Anyway? How Federal Guidance Gets Developed
Federal guidance drives a lot of our emergency planning but do the users actually know how that guidance is developed?
The Evolving Emergency Operations Center
The role of the emergency operations center can be confusing but that’s because it is constantly evolving to reflect new policies and strategies.
Volcanoes: The Ultimate Cascading Event
We tend to think of disasters, even those with cascading events, as fairly localized events. But what happens when a volcano thousands of miles away explodes?
Looking Backwards to See Forward
Even though you are focused on future goals, sometimes you can make better progress by looking at how far you’ve come.