Although the numbers for losses incurred by 2018 disasters aren’t in yet, it’s likely that 2018 will be another record-breaking year for disaster losses in the US. Given the steady increase in disaster-induced losses, governments of all levels are pursuing the smartest ways to ensure the security, safety, stability and success of their constituents. As… Read more
As Hurricane Florence is about to make landfall on the coast of the Carolinas, IBTS’s team of natural disaster response and recovery experts have prepared the following short list of our most important OnHAND recommendations to help your local government operate effectively immediately before and after a disaster. Pre-Hurricane Florence Communications 1. Share your disaster and emergency… Read more
Claire Collins, IBTS Development Manager of Local Government Solutions, has more than two decades of local government management experience in Virginia as a county administrator, city manager, assistant to county manager and first public affairs/legislative liaison. Below, Collins provides guidance for local government leaders and stakeholders on how best to engage community members in… Read more
Between 1973 and 2008, there were a total of 852 Magnitude 3 or higher earthquakes in the central United States. But between 2009 and 2017, there were 3,258. This recent spike in seismic activity in the region has a lot of people wondering if hydraulic fracture (fracking) methods of oil production are to blame. Well,… Read more
The first hurricane of 2018 is rapidly increasing in intensity, going from a tropical storm off the coast of Mexico to a Category 4 event in just 24 hours. Luckily, Hurricane Aletta is not expected to make landfall, although The Weather Channel says, “High surf will be generated, propagating first to the southern Mexican coast,… Read more
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