A post-disaster town hall meeting is one of the first and most important opportunities for a state emergency management agency to update an impacted locality on state recovery efforts underway. Emotions will be running high, and community members will want to know what recovery efforts are being taken beyond the local level. The state representative –… Read more
A post-disaster town hall meeting is one of the first and most important opportunities for incident command – typically the emergency manager – to update the community on the recovery timeline, and help set the tone for the entire recovery process. Emotions will be running high; community members will demand answers on when they can… Read more
A post-disaster town hall meeting is one of the first and most important opportunities for local leaders to update the community on the status of recovery, yet federal representatives from and will also play a critical role in providing property owners with important information regarding the recovery process. No matter the situation, homeowners’ biggest concern… Read more
A post-disaster town hall meeting is one of the first and most important opportunities for a top level local leader – such as a mayor, chief elected official, city or town manager, or county administrator – to update the community on the status of recovery, and set the tone for the entire recovery process. Emotions will… Read more
The post-disaster town hall meeting, is the first and most important opportunity for localities to update the community on the status of recovery and set the tone for the entire recovery process. The public information officer will work behind the scenes to ensure that local leaders and federal and state representatives send a unified message… Read more
For public information officers, a post-disaster town hall meeting requires careful planning and coordination both internally and with external state and federal representatives. Emotions will be running high; community members will demand answers on when they can get back into their homes and when their lives will return to normal. It’s one of the first… Read more
A post-disaster town hall meeting is one of the first and most important opportunities for local leaders – like mayors, chief elected officials, city and town managers, county administrators and emergency managers – to update the community on the status of recovery, and set the tone for the entire recovery process. Emotions will be running… Read more
The authors examine (1) reasons that community resilience has become a key area of focus in national policy within just the past few years (2) the core principles embodied in community resilience theory, including equality and social justice considerations, (3) the challenges of integrating community resilience with traditional public health practices and (4) the importance… Read more
This report by The Heritage Foundation Emergency Preparedness Working Group lists its recommendations for preparing for and responding to natural disasters in the future, including: FEMA must no longer be made to respond to all manner of routine disasters, only major catastrophic ones. The National Guard and Coast Guard were more successful than FEMA; ensure… Read more
The lessons learned from Sandy are applied to strategies to mitigate both stormwater and possible sea level rise due to global warming. Strategies include storm surge barriers, as well as waterproof infrastructure and above-ground walkways between buildings. The federal government is criticized for delaying recovery funds through squabbling. New Yorkers are examining other strategies for… Read more
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