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A Full Circle

2025-06-24T17:24:55-07:00

"A Full Circle"   By Jim Mullen A Full Circle NOTE: An excerpt from my September 25, 2004, speech to the Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) as a new state director: a different yet eerily similar time, it seems applicable once again as FEMA endures an overhaul of its mission with little regard for the consequences to public safety.  “Two movies I have seen recently suggest a couple of directions federal emergency management might be headed - I hope I am wrong. In OFFICE SPACE, a character named Milton’s work station keeps getting moved to obscure sections of the office, [...]

A Full Circle2025-06-24T17:24:55-07:00

A Note to Readers of Emergency Management Once Removed

2026-03-07T12:44:32-08:00

"A Note to Readers of Emergency Management Once Removed:"   By Jim Mullen The Center of Excellence for Homeland Security and Emergency Management , host of “Emergency Management Once Removed” for nearly a decade, faces an uncertain future. I must thank the Center’s Linda Crerar, Kelli Hale, Jasmine May and Nancy Aird for their patience with me over these 10  years. I ‘d also be remiss if I did not acknowledge the men and women of Seattle OEM and WA EMD whose talent and dedication made me better than I otherwise would have been. And I am indebted to Trina [...]

A Note to Readers of Emergency Management Once Removed2026-03-07T12:44:32-08:00
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