February

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONCE REMOVED Two "Modest" Proposals   By Jim Mullen As the Trump administration searches for greater efficiencies in “discretionary” funding, local and state governments must, of necessity, “step up” and invest more substantially in programmatic disaster mitigation, preparedness, and recovery. Happily, there are cost-effective measures could help prepare individuals and families to navigate that uncertain and anxiety-prone period between a disruptive event and the restoration of whatever constitutes the jurisdiction’s new normal post disaster. Two initiatives might help: Targeted Exercises with the Public Consulting has its place. As someone who’s been there, done that, perhaps I should apologize [...]