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IS THIS A CHAINSAW I SEE BEFORE ME?

LCrerar_CoE2025-06-24T17:07:53+00:00

"IS THIS A CHAINSAW I SEE BEFORE ME?" By Jim Mullen A serious policy review to improve the nation’s disaster system should include a holistic analysis of the nation’s emergency management strengths and weaknesses. That isn’t what’s happening. The “FEMA Review Council’s” actual assignment seems limited to reducing the federal government’s financial (and political) responsibility for participating in disaster planning, mitigation, response and recovery, at the expense of local and state governments and public safety. You want evidence? Even before the FEMA Review Council convenes, draconian cuts were inflicted on programs that contribute materially to mitigation, preparedness, response and [...]

IS THIS A CHAINSAW I SEE BEFORE ME?LCrerar_CoE2025-06-24T17:07:53+00:00

CHILDREN OF A COMMON MOTHER

LCrerar_CoE2025-06-24T17:13:09+00:00

"CHILDREN OF A COMMON MOTHER" * By Jim Mullen Though I am an American citizen, from 1959-1968 my legal residence was Vancouver, and later, New Westminster, British Columbia. After President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, Canada’s Prime Minister asked residents in Vancouver to turn on their porch lights at exactly 11 pm the night of the funeral. Standing on the porch of our fourth-story apartment I was stunned to observe hundreds of lights switched on at precisely 11 pm! In our national grief, Canada had the US’s back. It wasn’t always that way. The US’s encroachment on Canada’s natural resources [...]

CHILDREN OF A COMMON MOTHERLCrerar_CoE2025-06-24T17:13:09+00:00

Whither FEMA? Whither Emergency Management?

LCrerar_CoE2025-06-24T17:13:59+00:00

Whither FEMA? Whither Emergency Management? By Jim Mullen FEMA is about to experience a radical reassessment of its mission, or even its reason to exist. Such a review is the prerogative of any incoming administration. It would serve the nation best if the professional emergency management community, as politically and socially diverse as it is, were allowed to conduct a reasoned, professional review process to identify improvements. But, couched in buzzwords like “efficiency” and “accountability” it is difficult to believe that anything resembling a reasoned, professional approach will be forthcoming. This proposed FEMA “review” builds on campaign-generated lies about FEMA’s [...]

Whither FEMA? Whither Emergency Management?LCrerar_CoE2025-06-24T17:13:59+00:00

Light a Candle or …

LCrerar_CoE2025-06-24T17:17:09+00:00

Light a Candle or ... By Jim Mullen "Much of the strength and efficiency of any government in procuring and securing happiness to the people depends ... on the general opinion of the goodness of government, as well as of the wisdom and integrity of its governors." (Benjamin Franklin) Franklin was on to something. And natural disasters are unique tests of natural resilience. Elected leaders are often judged harshly on the quality of their response to a crisis; a widely perceived failure to provide swift assistance to help communities heal undermines faith in our political system's stability. And yet, [...]

Light a Candle or …LCrerar_CoE2025-06-24T17:17:09+00:00

FEMA’s Whole Community Continuity Brochure

Jasmine May2024-06-21T18:37:54+00:00

FEMA's Whole Community Continuity Brochure Every day, individuals, organizations, and government institutions conduct critical services and perform essential functions upon which neighbors and communities depend. The ability to continually perform such services comprises an important component of resilience, the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and recover rapidly from operational disruptions. The Center will collaborate with local, state, tribal, private sector, and community partners to support the implementation of workforce development initiatives aimed at creating a more equitable, prepared, and resilient community at both state and national levels. Look for more information coming to our website [...]

FEMA’s Whole Community Continuity BrochureJasmine May2024-06-21T18:37:54+00:00

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