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Surprising Lesson from Joplin
I’ve always been told an interior hallway will work as a tornado shelter (if a basement isn’t available). This article, written with information gathered after the Joplin tornado, proves that assumption false. Also of interest is the fact that SMS was working, while cell service was not. This means Twitter would be a functional reporting … Continue reading
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First, I didn’t know that billboards were illegal in Vermont. So if you can’t use billboards to get your disaster assistance message to the public, what do you do? FEMA’s private sector liaisons came up with some interesting ideas; I particularly like the coffee cup sleeves. This is a good example of using non-traditional channels for EM … Continue reading
Quick post this morning…. great article from the New York Times Magazine on preparedness for bioterror. One of the best concepts in the article is that of the bioterror ‘reload’. Coined by Richard Danzig, former Secretary of the Navy under Clinton, the term refers to a key difference between biological weapons and other WMDs. … Continue reading
Asides
- Added an update to my post on the NYC CMAS test.
- New layout in place. I'm hoping this one will last more than a month.
- Had an interesting discussion recently on cyberterrorism and whether or not it should be classified as terrorism. I'm thinking I see a lot of research on this topic coming for me.
- Back from China, where I presented a keynote on methods of measuring organizational readiness for disasters. Looking forward to the Fall semester.
- Had a good time in Romania, and learned quite a bit, but I'm very happy to be home (and in the 'correct' timezone) for at least a bit. More travel upcoming. Hoping to get photos posted and captioned today.
- Finishing up a week in Bucuresti, Romania, and I'm very ready to be home. TIEMS 2011 has been pretty good, but I miss Holly and the kids.
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