Tag Archives: FEMA

Putting it in context…

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Ms. C

Troy Becker at The Forum created a map that illustrated the “swath of the Oklahoma tornado if it had hit the F-M area.”  The map quickly puts into context the breadth of the devastation in Oklahoma and provides local folks … Continue reading →

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The emergency management kinship…

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Ms. C

Having spent 10 years now working with the emergency management community I can tell you that there just aren’t any finer a group of folks.  I love working amongst them – I consider it an honor and privilege. I just finished … Continue reading →

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Splashes of happy color…

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Ms. C

I have been in Emmitsburg, Maryland at the Emergency Management Institute since Sunday evening.  I have been here teaching a class for FEMA with my ever-pleasant colleague David McEntire from the University of North Texas.  The class was only a … Continue reading →

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Oh, the weather outside is frightful…

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Ms. C

As I look out the window at blustery conditions,  the emergency management professional in me is reminded that the relative absence of snow events this winter may have made us all a bit more complacent about winter preparedness.  As such, I’d like … Continue reading →

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Who you gonna’ call?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Ms. C

Alabama is a lush and lovely state – I enjoyed my short visit there. It isn’t a state I could ever live in though as my hair and the weather had irreconcilable differences. Thankfully, even though the weather caused me … Continue reading →

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