In his PrepTalk, Chief Brian Fennessy discusses his path to leadership and why he firmly believes that a mission-driven culture is critical to organizational success in times of chaos and during daily operations. Brian Fennessy [...]
In his PrepTalk, Daniel Homsey shares his tools for building resilient communities at the neighborhood level and why empowering neighbors to help themselves is the best way to prepare your community for any disaster. Daniel [...]
In his PrepTalk, Stuart Tom explains the importance of building codes and well-constructed buildings, how codes and standards are developed, adopted and enforced by jurisdictions and how the community can be involved in the process. [...]
In his PrepTalk, Jan Peelen tells the story of the Netherland’s historic battle with flooding and shares how the Dutch are learning to live with water. Peelen explains that understanding how a community uses and [...]
In his PrepTalk, Aaron Titus challenges emergency managers to acknowledge the limitations of command and control systems and to rethink how we interact with the community. He highlights how emergency management is built on the [...]
In his PrepTalk, David Kaufman explains the pathways of success for emergency managers as our society continues to change and grow. David Kaufman is the Vice President and Director for Safety and Security at CNA, [...]