Forging Resilient Community Through Imperfect Relentless Progress
In his PrepTalk, James Gore focuses on lessons in leadership and collaboration from the 2017 Tubbs Fire response and recovery. He issues a wake-up call to elected representatives, government officials, and everyone who will listen, [...]
Visual + Effective Communication for Emergency Information
In her PrepTalk, Professor Claudine Jaenichen explains the cognitive biases that impede our ability to make the right decision when confronted with an emergency. She makes the case that using design standards to convey information [...]
Building a Mission-Driven Culture
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 [...]
Neighborfest – Building Resilience from the Block Up!
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 [...]
Using Codes and Standards to Build Resilient Communities
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. [...]
Living with Water: How the Netherlands Prevents Flood Disasters
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 [...]
Let the Community Lead Rethinking Command and Control Systems
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 [...]
Our Changing World: The Challenge for Emergency Managers
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, [...]