Wait a second….underground bunkers? Here?
Colts Neck?
Monmouth County, New Jersey?
I’m not sure, but I think there probably should be more exhaust ports and maybe some generator hookups for refueling.
Repeat after me, “COOP”
Repeat after me, “COG”
Reporting live from the field…
After all the big July parties, back to the grind!
First week should be a planning week, but NWS is forecasting some terrible weather in our area/midwest.
Second week will be with Region-2 with the crew in New Jersey.
Third week with more social media fun with a few virtual classes.
Fourth week: the kids go back to school so hoping for a calm week.
Hope to see you out there…
Hope you are celebrating this big birthday with friends and family.
From sea to shining sea…
July 2026 is a big celebration.
1st week, we are all celebrating the big USA birthday!
2nd week, I’ll be in Springfield teaching social media to my fellow PIOs from across Illinois.
3rd week, it’s ICS-300 time at Naperville Fire.
4th week is all planning.
Hope to see many of you on the road this month.
On June 11, 2026 – Social media influencer on Jen Hamilton on TikTok was in Naperville and sheltered-in-place from severe weather.
Here’s a short snippet from Jen and her friends who were discussing the safety actions and hazards associated with the tornado danger.
Obv, just because the warning is done being transmitted, the danger is NOT over.
This is concerning because her audience, many for sure, are taking her words as truth. But as a safety professional, that thought of end of hazard is incorrect/wrong. Jen could be mis-informing her audience.
Please, PLEASE learn/more about severe weather safety esp because Illinois is squarely leading the nation in Tornadoes.
Reporting live from Naperville…
Welp, it’s going to get a bit ugly with this severe weather that’s about to hit.
My friends, please heed the warnings of the NWS-Chicago.
You know I’m pushing info to my peeps…
With all the talk about tech, I seemed to have found a new friend.
Always assessing new options when it comes to workload reduction. And I’m not sure if this model uses AI or not. HA.
Reporting live at the FDEM conference…
June will be a busy month as we get better acclimated with the new schedules and partners.
First week, I’ll be in FEMA Region-4 with the Florida Division of Emergency Management ‘s (FDEM) yearly Emergency Management Conference in Orlando.
Back in 5 for the second week because I need some dedicated time for course development hammering out the anomalies of these social media classes.
Third week, we have a large tabletop exercise with all of our local partners in public safety.
Fourth week, we are doing another FEMA pilot course for Social Media and maybe MAYBE a special visit to the NDEMU’s FEMA Advanced PIO class in Will County.
Hoping for a little adventure during the last week of June into the July 4th weekend.
Just hoping for some positivity with the outlook…
Where is @rusnivek? 