I love getting messages like this.
Proud of your work and dedication to your community.
Welcome to the FEMA team!
Love to hear success stories from those who I’ve worked and trained.
These kinds of random notes highlight the importance of the work that I do in the preparedness and response directorate for local to Federal agencies.
Yep, without a doubt, I’m proud of every single one of you. All of you.
Day-2 teaching at the Effingham County (Illinois) Emergency Operations Center on Preparedness for senior caregivers.
Great discussion from participants from all over the State of Illinois including various Emergency Management, Health Departments, Public Information Officers, Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), public works, communications, law enforcement, fire departments, hospitals, and emergency medical services.
Great to share and continue to enhance the capabilities of communities across this great nation which include DHS/FEMA, but also our local/state partners, private sector, and all citizens.
As usual, we are all proud to continue build our Culture of Preparedness.
Starting out the morning in Illinois at the Effingham County Emergency Operations Center!
Glad to see sooooo many smiling faces here to learn about preparedness and science with our efforts to better prepare our public safety partners on winter weather hazards.
And sharing how critical the National Weather Service is to our daily response and every single Emergency Operations Center is essential for all professionals in any emergency. No matter where you are in the US, there is a NWS office to support your daily operations.
Sharing important information on the science of weather including how to discern these crazy charts, graphs, and data make it easier to understand how tough meteorologists have it when trying to forecast the weather. 
And sharing real case studies and discussion the evolution of how response officials work together is critical for any community across this great nation.
Teaching at Effingham County helped me realize they got some really cool stuff here (aka Emergency Management toys resources!)
Special shout out to Pam and the entire crew at Effingham County EMA as well as everyone in Illinois Region-9.
Looking forward to seeing all of you at the next big one!
For this day of #NationalDayOfMourning, I honor Veteran and former President George HW Bush w/ continued service to our great nation…and a strong sock game.
Thank you for your lifelong service to our great nation.
The entry flag at the George HW Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas.
Thank you.
#Remembering41 
#SocksforBush 🇺🇸
How in the world is it December already!
First week will be several NIMS/ICS courses for our County ESF-3 partners, few other Emergency Management courses for IL Region-9, and a Emergency Management/Health Department functional exercise w/ our CERT Teams for medication POD distribution.
Second week our office is hosting another FEMA G0289: PIO Awareness course and then a fun PIO Workshop at ABC7-Chicago on Friday.
Third week will be the FEMA G0290/G0291: Basic PIO Course and JIC/JIS course. Without a doubt a full class w/ wait list. Glad to finally nail this one for all of our partners in public safety, Cheers for Murray and Corey for championing this for everyone too.
Fourth week appears to be Christmas so likely yearly closeouts and wrap ups.
Yeowza. Honestly, I can’t believe 2019 is right around the corner.
As part of our ongoing efforts to help enhance the skills of the PIO, here’s another #MediaMinutes interview w/ WISHTV-8 Emily Kinzer!
For more information on Emily-
@Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyKinzer8
@Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilykinzer8/
@Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EKinzerReports
Happy AlohaFriday everyone!
Yep, I was right.
aka the official Blizzard Warning
@NWSChicago: As has been emphasized, we urge you to postpone all non-emergency travel tonight. However, if you absolutely must travel, for IL road conditions via @IDOT_Illinois, call 1-800-452-4368 or go to: http://www.gettingaroundillinois.com/winterconditions/ … Keep this phone no. & link handy for Mon AM commute. #ilwx
*Sigh*
I had a sinking feeling that no one was going to show up for class this morning.
No pun intended.
