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Advanced Social Media class at NEORSD
Monday morning and you know what time it is….
Yep, kicking off another solid start to the DHS/FEMA/NDPTC Social Media Engagement Strategies Course here at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. Special thanks to the Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency Management for sponsoring the class.
Full morning packed as we talk about battle rhythm and consistent posting for our audiences.
Yes, not only in disasters, but in normal blue skies time, we should be posting information regularly.
While powerpoint slides are fun, there are a bunch of other class activities that we push all participants to complete.
This not only allows them to collaborate with their fellow public safety pros, but allows them to walk away with a product as guidance for their agency.
We need concrete the importance of working with your local pros that help oversee all social media accounts…
…work tirelessly at identifying at risk groups and shepherding them through the process to enhance their communication skills.
No matter where they are from, we must work to address all partners as well as all of our constituents before, during, and after a disaster.
And yes, we need to engage more than just Fire, EMS, and Police. Just think about all Emergency Support Functions (ESFs).
Emergency Management is responsible for coordination amongst all those players. This is why I constantly say that Emergency Managers are the lynch-pins of the operations as a coordination entity.
Special thanks to NEORSD for being an outstanding site host for this advanced social media class.
Proud to give the floor to an incredibly engaging campaign on social media, ladies and gents, its an honor to have THE famous Wally Water Drop say hi.
Reporting live from Cleveland!!!!!!
Rolling in my Ta-hoe
Leverage technology to support emergency urban mass evacuation
GAH. These things are everywhere in Chicago!?!?!?
Truth be told, I’m quite interested in these things from a last mile transport to mobility en mass. As Emergency Managers, we should think about this resource a bit.
Look past the current low level issues of litter and clutter (which should be addressed in short order).
Consider pod resource management and how these escooters could enhance urban evacuation from large metro areas.
Don’t be so close minded. Think about the problem creatively and look to apply current technologies to aid in preparedness and response.
Happy 2019 Flag Day 🇺🇸
Happy Flag day everyone! June 14, the anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official US flag in 1777.
Without a doubt, still the best flag ever. Period.
See ya Bean town!
Thanks for the great time this week Massachusetts!
Super pros that work the public safety angle here.
Headed out of dee yaaaaaard Wooooooooooooooooster!
See you and your one way streets later.
Debris Management with MassEMA
Despite not wearing pink today, we got a solid start to a great response and recovery course here in Massachusetts today.
Great introduction to the DHS/FEMA/NDPTC Debris Management Planning class. Outstanding to work with the Emergency Management Pros again from MassEMA and FEMA Region 1.
Glad to share the same mission and goals as the MassDEP, all agencies need to work together as we decrease our response times in a disaster.
Often times, people believe Debris Management is only for recovery. It isn’t. Debris Management starts in the response phase with local public works resources supporting Fire, EMS, and Police in their initial response.
Yes that’s right, response phase.
Even more surprising is that public works pros (ESF-3) are an integral part of any response plan and should be included as agencies enhance their disaster plans.
Funding is often a challenge as agencies continue to struggle w/ funding and maintaining resources for public works. But sharing ideas and resources could help mitigate deficiencies and increase capabilities for our partners in ESF-03.
As we continue to facilitate good conversation, we often talk about burn rates and projections to ensure that we are consistently bringing in resources to any disaster to best serve the communities that are affected.
We get laser focused on our top-3 primary response agencies from Fire, EMS, and Police. However, Emergency Management Professionals will tell you that we should include more into our preparedness and response phase to better serve our communities.
Coordination will enhance
- Asset allocation
- Response priorities
- Critical access
- Reduce costs and burn rates
- Operational coordination
These points are critical as communities deal with the initial hit of any disaster.
So no matter large or small, urban or rural, or even rich or poor – any community is vulnerable. Proper planning will help reduce the risk so that we can continue to serve those survivors who need it the most.
Also, glad to see participants getting a lot out of class and instructor enthusiasm on the importance of this Emergency Management topic.
I’d encourage you to look at your Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and realistically look at the response from Public works as they are truly a partner in our preparedness, response, and recovery of any big event or disaster.
Assigned to the letter P and the photo shoot today at Navy Pier
Nice weather today so staffing a photo shoot! You’d probably be surprised on how many times a PIO would have to staff a photo shoot.
Happens more often than not. But this one should be super fun.
As Sesame Street often reported: Today’s events sponsored by the letter P. (PhotoShoot).
One bonus is that they did buy me lunch.
Reporting live from Navy Pier…
Prepped Earthquake message and coordination of public safety
After a long Monday, seems like having preplanned preparedness messaging WITH specific safety messages was important…esp w/ the 4.0 earthquake. Yep, that’s a 4.0 earthquake that just reminded NE Ohio – no one is immune.
So don’t forget to plan for these kinds of emergencies.
Obv, I did. You should too.
In the late afternoon, there were reports coming out from NYC of a helicopter crash. This kind of complex response allows Emergency Management to showcase their skills as a coordinating entity for our partners in public safety.
You see, long after the sexy response phase, we have the investigation w/ the NTSB. Then of course we have to move to recovery including the recovery of the wreckage. While easy when on the ground, MUCH more difficult when high atop a building in a dense metro area.
Just another reason Emergency Management does it all.
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