Am I the only one without a Canadian Goose jacket that costs a kabillion dollars?!!??! Why does everyone wear their stuff?
And of course I get these types of fashion ads.
Wait….is that what I think it is?
Does it have pockets for patches or ID tabs like my 511 jacket?
Does it?!!?!
Is response fashionable now?
Is covert now fashionable?
I’ve got soooooooooo many questions.
Doesn’t everyone spend a bit of time worrying about washing the DNA off your hands?
Doesn’t everyone start their morning read with “After a mass fatality incident…”
Look, let’s be real honest – this isn’t exciting, but completely necessary esp to deal with the challenges of disaster response and recovery.
I can confirm:
But good Emergency Managers? You’ll see them thrive in this environment and often excel in adversity.
You’ll know when you see one.
Concreting our IntraOp radio comms training today with our staff.
Enhancing the message and now assuring our partners get the right message in a timely fashion is so important.
Train like you fight right?
“Air Branch from Ops Section Chief: I”m going to need four type two rotor-wing assets to arrive at the helistop at 1800. How do copy?”
You know our staff – we ain’t messing around.
What a morning as we kick off the FEMA ICS-402: ICS for Executives/Senior Officials!
Even got a rare class visit from Director Snow on the start today.
Suit up as we continue to explain the need for ICS and share the values a coordinated response. And yes, if you are going to ask, I once created an IAP thiiiiiiis big… 
Proud to have leadership from various organizations including our own DuPage County Board Members Dawn DeSart and Sheila Rutledge.
Great class and looking forward to more with our partners.
Staring the morning out with staff training on IntraOp radio comms training.
Every once in a while, we gotta hit the basics of comms as well as improve our skills to communicate.
So let’s work the magic with these $$$ radios.
Tune in Tokyo – HA!
Looks like a few friends from DoD’s Special Operations as well as the 160th are doing their jam in Los Angeles and Long Beach this week.
We enjoyed having them in Chicago a few months back.
California, don’t freak out. Trust me when I say just be happy – they are on our side.
How is it already February?!? Gawd!
First week will be a double serving of radio intraop comms training. However, we will be rolling out our first ICS-402: ICS for Executives/Senior Officials course. Looking forward to a diverse group of leaders from across the state.
Second week will be back-to-back ICS-400 courses as well as a PIO Awareness course on AlohaFriday.
Third week is another ICS-400 course with heavy focus on AAR/IP and resource coordination.
Fourth week we are rolling out the basic weather courses starting Monday and then Tuesday right into the FEMA Basic PIO Course with JIC/JIS class on Thursday.
Candidly speaking, February is really the calm before the storm. Wait till March 2019. Yikes.
Are we there yet?
Where is @rusnivek? 