As we prep for the upcoming extreme cold weather, I am so proud of our staff at DuPage County OHSEM.
So proud to see our EOC readiness levels all blued out as we continue to serve our communities through incredibly cold winter weather.
Yep, we’re all in.
Keeping our partners informed and working the Emergency Management coordination is the magic behind the scenes we hope not to have to use.
While we are prepared to handle anything, I hope we have to handle nothing.
Doc!
Your contributions to the safety of our country is immeasurable. It is because of your dedication to preparedness and national doctrine that we are better, stronger, quicker, and faster.
May we all try to emulate your dedication to the mission.
I have great memories as do so many others from other agencies. You will be sorely missed my friend.
Till the next selfie op…
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Communications is constantly brought up in most after action reviews (AARs) and improvement plans (IPs) after a disaster, emergency, or exercise. Agencies across the US have tons of money into comms, but we often find pros that don’t exercise with their equipment causing gaps in messaging and worse yet, sharing of information.
How do we solve that?
We train.
We use review basic principles and work through some challenging situations.
What may seem like a fairly easy situation, can easily turn into something more complex in a matter of minutes.
Train like you fight right?
My peeps are ready. Are yours?
Day-2 of the G-775 course here at Logan County.
Talking about costs and importance of record keeping for recoup of services provided.
And yes, Rusty loves talking about recovery.
But truth be told, recovery is the hardest part of any disaster or emergency.
While not as sexy as response or preparedness or even protection – recovery needs a bit more visibility esp after a complex incident involving many partners in public safety.
Go ahead. Whisper the word recovery three times in the bathroom mirror.
Doooooeeeiiiittttt!
Day-1 of IEMA’s G-775.
Thanks for the warm hospitality from the EM pros at Logan County.
Man, they got all the toys here!
All on the historic Route 66!
#famous baby!
Werk Werk Werk this morning!
Yep, it’s a peaceful office…so let’s get some work done this morning.
And yes I know, today is a holiday. A day of service right?!?
Getting my workout in while having to walk through 8 inches of snow to the office. But that sunrise tho….
Pretty pretty.
Popping another FEMA G0289: PIO Awareness course today at DuPage County OHSEM with a welcome from Corey!
And you know it’s Friday….so happy AlohaFriday!
Lots to share including new information about our Public Information Assistance Team (PIAT) as a great resource for any of our partner agencies. Here’s John on the quick overview and briefing for this course.
Special thanks to everyone who attended from across the state in sharing information and PIO tips.
Looking forward to working the magic onscene with all of you.
Where is @rusnivek? 