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Fresh start to a new year – hello January 2018!

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December is always busy but let’s start the new year right – hello to January 2018!

In the first week, it’s paperwork and TPS reports to the max. As usual, we have yearly update classes that needs to be completed and mandatory inservice training. Fun stuff. 🤢 

Second week, I’ll be headed to FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute! I better pick out my favorite ties. Hope to see many of you on campus.

Hold on to your hats because in the third week, I’ll be teaching the exciting ICS-400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff – complex incidents. I know you want in.

And the fourth week, I head far west to present Irma/Maria lessons learned with leaders in the disaster recovery industry and Emergency Management community (including Tim Manning) in a Response/Recovery conference.


Busy busy 2018….so let’s get it on!

@rusnivek

At 0300, you aren’t that good. WHAT?!?!?

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Let’s be honest…at 0300, you aren’t that good.

Photo credit: Cinci Zoo


You don’t look that great.
You smell.

You hungry hangry.

You are NOT performing at 100% – likely you are performing at 40%.

This is exactly why we want you to build relationships in bright lights classroom time.

Trust me: The first time to meet someone is not at the start of an emergency/disaster.


If you’ve been in an ICS class with me, you know.

I’m talking a ton about building relationships and emergency management networking today.

Emergencies and disasters don’t take holidays. Neither do we.

Train like you fight.

@rusnivek

Early warning for classroom discussion in Emergency Management

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Back in the classroom sharing the good word of early notification and advance warning.

While not a sexy topic, Emergncy Managers are often tasked with making the call. That decision is harder than it seems.

But consistent training provides a standard that we can use to mark our progress and efforts.


Often times, we find that if we make the call too early, we are judged on accuracy of our orders.

Meanwhile, if we make the call too late for action, lives could be lost.

If it were up to me, I’d rather err on the side of caution.


Making sure countless emergency professionals across this great country are afforded the opportunity for training in disaster preparedness.

Train like you fight!

@rusnivek