Many local communities provide free training! Yes, my favorite four-letter word. F-R-E-E
Plan to attend classes to learn more about how your community is making a difference in emergency disaster preparedness & response #NatlPrep
I do tons of training, and Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) is a great place to start to learn what to do in an emergency. Best part? Almost all the training is offered free to many communities across this great nation.
#PlanAhead and learn good stuff!
Late night briefing….in the laundry room.
Yes, it’s true. The “glorious” life of a Public Information Officer.
JIC Manager, Media Relations Manager, News Desk Specs, and PIOs – bring it in!
#glamorous #famous
Man, #Hurricane Irma looking all fug.
Maybe we better brief in a safer location…
@rusnivek
Busy lunch as we prep for Hurricane Irma hit. Can you say sandbags?
Disaster response = fun times.
This week we focus in on how we plan to help our neighbors and community. Yes, your own community.
Learn more about local government and how your hometown provides service before, during, and after an emergency. #NatlPrep
Me and the Mayor of my hometown!
By getting more involved in local government, you can better serve your community and ultimately your neighbors. Trust me, in the past few months, I have talked to my neighbors a ton on preparedness efforts and general safety measures.
#PlanAhead and be neighborly.
I am not sure about flying through Hurricane Irma.
I think this kind of mission has been bestowed on the official NOAA NWS Hurricane Hunters.
HQ, I copy the demob orders from Texas and Puerto Rico.
I also copy the new deployment orders for Florida.
Less than 24-hours.
When planning for tools in your kits for your family and friends, canned goods are great, but don’t forget about the….
PlanAhead to include a can opener in your emergency preparedness kits. Bec you never know when it might come in handy. #NatlPrep
Make sure you are prepared for anything including your own foods.
And for good measure, get some SPAM!
For more free planning and preparedness tips, check out www.ready.gov
FEMA Administrator Brock Long made a poignant statement about his employees today in the NY Times:
“…this is what we train for” – FEMA Administrator Brock Long
Brock Long, center, at a briefing on Hurricane Harvey relief efforts with President Trump and local organizations in Corpus Christi, Tex., last week. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times
Yes sir, we train all the time.
Many instructors across this nation can attest the long hours we spend providing training for hundreds of thousands of our all-hazards public safety professionals from all walks of life.
This is truly what we train for.
Where is @rusnivek? 