Stopped by to see an old Task Force friend…and then this happens
Rescue goes! Ladder goes! Squad goes! Batt goes! Responding….
Bee doo bee doo bee doo
Atta baby….pull right for lights…and the resuce…and the big ladder truck too
For a few brief moments before dispatch emptied the station, Captain Evans and I talked briefly about our 2005 deployment to St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana’s Lower 9th Ward during Hurricane Katrina/Rita.
Great deployment. Glad to have proudly served with a solid group to this national disaster.
Norwich Township Fire Department? Sweet station and equipment…and even more impressive history and outstanding well-trained crews.
Looking forward to instructing few classes upcoming.
Mahalos to Captain Jeff Evans (Acting BC) and crews from the Norwich Township Fire Department for today’s hospitality.
Great first day in our flood course here at Ohio EMA in Columbus.
I am fortunate that the participants in this class have outstanding stories from previous declarations and experiences from local, state, and regional responses during emergency flooding.
Some have shared their 500 year flooding stories from just the past 7 years (and clearly, it’s time to revisit the categorization and re-term these floods).
Here, FEMA staff, Ohio EMA staff, Ohio National Guard, and local Fire/Rescue services collectively discuss creative options to better serve numerous vulnerable population communities during an emergency evacuation during flooding.
IMHO, I really enjoy seeing this type of All-Hazardy professionals at the table.
Collaborating early can only strengthen joint response during any disaster.
After a busy morning immersed in a contaminated water AAR, I will be submerging myself this afternoon into flood management.
Heh.
Teaching flood stuff at the State EOC on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
On Friday, I got a chance to teach one of the first Emergency Management Terrorism Courses on behalf of the State of Ohio.
Lots to add in 2014 because the class was last updated in 2005.
Also got a chance to see this weirdo too.
Happy birthday FC Steve Bosso.
Special thanks to Summa Health Training Officer Games Gish and all the crews from Summa Health for the great hospitality.
Hi, it’s Craig Fugate. Um, also on Twitter known as @CraigatFEMA
It’s a really good opportunity I think to be able to talk to you as you talk about how we’re as an emergency management profession really start to look at how we use social media…
This is NOT a good evacuation plan.
Plan for routes that will be clogged with traffic.
Have your Family Communications Plan ready for everyone in your immediate family.
And don’t forget to hydrate.
Hope my Hawaii friends and family have prepared for Hurricane Iselle’s arrival today.
Aloha – Need some Hurricane Iselle shelter options?
Here is a free easy read shelter map for Oahu.
1. Find the shelter location nearest to you.
2. Have a plan and several routes planned out on how to get there during heavy traffic.
3. Ready your emergency preparedness kit w/ medications, flashlights, Family Communications plan, and supplies.
Be akamai peeps.
On-call? Ready deployment? or traveling in the next 72-hours?
Traveling to/from Hawaii in the next 72 hours?
Before you go, you might want to read these flight notifications from these commercial carriers.
Travel safe peeps.
Looks like I’ll be presenting Public Information Officer (PIO) / Social Media stuff at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) statewide conference in September.
Region-III baby!
http://www.pema.pa.gov/Pages/2014-Conference.aspx
or
http://www.pema.pa.gov/Pages/Default.aspx#.U-D3psJ0xJQ
Will I see you there?
Where is @rusnivek? 