It’s days like today that I wish I had a koi pond… 🎏
Reporting live from the koi pond…
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Trust me, we need a little Ben
Whoa.
I want one.
I mean, we have some big buildings right?
Ben, you said our onsite hydrant pressure was really good right?!? I promise you can nickname it the “Little Ben”
Well, maybe we can put Chicago Fire’s new 6-7-3 aka Deluge Wagon on our box card. 6-7-3 resides in CFD’s Special Operations division.
Reporting live with Wagon envy…
Mandatory management training today
Day long management training for us today.
Foster a supportive growth mindset.
Glad to have these mandatory trainings as I feel like, as leaders, we are always leading/managing and often need some time to reset and refresh the views for the teams under our command.
Reporting live from APS…
Six seven…
Dad Math tonight. Then this addition problem almost derailed the entire sesh.
If they only knew how rad stuff was.
Kids…
But a good lesson for PIOs as we are constantly trying to keep up with the latest lingo on social media.
I’m definitely not an expert by any stretch, but happy that my aura is well respected by the kids.
Let me cook yo!
Sat phone partay!
Our 4th satellite phone came in today. Like gremlins, they are multiplying!
This Continuity of OPerations (COOP) effort is a phased plan that is imperative to everyone here.
It’s just another part of our COOP plan as Emergency Management leads the way for planning and coordination.
Think of it this way, it’s part of business continuity.
At any time, we have staff/SMEs around the world doing critical work. And we need instant communications with them and our global Exfil team that can deploy out immediately in an emergency.
In the near future, look to Argonne EM to lead the COOP effort for the area by providing high level training with our partners at FEMA.
Funny part, we are calling that part “Operation Kevins”
Reporting live from Sat phone stable…
Advanced level dibs?
Yo #Chicago – is this like advanced level Dibs?
Not sure, but if you have some crutches, you should probably use them.
Just to be sure, I’m not parking there…
Accept the challenges…
Good reminder that success is sweeter when the challenge is more difficult.
Take the hardest assignments.
I usually do.
Just ask my FEMA colleagues.
Region-3 meeting today in McHenry County
IEMA-OHS Region-3 meeting today so I get a chance to hang with the teams from across the greater Chicagoland and the top tier Emergency Managers.
I’ve been and have lead training here at the McHenry County Regional Training Center. Solid facility and the hospitality from the McHenry County EMA is outstanding.
Even more fun is seeing friends that I don’t get to see all that often.
Proud graduates of our FEMA Emergency Management Advanced Academy, it was great to see IEMA-OHS Operations Section Chief Chris D. and Aurora EMA Coordinator Natalie W. today.
Legit smiles as we all got a chance to catch up for a bit.
Reporting live from McHenry County….
EPR’s dream team!
Have you ever wondered who leads the key components of Emergency and Preparedness and Response (EPR)?
Say hello to your dream team.
L to R: Emergency Management, ProForce, and Fire Department
Awwwwww yeah.
Annual interface training today
To better acclimate our public safety partners to our operations, we hosted our annual off-site agency interface training today.
Fire, EMS, Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, and key players from state and Federal were also on hand to make sure we are a well oiled machine when it comes to inbound resources.
Glad to see so many familiar faces on site today.
Just another way Emergency Management leads the way to collaborate with our most trusted partners in response and recovery.
Reporting live from today’s sesh…
Where is @rusnivek? 