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.
EPR’s dream team!
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Tag Archives: Emergency
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…
Oh hello Argonne
Severe weather awareness week in Illinois #PIO
Another interview as we talk about preparedness. This week is severe weather awareness week in Illinois.
PIO here….working with the Springfield news to feature IEMA-OHS Deputy Director Clayton Kuetemeyer.
Making sure everyone is prepared is key to safety.
Illinois has had some severe weather lately so I am glad that our media partners are in it to win it too.
Just glad to hang with the crew from WICS today in Springfield.
Reporting live from the SEOC…
Hanging with the aF1 today
2025 Big City Emergency Managers in Chicago this week!
Along with all these pros from all over, I got a chance to meet the FEMA acting Administrator Tony Robinson
Nice guy!
Tony normally plays the role of the FEMA Region 6 Regional Administrator that covers Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and 68 federally recognized tribal nations.
Welcome to Chicago!
Reporting live from the Chicago OEMC’s EOC….
Brock in the house! #BCEM #Chicago
Ahhhh yeah! Hanging with Brock!
Big City Emergency Managers in Chicago this week. Happy to see former FEMA Administrator Brock Long here to talk about the future of Emergency Management esp focusing in on the aftermath of disasters.
Brock served as the FEMA Administrator from June 2017-March 2019.
Sounds about right as it aligns with Hagerty.
Lots of convos on Stafford Act and how effective is recovery esp in this new world of disasters.
Outstanding day with Brock as with all
2025 Big City Emergency Manager program with our IEMA-OHS Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau
Starting out the morning with all the Big City Emergency Managers at Chicago OEMC’s Emergency Operations Center.
First up, IEMA-OHS Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau.
Sharing the challenges of Emergency Management and focusing in on statewide issues. Overcoming challenges and strengthening Federal relationships is key especially in the first few hours of a disaster.
Initial response will dictate the disaster tempo. If your tempo is off and your battle rhythm is askew, you will likely become another disaster. So please make sure your efforts are coordinated.
Diving deep into overcoming resources challenges early on so that we can serve our diverse communities.
Special thanks to all the rising stars in the 2025 Big City Emergency Managers Program.
PIO Kevin Surr
More interviews during our Damage Assistance process. Today, we’re in Rockford (Winnebago County).
It’s just three letters. That’s it.
C’mon.
Your 2024 Democratic National Convention Joint Information Center team!
I am honored to lead this Joint Information Center (JIC) with the US Secret Service.
I am incredibly thankful for everyone who participated with us from local, county, state, and Federal partners. Welcome to Illinois and the City of Chicago!
Lots of dangers with these types of National Special Security Events (NSSEs), but through a well coordinated system with highly trained individuals,
Trust me, it took many months of introductions, planning, networking, scheduling, coordinating, and of course collaborating with our most trusted partners from across the country.
I’ve said it before, but it takes a certain skillset to be the agency’s PIO. No day is ever alike.
And no incident or event will ever be the same. Nothing is ever the same.
Proud of the work that was done this week to keep everyone safe.
Reporting live from the 2024 DNC’s Joint Information Center…
Live hit on AccuWeather for the heat wave in the Midwest
It’s hot! But we’re tracking it.
Your favorite PIO is popping the national hit.
Live spot with AccuWeather on the HeatWave here in the Midwest.
IEMA-OHS Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau on the update on weather safety.
Doing live interviews is tougher than it seems…esp having to do with the heat in the Midwest.
Here’ are a few tips that you can use.
Wear loose, lightweight, and light-colored clothing
Stay in the shade as much as possible.
Keep shades/blinds drawn.
Avoid using the oven.
Take frequent showers to stay cool.
Use cool/wet towels to cool off
Visit public cooling centers.
Use your local public pool.
Visit an indoor mall.
Take in a new movie at the movie theater.
Stay cool my friends!
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