Eric! What did you do?!?!?!?!!?
My buddies in Long Beach (CA) trying to make fetch happen with this real life Jenga action at the port.
Lordy Lordy.
This is why we can’t have nice things…
What does Jenga look like in real life?
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Tag Archives: Management
Lots of people getting their steps in today
Burning the midnight oil..
Some days, you just gotta burn the midnight oil at the office.
I’m not saying you work your fingers to the bone or sacrifice your health/well-being. But sometimes you gotta put a little more effort than other leaders.
If people think leadership is easy, then you are doing it right.
So as I sit in the office blaring Metallica, I also reflect for a bit as I had to advocate hard for my team this week. Seems like something so trivial, but standing firm for the team goes a long way.
What. A. Day.
Reporting live from the greenest office on campus…
September actions
September is shaping up to be a busy month. And citing recent news, I should probably beef up our security response planning.
Week-1 will include our IPPG meetings and a VIP visit from the U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary James Danley.
Week-2 planning on COOP and running through the new workplace violence program with the rest of the directorate. And as Emergency Management, we gotta follow up on the AAR/IP meeting. If all goes well, my EM program will get the chance to pilot that new apparel program.
Week-3 will be all the candidate interviews for our new Deputy Fire Chief, end of year employee evaluations, and our first ICS-300 class delivery at Argonne.
Week-4 will be assigned to supporting Region-9 in Guam.
Happy National Preparedness Month!
Fishy fishy
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…
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….
Where is @rusnivek? 