I attended the North Dakota Emergency Management Conference this past week out in Bismarck. It has been quite awhile since I have been able to attend this conference as typically I have a conflict with the conference dates and cannot attend. Fortunately, this year the stars aligned and I was able to attend. I have [...]
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The longest day…
They say the longest day of 2014 was June 21st, but I know that cannot be right. I know the correct answer is September 26, 2014. I know this because I lived through the longest day of the year on the 26th and am just now barely recovering after a full weekend has passed. On [...]
Have you thanked your local emergency manager?
My love affair with emergency management wasn't ignited by a Hollywood disaster movie or by a desire to save the day. My love affair began when I first met the emergency managers in North Dakota and learned of the good, and all too often thankless, work they put in day-in and day-out to keep their [...]
Annoying? Perhaps. Necessary? Yes.
Those New Forty readers in the areas of North Dakota and Minnesota who were under a tornado warning early this morning may feel a similar angst to that which I heard today from folks regarding the warning systems that sought to warn them of potential tornadoes in their area. It is a rare individual who [...]
Me and the mini-van…
Our working group concluded its work today. We accomplished a great deal as a group, but I accomplished even more. I managed to avoid driving the mini-van the entire time. I traveled with others here, there, and everywhere - I selfishly shlepped along with whomever had an empty seat. Not that anyone was dying to [...]
There are always critics…
There are always critics who will chastise area school districts, universities, and businesses when they choose to close or continue operations when inclement weather is forecast. I know, I am one of those critics. I tend to lean toward caution, so my criticism is typically leveled at those who do not pay heed to the [...]
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