Well, it seems the City of Moorhead is contemplating a new approach to addressing sandbagging costs in areas that are offered buyouts. The new proposed approach focuses on homeowners who don't take the buyouts. If a homeowner chooses not to take a buyout under the proposed new approach the city will make the homeowner pay [...]
Tag: emergency management
Putting it in context…
Troy Becker at The Forum created a map that illustrated the "swath of the Oklahoma tornado if it had hit the F-M area." The map quickly puts into context the breadth of the devastation in Oklahoma and provides local folks a somber reminder that it could happen here. Take a good look at the path [...]
Wanted: Really Special Sparkly Wand
It is hard to believe that we are already barreling toward the end of yet another semester. It is this time of year that I am torn between jumping for joy that an extended break is near and lamenting the fact that I won't have the opportunity to see my students for a few months. [...]
Fine tune that lens…
When I give presentations to classes or community groups about emergency management and how individuals can prepare for emergencies and disasters, I always feel like a bit of a Debbie Downer. I am, after all, cautioning them to prepare for something that may be a fairly frightening event that could cause harm to them, their [...]
If only I owned a hair salon…
If I had a dollar for each time Cheyenne lamented - "Why can't you just own a hair salon or something? Why do you have to be in emergency management?" - I would have a fist full of dollars. It comes up every single time I reference anything about her safety or security. I am, [...]
Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
I was scheduled to speak to members of the Fargo West Rotary today about emergency management. I find it ironic - along the lines of Alanis Morissette's song Ironic - that I am not speaking because of a blizzard that has caused widespread closures and activity cancellations in the area. I think Mother Nature delights [...]
Embrace life.
An emergency management colleague posted a fabulous PSA on one of the discussion boards I subscribe to that I want to share with you today. Click here to view what I believe is one of the most powerful reminders of why folks should wear a seat belt. The PSA was created a couple of years [...]
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