In my early days in emergency management I compiled a report about what has come to be known as the "Great White fire". That was the fire that was started when pyrotechnics were used in a Great White performance in a crowded nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island (February 21, 2003). 99 people lost their lives [...]
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It did my heart good…
I went to Bismarck yesterday to attend a retirement party for a friend who is moving on to a new chapter in his life after a long career at the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES). It was an opportunity to not only wish him well, but also to see a lot of folks I have [...]
I am okay with standing alone…
Over recent months I have become aware of some very concerning information about an organization of which I am a member. The concerning part has to do with money management - or lack thereof. This is quite concerning as this organization has taken in over 13 million dollars over the past decade and only have about a million in their [...]
What should we take away from Sandy?
Let's face it - the name Sandy will for many decades be a sour one for the millions of people affected by Hurricane Sandy's wrath. Yet even as we remember the devastation and the effect of Sandy on our lives, we will as a nation soon move on from the immediate horror of it. That [...]
Added value…
Two of my former students are getting married today - Sarah and Tyler. I will attend their reception this evening where I am sure I will also see a bevy of other EM alumni that remain close to them. Sarah and Tyler are not the first pairing to come out of our program, there have [...]
You can’t duck the facts.
Today was Family Day at NDSU. Families of NDSU students were welcomed to campus to participate in a number of activities with their NDSU student. The Department of Emergency Management had a couple of tables filled with lots of free emergency management "stuff" and of course our preparedness icons - the rubber ducks. I have to [...]
I missed it.
I missed all the excitement today at NDSU. A credible bomb threat that resulted in a campus-wide evacuation. Whoa - scary stuff and big news. Today's bomb threat was the third bomb threat in North Dakota this week. Happily, the campus was cleared and school was back in session by 2 PM. But the point is, I [...]
THE NEW FORTY 