Today was the 2012 Preparedness Expo at NDSU. The Expo is an annual event hosted by NDSU's Emergency Management Student Association in conjunction with NDSU's Department of Emergency Management. The focus of the event is information and education on hazard awareness and preparedness. Partners from across the community and campus came out for the day [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Duck-Palooza 2011!!!
Well it is that time again - time for NDSU's 4th Annual Preparedness Expo! The Expo is sponsored by the Emergency Management Student Association and is a fab event that is free and open to the public. It is held in the Memorial Union and will run 10 AM - 4 PM today and features speakers, booths, [...]
Counting ourselves lucky…
It is a hot mess in our area today. I have heard from folks from different areas of Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead and everyone has downed trees and fences; damaged exteriors and roofs; stuff blown all over their yards; and, debris in the streets. I have to say that I am feeling fortunate where I am at [...]
Flood Preparedness 101
The lovely weather reminds me that I wanted to share some flood preparedness information with you. I gave a couple of presentations on the subject on Thursday at NDSU, but became distracted and forgot about sharing some of the info here as well (imagine that - me distracted). It doesn't look like we will have [...]
The River Whisperer…
While I believe most folks realize we live on a volatile planet, I think we often get caught up in day-to-day life and forget how fragile the balance is between everything is all right and everything is all wrong. At any given time Mother Nature can turn areas upside down with little to no warning. [...]
THE NEW FORTY 