Last week, I had the privilege of visiting Washington, D.C., to sit on a panel titled “Identifying State and Local Mitigation Priorities” for the Forum on FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program. This forum is part of the Disaster Mitigation and Resilience Forum Series put on by the BuildStrong Coalition and the U.S. […]
Helping communities recover is a team effort, and IEM knows that a key partner in this effort are houses of worship. Private nonprofit organizations (PNPs) like places of worship provide emergency shelter infrastructure, host food banks and provide family care during a disaster. In this respect, PNPs serve as a vital backstop to local governments […]
Krista Houk was recently appointed Manager of IEM’s State, Local, and International Preparedness Division. We sat down to discuss the past, present, and future of emergency management, and the path that she took to get to IEM. Krista Houk did not plan for a career in emergency management. While completing her Master’s in Public Administration […]
I recently received a behind-the-scenes tour of a national laboratory, during which lab employees demonstrated a virtual reality (VR) interface of a three-dimensional (3D) representation of data. As a volunteer interacted with a model concerning wind impacts, I leaned over to ask the host if this same technology could be used to interact with hazard […]
At IEM, we believe in the importance of a talented and diverse workforce, representing the best America has to offer. That is why we’re proud to support programs that support the next generation of emergency managers and leaders in disaster recovery. Recently, IEM sponsored a unique program to introduce emergency preparedness to young women. HERricane […]
The first half of 2019 has seen record flooding in much of the Midwest and the South. This flooding has taken a terrible toll on people and local businesses, and some communities find themselves worn down by repeated flooding. Thousands of Houston residents lived through the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, dried out […]
Super Typhoon Yutu made landfall in the U.S. territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in the early hours of 25 October 2018, presenting a unique challenge to responders trying to reach these remote Pacific islands. This second strongest storm system in U.S. history caused significant damage to CNMI. The strong winds […]
At 8:40 p.m. on March 19, 2018, the National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama, sent out a chilling tweet: “CONFIRMED DAMAGING AND POSSIBLY LARGE TORNADO NEAR JACKSONVILLE/CALHOUN COUNTY MOVING EAST INTO NORTHERN CLEBURNE COUNTY. TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT! TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND SHELTER NOW!!” Within just a few minutes, an EF3 tornado, with winds up […]
After major disasters, communities come together to identify unmet needs and help direct support to where it is needed the most. For many families, the most pressing need is to return to a home that is safe, clean, and secure. When it comes to providing home inspection and assessment services, IEM always puts survivors first. […]
Gary McConnell has been a key IEM advisor since 2003, providing a wealth of insight and wisdom based on his many years of experience as the director of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. But the origin of his wisdom, and the formation of his character go back to his early life growing up in Chattooga […]
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