EPISODE · Oct 1, 2021 · 27 MIN
#77 NATO & US Military Learn About Emergency Management - Presentation Recap with John Scardena
from Disaster Tough Podcast · host The Readiness Lab
“Traditional emergency management is dead!” Utilizing notes from the NATO SEP presentation, here are five (5) areas the emergency manager of the future will do:1. Create living plans that organize blue sky and gray sky operations2. Work closely with stakeholders 3. Utilize technologies to predict and reduce disaster impacts4. Mitigate, Mitigate, Mitigate- Before, during, and after the disaster5. Understand FEMA's role vs your role (they may be very different). Brick plans that sit on shelves are unacceptable. Resiliency is a component, NOT the solution. The goal is to create Disaster Tough Communities.
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“Traditional emergency management is dead!” Utilizing notes from the NATO SEP presentation, here are five (5) areas the emergency manager of the future will do:1. Create living plans that organize blue sky and gray sky operations2. Work closely with stakeholders 3. Utilize technologies to predict and reduce disaster impacts4. Mitigate, Mitigate, Mitigate- Before, during, and after the disaster5. Understand FEMA's role vs your role (they may be very different). Brick plans that sit on shelves are unacceptable. Resiliency is a component, NOT the solution. The goal is to create Disaster Tough Communities.
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