Ready, Set, Go!- Standardizing Evacuation Messaging- with guest Brenda Ahlberg

Our guest is Brenda Ahlberg, Emergency Manager for the Kenai Peninsula Borough in Alaska. This episode explores her experience and insights in emergency management, focusing on the implementation of the Ready, Set, Go program in the Kenai Peninsula Borough as well as throughout the State of Alaska. Brenda shares her role, challenges faced, legislative progress, and advice for emergency managers. The program emphasizes unified messaging for evacuations and the importance of local-level emergency management.Takeaways:Unified messaging for evacuationsLocal-level emergency managementResources:Kenai Peninsula Borough OEM- Ready, Set, Go! https://info.kpb.usState of Alaska- SB 192https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Journal/Pages/34?Chamber=S&Bill=SB%20192&Page=02323International Association of Fire Chiefs- Ready, Set, Go!https://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/ready-set-go-program