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The Future Was Yesterday
In one of his recent blog posts for Emergency Management Magazine, Eric Holdeman declared the debate over as it relates to the need to use social media tools in emergency management. I’m not so sure...
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Driving To Abilene
The other night an impromptu Twitter chat erupted among a few of us #SMEM stalwarts. The subject; credentialing social media volunteers who assist during disasters. Conventional emergency management...
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SMusion Centers
This week’s announcement of the Red Cross and Dell’s collaboration in opening an innovative digital operations center is a giant step forward in incorporating social media efforts in crisis response....
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Wake Up Folks!
Emergency Management Magazine hosted an All Hazards Stakeholders Summit in Seattle today. I believe this is the second year of these “summits”, bringing together the best and brightest stars in...
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Don’t “Pull A Phil”
I hit the links today, determined to shake off the cobwebs accumulated during a gray Pacific Northwest winter. After three holes of hackin’, choppin’ and basically suckin off the tee, I stood on the...
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Inoperable Interoperability
I recently met with a group of boathouse owners at our local marina that recently suffered a fire killing two boat owners, destroying the large boathouse and 12 large pleasure boats. In prepping for...
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Here Comes Sandy, Here Comes Sandy, Right Down Hurricane Lane
Sung to the tune of Here Comes Santa Claus. Yes, I know it is Halloween season, but I can’t get the tune out of my head. The only thing “Frankenstorm” Sandy will likely be delivering are huge lumps of...
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Do No Harm
I found a tweet a couple of days ago that made me go “It’s about time!” The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation just announced they were no longer supporting the rigid approach espoused by the...
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
I must say, this past week was unprecedented as social media news is concerned. The terrorist bombings in Boston, the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion and the subsequent gun battle and manhunt...
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Tim Eyman Memorial Bridge
Just after 7 p.m. Thursday I got a text from my daughter; “What do you know about the Skagit River bridge collapse?” Whoah! Flipping on the TV my worst commuter fears were confirmed. My thoughts...
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Yippee Ki-Yay!
“Factors obstructing the adoption of crowdsourcing, social media, and digital volunteerism approaches often include uncertainty about accuracy, fear of liability, inability to translate research into...
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Drones, Hoaxes and Skeptics Oh My
Two fascinating social media and technology news stories broke over the Thanksgiving holiday making for a target rich blogging environment. Amazon drones Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, is a pretty shrewd...
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And That’s The Way It Is
I recently sat in on a business webinar on crisis communications. The word “control” was used a lot. The presenters, experienced and well spoken media professionals, accurately described the light...
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Georgia Governor’s Melting Snow Job
It never ceases to amaze me how governments and politicians continue to be brought to their knees by Mother Nature. Over the past 48 hours, the Deep South has been struck by a blizzard of epic...
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The Buck Stops With Them
The response to the tragic Oso Mudslide continues, and rescue efforts are transitioning to recovery. Continued heavy rains are only making the situation worse for the search and recovery teams post...
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Get Going
Government agencies don’t hold a candle to big companies selling products. Case in point, this article. Today, large corporations are spending millions on social media advertising strategies. But, with...
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Mike Tyson Is Right
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson. I saw this quote while scanning an excellent article in the Harvard Business Journal about the changing dynamics of business...
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Syncing Command and Collaboration
Commander or collaborator? In the realm of managing emergency incidents both functions have to happen to make emergency incidents safely go away. Yet, we always assign an “incident commander”, someone...
View ArticleIt’s All About APPEARANCE. Never Forget It.
Cops vs. firefighters strikes again. Dave Statter (@Statter911) recently posted a citizen video of a police officer “assisting” a citizen out of his overturned vehicle. The video, shown here, APPEARS...
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There’s Ebolota Shakin’ Going On
Ebola, the nasty hemorrhagic fever virus described in detail in Tom Clancy’s 1996 book Executive Orders, caused a fair amount of public consternation in the U.S., and for good reason. The latest...
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