FEMA Review Council Report Analysis: An Expert's Perspective on U.S. Emergency Management
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
An expert with 20 years of disaster work experience (from Hurricane Katrina recovery through PhD in emergency management) provides credentials and background in disaster response, nonprofit sector work, and academic research on the U.S. emergency management system. The article appears to be an analysis of a FEMA Review Council Report from a deeply knowledgeable insider perspective.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI have been involved with disaster work for 20 years beginning with the recovery of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failure.
I worked major disasters from BP to Joplin as part of the disaster nonprofit sector.
I have spent the last decade researching the U.S. emergency management system, teaching emergency management including courses on Disaster Policy, and providing analysis of the emergency management system to the public via major news outlets.
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