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August 26, 2020
Paul Manno
On September 18, 2001, just one week after the 9/11 attacks, I was deployed to the World Trade Center site as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance Recovery Program. While working at both ground zero in New York City and at the Staten Island Landfill, I…
August 26, 2020
Bill Massey
As we prepare for the peak months of the Atlantic hurricane season (August through October), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC)–a division of the National Weather Service–is predicting that this year’s hurricane activity will be above-normal.
August 26, 2020
Concurrent high impact weather events can overwhelm emergency response systems and tend to have lasting impacts on communities.
August 26, 2020
Ellis Stanley
One of the major assertions made after the March earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan was that the incident proves we’ve reached the planning limit. While the sentiment is understandable, framing the event this way provides an inaccurate representation of the purpose of advance planning. We do…
August 26, 2020
In January, we blogged about the implementation of New Jersey’s 2009 Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) and associated Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program meant to revolutionize the state’s environmental investigation and cleanup process. The program takes the majority of site…
August 26, 2020
Mark Unterkofler
When the rebuilding of the Pentagon began following 9/11, there was an unprecedented commitment from the Washington-area construction community to see the work completed in just one year—requiring teamwork and a tenacious resolve to meet the challenging deadline. That spirit of determination…
August 26, 2020
Corinne Bartshire
My colleague, Ellis Stanley, is a strong advocate for the role of communications in disaster planning and mitigation. As chair of the National Academy of Sciences’ Disasters Roundtable, Ellis writes and speaks frequently about the need for effective communications locally, nationally, and…
August 26, 2020
Chuck Worthy
The Colorado floods of 2013. The Rim Fire. Hurricane Sandy. The Joplin tornadoes. Snowmageddon. That's the list of natural disasters that come to mind... just since 2010... and just in the United States.
August 26, 2020
Ken Logsdon Jr
It's been a decade of high-visibility disasters, and they've brought the topic of resiliency to the forefront of local conversations. To their credit, local government leaders have heard their constituents' cries for more resilient communities and are investing in resiliency. However, much like…
August 26, 2020
Stephanie Routh and Barrett Goodwin
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) program is providing communities with non-regulatory products that make flood risk management a little more understandable, and a lot more personal.
August 13, 2020
Siva Sangameswaran
Flooding and natural disasters continue to impact human life, the built environments, and natural ecosystems. The causes are complicated and constantly change due to natural, anthropogenic, and climate change factors, while the consequences vary in spread, extent, nature, and magnitude across the…
July 10, 2020
Firm to provide data for U.S. Geological Survey following widespread impacts of Hurricane Michael.
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