Tag Archives: hazard mitigation
APA Drafts Policy Guides on Hazard Mitigation and Aging
The American Planning Association (APA) is an educational and policy group of folks who are interested in urban and regional planning. Every so often, a group of members are drafted to consider policy guides on issues of interest, which are … Continue reading
How Dry’s the Water, Mama?
Hearing a lot about drought this year? Through the end of July, 80% of the contiguous United States was considered at least abnormally dry. The National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln compiles the weekly US Drought Monitor, ” a … Continue reading
Iowa Dedicates Sales Tax to Flood Mitigation
Alerted to this on The Midwest Planning BLUZ, a land use blog from Iowa State Extension. A new bill in Iowa: …establishes a flood mitigation program and a flood mitigation board to review proposed flood mitigation projects and authorize funding … Continue reading
Meth: “You’re holding a flame-thrower in your hands”
The life cycle of our local (county) All Hazard Mitigation Plans has tracked the growth, and recently contraction, of methamphetamine use in rural America. We classified meth as a hazardous substance, a technological hazard, due to the unique impacts of manufacturing—the … Continue reading
The Social Web and Disaster Response
Blandin on Broadband Blog noted this American Red Cross survey last year in a blog reflecting on the role of Social Media in the recent riots in England. Are YOU prepared to respond to citizens seeking help by way of Twitter … Continue reading
North Dakota National Guard is on the scene in Minot. [dexiXYGTca8] Things are not going well along the Mouse River, but they could be worse. This press release was posted today: Airman 1st Class Jessica McConnell Minot Air Force Base … Continue reading
If You See, Say
I noticed this link on the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) Facebook page: HSEM fans- In light of national and international news we encourage people to call 911 to report suspicious activity to … Continue reading
The Long War
Homeland Security came into our hazard mitigation vocabulary after the horrors of 11 September 2001. Many of us involved in mitigating the effects of natural hazards, such as flooding and drought, tornadoes and wildfire, found a world of technological hazards … Continue reading
Learning from Chicken Little
From the Christian Science Monitor: From Katrina to snowmageddon: lessons government should learn From Katrina to the Christmas blizzard to river floods, the government has botched natural disaster relief management. Here’s how to do it right. As Mike Bloomberg just … Continue reading
Colorado Wildfire Opportunity to Learn
[v=uYSLlBqjAP4] The most destructive wildfire in Colorado history will teach some lessons as a review of mitigation efforts gets underway. BOULDER, Colo. — Fire management officials and homeowners living in the heavily wooded, steep mountainsides, draws and canyons west of Boulder … Continue reading
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