Pre-Disaster Mitigation: It’s Time to Change the Culture
“We have to do more pre-disaster mitigation. Pre-disaster mitigation is the key to becoming…
Community Prepping
FEMA Administrator Brock Long: Time to hit the reset button on resiliency
FEMA Administrator Brock Long has it right FEMA Administrator Brock Long testified before the House Appropriations…
Resilient and Prepared Communities: Emergency Managers and Citizens Finding Common Ground
We all want resilient and prepared communities This week, I was in touch with a…
What is Civil Defense and why don’t we have it?
Civil defense gradually morphed into emergency management. There are several good documents that give us…
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Maria were both “best case scenarios”
We have always had hurricanes. We always will. In one very important way, Hurricane Katrina…
Skills vs Stuff for Preppers (and other thoughts)
Skills vs Stuff — what is more important? Also, books we got at the library…
Civil Defense: Why We Need a Congressional Resolution
Civil Defense: Why We Need It Here are two undisputed facts: FACT: The electric grid…
Community Preparedness: Is Your Town Prepared for a Long Term Blackout?
Congress thinks we need a community preparedness “civil defense” plan for a long term electric…
Community Prepping: A response to some questions
This is a response to some questions on community prepping posed on YouTube in response to…
WROL: Lone wolf prepper? Prepper group? Is there another option?
In a WROL (Without Rule of Law) situation, are you better off as a lone wolf…
Civil Defense Planning: Interview With Prepping Author Mike Mabee
Civil Defense Planning: Tara Dodrill of The Inquisitr interviews Civil Defense Book Author Mike Mabee The…
Is Emergency Management Ready for a Long-Term Blackout?
Is Emergency Management in the U.S. – and in your community – prepared for a…