Morning Blog Round up

Part of our goal at the Disaster Preparedness Department is to provide information to citizens about how to prepare themselves in the event of a disaster. Many times, this information comes from our own knowledge and experience. However, there are many other resources available. We follow a number of Emergency Management related blogs here in the Department. It is our hope to occasionally provide you with an informative reading list of new information in the field of Emergency Management.

Colors could disappear from terror alert system

From Homelandsecurity.com

A short blog post from Homelandsecurity.com that discusses the possibility of the color coded system used by the Department of Homeland Security to alert the public to the likelihood of a terrorist attack being remodeled or completely removed.

Report to Assess Gaps in Disaster Planning for Children

From Emergency Management Magazine

An interesting piece on a recent study conducted by the National Commission on Children and Disasters. The study found that many Emergency Managers and hospitals were not equipped to handle the specific needs of Children in the aftermath of a disaster, such as food, shelter, schooling and social structure.

How To Assemble a Disaster Preparedness Kit

From FEMA's You Tube Channel

A short video (1:25) from FEMA on how to properly assemble a disaster preparedness kit.

New Report Offers Officials 11 Tips For Using Social Media In Emergencies; Survey Indicates Public Health & Safety Professionals Can Do “Considerably More” On Communications

From In Case of Emergency, Read Blog

A very interesting article that discusses a recent study by Booz Allen Hamilton's Tim Tinker that talks about how Emergency officials can use social media more effectively in communicating with the public. I have requested the full report from Mr. Tinker, once I receive it, we will provide our own blog post on the report as well.