Category: Preparedness (page 3)

Emergency officials ability to quickly and accurately distribute emergency information to those affected is critical for our community.  This is also a large challenge for officials with the many different methods people in our community use for communicating and gathering…

After many delays the update of the County’s 2012 Hazard Mitigation Plan and the 2006 Community Wildfire Protection Plan into the combined 2020 Hazard Mitigation and Community Wildfire Protection Plan is complete.  This document evaluates risk is various locations around…

Being prepared doesn’t need to be hard! [drop_cap color=”#ffffff” background=”#6CAB00″]1.[/drop_cap] Will you receive direct notifications from emergency officials?  Often once of the more challenging pieces of a large emergency if providing accurate information quickly to those who need it.  The…

60 years since the 1959 M7.3 Hebgen Lake earthquake: its history and effects on the Yellowstone region Release Date: AUGUST 5, 2019 Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week’s contribution…

Utilizing sandbags for flooding events can be a very effective tool in preventing damage to property.  However, like any flood fighting tool they need to be implemented before you are affected by flooding. [drop_cap color=”#ffffff” background=”#6CAB00″]1[/drop_cap] To properly utilize sandbags,…

Each year I send one message to everyone who has registered the Community Notification System to share changes, pass on lessons learned and provide some answers to frequently asked questions.  Additionally, I ask that if you had a change like…

In the Emergency Management world mitigation activities are sometimes the most challenging projects to justify funding requests for when officials compare those to the multitude of immediate need requests.  When we talk about mitigation, emergency managers are looking for projects…