Ian Gerrie

Dedicated to the idea that the disater response and recovery community improves through ideas - Ian Gerrie (opinions expressed are my own)

[Democrats @TheDemocrats]

2024 GOP presidential candidates as glass bottles rolling down stairs.

[Ian Gerrie @UnitedWeRecover]

By taking a micro and macro approach, disaster recovery practitioners can better identify opportunities for tailored, cohesive support.

[Ian Gerrie @UnitedWeRecover]

Our approach to disaster recovery must account for challenges at the individual/facility level (micro) as well as the community/society (macro) level.

[Ian Gerrie @UnitedWeRecover]

Modern emergency management is as much about the effect of emergencies on the people that have dedicated their lives to managing them as it is about the effect of professionalized managers on emergencies.

Idea taken from Joseph Wambaugh’s observations on policing.

[Ian Gerrie @UnitedWeRecover]

The universe may be ambivalent; however, our actions are, to us, the sum of everything. We live for the world that we create.

-inspired by a conversation on Stephen Crane from the On the Media podcast.

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Is there a place for entrepreneurs inside of big government emergency management?

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While I am sure that this apparent decision from @NDSU made short-term financial sense, the need for professional emergency managers and related research will only grow.

[FEMA Region 5 @femaregion5]

Blackouts don't happen frequently so it's easy to put response plans on the backburner. That's a bad idea for many reasons. We're thankful to the subject matter experts who joined us yesterday & briefed our teams on how to put plans in place & be prepared BEFORE emergency occurs.

[Ian Gerrie @UnitedWeRecover]

@rambling911 @iaem Thank you!

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Is there an accurate (or semi-accurate) list of colleges and universities that offer degrees in emergency or disaster management? #smem @iaem

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“People ACCEPT that disasters will happen, but they EXPECT that we will have a plan to address them.”
- Director Joe Kelly, MN HSEM

#SMEM

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[Rep Bill Driscoll Jr @BillDriscollJr]

🎶 It's begining to look a lot like last year 🎶

& year before

#COVID19 rising + #flu too

Take preventive actions:

💉Get new COVID & flu shots
🪟Ventilate & clean indoor air
😷Wear N95/KF94/KN95s
🏠Stay home when sick
📝 Have iso & treatment plan
🧼 Practice good hand hygiene

[Ian Gerrie @UnitedWeRecover]

Working on some paper doll inspired #disaster hero stickers. BIG THANKS to the fine folks @stickermule for helping to bring a complicated idea to life!

[FEMA @fema]

Just in: Our new “Restoration and Recovery Guide for Private-Public Partnerships” provides recommendations & resources to help public & private sectors develop recovery strategies to promote equitable & inclusive disaster recovery.

More: https://t.co/Fqc9uNBkBS

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What does the future require from the emergency management workforce?

[Ian Gerrie @UnitedWeRecover]

Where do effective emergency managers come from and how do we get more of them?

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How have traditional hiring practices, development programs, career ladders, and culture affected equity and inclusion within the emergency management field?