Rachel Sears

Emergency Manager | Mitigator | Floodplain Manager. Thoughts on disaster risk reduction, resilience & climate adaptation. This is my personal twitter account.

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

@GerryConnolly Thank you, sir. Yes. It is not enough to wait this out. There must be ramifications for the head of one branch inciting violence against the other. History must show that our institutions did what they are supposed to do when such an egregious act occurs.

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

@pnut0319 Great presentation!

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

@CBerginnis Awesome! Thanks for stopping by!

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

Hurricane season starts in 8 wks. Predictions are for an above-avg prob of major hurricanes making landfall on US coastline. What does response look like in COVID environment w/ the need for cont’d social distancing? EMs need to start working this now. https://t.co/7WiXXnCRGc

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

This is an entirely rational response. And even pretty damn considerate (giving groceries and $$). Your choices shouldn’t be my consequences.

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

Matt Levine, 21, went to Texas on a spring break trip even though his dad urged him not to

When Matt returned to NY, his dad refused to pick him up from the airport and has since told him he's not allowed to stay at home where his grandparents also live.

https://t.co/xJ4Mh5QxBa

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

Even better, as we’re talking Phase 4 stimulus, let’s talk about putting people to work on this right now.

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

We’re still in the fight with #COVID19, but someday we’ll be talking nat’l preparedness for future pandemics. When we do, let’s not forgot the damage caused by the #DigitalDivide. Those w/broadband are continuing work and education, those w/o, aren’t #BroadbandEqualsResilience

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

@Sen_JoeManchin @SenCapito

[FEMA Region 9 @FEMARegion9]

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Flood risk remains significantly higher until vegetation is restored—up to 5 years after a wildfire.

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Learn more from @CA_DWR⬇️

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

@Kallastra Have hired multi. people for the same position. Degrees were all over the place: eng., planning, history, physics, env. sci, bus., educ, comms, poli sci etc. I focus more on skills like ability to communicate, relationship bld, problem solving, working on a team, cust. service

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

@_coolbeansman_ I love you for you. Every day.

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

5/5 By no means am I critiquing the preparedness or response of those in Paris. By all accounts, there were heroic efforts today. But wondering if others are prepared for a similar event. As a profession, every crisis provides us an opp. for reflection and growth. #resilience

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

4/5 Noting that there are some things that can’t be rebuilt and some losses are forever (similar to the personal mementos of a family): where we will rebuild a lost cultural treasure, are we financially prepared? Can the resource be insured? #resilience

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

3/5 Have we evaluated options to address/mitigate those risks? Do we have response plans specific to those sites/structures? Have we practiced these responses? Have we inventoried the artifacts, captured elements that may help restore if the worst happens? #resilience

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

2/5 Naturally, we are deeply concerned with the life and safety needs that our critical infrastructure helps preserve. But if they are our lifelines, our heart, these cultural resources are our soul. Have we thought about the risks the resource faces? #resilience

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

1/5 Watching tonight with a heavy heart as the fire consumes Notre Dame. As an emergency manager and one who constantly thinks about resilience and protecting what is important to us, I wonder, do we pay enough attention to our cultural and historic resources? #resilience

[Daniel Kaniewski @dankandc]

Great opportunity to engage 300 of our state & local #mitigation stakeholders at @FEMA_EMI today. Thank you to the mitigation officers and floodplain managers for your partnership!

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

@Alice_C_Hill @thehill Well said, Alice. Great piece.

[Rachel Sears @rsearsWV]

A great piece on inequity and disaster programs. “How disaster prevention and recovery resources are designed and delivered matters as to who ends up back on their feet and who doesn’t.”

[Alice Hill @Alice_C_Hill]

Research shows disaster aid leaves the disadvantaged even further behind economically. With increasing numbers of disasters, we need to fix that. Here’s my take in @thehill on this growing problem. https://t.co/VZ1gLT8Z3h