Dr. Jeannette Sutton

Outdoorsy trail walker, novice quilter, back yard bird watcher, cat lady. Disaster sociologist. University at Albany, CEHC.

[Dr. Jeannette Sutton @suttonj]

In my professional life, I study alerts and warnings and provide advice to organizations that want to improve their message writing. As a little side project, I just launched a new website. #wxtwitter #emgtwitter Check out https://t.co/cday5wRTj2 and follow @warningrater

[Dr. Jeannette Sutton @suttonj]

@ArnoldBogis Wow. Does the red line represent the highest point? That’s really incredible. We need historical markers like these threat help to visual what it was like. Our memories just don’t last long enough. Art can serve this purpose of teaching and warning.

[NewYorkStatePolice @nyspolice]

State Police Request Public Assistance for AMBER Alert Test

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., the New York State Police will conduct a TEST of the AMBER Alert System in the Rochester/Finger Lakes Region.

Full Press Release Here: https://t.co/aeFZC67YW0

[Dr. Jeannette Sutton @suttonj]

@therobdale @fdlepio Woah.

[Dr. Jeannette Sutton @suttonj]

@therobdale 😂

[Dr. Jeannette Sutton @suttonj]

@HollyYan read about it here: https://t.co/kr6h3wQdg9 or go to https://t.co/aCjb4lythb to learn about the Message Design Dashboard that helps emergency managers write COMPLETE and effective warning messages. Or contact me - I love talking applied research!

[Dr. Jeannette Sutton @suttonj]

@HollyYanCNN You wrote about the failure of alerts and warnings in LA during the wildfires. We have been doing research on ALL of the messaging issues that you wrote about. And it has been funded by FEMA and we have the receipts. If you want to read 1/

[Dr. Jeannette Sutton @suttonj]

@NWSAlbany @tonyciccarone This isn’t blowing up from NJ?

[Dr. Jeannette Sutton @suttonj]

The wildfire smoke has moved beyond the Mohawk River in upstate NY. Skies in Clifton Park are hazy and it smells pretty bad. @NWSAlbany

[Dr. Jeannette Sutton @suttonj]

@kellymnyc what? No WEA?

[Dr. Jeannette Sutton @suttonj]

@caitvw @healthcommphd This is great! One challenge comes from the choice to privately host your site (a personal expense) or to use university resources (centralized, slow, preventing easy edits and updates). It’s an ongoing conflict on my campus.

[Rebecca Santana @ruskygal]

As FEMA prepares for Hurricane Milton, it battles rumors surrounding Helene recovery https://t.co/YKOAtyiD62

[CBS News @CBSNews]

Storm surges from Hurricane Milton could turn electric vehicles and other products containing lithium-ion batteries into "ticking time bombs," Florida's fire marshal is warning. https://t.co/a3HgzT6iRw

[National Hurricane Center @NWSNHC]

1100 AM EDT Wed Oct 09 2024

...TORNADIC SUPERCELLS FROM #MILTON BEGINNING TO SWEEP ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN #FLORIDA PENINSULA...
...THE TIME TO PREPARE, INCLUDING #EVACUATE IF TOLD DO SO, IS
QUICKLY COMING TO AN END ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST...
#FL #hurricane #hurricanemilton

[Sarasota Herald-Tribune @HeraldTribune]

Here's how to connect to a satellite to send texts on your iPhone when there isn't any service. 📱 #problemsolved

[U.S. Fire (USFA) @usfire]

"64% of the time, evacuation messaging does not name the hazard. Lean into using plain language & name the hazard." - Dr. Jeannette Sutton, Associate Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, @DHSgov & Cybersecurity Univ., @AlbanyStateUniv.
#USFASummit #FireServiceOneVoice

[U.S. Fire (USFA) @usfire]

"Ready, set, go is an immediate "GO" with the speed of wildfires. Wildland firefighters are being lost at record amounts." - Chief Brian Fennessy, @OCFAFireAuthority
#USFASummit #FireSericeOneVoice

[U.S. Fire (USFA) @usfire]

Don't miss this afternoon's #USFASummit agenda on State of Science! The topics include Structure Fire Impact, Equity, and Resilience; Science to the Station; Climate Driven Data and Technology and USFA Wildfire Evacuation Project.
#FireServiceOneVoice
https://t.co/7VbdgBDPq4

[PolitiFact @PolitiFact]

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials and state and local leaders in Tennessee and North Carolina have rebutted claims that FEMA is “confiscating” donations or supplies meant for Hurricane Helene survivors. https://t.co/kBRO71uBnA

[Governor Josh Stein @NC_Governor]

Resources from around the country are assisting ongoing operations in western North Carolina. We are grateful to @VP and our federal partners for the support. Federal, state and local officials are working around the clock to provide relief and recovery.