Being prepared isn't just for the Boy Scouts; it's a must-have for anyone working in local government
It is enlightening to get inside what it takes
to become competent in handling a natural disaster.
I see the necessity and challenge of becoming capable of doing so.
It is good to know that so many valuable training resources exist.
Being a psychologist, I have dealt with many an unnatural disaster.
The human made kind.
These can be just as sudden and devastating as a storm
but unlike a weather event one has the possibility of prevention.
That is, if one can see and act on the warning signs.
The point I believe you are making re: weather disasters
is that though the disaster itself may not preventable
a catastrophe in handling it (as in Katrina) surely is.
The way I see it, for both natural and unnatural disasters,
the enemy is our own denial.
We don't WANT to do the difficult and sometimes painful work
to prepare for them,
so we tell ourselves they are unlikely to occur.
Your guidance here, based on your years of experience handling crises,
encourages us to come out of our denial, get our butts in gear, and PREPARE.
It is enlightening to get inside what it takes
to become competent in handling a natural disaster.
I see the necessity and challenge of becoming capable of doing so.
It is good to know that so many valuable training resources exist.
Being a psychologist, I have dealt with many an unnatural disaster.
The human made kind.
These can be just as sudden and devastating as a storm
but unlike a weather event one has the possibility of prevention.
That is, if one can see and act on the warning signs.
The point I believe you are making re: weather disasters
is that though the disaster itself may not preventable
a catastrophe in handling it (as in Katrina) surely is.
The way I see it, for both natural and unnatural disasters,
the enemy is our own denial.
We don't WANT to do the difficult and sometimes painful work
to prepare for them,
so we tell ourselves they are unlikely to occur.
Your guidance here, based on your years of experience handling crises,
encourages us to come out of our denial, get our butts in gear, and PREPARE.