http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=960&32=8717&7=528852&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Fnews Emergency Management News en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:27:02 GMT 2010-03-12T08:27:02Z en-us http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=500032&44=87424447&32=8717&7=528852&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fdisaster-zone%2FThe-Truth-About-the.html Eric Kant shared the following blog post with me: The Truth about the Average Twitter User The numbers are not all that surprising. I believe Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:27:02 GMT 03119136102b34f38c49122c48469479 2010-03-12T08:27:02Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=500032&44=87428422&32=8717&7=528852&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fdisaster-zone%2FAre-you-a-HLS.html HLS Watch has a blog posting that lists all the Homeland Security Grants and then invites you to take a test to see if you Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:27:01 GMT d764659f7a34fb33f5c60cae65813841 2010-03-12T08:27:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529497&44=87360872&32=8717&7=528852&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fcrisis-comm%2FIs-it-true-that.html Way back in 1999, during the Olympic Pipeline disaster and my first major exposure to ICS and the Joint Information Center, JIC websites were just coming Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:23:01 GMT b118b6c3fed051c99f5dc778de61f0f7 2010-03-12T08:23:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=579762&44=87316247&32=8717&7=528852&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fcampus%2FWanna-be-an-emergency.html I think I have the best job in the entire emergency management world.  It's challenging, rewarding, exhilarating, frustrating and confusing.  Generally, all at Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:19:01 GMT ee889208b3f0971930ce909f47269a0e 2010-03-12T08:19:01Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=500032&44=87303497&32=8717&7=528852&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fdisaster-zone%2FSocial-Media-Workshop-Notes.html One of the downsides of using blogspot to blog with is that I can't attached a Word or PDF file. So, to share my notes Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:27:02 GMT c04647f3194f6d0c467aed295ea2a100 2010-03-12T04:27:02Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=500032&44=87300787&32=8717&7=528852&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fdisaster-zone%2FInterview-with-Philidelphias-Emergency.html MaryAnn Tierney was kind enough to participate in an interview with me. It is now available online at Emergency Management Magazine Philadelphia Emergency Management Official Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:27:02 GMT 3ec9f1d7085869d4d77ab94c4e7c0a1d 2010-03-12T03:27:02Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=503602&44=87147887&32=8717&7=528852&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Fnews%2FE-Verify-Replacement.html Report commissioned by DHS found E-Verify overlooks a large number of illegal immigrants applying for jobs. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:17:31 GMT eeb100c4c4f7c81999b73dbc28f41d10 News Report 2010-03-11T16:17:31Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=503667&44=87342217&32=8717&7=528852&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Fsafety%2FD-Block-Dilemma-FCC.html The digital transition opened new channels for public safety, but a failed FCC auction has put the future of public safety broadband in jeopardy. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:14:17 GMT 4b3de35c4c371d3cd309284dba8a2268 Chad Vander Veen 2010-03-11T16:14:17Z http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=529487&44=87208047&32=8717&7=528852&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Falerts%2FNEMA-Plugs-IPAWS-to.html In Congressional testimony this week, a representative of the National Emergency Managers Association (NEMA) re-stated NEMA's support for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System ( Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:15:01 GMT 0c9f66b7828e477a480bf35cf806b5ff 2010-03-11T09:15:01Z