As emergency managers, we are always trying to capture people's attention to the issue of disasters and becoming prepared, mitigating before they happen, responding quickly and efficiently, and, lastly — recovering as fast as possible, hopefully becoming more resilient in the process.
See this political cartoon from
The Washington Post:
No matter what your political persuasion, disasters are more in the news — every day. Right now it is wildfires in the West, heat wave in the East. What is next? Fires in the East could be coming ...
Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.
