Why Emergency Managers Should Use Social Media

Many emergency managers are avoiding using social media for all the wrong reasons. By utilizing social media, emergency managers get to be the official word on those platforms. They also provide a way to spread messages to the public not only during disasters, but also about preparedness when the state or local government is in nonemergency mode. Alexa Noruk, legislative policy analyst for the National Emergency Managers Association, explains why emergency managers should use social media.