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Jim McKay

Jim McKay is the former editor of Emergency Management magazine.

Recovery

Why Is There $8 Billion of Backlogged Homeland Security Funding?

Federal officials have a message regarding unspent homeland security grants: Spend the money.

September 28, 2012
· Jim McKay
Recovery

Who’s Prepared? Not Many (Opinion)

In most cases, amid their chaotic lives, many people have missed the preparedness memo.

August 20, 2012
· Jim McKay
Recovery

Public Safety D-Block Victory a ‘Big Deal’ (Opinion)

The legislation provides spectrum and funding, allows public safety input and ensures a national governance structure.

March 30, 2012
· Jim McKay
Recovery

All-Hazards Type 3 Incident Management Teams Are Catching On

The concept is to assemble a trained team that can immediately respond to a major, widespread emergency anywhere in the nation.

March 16, 2012
· Jim McKay
Recovery

Bryan Koon Brings Extensive Private-Sector Experience to Florida

Koon went from managing disasters that affected Wal-Mart’s 2.2 million employees to heading emergency management for Florida.

February 21, 2012
· Jim McKay
Recovery

Is Antiterrorism Training Keeping Up With the Diverging Threat?

Law enforcement officers have the difficult job of sniffing out potential terrorists from increasingly diverse sources.

December 05, 2011
· Jim McKay
Recovery

The Long Road to Recovery After Hurricane Irene

Although some areas 'dodged the bullet,' severe rains hammered parts of the East Coast, hitting areas unaccustomed to such storm activity.

November 11, 2011
· Jim McKay
Recovery

What Caused Spring’s Explosion of Tornadoes?

Both the number of deaths and the fact that tornadoes touched down in places that rarely see them raised several questions.

September 19, 2011
· Jim McKay
Justice & Public Safety

SAFER System Creates Situational Awareness Between Schools, Responders

System provides real-time video, photos and data on all 45 schools in the Frisco, Texas, Independent School District.

August 04, 2011
· Jim McKay
Public Safety

California Drills First Responders on Mitigating a Possible Catastrophic Flood

The Seventh Annual Golden Guardian exercise focuses on an incident to the state’s critical delta system.

May 19, 2011
· Jim McKay