Surviving the average emergency management office is no easy task. Do you dread turning on the weather, afraid that the next storm is coming your way? Do you avoid checking your email on Monday mornings sure you missed something? Are you anxious about the project you are not actively planning for? You are not alone. Thousands of emergency managers across the nation feel your pain. If you have moments of feeling overwhelmed by your workload, there are strategies and techniq

There is a movement within the emergency management field that believes we need stories and that they can help support our attempts to communicate during a crisis or emergency. Studies are beginning to show a story's value in a crisis and its persuasive effects. Over the last 20 years, a serious study of how story affects the human mind have been undertaken. Repeatedly, these studies show that our attitudes, fears, hopes, and values are influenced by story; In fact, stories

Thad Hicks presented his research into Effective Team Building at The EMAO College and University Emergency Management workshop at OSU Marion on Thursday, Nov. 1st. Emergency Management practitioners and students from College and Universities across Ohio were gathered to learn more about the Emergency Management process on Ohio campuses and to see how this work intersects with other EM processes. Team building within Emergency Management is vital, but dirty work. A group’s a