As the Emergency Management field continues to grow and professionalize the importance of a college degree grows right alongside it. What are the advantages of getting a degree as opposed to relying on experience, knowledge, and connections? I am sure you are about to throw our names like Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg who are very successful and didn’t graduate from college, but these names are outliers and more often than not, a college degree matters. Today, more Americans

There is an entire movement across the emergency preparedness field that encourages a 72 hour bag often referred to as a “go-bag” in the event of a crisis. This 3 day bag is a great idea. In fact, FEMA encourages you get prepared with a kit that allows you to last this time without help. After an emergency, you may need to survive on your own for several days. Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for several days. A disaster supplies ki