disaster-recovery

Dec
18
Have Our Online Lives Eroded Our Communities?

Have Our Online Lives Eroded Our Communities?

And can we bring ourselves back from collapse?
9 min read
Nov
29
If FEMA Goes Away, Could Communities Step Up?

If FEMA Goes Away, Could Communities Step Up?

Three books offer a vision of future disaster recovery – if we can come together in mutuality
9 min read
Nov
17
Men in red lifejackets and helmets paddle a rubber boat full of rescued people through brown floodwaters

If Disaster Response Shifts to States, How Can Communities Respond?

Waiting for rescue probably isn't sustainable for any of us
7 min read
Nov
04
Volunteers organizing food distribution at a long table filled with canned and fresh foods. Their faces are not in frame, only their arms and gloved hands.

Organizing in Community, Also When You Have No Experience

Stepping up isn't just about collecting training or experience. It's also about healing past trauma.
4 min read
Oct
24
A photograph of a rear view mirror reflecting the road and sunset scenery behind the traveling vehicle, whose windows are partially open.

Twenty Years After I Wrote About Emergency Management Topics, Where Do Things Stand Now?

The more things change, the more they've stayed the same, only maybe with more political urgency
8 min read
Sep
08
Following the Action Steps in Navigating the Chaos

Following the Action Steps in Navigating the Chaos

Now that I'm rebuilding my entire life from the ground up, I'm more feeling my way along than planning my steps
12 min read
Aug
25
What Does Intentional, Human Centered Disaster Response Look Like?

What Does Intentional, Human Centered Disaster Response Look Like?

Nothing much can get done unless and until people feel safe, seen and heard before they can act effectively.
5 min read
Aug
19
The Importance of Human Response to Systemic Failure

The Importance of Human Response to Systemic Failure

Trauma is arguably a part of life, but also arguably, hardship can be prevented from ever becoming trauma by loving care and compassion
5 min read
Aug
12
A reintroduction

A reintroduction

We don't talk about what happens or how to manage when the losses keep piling on
3 min read