What does it mean to collaborate? We throw this word around often in the emergency management sector. In my world, I promote the need for...

It's great you have that #crisiscommunications plan in a binder on your shelf and training for your role completed - but now what? The...

The Disaster and Emergency Management world lost a tremendous academic last week with the passing of Dr. Dennis Mileti. Dr. Mileti was a...

Last week I posted on LinkedIn about the 5 C's of Crisis Communication: Compassion, Clarity, Consistency, Commitment and Calm. In a...

I just finished completing a Work Action Plan for the Emergency Communications team at a major post-secondary institution. They invited...

Watching Hurricane Laura's impacts along the Gulf Coast was a frightening reminder of the critical role public information plays during a...

Delegating staff to support your crisis communications response when you are in the thick of a crisis does not work well. It could...

Debriefs are routine occurrences in the field of emergency management and military or paramilitary organizations. However, they may be a...

From the onset of the COVID-19 health crisis, the role of communicators escalated to a whole new level of engagement.