How FEMA Prepares For And Trains For A Crisis

How FEMA Prepares For And Trains For A Crisis

What can government and corporate executives who want to prepare for a crisis learn from how the Federal Emergency Management Agency does its job?

The people at FEMA may have more experience responding to various crises than others in the government and private sectors. The list of disasters they’ve dealt with includes floods, landslides, winter storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.

Aaron Levy is the director of FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division. In this episode, Levy shares his insights on how the agency trains, prepares for, and responds to a crisis and the lessons you can learn from its experience.

Quotes

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) provide a standardize communication and collaboration during emergencies. - Aaron

"Former administrator was very fond of saying the best disasters are federally supported, state managed and locally led." - Aaron

Featured Guest in this episode

Aaron LevyDivision Director, Individual and Community Preparedness

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-levy-81b9397 Follow FEMA online, on Twitter @fema or @femaespanol, on FEMA's Facebook page or Espanol page and at FEMA's YouTube account. Also, follow FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell's activities @fema_deanne

For preparedness information follow the Ready Campaign on Twitter at @ready.gov, on Instagram @ready.gov or on the Ready Facebook page.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:13 FEMA’s preparedness on disaster situation

04:06 FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Capabilities in Action

07:43 FEMA's National Exercise Program: Continuous Improvement

10:49 National Incident Management System

12:36 Empowering Local Communities for Disaster Preparation.

14:41 Practical steps for private sectors for disaster preparation

19:24 "Key takeaways for disaster preparedness"

21:43 Links and Resources

22:23 Outro

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