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Incentives Drive Outcomes More Than Intentions

Emergency management is a profession built on good intentions.

Feb 13 • Todd T DeVoe

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Earthquake Reports: Alaska and Montana Shake but Remain Unscathed

Listen now | EM Morning Brief: Friday, February 13th, 2026

Feb 13 • Brian Colburn

Emergency Management for Healthcare Leaders

By: Kimberly Bailey and Thomas Crawford

Feb 12 • Marc C. Baker, CEM

2:47

High Surf Advisory: Hawaii's Dangerous Shoreline Conditions

Listen now | EM Morning Grief: Thursday, February 12th, 2026

Feb 12 • Brian Colburn

Tariffs and Resiliency

In 2025, there were at least 12 major changes to U.S.

Feb 11 • Brenda Brown-Paul

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The Cost of Treating Risk as Someone Else’s Problem

Feb 1 • Todd T DeVoe

Tribal Emergency Management: Sovereignty, Strategy, and the Sacred Duty to Protect Our People

Jan 31 • Daniel Scott

Outcome Driven: Not Seeing the Results You Want

Feb 4 • Daniel Scott

Why a THIRA is Critical in Community Preparedness

Jun 16, 2023 • Benjamin Kahn

Risk & Resilience

The Cost of Treating Risk as Someone Else’s Problem

The Cost of Treating Risk as Someone Else’s Problem

Feb 1 • Todd T DeVoe

Iran, Starlink, and the Fragility of “Unbreakable” Communications

When the Last Lifeline Goes Dark

Jan 14 • Todd T DeVoe

A RESILIENT BUSINESS

Business Resilience Management refers to an organization’s capacity to anticipate, withstand, adapt to, and rapidly recover from disruptions, not just…

Dec 19, 2025 • Brenda Brown-Paul

Anticipating Crisis and Leading with Foresight

The Prophetic Emergency Manager

Dec 18, 2025 • Daniel Scott

Building Resilience from the House of Mouse to Wally World

Risk, Collaboration, and Leadership in Emergency Management

Dec 17, 2025 • Andrew Boyarsky

Calibrate the Risk, Win the Response

How to Use SARF + CERC to Decide When to Amplify Urgency, and When to Dial It Down, While Turning Social Media into a Recovery Engine

Dec 12, 2025 • Brian Colburn

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Operations & Logistics

Crisis Cleanup and the Invisible Architecture of Recovery

A for-profit entity which coordinates the private debris removal work of disconnected non-profit groups (NGOs), during disaster recovery efforts.

Nov 28, 2025 • Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®

The LIPER, part 2

A simple question: Are you operating Business Management or Emergency Management?

Aug 30, 2025 • Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®

August 26th - Complex Incidents

This post is part of our work on the "August is National Emergency Management Awareness Month" campaign - Complex Incidents in Emergency Management

Aug 26, 2025 • Daniel Scott and Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®

Policy & Governance

The Stafford Act

What It Means for Emergency Management and Regulated Organizations

Feb 10 • Daniel Scott

Federal Enforcement, Local Consequence: Emergency Management in a Federalist Fracture

The anti-ICE demonstrations unfolding in Minnesota and across the country, reported widely by news outlets worldwide, expose a tension that emergency…

Feb 6 • Todd T DeVoe

Power vs. Authority in Disaster Response

Jan 31 • Todd T DeVoe

Why “Apolitical” Emergency Management Is a Dangerous Myth

Emergency management likes to describe itself as apolitical.

Jan 25 • Todd T DeVoe

Why Politics Never Pauses During Emergencies

Why Politics Never Pauses During Emergencies

Jan 23 • Todd T DeVoe

Disasters as Stress Tests for Government, and the Policies They Reveal

Disasters don’t just damage communities; they expose how government really works when pressure replaces process.

Jan 16 • Todd T DeVoe

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Incentives Drive Outcomes More Than Intentions

Brian Colburn

Earthquake Reports: Alaska and Montana Shake but Remain Unscathed

Marc C. Baker, CEM

Emergency Management for Healthcare Leaders

Brenda Brown-Paul

Tariffs and Resiliency

Daniel Scott

The Stafford Act

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EMN Podcast - BRING THE PAIN!

Andrew Boyarsky

EMN Podcast - BRING THE PAIN!

Thomas Johnson, MPH, AEM

Winter Storm Fern and the Case for Countywide COOP Governance

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Leadership & Culture

From Sense-Making to Stewardship

Cynefin, Leadership Posture, and the Work Ahead (Part Two)

Feb 5 • Todd T DeVoe

Cynefin and the Courage to Lead Without Certainty

Cynefin, A Sense-making Framework (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.)

Jan 29 • Todd T DeVoe and Andrew Boyarsky

When It Is Weakness, When It Is Wisdom, and Why Discernment Matters

Jan 20 • Daniel Scott

Leaders Shape the Environment, Their People Do the Rest.

Jan 12 • Todd T DeVoe

31:37

Leaders Don’t Fix People. Leaders Fix the Environment.

I recently saw a post from L.

Jan 11 • Todd T DeVoe

Podcasts

The Emergency Management Network Podcast

EMN Podcast - BRING THE PAIN!

The Leader's Cafe

Lessons from Kara Lawson for Effective Disaster Management

Todd Talks

Navigating Leadership Job Interviews

Theory-N2-Practice

Blue State. Red State. Dead State.

Prepare, Respond, Recover

Exploring Higher Education Emergency Management

EM Morning Brief

Earthquake Reports: Alaska and Montana Shake but Remain Unscathed

Technology & Data

From SitReps to Social Posts

A Force Multiplier for Emergency Managers

Dec 2, 2025 • Brian Colburn

The Art of Connection: Why Ham Radio Still Matters

Oct 25, 2025 • Todd T DeVoe

September 2025 Updates from the CEMIR

September is U.S. National Preparedness Month. This year's theme is "Preparedness Starts at Home."

Sep 22, 2025 • Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®

August 21st - Intelligence

Day 21 of our advocating for the "August is National Emergency Management Awareness Month" campaign covers how Emergency Managers need Intelligence.

Aug 21, 2025 • EMN Media and Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®

August 18th - We Communicate

This post is part of our work on the "August is National Emergency Management Awareness Month" campaign - It's one of the four "C"s in our lexicon…

Aug 18, 2025 • EMN Media and Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®

August Updates from the CEMIR

U.S. National Emergency Management Awareness Month, Summer Slowdown? - Not.

Aug 15, 2025 • Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®

Cyber & Critical Infrastructure

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THREATS AND HAZARDS: WATER

By: Michael Prasad, MA, CEM

Jul 31, 2025 • Marc C. Baker, CEM

The Quiet Collapse: How America's Lifelines Are Being Cut

A special analysis by guest writer Russell Rains

May 21, 2025 • Russell Rains

Beyond the Appetizer: Why Emergency Management Must Become a Frontline Defense Against Ethnocide

Apr 22, 2025 • Daniel Scott and Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®

34:51

TN2P with Tim Padilla

Join host Dan Scott in this riveting episode of 'Theory N2 Practice' as he sits down with Tim Padilla to explore his fascinating journey from a…

Nov 27, 2024 • EMN Media

Major IT Outage Brings Businesses Around the World to a Standstill:

Insights and Implications for Emergency Management Professionals

Jul 19, 2024 • EMN Media

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification, Category 5 winds so early in a season were alarming:

Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength

Jul 6, 2024 • EMN Media

32:08

TN2P with Shawn Bryan from MOSH-1

In this episode of the Theory-N2-Practice Podcast, we're happy to welcome Shawn Bryan, the visionary owner of MOSH-1, to discuss the groundbreaking work…

Jul 3, 2024 • EMN Media

Disparity in Power Restoration:

How Socioeconomic Status Impacts Recovery from Severe Storm

Feb 23, 2024 • Todd T DeVoe

Preparedness, Training, & Exercises

Tariffs and Resiliency

In 2025, there were at least 12 major changes to U.S.

Feb 11 • Brenda Brown-Paul

Preparedness Is a Policy Choice, Not a Technical Exercise

We like to pretend that preparedness is a technical problem.

Jan 18 • Todd T DeVoe

Winter as a Stress Test for Local Government Continuity

How Continuity Safeguards Essential Services and Enhances Public Trust

Jan 6 • Thomas Johnson, MPH, AEM

The Silent Failure Mode: When Nothing Happens

The most dangerous moment in emergency management is when nothing happens and we call it success.

Jan 4 • Todd T DeVoe

Public Health & Human Impacts

The 12 Laws for Effective Emergency Management

This article is based on an interview with Michael Stone, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Alumni…

Jan 15 • Andrew Boyarsky

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes and Why

By: Amanda Ripley

Apr 30, 2025 • Marc C. Baker, CEM

EM Basics: Mass Care Sheltering

U.S. standards currently include support for people with disabilities and access & functional needs

Apr 10, 2025 • Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®

The U.S. Emergency Management Impacts from an “America First” Agenda

Part 1 – CBRNE Threats and Hazards

Feb 16, 2025 • Michael Prasad, MA, CEM®

Recovery & Finance

Part 2: The Psychology of Unpreparedness — Understanding Normalcy Bias

The EM Network kicks off a multi-part series for its paid subscribers

Jul 25, 2025 • Daniel Scott

Building a Stronger Emergency Management Community: Solutions Over Divisions

While pursuing my undergraduate degree, I thought I wanted to be a philosopher.

Mar 9, 2025 • Todd T DeVoe

Why Emergency Managers Are The Welfare Recipients Of Government

Emergency managers are critical in guiding communities through disaster preparation, response, and recovery phases.

Feb 18, 2025 • Daniel Scott

CHARITY The Heroic and Heartbreaking Story of Charity Hospital in Hurricane Katrina

By: Jim Carrier

Jan 30, 2025 • Marc C. Baker, CEM

Careers & Talent

Incentives Drive Outcomes More Than Intentions

Emergency management is a profession built on good intentions.

Feb 13 • Todd T DeVoe

Outcome Driven: Not Seeing the Results You Want

Working Extremely Hard on the Wrong Things

Feb 4 • Daniel Scott

Decision Making in Disaster Response

By: J.S. Tipper

Jan 9 • Marc C. Baker, CEM

Discover Each Man’s Thumbscrew

Nov 27, 2025 • Todd T DeVoe

The Ethics of Triage in Emergency Management

Nov 23, 2025 • Todd T DeVoe

The Emergency Managers Guide to a Philosophical Mindset in Emergency Management

In the ever-evolving field of emergency management, the right mindset can mean the difference between chaos and coordinated action, failure and success.

Nov 11, 2025 • Daniel Scott

The Role of Professional Associations

Part 5 of our multi-part series for Chronic or Systemic Disasters

Nov 5, 2025 • Michael Prasad, MA, CEM® and Todd T DeVoe

Part 4a: The Role of Professional Accreditation

for the professional Emergency Manager

Oct 23, 2025 • Michael Prasad, MA, CEM® and Todd T DeVoe

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