Wildfire climate connection Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

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Remember to only use straw for bedding in them. Anything else could be a death sentence as it trps moisture.
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Post showing precipitous decline of share of deaths in Massachusetts from diseases for which vaccines are now available, from 70% in 1840 to low digits % by 1950-60 where it is stayed. Caption: There are not many places on earth where we have detailed cause-of-death data from before the era of widespread vaccination. Massachusetts is one of those places. From 1842-1877, 70% of all deaths were from diseases which we today have vaccines to prevent.

Anyone who is anti-vax is pro-death. Period. The science and data do not lie. And they don’t care about your podcast.

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I mean, if nothing else, it shows that this article is pissing off the right kind of people. Keep sharing the hell out of it.

David McCallan - Man From U.N.C.L.E. and later NCIS. sad he is no longer with us.

but you did it yesterday. yes, and today I can't move [the uncharegeables]

#chronicillness #chronicallyill

Thank you! We can't wait to share the results with everyone. See you in the field.
Kindest regards always,
Jenn Carlson

If you work with a pocket of EM professionals you feel may be interested in taking the survey, please feel empowered to share the link with your team as a professional activity, part of a meeting, etc. We will likely share the survey on other social media platforms.

Professionalization of the Field of Emergency Management: An Exploratory Study (link: forms.office.com/pages/respon.... ).

If you have any questions or technical problems with this survey, please contact jcarlson@annamaria.edu.

findings and include suggestions for the development of the field.

That's in a nutshell, folks. Again, our goal is to reach 1,000 to 1,500 participants. This is the study link (with support information):

professionalization experiences across various emergency management sectors and disciplines. A secondary goal is to share information related to professionalization for educational purposes. The final report is expected to inform the emergency management community regarding the survey

We invite the emergency management community to participate in a research study to share awareness of and opinions regarding the professionalization of the field of emergency management. The primary goal of distributing this survey is to learn more about emergency management professionals'

of weeks to avoid subjecting our research team to this volatility (though sadly, this may be imminent regardless, but we can take it) and starting in a place of acceptance. We invite you to join us.

Here is a little more on the survey and the link below--

Yesterday was our first day distributing the survey via social media as the climate has been somewhat volatile online as of late in some places, so internal newsletters and groups have been the primary source of distribution until yesterday over the past couple

Our team would greatly appreciate your participation in our study as we move through and beyond yesterday's election.
Specifically, we would be grateful if you would take our survey at your convenience before the survey period closes or before we reach about 1,000 to 1,500 participants (our goal).

If you've deployed in disaster, or worked in any way in the disaster/emergency management field, would you please take our survey? Hello everyone,

If you work or volunteer in the field of EM, you are welcome to submit the survey.
Hello, Disaster/Emergency Management Family and Friends,
I've been posting this message below on social media today and yesterday.

jsbratcats, Jeanine from CORTHA

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Don't make me tap the sign