Disaster and emergency preparedness includes many sub-populations in our communities. Make sure your include visitors to your list of folks to plan for. #tourism #wnc #disaster #planning

You don’t need a plan to start your mitigation and resiliency work. Just do the next right thing. #resiliency #localgovernment #mitigation #recovery #disaster

No more public facilities out of the floodplain, pretty please? #floodplain #publicadmin #infrastructure #flooding #mitigation

Let my headache benefit your FEMA documentation process. Match your purchases to your losses up front. #FEMA #publicfinance #localgovernment #disaster #disasterrecovery

Local governments should switch to opt out emergency alert systems. Period. #disaster #localgov #emergencymgmt #flooding

Can’t stop, won’t stop! Increasing and improving our communication strategy post disaster requires playing the long game. #publicinformation #localgovernment #publicadmin #communityoutreach #disaster #prepare #nc #wnc #hurricane #climate #extremeweather

Reducing risk and working toward improved outcomes one step at a time. Today’s topic - shifting to an opt-out model for emergency automated calls. #communication #localgovernemnt #disaster #mitigation #lessonlearned #nc #wnc #prepadness #readync #flooding

Before I take on the #BBB a few thoughts on the most recent Helene relief bill recently signed by @joshsteinnc.bsky.social I was happy to see the the majority of the bill be appropriated, curious what will happen with the remaining 200M. Hoping to see more for small biz and local governments soon.

Prep your policies and make sure you get reimbursed for every penny possible from FEMA. #fema #humanresources #disaster #resilience #localgovernment #finance

Nine months after Helene we are formalizing our recovery process and adopting a future orientation position by establishing the Office of Recovery and Resiliency. #nc #localgovernment #publicpolicy #disasterecovery #wnc

NCDEQ’s emergency bridge loan program was issued quickly and allowed critical water system infrastructure repairs. This effort should be standing and replicated by state agencies. #northcarolina #infrastructure #watersystems #publicfinance #helene #wnc #publicadmin #publicpolicy

When search and rescue concluded, the power was on again we finally had safe drinking water after more than 50 days - the crisis - cash flow - became evident. #government #disasterrecovery #hurricanehelene #publicpolicy #publicadmin #localgovernment #resilience

Hi, I’m Jessica. I’m a local government nerd and researcher writing from western North Carolina. I write about local government resilience, disaster recovery, infrastructure, and capacity—especially in small towns.

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