Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM
@findjeffness.bsky.social
Professor of Leadership | Emergency manager | Girldad | Posts about leadership/emergency mgmt./food/sports/poems/running | Views my own
Banner Photo: Mt. Rainier from an airplane window (shot with a cell phone I owned years ago)
Banner Photo: Mt. Rainier from an airplane window (shot with a cell phone I owned years ago)
I don't live in "central Appalachia" (per the ARC), but I do live in broader Appalachia. The population loss is apparent in most corners of the region, but I've personally seen the impacts described in the article.
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The Alarming Depopulation of Appalachia's Coalfields: A Quarter Century of Projected Decline | The Daily Yonder
By 2050, entire counties across Appalachia face the loss of nearly half their populations in what demographers describe as an accelerating demographic
dailyyonder.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I don't live in "central Appalachia" (per the ARC), but I do live in broader Appalachia. The population loss is apparent in most corners of the region, but I've personally seen the impacts described in the article.
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Reposted by Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM
Check out this story from USA TODAY: States concerned Trump will dismantle FEMA
As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Disaster preparation has a new wildcard. Will FEMA help?
As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future
www.usatoday.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Check out this story from USA TODAY: States concerned Trump will dismantle FEMA
As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
For those who were wondering, "radio silence" shouldn't be a viable leadership tactic.
We're just now at the point where there are enough data points to be able to draw some clear conclusions about the administration's changes within FEMA. This is a well-written analysis doing just that, and... it's bad.
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Curbing the Flow of Disaster Dollars
States are feeling the pain.
carnegieendowment.org
September 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For those who were wondering, "radio silence" shouldn't be a viable leadership tactic.
Took a stroll on the beach this evening, and this little fella paused his scurrying to say, "Hello."
September 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Took a stroll on the beach this evening, and this little fella paused his scurrying to say, "Hello."
Color me intrigued.
I think of the need for transparency and outreach to accompany this.
www.route-fifty.com/public-safet...
I think of the need for transparency and outreach to accompany this.
www.route-fifty.com/public-safet...
AI helps dispatch centers do more with less, El Paso official says
Facing staffing shortages and budget cuts, public safety agencies across the nation are turning to AI for a helping hand to field 911 calls.
www.route-fifty.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Color me intrigued.
I think of the need for transparency and outreach to accompany this.
www.route-fifty.com/public-safet...
I think of the need for transparency and outreach to accompany this.
www.route-fifty.com/public-safet...
The small college in my hometown opens its planetarium to the public for a show the first Saturday of each month. My wife & I took my 7yo daughter once this summer, and they handed out a sky map. That one map spurred a month's worth of wonder and family time.
🌟 The September 2025 edition of The Evening Sky Map is ready for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features a Sky Calendar and easy-to-use sky maps for the northern and southern hemispheres, as well as the equatorial regions. Feel free to share, and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭
#stargazing
#stargazing
August 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The small college in my hometown opens its planetarium to the public for a show the first Saturday of each month. My wife & I took my 7yo daughter once this summer, and they handed out a sky map. That one map spurred a month's worth of wonder and family time.
The CAA in my hometown is *everywhere*, doing lots of necessary things, helping people that need it, supporting other agencies that are helping even more people that need it.
The plight of the rural in the U.S. is disheartening.
dailyyonder.com/trump-wants-...
The plight of the rural in the U.S. is disheartening.
dailyyonder.com/trump-wants-...
Trump Wants to Eliminate a Grant Program Because It Funds ‘Equity-Building and Green Energy Initiatives’ | The Daily Yonder
President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal includes the total elimination of the Community Services Block Grant, a little-known but vitally important
dailyyonder.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The CAA in my hometown is *everywhere*, doing lots of necessary things, helping people that need it, supporting other agencies that are helping even more people that need it.
The plight of the rural in the U.S. is disheartening.
dailyyonder.com/trump-wants-...
The plight of the rural in the U.S. is disheartening.
dailyyonder.com/trump-wants-...
"What makes a disaster a tragedy?"
Watching various shows surrounding the 20th anniversary of Katrina's landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi & talking with my daughter (8yo) about it.
What a pointed question.
In hindsight, for Katrina, Dandy, Maria, or Harvey. Or, for any impending situation.
Watching various shows surrounding the 20th anniversary of Katrina's landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi & talking with my daughter (8yo) about it.
What a pointed question.
In hindsight, for Katrina, Dandy, Maria, or Harvey. Or, for any impending situation.
August 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"What makes a disaster a tragedy?"
Watching various shows surrounding the 20th anniversary of Katrina's landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi & talking with my daughter (8yo) about it.
What a pointed question.
In hindsight, for Katrina, Dandy, Maria, or Harvey. Or, for any impending situation.
Watching various shows surrounding the 20th anniversary of Katrina's landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi & talking with my daughter (8yo) about it.
What a pointed question.
In hindsight, for Katrina, Dandy, Maria, or Harvey. Or, for any impending situation.
Years ago, I had the opportunity to serve as the technical writer on a project about #HazardMitigation and #LowImpactDevelopment. I was fascinated by the little things people can do.
Is it THE solution? Of course not. But I still like pushing ideas for things like this.
#Heat | #Heatwave
Is it THE solution? Of course not. But I still like pushing ideas for things like this.
#Heat | #Heatwave
Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’.
White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.
grist.org/cities/atlan...
#ATL #Atlanta #Climate #Georgia #Heat #Heatwave #Cities
White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.
grist.org/cities/atlan...
#ATL #Atlanta #Climate #Georgia #Heat #Heatwave #Cities
Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: 'cool roofs'
White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.
grist.org
July 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Years ago, I had the opportunity to serve as the technical writer on a project about #HazardMitigation and #LowImpactDevelopment. I was fascinated by the little things people can do.
Is it THE solution? Of course not. But I still like pushing ideas for things like this.
#Heat | #Heatwave
Is it THE solution? Of course not. But I still like pushing ideas for things like this.
#Heat | #Heatwave
I've used various climate data sources in risk reduction and #HazardMitigation plans for years now. When this data disappears from the obvious sites, it puts the responsibility on us to find it via the lengthier means and accurately cite the path that remains available.
Why the federal government is making climate data disappear.
Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.
grist.org/language/tru...
#Climate #Data #Politics #Politics #Environment #EPA
Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.
grist.org/language/tru...
#Climate #Data #Politics #Politics #Environment #EPA
Why the federal government is making climate data disappear
Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.
grist.org
July 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I've used various climate data sources in risk reduction and #HazardMitigation plans for years now. When this data disappears from the obvious sites, it puts the responsibility on us to find it via the lengthier means and accurately cite the path that remains available.
It's alarming to me how quickly the "aren't supposed to want to go to college" is becoming an identity. I see it in the "make more $ sooner in the trades rather than waste it on college" messaging. In WV, I see it in the resistance to any development that isn't at least obliquely related to coal.
June 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's alarming to me how quickly the "aren't supposed to want to go to college" is becoming an identity. I see it in the "make more $ sooner in the trades rather than waste it on college" messaging. In WV, I see it in the resistance to any development that isn't at least obliquely related to coal.
There's a line in the article that speaks to not doing something new, but rather to ramping up what the org. already does.
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#EmergencyManagement | #CommunityResilience | #Community | #CrisisManagement | #Disasters | #GreySky
dailyyonder.com/come-hell-or...
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#EmergencyManagement | #CommunityResilience | #Community | #CrisisManagement | #Disasters | #GreySky
dailyyonder.com/come-hell-or...
‘Come Hell or High Water’: A Harm Reduction Team Amps It Up in Response to a Disaster | The Daily Yonder
By noon Friday, September 27, 2024, downtown Marshall was pretty much washed under, but Ainsley Bryce was as yet unaware. Bryce lives on a communal plot
dailyyonder.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
There's a line in the article that speaks to not doing something new, but rather to ramping up what the org. already does.
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#EmergencyManagement | #CommunityResilience | #Community | #CrisisManagement | #Disasters | #GreySky
dailyyonder.com/come-hell-or...
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#EmergencyManagement | #CommunityResilience | #Community | #CrisisManagement | #Disasters | #GreySky
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Happy West Virginia Day!
I know what you've heard about it. But, there are good people here, doing good things, and fighting for good things. One of these days, you'll hear about them, too.
No matter where in the country I am, I am always a West Virginian.
I know what you've heard about it. But, there are good people here, doing good things, and fighting for good things. One of these days, you'll hear about them, too.
No matter where in the country I am, I am always a West Virginian.
June 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Happy West Virginia Day!
I know what you've heard about it. But, there are good people here, doing good things, and fighting for good things. One of these days, you'll hear about them, too.
No matter where in the country I am, I am always a West Virginian.
I know what you've heard about it. But, there are good people here, doing good things, and fighting for good things. One of these days, you'll hear about them, too.
No matter where in the country I am, I am always a West Virginian.
Reposted by Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM
President Donald Trump released his proposed fiscal year 2026 government funding budget, which includes steep cuts that would have serious consequences for Appalachians and people in coal communities across the country if enacted.
https://appvoices.org/2025/06/17/trump-budget-hurts-appalachia/
https://appvoices.org/2025/06/17/trump-budget-hurts-appalachia/
How the Trump plan for the federal budget hurts Appalachia
Late afternoon on Friday, May 30, President Donald Trump released his proposed fiscal year 2026 government funding budget, which includes steep cuts that would have serious consequences for Appalachians and people in coal communities across the country if enacted.
appvoices.org
June 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
President Donald Trump released his proposed fiscal year 2026 government funding budget, which includes steep cuts that would have serious consequences for Appalachians and people in coal communities across the country if enacted.
https://appvoices.org/2025/06/17/trump-budget-hurts-appalachia/
https://appvoices.org/2025/06/17/trump-budget-hurts-appalachia/
Cool...cool...cool...it's okay universe. I'm not going to think anything negative by starting the day spilling coffee down the front of my shirt.
June 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Cool...cool...cool...it's okay universe. I'm not going to think anything negative by starting the day spilling coffee down the front of my shirt.
In an era when people are consumed by "cost savings," #HazardMitigation is the only real option with a chance of reliably reducing long-term #disaster -related costs.
Another in a long list of articles revealing just how mind-numbing the decision to cancel BRIC was.
www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/
Another in a long list of articles revealing just how mind-numbing the decision to cancel BRIC was.
www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/
Cuts to FEMA's storm prep program hammer communities that voted for Trump
A CBS News investigation found two-thirds of counties that have lost funding from this FEMA program supported President Trump in the 2024 election.
www.cbsnews.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In an era when people are consumed by "cost savings," #HazardMitigation is the only real option with a chance of reliably reducing long-term #disaster -related costs.
Another in a long list of articles revealing just how mind-numbing the decision to cancel BRIC was.
www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/
Another in a long list of articles revealing just how mind-numbing the decision to cancel BRIC was.
www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/
Wordplay tidbits and potential trivia notes...can't resist 'em.
A herring is a fish.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
June 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Wordplay tidbits and potential trivia notes...can't resist 'em.
An interesting story, but please (please, please) read it as a #HazardMitigation strategy for extreme heat (rather than an *overall* climate change solution).
I continue to contend (like many others) that extreme #heat is far too-rarely considered as a serious #risk.
www.npr.org/2025/06/09/n...
I continue to contend (like many others) that extreme #heat is far too-rarely considered as a serious #risk.
www.npr.org/2025/06/09/n...
Faced with rising temps, Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees
Climate change is driving more dangerous summer heat across the U.S. Las Vegas, which reached 120 degrees last summer, is planting thousands of trees to help cool its hottest neighborhoods.
www.npr.org
June 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
An interesting story, but please (please, please) read it as a #HazardMitigation strategy for extreme heat (rather than an *overall* climate change solution).
I continue to contend (like many others) that extreme #heat is far too-rarely considered as a serious #risk.
www.npr.org/2025/06/09/n...
I continue to contend (like many others) that extreme #heat is far too-rarely considered as a serious #risk.
www.npr.org/2025/06/09/n...