Emergency Management Agencies: Hidden Treasures for School Preparedness – Part 2

Part 1 of my interview with Joe Wainscott, Executive Director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), addressed school preparedness and emergency management agency relationships.  Today, the conversation continues with a look at potential school transportation needs during a community disaster. We also discuss partnering benefits including pre-planning and pre-training activities. During tough financial times, a good […]

Emergency Management Agencies: Hidden Treasures for School Preparedness – Part 1

When I ask many school administrators if they are working with their county emergency management agency on their school crisis planning, I often get a common response:  “Who? What do they do?” We also like to ask school transportation directors if their district’s school buses are part of the county emergency management agency’s plan for mass […]