DavisLogic Emergency Management Blog

Violent extremism has been on our radar for a long time; however, the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 brought the threat of domestic terror into sharp relief. This should not ...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2021/01/understanding-hate-and-violent.html

A new weather term entered the lexicon this week when the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued its first-ever Potential Tropical Cyclone (PTC) advisory Sunday afternoon, highlighting the threa...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2017/06/what-is-potential-tropical-cyclone.html

In part two of our blog "What is an Emergency Management Consulting Firm? ", we take a look at what a typical emergency management consulting project  looks like. Our typical emergency...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2017/05/emergency-management-consulting-projects.html

What is an Emergency Management Consulting Firm ? I am often asked what I do.  When I answer that I am an Emergency Management Consultant , I typically get an odd look (unless I am talking to...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2017/05/what-is-emergency-management-consulting.html

This article by John Powers addresses the escalating threat posed by radical Islam and the safe havens that support the movement. This was originally written as an Op-Ed. The opinions expres...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2014/12/radical-islam-escalating-threat.html

FY 2014 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM (HSGP) According to the Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), a component of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Age...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2014/08/fy2014-dhs-preparedness-grant-programs.html

I wanted to make everyone aware of a free resource (with no commercial agenda) that is now available to the Search and Rescue (SAR) community. This is a project that was developed by members ...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2014/08/free-how-to-search-training-guides-are.html

I saw this on Google+ and wanted to share it. I do not know Frantz but I'm thankful for his sharing it.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone. - Steve  LIVING THROUGH SANDY by Frantz Ostmann on Sat...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2012/11/living-through-sandy.html

It has been a busy year.  Too busy to spend much time blogging.... obviously....   However, we have been busy micro blogging.  In other words, we are pumping stuff out on Twitter and Face...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-emergency-management-daily.html

PRESS RELEASE COLUMBIA, MD – August 6, 2012 - All Hands Consulting  (AHC), a leading provider of emergency management consulting  services, has completed several projects recently a...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2012/08/all-hands-consulting-completes-several.html

The Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) is a new process that, according to FEMA, allows a jurisdiction to understand its threats and hazards and how the impacts may va...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2012/07/conducting-thiras.html

Both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations marked up legislation recently that rejected the National Preparedness Grant Program (NPGP).  See National League of Cities article belo...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2012/05/congressional-appropriators-side-with.html

After months of waiting, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released the much anticipated guidance for conducting "Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (THIRAs).�...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2012/04/finally-thira-is-here.html

After what they described as more than six months of meetings, conference calls, and over 20 drafts, the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA ) issued a report that documents their ex...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2012/01/proposal-for-comprehensive-preparedness.html

We know that the economy is bad: Budgets are being reduced, grants are being cut, and competition is fierce. We assume that many in the All Hands Community may be looking for work and we want to...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2012/01/looking-for-job-in-emergency-management.html

> Happy New Year's Eve everyone. I prepared the following as an update > on AHC activities past, present and future. All Hands Consulting (AHC) is ending another successful ...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2011/12/all-hands-consulting-reviews-2011-has.html

A NEW COLLABORATION COMMUNITY FEMA has created a new "Collaboration Community" where stakeholders can come to a forum-type website and view, contribute and comment on conversations about emergen...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2011/11/femas-new-think-tank-project.html

I found this little bit of history interesting... Good work "back in the day" by my good friend and business partner Rick LaValla was the basis of the new FEMA doctrine for recovery. Rick did ...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2011/11/national-disaster-recovery-framework.html

Today's blog takes a twist on a recent piece that was published on the Homeland Security Newswire and repeated on several UASI and Emergency Management mail lists and blogs . The title of thi...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/many-dhs-grants-are-effective-and-have.html

One of my "UASI Friends" asked why the proposed 2012 UASI funding of $400 million couldn't be shared among the 2011 UASI awardees.  It could obviously. That approach would amount to about 60% ...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/uasi-2012-alternative-future.html

Yesterday’s blog provided a chart that shows how the Senate’s proposed FY 2012 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) budget compared to previous years.  While the chart shows a steep de...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/why-400-million-will-not-save-tier-ii.html

Senate bill provides $2.58 billion for state and local grants - $557 million above the House level. The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security approved a Fiscal Year 201...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/fy-2012-homeland-security.html

August 27, 2011 1100 hrs EDT (Maryland) I have been watching Irene with interest, both as a resident of the east coast and as an emergency management practitioner.  I have been impressed with t...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2011/08/tales-of-irene-did-we-over-react.html

I wanted to share this"Preparing for Hurricane Irene" letter from Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano to his constituents on Long Island.  I think they have done an excellent job of comm...

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2011/08/preparing-for-hurricane-irene.html

Sometimes you just need to share a good picture. This is one of my pet peeves....

http://davislogic.blogspot.com/2011/08/picture-is-worth-thousand-words.html