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Pro bono campaign to promote flood risk education in schools. Works with organizations who use flood simulation models as learning tools.

Joined January 2011
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Save the date for the inaugural 2018 Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit & Exchange! Discuss natural and man-made hazards to transportation systems and identify solutions to advance resilience in transportation practices and projects. Register at transportationrisesummit.com
Secure early bird pricing! Register for the 2018 Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit and Exchange and help shape the national transportation resilience research agenda for 2020– 2025. Register at transportationrisesummit.com
Secure early bird pricing! Register for the 2018 Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit and Exchange and help shape the national transportation resilience research agenda for 2020– 2025. Register at transportationrisesummit.com
Save the date for the inaugural 2018 Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit & Exchange! Discuss natural and man-made hazards to transportation systems and identify solutions to advance resilience in transportation practices and projects. Register at transportationrisesummit.com
Save the date for the inaugural 2018 Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit & Exchange! Discuss natural and man-made hazards to transportation systems and identify solutions to advance resilience in transportation practices and projects. Register at transportationrisesummit.com
RT @NCTCOGenv "2 Workshops, 1 day. Substantial Damage Issues and Concerns Training and Dry Floodproofing Mitigation Techniques Training. Learn more and register at …nitter.cf/NCTCOGenv/status/99516…" ow.ly/g7Rs30k0uR1
RT @FEMARegion10: Mitigation saves. Come join the @FEMARegion10 Mitigation Division and help save lives and property serving in one of these openings: 1) National Flood Insurance Program: usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetai… 2) Risk Analysis: usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetai… #WAjobs #SEAjobs #hiring
The updated 2017 NIBS Mitigation Study provides an updated examination of the benefits of federal agency grant programs and utilizes a more-realistic economic life span for buildings (75 versus 50 years) #MitigationSaves ow.ly/u1fy30j6gdb
The three pillars of the Comprehensive School Safety Framework are Safe Learning Facilities, School Disaster Management, and Risk Reduction/Resilience Education. #MitigationSaves ow.ly/aH5Q30j6g4z
"Given the rising frequency of disaster events and the increasing cost of disaster recovery across the nation, mitigation actions are crucial for saving money, property, and, most importantly, lives." #MitigationSaves ow.ly/b6e130j6fWJ
"Just implementing these two sets of mitigation strategies would prevent 600 deaths, 1 million nonfatal injuries, and 4,000 cases of PTSD in the long term." #MitigationSaves ow.ly/kE8b30j6fIr
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RT @FEMARegion6 "The Victoria, TX safe room at the Tom O’Connor Jr. Athletic Center facility was constructed in 2015 for extreme weather events just like Hurricane Harvey. Learn more about it at: .pic.twitter.com/2RE0Z99B3x" ow.ly/EnFO30j6c7O
School disaster #resilience is most effectively achieved when the community is engaged in the process to understand and reduce school risks, plan for emergencies, and recover from damaging events. ow.ly/6k5A30j6fvp
"Mitigation represents a sound financial investment. This Interim Study examined two sets of mitigation strategies and found that society saves $6 for every $1 spent" #MitigationSaves ow.ly/MPaI30j6ftx