Maine Association of Local Emergency Managers (MALEM)
Andrew Sankey, CEM-ME, Hancock County EMA Are you familiar with the oft-repeated adage that “all disasters are local?” If one considers the disasters that have occurred throughout these United States, or elsewhere for that matter, it is easy to recognize…
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On Wednesday, August 21, 2019 the third in a series of annual online emergency management exercises will be open for participation. The exercise is sponsored and conducted by the Electrical Infrastructure Security (EIS) Council and is titled “The Emergency All-sectors…
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Recording Now Available for ASPR TRACIE Webinar: Hospital-Based Incident Command Systems: Small and Rural Hospitals. The title page of the presentation includes a link to the recording, bios, and additional webinar handouts. Enter your name and email address prior to…
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Ray Sisk, Director, Knox County EMA Is your jurisdiction ready to continue essential services if an event or disaster interrupts your normal way of doing business? How would you continue normal governmental services if…
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Bill Baker, Owner Information Station Specialist BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA: Just a stone’s throw across the water from Seattle, Bainbridge Islanders are fully cognizant that when it all goes south someday, help may be a very long time in coming. The…
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We know that it will make a huge difference in the overall impact to our communities, if we have the plans, procedures, equipment and supplies in place and ready to go before a natural or manmade hazard occurs. However, one…
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The Maine Emergency Management County Director’s Council (MEMCDC) has drafted proposed state legislation entitled “An Act to Establish the Ability to Declare a State of Emergency by Local Political Subdivisions.” This legislation would give the power to local elected officials…
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