emergency-preparedness

  • EmpowerSF.org combines city services with emergency preparedness

    The government of San Francisco really gets it– their “Empower San Francisco” program is, on its face, all about helping citizens get in touch with city services and to deepen relationships in communities. At the same time, they see involved citizens as potential leaders after a disaster, and offer workshops on ” How to organize…

  • Fixing the Interoperable Communications Problem in Chicago

     Chicago received cash today to help solve the problem identified in recent interoperability reports. Got to get less turf war between county and city. City to get $16M for police, fire communications upgrades | Crains Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said the money will answer “the urgent need for firefighters, police, and other first responders to…