Valentine’s Day, A Reminder of the Need for Emergency Preparedness in Schools
February 14th, Valentine’s Day, is usually a time of happiness. A day of eating candy hearts, giving red roses, sending balloons and exchanging cards. But, for the survivors (now activists) of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High [...]
BOLDplanning Braves the Snow, Participates in New York State Emergency Management Association Conference
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” may keep the mail from being delivered. And, inclement weather like this week’s snow storm in Syracuse, New York, couldn’t keep BOLDplanning from taking part in the New York [...]
Are You Leaving Precious Dollars on the Table When it Comes to Hazard Mitigation Planning?
If your Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) is out of date—they expire every five years—you certainly are. Only states, territories and tribes with current, FEMA-approved HMPs are eligible to receive funds through the Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Program. And, [...]
BOLDplanning Holds Official Kick-off Meeting with Liberty County, Georgia and State Officials to Update County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, new BOLDplanning customer, Liberty County, Georgia, hosted its official Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) kick-off meeting. Speakers included Shelby Meyers, State Hazard Mitigation Officer, State of Georgia; Larry Logan, Director of Emergency Management, Liberty [...]
BOLDplanning Conducts COOP Workshop in Ramsey County, Minnesota
This week, BOLDplanning representatives, Cathleen Atchison, MEP, PCP, and Karla O’Grady, Regional Director, conducted a two-day Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan workshop for Ramsey County, Minnesota. The primary focus of the workshop was two-fold: 1) to refresh plan participants [...]
Is your Hospital or Healthcare Agency in Compliance with the CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule?
It’s been over two years since the CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule officially went into effect. And just over a year (November 16, 2018) since hospitals and other types of healthcare facilities receiving Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements had to comply [...]