Rhode Island Association of Emergency Managers
Public Safety, Public Trust
My first serious introduction to the topic of climate change came in 2006 with former Vice President Al Gore’s documentary film, An Inconvenient Truth. At the time, I recall that Gore’s warnings were disturbing yet seemed theoretical and distant in an era…
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When veteran American Airlines pilot Bryce McCormick first examined McDonnell-Douglas’s new DC-10 airliner in March of 1972, he expressed immediate concern over its hydraulic-only flight controls. (Previous generations of commercial aircraft had always featured manual backup systems.) So confident were McDonnell-Douglas…
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In January 2017, RIAEM’s Professional Development Committee will launch a new mentorship program that pairs new emergency managers with seasoned professionals. This one-year program will provide mentees with hands-on experience in different areas of emergency management. By the end of…
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The Rhode Island Association of Emergency Managers has recently updated its Professional Certification Program (PCP) to more closely align with the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) certification process. Completion of state certification is an important step in the credentialing…
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