The following interview was conducted on 17 May 2021 as part of the Conversations on Family Urban Disaster Planning Summit.

Our first speaker of the series is James Lee Witt.

James Lee was appointed as the FEMA Director by President Clinton. James Lee is perhaps best known for the credit he received for turning FEMA from an unsuccessful bureaucratic agency to an internationally acclaimed all-hazards disaster management agency.

He currently serves as senior advisor to fortune 500 companies and government leaders around the world.

This interview is enlightening, engaging, and entertaining. We will all probably learn something.

Length: 45m 14s

Word of the Week for October the 11th, 2021 is: Three

Break out your Disaster planning notebook and write this down.

"The Rule of Threes"

Three seconds of panic or indecision

Three minutes without air to breath

Three hours without shelter

Three days without water

Three weeks without food

Three months without companionship

What does the word three have in common with each of these events?

They will kill you.

Think about that.

"The trouble is, you think you have time." - Buddha

Many people I speak with are anxious about having the conversation about preparing for emergencies and disasters with their children, family, and loved ones.

Do you love them? 

Do you want to protect them? 

Have the conversation with them.

My vision is to protect our children from the natural disasters and emergencies that will come into their lives. My mission is to train every parent living in an at-risk-community so they can protect their children from the natural disasters and emergencies that will come into their lives.

This is the audio extract of the live Be the Hero Challenge video. 37 minutes long.

A brief overview of the Emergency Action Planning process, Risk Management and Sheltering.

Access to the Be The Hero Challange can be found here: Https://www.betheherochallenge.com

How healthy is it to live in a world of 24/7 manufactured fear?

Photo by Ulrik De Wachter from FreeImages

California is haveing the biggest wildfires on record. And insurers are threatening to leave because it is costing them money.

This can have big implications for the California housing market.

It is also the busiest most destructive month for Atlantic Hurricanes. 

You will dig deeper into the Four Core skills to prepare your Hurricane plan.

What are the four skills that will make your survival practically guaranteed?