In this episode, we delve into state disaster preparedness with Preparedness Section Chief at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) in Louisiana, Ms. Rubby Douglas. She provides fascinating experiences and unique perspective of her work in emergency preparedness at the governor’s offices. We discuss various approaches and strategies employed that are taken by the government to plan for hurricanes and other natural disasters. Additionally, Ms. Douglas shares essential advice and tips she learnt from her extensive and remarkable career, elaborating on the role of AI technology for future and current emergency preparedness mitigation efforts.