ALL HAZARDS MANAGEMENT

Ben Buchanan, CFMBPMAMUP Class, May 2008

Mentors: Dr. Sherry I. Bame, Dr. Mike Lindell, and Dr. Carla Prater, HRRC

SETTING UP THE STAGE

BACKGROUND - inspiration WHAT’S IN THE BOOK? – em overview SHOW ME THE $$$! - grants I NEED A JOB! - referrals SO BEN, WHAT DO YOU DO? – my job Q & A OPPORTUNITY – cynics and

starry-eyed planners come forth!

INSPIRATION - “Sometimes your profession finds you!”

RN/BSN School - Texas Tech SON Land Surveying & Floodplain Mgmt. Local, State, Federal Planning BS Geography (Environmental) - SWT Love of Maps, Cultures, Languages, Travel EMT-Basic, ER, OR Hospital Experiences Personal Anecdotes MUP – Environmental Hazards Management

VISUALIZING THE PROFESSION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f

W2qCK0I6cw&playnext=1&list=PLpP1HXE0OkHPgfP1qeR1Ia5BRSY-sCDNb&feature=results_video

WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM VIDEO?

Menu of Hazards Common Threads? What does the future

hold? How can you improve

the forecast?

DISASTER MYTHOLOGY Common Stereotypes

Panic Flight Looting Behavior Martial Law Evacuation Scenarios Media Reporting Disaster Shock

Wenger, et al. Mass Emergencies, 1 (1975) 33-46

FRAMEWORK

Plan

Prepare

RespondRecover

Mitigate

Show me the money! GRANTS

UASI EMPG HMGP F-MAG FEMA IA / PA Categories HUD-GDBG

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!

FEMA USAjobs.gov Peace Corp Geo-Spatial James L. Witt Beck Disaster Recovery IEM URS Corp Universities Hospitals Texas State Dept. of

Geography IRC – Foreign Service

TWDB TDA TDI DPS-TDEM DSHS School Districts COGs County Municipal Corporate Contractor Akins (PBS&J)

CERTIFICATIONS! GET THEM!

CFM – Certified Floodplain Manager TFMA.org

CEM – Certified Emergency Manager IAEM.org

AICP – Certified Planner APA.org

GIS – Department of Geography Homeland Security – Bush School EMT-Paramedic (Associates) MUP Certifications

Buchanan Planning & Mitigation Associates Mitigation Planning Expertise

Emergency Mgmt. + Land-Use Planning Comprehensive Contracts Mapping Technical writing / editing Coordination with A LOT of players GoToMeetings & Information Portal

Sharing Excellent for building KSAs!

Self-Employment

PROS CONS

Make my own schedule

No Boss Orchestrate Higher pay Travel Multitude of Planning

Experiences

Isolation Long Hours Caught in the middle Pay check depends on

how fast public officials move

Politics – vagueness, vendettas

Federal Agencies lack local perspectives and training

Work Examples

http://maps.riskmap6.com/TX/Gregg/ http://www.texaswildfirerisk.com/ma

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Plans Authored

• 35 County, Multi-Jurisdictional HMAPs

• 14 % of the State’s Plans

E-Mail from a West Texas Judge

John, Ben, thanks for your assistance in the Haz Mit planning process. I appreciate what you have done and thanks in advance for your efforts in the coming weeks. By the way Ben -- I also appreciate your email address -- Gig'em!

Vernon H. Cook '64County JudgeRoberts County

Contact Information

Ben Buchanan, CFM 830-358-3590 Agswin08@hotmail.com

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