David Jennings
David Jennings
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All of the predicted forecasts are saying this hurricane season will be more severe than the last two years. On the other hand, the last two years have been worse than was predicted. Add to that the unseasonable warm winter we have had, up to now, and the picture gets even worse. Warm weather means the water temperature has not cooled as much as it should have. Warmer weather is a great factor in the intensity of upcoming storms.
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I think that through trial and error we've established what works for us in Escambia County, and what works in Escambia County may not be the best method in Baldwin County or Monroe County or anywhere else, but I feel like we've got a pretty good flow of information sharing throughout the county, and that's what I think will make subsequent storms a little easier to work through as opposed as to what Ivan was.
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Nyack College is an educational institute committed to training its students to serve both the church and the world. The chairman of the board has told the employees that a new president must embrace those core values and continue on the path that Dr. Schroeder has set us on.
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One of the things people can do ahead of time is to check with their insurance company. Touch base with them and make sure you have the coverage that you think you have. So many people find out they are not covered when it is too late. Insurance companies may require a waiting period, so don't wait.
definitely storms widespread
(Katrina) was definitely not widespread like other storms that have come through.
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I think these classes are good because it gives EMA directors a wide range of knowledge and different obstacles and issues that come up when working with a disaster,
knowledge lead others
I want the knowledge and know-how to lead others to success.
money takes
It takes a lot of effort. It can be frustrating. The money doesn't always make it to the neediest departments.
felt point
From that point on. I think they felt like they could do nothing wrong.
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We had given up hope of ever getting the statue back and put in an insurance claim and next day it was returned.
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We can send up a request and of course we would send up a request after speaking with the elected officials, including the sheriff. It wouldn't just be my issue I would take input from each of those people and if that is what they wanted then we would request it. But just because we requested it doesn't mean the governor would issue it.
create events justify meetings
We don't want to create overkill and have meetings when the events don't justify the meetings.
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We challenged them to throw the out and they didn't want to throw the out, they wanted to throw the ball down the field. Once we backed off, they seemed to quit on throwing that fade.
based changes conditions opportunity review view
We don't view this as a crisis. We have an opportunity to review conditions and make some changes based on these conditions.