Episode 90: The Role of Individuals and Local Government in Disaster Preparedness with Former FEMA Administrator Brock Long This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! While FEMA is the first organization mentioned when a disaster hits a community, there is actually a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of state and local governments to prepare their communities. In this episode, Brock Long is sharing his expertise on FEMA’s role in disaster recovery, how state and local governments can better support and prepare their communities, and how to build individual resilience that you might need to support your neighbors in a crisis. Long is the former administrator of FEMA and a 20-year veteran of emergency management and homeland security. Most recently he led the nation through the worst series of disasters ever experienced including hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Florence, Michael, Yutu, and the devastating California wildfires. In this episode, you will learn: Long’s career journey from executive vice president of an emergency management consulting firm to the administrator of FEMA What actually happens behind the scenes of FEMA’s role in natural disaster recovery The extent of FEMA’s global reach to assist in disaster recovery in other countries The four “legs” of a proper disaster preparedness, response, and recovery plan The role of local and state governments in disaster recovery Long’s perspective on financial prosperity and how income poverty and asset poverty decrease disaster resilience on a local level The primary drivers for why public and government infrastructure is prone to failure Some key takeaways on preparedness how it affected recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and in Hawaii after Hurricane Lane The lifelines that support disaster recovery on a local level The tactical approach to achieve resilience in both the public and private sectors How community resilience starts at an individual level and how local governments can promote disaster preparedness among individuals and families The role of emergency managers in the future to educate their superiors on what funding is realistically available and how to leverage that funding to build resilience for future disasters Resources Mentioned: Listen to “The Art of Relationships” with Damian Welch: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-resilience-decoded/id1435369997?i=1000464468779 Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities (BRIC) Grant: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities Connect with Brock Long on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brock-long-62742a17/ Disaster Recovery Journal: Register for DRJ’s weekly (Wednesday) webinar series: https://drj.com/webinars/up-coming/ Register for DRJ Spring 2022: Resiliency Transformed: http://www.drj.com/spring2022 Asfalis Advisors: Visit our website here: https://www.asfalisadvisors.com Apply to be a guest on the podcast: https://www.asfalisadvisors.com/decoded/ Download the 5 Step Crisis Strategy: https://www.asfalisadvisors.com/services/ Connect with the podcast! Please take part in our podcast listener survey: https://forms.gle/XDuYPcFjXaydkEXV6 Email us: podcast@drj.com Podcast website: https://drj.com/decoded/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BRDecoded LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/business-resilience-decoded/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNEIrqWlxuyDvkXB24h6Obw/videos Vanessa Mathews, host LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-vaughn-mathews-mba-cbcp-70916b4b/ Book Mathews as a speaker: https://bit.ly/VanessaMathews Jon Seals, producer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonseals/ Disaster Recovery Journal: https://drj.com/