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The New “Facebook” of Emergency Management

June 16th, 2009

by David Longshore

On Tuesday, June 16, 2009, the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM), as part of its ongoing mission to continually educate the people of New York City on the techniques and benefits of emergency preparedness, unveiled its new, official “Facebook” page.  The site, which contains additional information on New York City hazards, community event listings, and volunteer opportunities, was implemented in response to OEM’s annual preparedness poll, which indicates that over 50% of respondents use Facebook to keep informed about important emergency events in New York City.

“If Facebook is where New Yorkers are looking for information, OEM needs to be there with answers,” OEM Commissioner Joseph F. Bruno told The New York Times in a June 16 article that appeared on The Times’ invaluable City Room site.

The Facebook venture is only the latest innovation in OEM’s already comprehensive preparedness notification program.  Building upon its solid successes in community outreach, notification, and emergency preparedness education, New York City’s OEM has once again shown the EM and HLS fields that it is not afraid to make use of new or emerging technology to address the age-old challenges of emergency preparedness and notification.  And for those who don’t believe that early warning and robust preparedness measures can save lives, Disaster Central urges that they remember their history…the history that saw over 600 lives in the northeastern United States lost to a “surprise” hurricane strike on Long Island and southeastern New England in September of 1938.

Disaster Central urges all New Yorkers to visit OEM’s Facebook page, and to regularly consult it as updates become available.  OEM is clearly doing its part to keep New Yorkers safe - are you, your family, your friends, and your workplace doing the same?

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Posted by David Longshore in Emergency Management Planning, Emergency Preparedness.

David Longshore is the former Director of MCNY’s Emergency and Disaster Management MPA Program.

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