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Emergency Management
Eight Alabama counties are under a "State of Emergency," declared by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey in advance to Tropical Storm Gordon's arrival.
The declaration includes Baldwin, Mobile, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe and Washington counties. The declaration was first announced publicly on Twitter by Alabama Emergency Management Agency director Brian Hastings.
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Route Fifty
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers says there’s an upside to the fact that his city has been ground zero for a string of headline-grabbing enormously destructive natural disasters over the last decade. He says that Colorado Springs officials probably don’t have to work as hard as officials in other cities to make the case that building up local resilience should be a top public policy priority.
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Finance & Commerce
Coastal communities around the world are struggling to adapt to rising sea levels and increasingly severe coastal storms. In the United States, local governments are making investments to reduce those risks, such as protecting shorelines with seawalls, “nourishing” eroded beaches by adding sand and rerouting or redesigning roads and bridges.
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Claims Journal
According to Inside Science, a science news publication, gator bites in Florida “have been on the rise, increasing from an average of just one every three years between 1988 and 1999 to about seven per year between 2000 and 2016.”
Statistics from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission differ, but still show an increase in the number of alligator bites suffered by humans since gators came off the endangered species list.
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The Wall Street Journal
Hackers are constantly probing for “the one flaw overlooked” in Houston’s computer networks, said the official responsible for safeguarding the fourth-largest U.S. city’s system.
“Compromise is inevitable,” said Christopher Mitchell, chief information security official, at a Houston City Council hearing last month. His presentation helped persuade local lawmakers they needed a $30 million cybersecurity insurance plan with a $471,400 premium.
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You can’t plan for a crisis while having one! We can all agree that “winging it” isn’t a successful plan, but relying on organizational charts for your internal FEMA claims crew may be just as unsuccessful. To identify the necessary traits, skills, and abilities ahead of a disaster, click here.
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Emergency Management
As part of National Preparedness Month, West Virginians are encouraged to become prepared in case of an emergency.
The American Red Cross West Virginia Region urges everyone not to wait until an emergency occurs and it’s too late.
“We strongly encourage you to take steps now to prepare,” said Courtney Clark, Executive Director for Southeast West Virginia. “We see disasters often this time of year, so it is vital for you and every member of your household to have a plan.”
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Government Technology
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, legislation has been enacted by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands that requires private entities or government agencies to notify individuals who have been impacted by security breaches that may compromise their personally identifiable information.
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By Roberta Matuson
 I've been sitting back watching as leaders continue to fill up LinkedIn threads with "We’re Hiring!" posts. The same leaders do this day in and day out, which tells me this strategy isn’t working. Would you continue to solicit for new clients and customers the same way if you discovered what you were doing was not resulting in new prospects? Of course not! Yet, here we are. Let me share with you why you can't fill jobs and what you can do to change this.
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