Help Shape the Future of Emergency Communication

What do you wish alerts told you during an emergency?

The University of Georgia’s Institute for Disaster Management, along with the USDA Forest Service, is seeking individuals to share feedback on emergency notifications.

We want to hear from you! Your feedback can help us improve the way emergency notifications are written and shared nationwide.

Open to the Public

The chats are open to all, and we are seeking individuals from all backgrounds to share their perspective.

  • December 4 at 7 PM EST OR December 5 at 12 PM EST
  • Virtual via Zoom
  • Register now: bit.ly/FCPESR

The Fireside Chats are interactive, virtual conversations designed to gather feedback from the public about emergency alerts.

  • Help make alerts clearer, faster and more informative
  • Peek behind the scenes of crisis communications
  • Join an open, meaningful conversation
  • Let your voice be heard

Can you help us spread the word?

Click here for the marketing toolkit

|

Faculty Spotlight: James P. O’Neal

Clinical professor’s lifetime of service in US Air Force, emergency medicine, public health Since the age of 6 James Patrick O’Neal has had a penchant for flying. “It was just

|

Envisioning the future of Iceland’s environment

Study collects Icelandic community perspectives on environmental health, 100 years in the future Michelle Ritchie remembers being in Iceland in 2013. When she returned 10 years later, though, things looked

|

How to stay safe during hurricane season

Stock a kit with food, water, medications and stay informed with national, local officials It’s been an unusually quiet hurricane season so far. But that may change with Hurricane Gabrielle