Emergency Management

Title image for blog post. Text reads "Building Resilient Communities: Manhattan Beach’s Approach to Hazard Mitigation Planning. CONSTANT team members Mona Bontty and Nicole Christensen interviewed Amanda MacLennan, Emergency Preparedness Administrator for Manhattan Beach, CA, about her experience working with CONSTANT to update the City’s LHMP. Read the blog to learn more about the HMP process under FEMA’s updated guidelines from the perspective of a local jurisdiction." Features CONSTANT's logo and an image of Amanda MacLennan within a blue circular background.

Building Resilient Communities: Manhattan Beach’s Approach to Hazard Mitigation Planning

July 8, 2024 / Emergency Management

Manhattan Beach, California. Pier as seen from the Pacific Ocean. Credit: Adobe Stock CONSTANT’s Emergency Management Portfolio Lead, Mona Bontty, and Business Development Analyst, Nicole Christensen, are honored to have had the opportunity to interview Amanda MacLennan, the Emergency Preparedness Administrator for the City of Manhattan Beach, California, reporting to the Fire Chief. CONSTANT recently …

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Blog Human Resilience: How Emergency Managers Can Promote Disaster Behavioral Health

Human Resilience: How Emergency Managers Can Promote Disaster Behavioral Health

February 5, 2024 / Emergency Management

Disasters have a profound impact on behavioral health. Disaster behavioral health services are a key component of emergency response and recovery, particularly as disasters increase in frequency, severity, and duration. Survivors and responders require both immediate care and long-term recovery support. The community also needs the opportunity to heal and rebuild its resilience.   Emergency …

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Sadie Martinez posed against a navy blue Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management backdrop

Keep Eating the Elephant: Integrating Access and Functional Needs into Emergency Management

September 12, 2023 / Emergency Management

CONSTANT Senior Associate, Mona Bontty, and Business Development Analyst, Nicole Christensen, are honored to have had the opportunity to interview Sadie Martinez, the Access and Functional Needs (AFN) Coordinator for the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) and the Access and Whole Community Inclusion Caucus Chair for the International Association of Emergency …

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Implementing 2023 National Preparedness Month Activities

September 5, 2023 / Emergency Management

As parts of the U.S. experience peak hurricane season, it is a great time to remind residents of the importance of preparing for disasters. September 1st marked the beginning of National Preparedness Month, which is an annual observance to promote the benefits of disaster preparedness.     Over the past several years, FEMA has crafted …

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Cars at a standstill during a hurricane evacuation.

CONSTANT Supports Inclusive Evacuation Planning Guide

August 17, 2023 / Emergency Management, Press Releases

(Torrance, CA) August 16, 2023 – CONSTANT is proud to announce that we recently worked with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to develop a Guide for Integrated Evacuation Planning for Jurisdictions and Individuals with Access and Functional Needs (AFN). The Guide is now available on Cal OES’s Office of Access and …

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