Since I was eight years old, I’ve been fascinated by natural disasters.
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know I’m a survivor of multiple tornadoes and some of the worst hurricanes on record (Hurricanes Georges (1998), Katrina (2005), etc).
I’ve lived through disasters in Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and even New York (Snowmageddon of 2011).
After my experience during Hurricane Katrina (I was 16 at the time), I developed a low-key, side-plot mission to join the administrative wing of FEMA someday.
I was working my way toward that quickly when I was hired and then 10 months later promoted in my job at DOH working with Florida’s Department of Emergency Management.
I’ve seen how local, state and federal agencies work together during a disaster. I’ve seen states fail (Hurricanes Katrina, Michael, and Ian) and triumph (Hurricane Dorian).
Few disasters today are limited to just one state, and the same disaster may not affect two states in the same way. Examples: Mississippi vs…
