Support for Real-World Experience. Alarm grows inside FEMA as administrator Brock Long fights for his job

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/alarm-grows-inside-fema-as-administrator-brock-long-fights-for-his-job/2018/09/15/995fb280-b854-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a41357905745   

I have the deepest respect, and admiration for academia and theorist.  Hands-on practitioners put theory to practice in real-world environment.  

FEMA Administrator 'MUST' be a hands-on practitioner from the field combined with academia.

Regrettably, Real world hands-on experience out weighs theory.  Real world is an ever changing environment that takes into account all systems internal and external environmental components on demand in life saving situations.

IG focus on insurance, mitigation, preparedness, continuity, and grant programs under Daniel Kaniewski should be focus. Leadership guides these groups.

This statement alone is questionable regarding relationship of DHS Secretary Kristen Nielsen and Daniel Kaniewski

'...She and Kaniewski are close friends and onetime housemates, according to three current and former colleagues.....'

Emergency Management is a non-political entity which follows the tenants of all responders primary imperative..."To Save Lives".  

As a veteran, and emergency manager a true leader leads by example, and knowing hands-on in the field obstacles that staff and personnel encounter.  The 'book' or policy is there to guide us in an ideal situation.  In real-world situations experience and knowledge comes into play.

If non-political I shall support FEMA Administrator Brock Long on those qualities alone.

Sincerely,

Charles D. Sharp

CEO.  Black Emergency Managers Association International

Washington, D.C.

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Alarm grows inside FEMA as administrator Brock Long fights for his job

The agency is without a deputy director and the third in command has little hands-on disaster management experience, Long’s allies say.

Emergency Management Monitoring - Continuous Process. Virginia (VDEM) 2018 Audit Report

As part of our continuous effort to monitor services to communities for inclusion & diversity and overall community preparedness, planning, response, and recovery.  Emergency management office\agency audit and other related reports for U.S. States, Counties, territories, and other jurisdictions (counties, cities, etc.) will be added as a repository for our members to review as received.

The following is the recent completed audit report for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Audit of Selected Cycles for the Period July 1, 2016 Through June 30, 2018 internal controls and compliance related to federal grants management, specifically non-disaster related federal grants.  In addition financial management of Radiological Emergency Preparedness Funds were also reviewed.

Link (Auditor of Public Accounts.

https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.apa.virginia.gov/reports/VirginiaDepartmentofEmergencyManagement2018.pdf&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwidnaOrj77dAhVkh-AKHVIODREQFggEMAA&client=internal-uds-cse&cx=010597278063741261092:q3sslvoc7kg&usg=AOvVaw0TEhkR8EtzDRn0w-uDPNZH

During the current buildup from Hurricane\Storm Florence concerns for community preparedness, threats to nuclear facilities in the path of the storm, and the leadership of the Commonwealth of Virginia requested a pre-approved Presidential Disaster Declaration before the threat struck land were many of your concerns.

Please review this audit report if members of the Commonwealth of Virginia community.  As with all members in other jurisdictions keep in mind to review your local, State, county or other audit reports as posted and forward to BEMA International.

Sincerely,

Charles D. Sharp

Charles D. Sharp Chief Executive Officer Black Emergency Managers Association            International
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