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Fantastic news Thad, thank you for sharing. ------------------------------ Christa Lopez Senior Advisor CTEH Wilmington NC (409) 270-7680 ------------------------------

Thanks for posting this Justin. I do believe this could impact our membership. I think about companies and universities that have their own EMT programs, or firms or government agencies that perform response work like oil spill teams. They vaguely address their definition so far of Emergency Response ...

We always talk about the importance of redundancy in our communications and this is another tool in that toolbox. ------------------------------ Christa Lopez Senior Advisor CTEH Wilmington NC 4092707680 ------------------------------

Grateful for the caucus taking this on the support of IAEM. I appreciate your knowledge Derrick! ------------------------------ Christa Lopez Senior Advisor CTEH Wilmington NC (409)270-7680 ------------------------------

I hope we do not find ourselves back in the position we were in around Jan and Feb of 2020 when we had forgotten the importance of pandemic planning and preparedness. This is important legislation to stay on top of and engage. ------------------------------ Christa Lopez, CEM Wilmington NC ------ ...

Better data sharing and more options like we had in Hurricane Harvey in Texas for disaster housing is needed very much. ------------------------------ Christa Lopez Specialist Leader Deloitte Wilmington NC (737) 285-4939 ------------------------------

Jonathan, I echo your words. I have been a state administrator over both FEMA and HUD funded programs and so know there are ways we can improve these programs to make them more equitable. It's about doing the right thing for all our citizens and just the thing to comply. If the rules do not make sense ...