The Mitigation Master

In the past few decades we've seen an increase of impact from natural disasters. We have seen an increase of intensity from natural disasters. And the cold hard truth is that our critical infrastructure systems which our country so desperately relies on are far beyond their prime. Now more than ever, it is vital that we turn our country's attention to rebuilding the very structures that are our lifeline. From the power grid, to transportation routes, to water containment systems, it is time for a major overhaul.

All around us we see disasters taking place, and some of these disasters we can anticipate and know they are coming. The question remains then, what are we doing to prepare ourselves for these disasters so that we can lower their impact on ourselves once they arrive? As we intentionally implement incremental improvement every single day, we increase our own personal resilience, which in turn will make not only our own life better, but the lives of those around us - from our family, to our neighborhood, to our community, to our city, to our state, to our country, and eventually to the world.