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to the Two Lynchpin Road blog!
A place where we come together to discuss disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for your community! Every disaster — whether it’s a hurricane, flood, or human-caused — is an opportunity for us to learn and build a community that is more likely to thrive during a crisis. Get ready to join forces in building a better more disaster-ready future!
In an Era of ‘Epic Storms,’ Why Are We So Unprepared?
In an Era of 'Epic Storms,' Why Are We So Unprepared?As we witness the devastating effects of severe storms and increases in severe weather-related disasters, we must ask: why are we so unprepared? There is a definite failure of imagination when it comes to the...
What Emergency Managers Can Learn from the Lessons from the COVID War Report
What Emergency Managers can learn from the Lessons from the COVID War ReportAs President Biden signed a resolution to end the national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and disband the COVID response team, an investigative report titled, "Lessons from the...
Keeping the Team Together During Disaster
Keeping the Team Together During Times of DisasterCommunicating at work during a disaster When disaster strikes, businesses of all sizes experience disruption and upheaval. It is during these times of crisis that the strength of communication within a team plays an...
Disasters are bigger than ever – Preparing for the Future
Disasters are bigger than ever - Preparing for the FutureDisasters are bigger than ever, what about preparedness? As disasters become increasingly common and ever more destructive, it is time to ask an important question: have our preparedness efforts kept pace? From...
Resilience: Going beyond infrastructure
Building Resilience in our Communities: Going beyond infrastructureWe’re focusing on the wrong problem. There I said it. Ahhh... so buckle up while we dig into it. As emergency managers, we talk a big game about disaster and community resilience. But our...
Are you a disaster futurist?
Are you a disaster futurist?Are you a disaster futurist? The future of emergency management and city planning is rapidly changing, with many focusing on technology-enabled solutions to prevent natural disasters before they even occur. For those of us in the emergency...
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Important Acknowledgment
Two Lynchpin Road recognizes that we are on the ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok, Pomo, and Wappo, who are the original caretakers of the Sonoma County, California area.
We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous peoples who have been stewarding and maintaining relationship on this land as knowledge keepers for millennia.
As an organization, we are dedicated to understanding and educating others about historical and ongoing connections between land conservation, disaster impacts, and social inequities. This includes the histories of genocide, forced removal and displacement, and broken promises with Indigenous peoples as a part of American history.
This acknowledgment serves as a gesture of respect to the land we are located on.
