In America, we don’t think twice about turning on the faucet and having clean water pour out. We take for granted that we will wake up each day and have access to clean, fresh water. But Earth has a growing water problem. Nearly three-quarters of the planet’s surface are covered in water, but our water ecosystems are being challenged.

How do we engage the next generation of emergency managers. What do we need to teach them? How do we prepare them for success in a post-pandemic, climate changing, no-fail world? The profession of emergency management is much younger when compared against other public safety partners. The fire services’ formal history dates back to the early 1800’s and Napoleon Bonaparte, while organized police departments go as far back as the mid-1600's. Lots of history. Lots of trial and error. Lots of evolution.