FIRST RESPONDERS

THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION MAY SEEM OBVIOUS. BUT, I’M GOING TO ASK IT ANYWAY. WHO WOULD BE THE BEST PERSON TO HELP DEVELOP SOLUTIONS IF A COMMUNITY IS A CRISIS? SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE AREA OR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE OR SOMEONE WHO IS EMOTIONALLY VESTED IN THE COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE WHO CALL IT HOME AND THE CHALLENGES THEY ENCOUNTER ON A DAILY BASIS? WELL, YOU’RE ABOUT TO MEET TWO PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT THE LATTER IS THE KEY WHEN IT COMES TO BETTER PREPARATION AND RECOVERY FROM NATIONAL DISASTERS. AND AS OUR LISA GODLEY FOUND OUT, THEY’RE PUTTING THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS!