A Kansas and Alaska Example of Extension Opportunities in Emergency Preparedness

Authors

Stephen C. Brown, University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension ServiceFollow
Jennifer Ploeger, Kansas State University Research and ExtensionFollow

Volume

46

Issue

5

Abstract

Emergency preparedness and management show great potential as growth areas for Extension programming. This Commentary examines two such programs. In Brown County, Kansas, Extension's decision to get involved in emergency management resulted in significantly increased funding, a renewal of faith by local county government, and a successful response to the 2007 ice storm. In Alaska, the decision to begin teaching emergency response officials and the public how to use Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers resulted in a large new audience in a previously untapped program area outside of 4-H.

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Recommended Citation

Brown, S. C., & Ploeger, J. (2008). A Kansas and Alaska Example of Extension Opportunities in Emergency Preparedness. The Journal of Extension, 46(5), Article 2. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol46/iss5/2