I’m Kevin Pannell, Host of the Hope is NOT a Plan podcast. I am an IT Healthcare Project Management Office leader with a background in Public Safety, Special Event planning, and Incident Management and disaster response. In this episode, Hurricane Helene SITREP as of 06OCT2024, I'm providing a numerical snapshot of the impact of Hurricane Helene, the importance of shifting operations and mindset from rescue to recovery mode, and three opportunities for improvement I've observed from afar as a former Planning Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).

How you can help:

• General Guidance
• Contact the State Emergency Management agency
• Cash is king
• Shelf stable food
• Water
• Volunteer
• State Emergency Management Contacts
• North Carolina: https://www.ncdps.gov/how-to-donate
• South Carolina: https://www.scemd.org/news/hurricane-helene-cleanup-in-south-carolina/ 
• Georgia: https://gema.georgia.gov/hurricane-helene 
• Florida: https://www.floridadisaster.org/disaster-updates/storm-updates/ 
• Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/tema/updates/hurricane-helene.html 
• Virginia: https://www.vaemergency.gov/recover/hurricane-helene 

Thank you to all those that stepped up and stepped into harm's way to help their fellow Americans. Godspeed to the survivors and the fallen. God bless America.