Seattle · household & community preparedness

kNOw what's coming.
Know what you'll do.

Emergency response can be slow, or it might not come at all. I help households, neighbors, and small community groups build the risk assessment and plan that make that gap survivable — not out of fear, but out of knowing.

15+ yrs covering disaster response & preparedness as a journalist
FEMA Planning Dept., 2008–2012
EADP degree, University of North Texas
Humanitarian of the Year, Seattle 2020
Services

Built around your actual household

Every plan starts with what's true about your home, your people, and the hazards specific to where you live — not a generic checklist.

Household assessment & plan

Site visit, written emergency plan, communication plan, and a go-bag checklist tailored to your household.

from $275

Plan + gear guidance

The full household plan, plus curated equipment recommendations matched to your specific risks.

+ $75–150

HOA & neighborhood plans

Group-level response planning, block-captain structure, and shared resource coordination.

from $1,000
Process

How an assessment works

01

Intake call

A short conversation about your household, property, and concerns.

02

Site visit

I walk the property and assess hazards specific to your home and region.

03

Written plan

A plain-language plan covering evacuation, communication, and supplies.

04

Walkthrough

We review the plan together so every household member understands it.

Why me

I've spent my career on both sides of this question

A degree in Emergency Administration and Disaster Planning. Years inside FEMA's Planning Department. Then a decade as a journalist, standing in the aftermath of wildfires and disasters, hearing the same thing again and again: help didn't come as fast as expected — or it didn't come at all.

What got people through wasn't luck. It was a plan, a neighbor, a bag by the door, made before it was needed.

That's what I build with households and communities now — not out of fear, but out of the belief that we're often the first and best help available to each other.

Education
B.S., Emergency Administration & Disaster Planning — University of North Texas
Federal experience
FEMA Planning Department, GIS Specialist, 2008–2012
Field experience
City of Garland OEM (100,000-person event planning); Child Study Center EOP overhaul
Certifications
First Aid / CPR, Stop the Bleed
Recognition
Humanitarian of the Year, Seattle, 2020

Know before you need to.

A 20-minute intake call is the first step. No pressure, no fear tactics — just a clear look at what's true about your household.

Book a household assessment