Go back with me to the beginning of my journey in emergency management in a conversation with the Salvation Army Director who was there from the start. Rob Roberts, Miami County Kansas Commissioner and childhood mentor, talks about the first time he and I were exposed to emergency management - in 2007 when my hometown of Osawatomie, Kansas flooded with a 100-year flood. Rob does a wonderful job of telling the story and guiding us through an introduction to me, as the host of this podcast and now an emergency manager of over 16 years. Begin this journey with me as I tell my story and those of hundreds of others so that we can create a digital library of experiences that should not go forgotten, stories for the emergency management archives.

If you or someone you know has a war story they would like to share on Stories for the Archives, reach out to me (Abby Eichorn) on LinkedIn. Please include contact information and a short summary of the experiences to be shared. If you are recommending someone other than yourself, please let me know if you have already reached out to them. Otherwise, any follow up with that person may be delayed.

This podcast is recorded in my personal capacity, on my personal time and information provided does not necessarily reflect the views of FEMA or DHS.