Betsy Nelson: Reminders of our vulnerability hit home 

BY: Betsy Nelson
POSTED: September 8, 2011
Tags: 9/11, Betsy Nelson, emergency management, hurricane irene, maryland emergency management agency, preparedness

It is hard to forget the shock, confusion, uncertainty and disruption felt in the early days following the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. But our sense of vulnerability tends to fade over time — until something else, like the recent 5.8 magnitude earthquake and Hurricane Irene, brings it sharply to the fore. In the last [...]