Please respond to the following questions in your initial post:

• As you examine the future of emergency management, what do you see?
• The incidence, scope and severity of natural disasters have increased over the last 30 years.  For example, drought, western wildfires, hurricanes and storms.  What does this mean for our future practitioners? How will this shape our profession?
• Share your perspective of what you think the future of emergency management might look like in 10-15 years. How will it evolve? Why?

Please cite your sources. Local, county and state emergency management websites should be a great resource for you. phoenix, maricoa, arizona

• References are required if you are quoting a source. Please be willing to share experiences, and/or provide thoughtful feedback.