Ballardian

Back in July, the always-excellent things magazine reported the existence of ‘The Suburban Emergency Management Project, always on the lookout for some major Ballardian catastrophe’. SEMP’s mission statement is to provide ‘a full spectrum of resources to support any community organization that provides or manages disaster-related services. SEMP publications include Securitas Magazine and Biot Reports (each free), SEMP Academy educational programs, disaster management consulting and custom education, and SEMP books, including the award-winning The First 72Hours: A Community Approach to Disaster Preparedness. SEMP’s mission is to help professionals, educators, students, the media, and volunteers achieve peak performance providing community-based disaster services.’

Now, in a symbiotic twist, SEMP featured the dictionary definition of ‘Ballardian’ in a recent newsletter (scroll down, to the left).