The latest edition of the American Public Works Association (APWA) Public Works Radio Resiliency & Preparedness in Public Works for a Safer Tomorrow talks about fleet preparedness, resilience, dealing with unpredictable weather patterns, and public works agencies being crucial pillars for building resilient communities.

Nestled within the upstate region of South Carolina, the City of Greenville rarely considers hurricanes a point of critical concern. That suddenly changed with the arrival of Hurricane Helene in September 2024, leaving Scott McIver, CPFP, CAFS, Greenville's Fleet Manager, with lessons that forever changed his understanding of emergency response.

He joins us to discuss those lessons in this week's episode of Public Works Radio, the official podcast of APWA. With news coverage consistently flooding the airwaves about unpredictable weather patterns and the harsh realities coming in its aftermath, Scott's message is crystal clear: the critical value of FEMA training cannot be overstated.

This episode was inspired in-part by Scott’s APWA Reporter article from September 2025, “Lessons Learned as a Fleet Manager During a FEMA-Level Event (Hurricane Helene).”

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