“#IAMFEMA – Community is What Supports You!!!” The McBride-Jones Story

I am Dr. Jacqueline McBride-Jones an #IAMFEMA; Disaster Survivor Assistance Program Branch Director. I am honored to have served my nation from 1995 to the present. The following is an article, featuring “my story”: A Spirit for Service: Creating a Lifelong Career in Emergency Management…. Some people feel they are predestined to accomplish certain goals in life. Jacqueline McBride says it’s her calling to work with disasters and communities.”

By Elaine Pittman (Https://Www.Govtech.Com/Authors/Elaine-Pittman.Html) / May 27, 2010 LARRY LERNER/FEMA

The photo, captured below, was taken of Dr. McBride-Jones, former FEMA’s Deputy Coordinator of Community Relations/External Liaison/Field Teams’ Chief, as she sat at her desk, during the World Trade Disaster/Center Event, September 12, 2001. 

She served from 9-11, from September 12, 2001, to March 26, 2002. McBride-Jones shares her “9-11 story”, which is located on the following link: https://www.govtech.com/em/training/Spirit-Service-Career-Emergency-Management.html. A survivor of 9-11 and while she is receiving medical treatment, she has never lost her desire towards and in support of the “Call to Action in the Service of My County/Nation”!!!

 Dr. McBride-Jones salutes Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator Joan Rave, who shares her experience of supporting communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how beating breast cancer taught her the importance of community. #IAMFEMA #FEMA #9-11 #COVID Source: License: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) Click this link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5umyzFFP8GQ

Click this link to access Eric Holdeman’s Article: DISASTER ZONE, “An 'I Am FEMA' Segment Making FEMA familiar”. BY ERIC HOLDEMAN / JUNE 17, 2020