08/06/2026
Kristi Rollwagen, adjunct faculty in the M.S. in Emergency and Disaster Management program at St. Thomas, writes about the increasingly unpredictable work of emergency managers in the United States. Climate change, civil unrest, public health crises and other factors are all shaping Rollwagen’s mantra: Expect the unexpected.
Based on the events of the past five years in Minnesota and elsewhere, emergency management leaders must be ready for the unthinkable.