"Emergency management is everybody's business" - Paul McNeil
An emergency manager is someone who plans for, responds to, and helps communities recover from disasters — like wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, or even pandemics. Their job is to help keep people safe before, during, and after emergencies. We may not always know everything, but chances are, we know people who know what need. Being a prepared individual doesn't offer as much assurance as being a prepared family. And being a prepared family is not nearly as easy to sustain as having a prepared neighborhood. It takes a village to keep our villages safe.
Emergencies don't always come with a warning... but sometimes they do. Being educated on how disasters happen is a huge part of how we can be ready for them. For example, if we know that modern doorframes are not sturdy enough to keep you safe during an earthquake, maybe less people will be injured during an event. I'm not yet a professional, but I know that I want to do my part in keeping people safe.
One way I have sought to spread awareness about disaster preparedness is to use my passion for music and combine it with my fairly niche passion for emergency management and creating a more resilient community. I only have a few songs ready to share, and even less are ready for release. Enjoy this sneak peak, and hopefully it encourages you and your neighbors to be better prepared for the next emergency :)
Useful resources for getting started:
Have a go kit ready - Learn about what to include in a go-kit to have your family prepared before, during, and after disaster.
Understand which hazards you face - View a map of the hazards in your local area (census tract will give you a more precise overview of your location).
Create a family plan - Make sure your family has the same plan about how you respond to emergencies.
"Move (Tsunamis)" is an energetic, educational anthem wrapped in a soulful, urgent groove inspired by Common’s "Go!" C-Mo blends real-world survival knowledge with slick rhymes, teaching listeners how to recognize and react to tsunami threats — all while vibing to a track that moves as much as its message.
The song weaves together chill beach vibes with a sharp call to action: when the ocean recedes, move. Through clever bars and vivid imagery, C-Mo breaks down tsunami science — from earthquake displacement to evacuation tips — while also touching on human nature, community resilience, and the importance of preparation. It’s part jam, part public service announcement, but always lyrical and alive.
"Move (Tsunamis)" shows that being prepared can still sound cool — and sometimes, knowing when and how to move is the difference between surviving and becoming just another souvenir.
“Ready 2 Rumble! (Earthquakes)” is a high-energy, educational rap track from C-Mo that transforms complex seismological concepts into gripping, unforgettable bars. Set to the charged-up beat of Shordie Shordie’s FDP, the track blends lyrical agility with public safety education, crafting a classroom experience that hits harder than tectonic plates colliding.
Opening and closing with a classroom-style lecture, C-Mo plays the role of an emergency management educator—demystifying myths, breaking down misconceptions, and guiding listeners through what to actually do when the ground starts shaking. Lines like “the earth doesn’t care if you ready to rumble” and “don’t wait to prepare until everything crumble” serve both as warnings and rallying cries.
Each verse unpacks the science behind earthquakes—plate boundaries, wave types, magnitude vs. intensity—before transitioning into real-time survival scenarios. The track offers vivid, cinematic depictions of quake chaos and response, placing the listener in a life-or-death moment with rapid-fire visuals: “i dive under tables til shaking passes / reliving my training, my learning, my classes.”
But Ready 2 Rumble! goes beyond the quake itself. The outro widens the lens, detailing potential cascading hazards—from landslides and tsunamis to fires, floods, and power grid failures—urging reflection and responsibility: “ask yourselves not only what effects these hazards may have, but in what ways we may impact the effects they have on us all.”
With a flow that commands attention and a message rooted in preparedness, Ready 2 Rumble! (Earthquakes) isn’t just a song—it’s a seismic shift in how we educate through music.
“Lil’ Flame or Two” is a hard-hitting, educational, and emotionally charged wildfire anthem that blends sharp lyricism with real-world urgency. Riding a smooth, reflective beat, C-Mo unpacks the science, stakes, and societal neglect surrounding wildfires — showing how disaster can ignite from the smallest spark.
The hook is haunting in its repetition: “crazy what could spiral from a lil flame or two.” With each chorus, the scope expands — from Yellowstone to Washington, from California to the Amazon — showing how no region is untouched by fire's reach in a changing climate.
C-Mo's verses weave together fire ecology, emergency management, and human vulnerability. He outlines the fire triangle (heat, fuel, oxygen), touches on root causes (natural and manmade), and connects environmental degradation to cascading disasters like landslides and floods. There’s even wordplay on hydrophobic soils and wind-driven fire spread that showcases both lyrical skill and deep understanding of natural hazards.
But this isn’t just a science lesson — it’s a call to awareness and action. C-Mo urges listeners to respect evacuation orders, prepare for the unpredictable, and rethink our response systems in a warming world: “climate change has home field advantage.”
At its core, “Lil’ Flame or Two” is a poetic reckoning with the fiery consequences of inaction. It's clever, sobering, and honest — the kind of track that makes you nod your head while thinking twice about where the next spark might land.
We get so distracted trynna be somewhere else that we forget to be where we are. Yet we put too much effort in trying to change what we should just let be. “Lorax” is a lyrical outcry from C-Mo — a raw, unfiltered eco-rap that channels Dr. Seuss’s mustached environmentalist into a modern-day prophet for a world on the brink. With sharp wordplay and a steady flow of truth bombs, this track isn't just speaking for the trees — it's speaking to the people who keep cutting them down.
C-Mo weaves climate crisis, consumerism, and political apathy into a narrative that's both poetic and pointed. The verses hit hard with lines about pollution, overexploitation, and our detachment from the natural world, while the hooks remind us of what we’re losing in the name of “progress.” There’s no sugarcoating here — just bars that hold a mirror up to society and dare us to look.
But Lorax isn’t just rage. It’s reflective too. C-Mo paints scenes of beauty — a frozen spiderweb at sunrise, a memory of a rose, a lesson in letting go — that remind us what's still worth saving. It’s personal, political, and painfully present.
A blend of environmental awareness and introspection, Lorax is a call to consciousness in an era of distraction. It’s for anyone who's ever looked around and asked, “How did we let it get this far?” and still believes it’s not too late to care.
"New Slates” is a passionate, purpose-driven track that blends lyrical skill with deep societal critique. C-Mo steps firmly into his voice as an artist, activist, and emergency management thinker — confronting personal responsibility, systemic flaws, and climate realities all in one cohesive, urgent message.
Opening with reflections on personal growth and purpose, the track lays a foundation built on integrity and resilience. C-Mo isn’t just talking about surviving — he’s thriving with intention, vision, and a clear moral compass: “do it right, integrity, can’t turn me wrong.”
Verse one calls out the hollow glorification of wealth in mainstream music, pushing instead for financial literacy, long-term thinking, and independence. It’s not about the flex — it’s about the foundation. That’s where the concept of "new slates" comes in: it’s a metaphor for breaking away from the old ways, clearing space to build something that lasts.
The second verse shifts gears into emergency management territory, addressing real-world hazards — flooding, wildfires, landslides, earthquakes — and our underprepared systems. C-Mo breaks it down with clarity and frustration, tying environmental change to political stagnation: “the climate is changing and so should our leaders.” His advocacy for voting reform and a deeper civic consciousness shines through, echoing a call for systemic renewal.
Then, the third verse brings a climactic intensity, drawing vivid images of worsening climate effects and a crumbling infrastructure. It raises existential questions about our future, family, and responsibility, before closing with a powerful outro that reframes hazards not as exceptions but as recurring realities we must learn to live with — and plan for.
Ultimately, “New Slates” is not just a song — it's a manifesto. It’s for the builders, the thinkers, the ones who see through the noise and want to do something about it. With razor-sharp lyricism and a sense of urgency, C-Mo challenges us to not just rewrite the rules — but to start with a clean slate entirely.
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