Ex-Marine and commissioner of New York City’s Department of Emergency Management Zach Iscol

By Tina Renick

Published July 19, 2024 at 10:30 PM EDT

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Zach Iscol served in Iraq as a Marine and is now commissioner of New York City’s Department of Emergency Management. “We are always activated. We’re always responding to stuff,” he says. How to prepare for the worst.

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