I expect it depends on how much trust you put into long range climate and weather forecasts. But, here is a Washington Post article, Dreaming of snow this winter? Look up the forecast in your area

This is not official, but all over the news on Tuesday, “South Dakota Gov. KRISTI NOEM will be President-elect DONALD TRUMP’s pick for DHS Secretary.”

Either we are having intensive rain someplace or very dry, verging on drought conditions in other parts of the nation. This time however, both coasts of the United States are dealing with wildfires brought on by extremely dry conditions, that when combine with high winds can be very destructive to the landscape, but also homes that stand in the way of these fires.

Normally as emergency managers we think about the impacts of wind on what is called “real property” buildings, homes and infrastructure. If there is damage to the landscape it comes in different forms, but usually we think about trees that have fallen on houses and cars that need to be cleaned up and removed. What we might call “normal debris removal.”

Fiscal years vary across the map. Some end in June, others in December and the federal budget ends in September. In all those scenarios, it is true that there can be a “spend it or lose it” mentality.