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D'Andre Lampkin

Community resilience hub with residents using parks, public facilities, community services, food distribution, cooling, and information resources.
Local Parks, Libraries, and Schools as Resilience Hubs: The Next Generation of Community Infrastructure 1024 576 D'Andre Lampkin

Local Parks, Libraries, and Schools as Resilience Hubs: The Next Generation of Community Infrastructure

When communities think about infrastructure, they typically think about roads, bridges, utilities, hospitals, fire stations, communications systems, and other physical assets that keep society functioning. Emergency managers similarly focus on…

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Fire engine traveling through a dense residential neighborhood with ADUs, parked vehicles, utility infrastructure, and limited street space, illustrating the relationship between housing density, emergency access, and community resilience.
When Housing Policy Meets Emergency Access: The Hidden Public Safety Dimension of Density 1024 725 D'Andre Lampkin

When Housing Policy Meets Emergency Access: The Hidden Public Safety Dimension of Density

Housing policy is often discussed in terms of units: how many homes a community needs, how quickly they can be approved, how much they cost, and where additional density should…

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Historic neighborhood architecture alongside thoughtfully integrated modern development, illustrating historic preservation, community resilience, and responsible urban growth.
Historic Preservation and Community Resilience: Protecting Memory While Planning for Growth 1024 576 D'Andre Lampkin

Historic Preservation and Community Resilience: Protecting Memory While Planning for Growth

Historic Preservation and Community Resilience: Protecting Memory While Planning for Growth Cities are never static. They grow, redevelop, absorb new populations, respond to economic pressures, and adapt their physical environments…

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ICS-214 activity logs Emergency response personnel completing incident documentation at a field command post during a civil unrest deployment.
Civil Unrest Documentation and Cost Recovery: Why ICS-214 Logs Matter 1024 725 D'Andre Lampkin

Civil Unrest Documentation and Cost Recovery: Why ICS-214 Logs Matter

ICS-214 activity logs are among the most important—and most frequently underestimated—records created during civil unrest, disasters, and other emergency deployments. Documentation is not bureaucracy; it is the memory and accountability…

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Nonprofit volunteers and emergency responders coordinate disaster relief, distribute supplies, and assist families and older adults in a damaged community.
Nonprofits as Force Multipliers in Disaster Response 1024 725 D'Andre Lampkin

Nonprofits as Force Multipliers in Disaster Response

Nonprofits in disaster response serve as force multipliers by extending public-sector capacity, connecting emergency agencies with trusted community networks, and supporting survivors throughout long-term recovery. Disaster response is most visible…

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Planning professionals and emergency responders collaborate on land-use planning near industrial facilities, residential neighborhoods, and critical infrastructure to support economic growth, environmental stewardship, and community resilience.
Industrial Land Use and Community Resilience: Planning for Economic Growth While Reducing Disaster Risk 1024 683 D'Andre Lampkin

Industrial Land Use and Community Resilience: Planning for Economic Growth While Reducing Disaster Risk

Introduction Industrial land uses have played a fundamental role in the growth of American communities for generations. Manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, logistics hubs, warehouses, public utilities, and industrial service providers…

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Community members receive water, shade, and wellness checks in a public park being used as a resilience hub during a crisis.
Parks as Resilience Infrastructure: Why Public Spaces Matter During Crisis 1024 576 D'Andre Lampkin

Parks as Resilience Infrastructure: Why Public Spaces Matter During Crisis

When communities think about disaster infrastructure, they often imagine fire stations, hospitals, emergency operations centers, bridges, power grids, evacuation routes, and communication systems. Those assets are essential. Yet one of…

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Stadium display highlighting public safety at mega-events, with icons for crowd management, transit, communications, and emergency response.
Public Safety at Mega-Events: What FIFA 2026 Can Teach Cities Before LA28 1024 576 D'Andre Lampkin

Public Safety at Mega-Events: What FIFA 2026 Can Teach Cities Before LA28

Author’s note: D’Andre Lampkin served as Planning Chief in his capacity as a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff assigned to the Parks Bureau for FIFA Fan Zone events held in…

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Families cool off at a seaside splash pad under hazy orange skies during an extreme heat event.
Extreme Heat as a Mass-Care Emergency: Why Cooling Centers Are Not Enough 1024 768 D'Andre Lampkin

Extreme Heat as a Mass-Care Emergency: Why Cooling Centers Are Not Enough

Abstract Extreme heat is often treated as a public-information problem: issue an alert, open cooling centers, advise residents to hydrate, and wait for the weather to pass. The current U.S.…

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National University Public Service Recognition Week spotlight featuring D’Andre Lampkin, law enforcement professional, nonprofit founder, and community leader.
National University’s Recognition Is Really About the Communities We Continue to Build Together 819 1024 D'Andre Lampkin

National University’s Recognition Is Really About the Communities We Continue to Build Together

This week, I woke up to something deeply humbling. National University recognized me during Public Service Recognition Week, highlighting my journey from South Central Los Angeles to becoming a law…

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