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• March 3, 2023Podcast

  Preparedness by Design for Any Disaster with Patrick Hardy

  Emergency Manager, Patrick Hardy, comes on the show tonight to talk about his new book about preparedness. Patrick is recognized as the nation’s top expert in disaster preparedness across multiple industries, is an active philanthropist for disaster preparedness programs, and is the author of Design Any Disaster: The Revolutionary Blueprint to Master Your Next Crisis or Emergency (BenBella Books; March 7).

• February 25, 2023Podcast

  The Natural Disasters Expo with Director Luke Tripconey

  What the disaster response community needs is a place to gather and share best practices, look at new technologies and techniques, and network with other responders and emergency managers. Enter the Natural Disasters Expo (naturaldisastersshow.com).

• February 17, 2023Podcast

  Early NHERI Response to Turkey and Syria Earthquake

  Dan Zehner from NHERI (Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure) joins us to talk about the initial structural engineering look at the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. As soon as the earthquake struck and the extent of the structural failures became evident, members of NHERI and their international colleagues started examining all available data to understand why the buildings failed.

• February 11, 2023Podcast

  Technology Assisted Medical Disaster Response

  When disasters strike, technology can help disaster teams leverage expertise at a distance to manage survivors and patients. On today's podcast we have Dr. Erika Havelka, with IDMC and Dr. Jarone Lee with Health Tech Without Borders.

• January 27, 2023Podcast

  Building a Disaster Team with Greg Scott

  Our guest this week is Greg Scott. He's a paramedic and registered nurse with a background in emergency management and preparedness. Greg’s expertise is in building teams of volunteers for disaster response. First teams must decide what type of teams, roles, and disasters for which to prepare.

• January 6, 2023Podcast

  Avalanche Risks and Rescue on the Disaster Podcast

  With steady streams of snowfall coming into the rocky mountains, that also means more risk for avalanche in the back country recreation areas for skiers and other participants of winter sports activities. We have meteorologist and ski patrol member Kyle Nelson on the show today to talk about the weather patterns across the country. He also shares his expertise with avalanche management and rescue with the podcast listeners.

• December 29, 2022Podcast

  From Responder to Patient with Codi Foxworthy

  When Codi Foxworthy became an EMT and Firefighter, she never thought she would someday rely on rescuers to save her life. This week on the Disaster Podcast we talk with Codi about her accident and the spine injury that took her from first responder to patient in an instant.

• December 22, 2022Podcast

  Holiday 2023 Storm Hits United States

  We were able to gather our team meteorologists back for this special pre-holiday epsiode of the Disaster Podcast. Meteorologists Kyle Nelson, Dan DePodwin, and Becky DePodwin rejoin the show to talk about the epic storm hitting parts of the country this week. It'll bring deep, biting cold to many parts of the country, including the southern states along the gulf coast.

• December 15, 2022Podcast

  Collecting Thermal Undergarments for Ukrainian Doctors and Nurses

  We chatted with Dr. Riley Jones from Med Global (MedGlobal.org) who has been assisting with getting needed medical supplies and assistance to Doctors and Nurses in Ukrainian hospitals. He recently identified a great need for warm undergarments for health professionals as hospitals there are losing power and the ability to generate heat during patient care.

• December 10, 2022Podcast

  D911 App Connects People with Services They Need

  http://media.blubrry.com/disaster/podcast-archives.s3.amazonaws.com/disaster/DisasterPodcast_20221208_D911_Dan_Francis.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreIn this episode we talk with Dan Francis from D911.org. This is an organization that created a mobile […]