Fire and Snow Disasters Kick Off 2022

Dan and Becky DePodwin drop by to share their meteorological expertise with the Disaster Podcast team. Becky talks about the recent wildfire in Colorado that devastated multiple communities and destroyed over 1,000 homes. Dan looks at the multiple winter storms that swept across the country and ended up stranding thousands of motorists on a major highway for over 24 hours.

Here’s a link to winter car survival kit ideas you should pack and keep with you.

Dr. Joe gives us a COVID update with numbers from his work in Memphis, Tennessee. He foresees a continued spike in hospitalizations. This corresponds with reports from co-host Sam Bradley, who is working with an EMS staffing company in Louisiana to manage surging cases there that threaten to overwhelm hospital and ambulance systems. Becky found us this link to the Project N95 site that helps sort through counterfeit safety masks.

Paragon Brings “The Experience”

Paragon Medical Education Group specializes in bringing what they call “The Experience” to jurisdictions around the country. They bring together police, fire, EMS, and hospital teams to train together and learn what to expect from each diverse group in the response team so that each knows what to expect from the other and how to back the other groups up. Visit Paragon’s site at ParagonMedicalGroup.com for more information on how this can be brought into your system.