Month: August 2025

• August 29, 2025Podcast

  Hospital Mass Casualty Preparation

  In this episode of the Disaster Podcast, the team brings in professionals from across several hospital systems to look at how they prepare for incoming mass casualty patients. We talk about the kinds of drills the systems run, and also look at the various departments and how they respond in each type of situation.

• August 22, 2025Podcast

  Business Disaster Continuity Plans with Julie Roberts

  Julie Roberts from JK Roberts, LLC drops by the podcast this week to address business disaster continuity plans. Julie led communications efforts at both the Federal and State levels including NOAA.

• August 15, 2025Podcast

  NHERI Funding and Resource Update with Dan Zehner

  Dan Zehner from the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) drops in the podcast to report on the recent documentary output from the research group. The links below contain a lot of information on how the NHERI research grants have turned into actionable infrastructure and building code improvement suggestions.

• August 3, 2025Podcast

  The Combat Midwife Returns to Talk About Pediatric Patients

  Midwife and Paramedic Jessica Arno, the Combat Midwife, returns this week to talk focus on pediatric emergencies in the disaster environment. She and the Disaster Podcast team talk about unique challenges facing responders who encounter sick and injured kids.