Disaster Recovery for Public Agencies
The disaster recovery process for Presidentially declared disasters here in the United States is hugely complex. It is no easy task to enter into and to accomplish. Jerry Quinn is an expert in assisti...
1 Mar 202242min
Emergency Management Best Practices
This podcast is a bit of reminiscing with Diane Newman. She was at different times my Operations Program Manager and my Deputy Director at the King County Office of Emergency Manager. At one point, I ...
22 Feb 202247min
A National Blood Supply Crisis
The United States’ blood supply has reach a dangerously low level of inventory. It has come via the impact of COVID and recent winter weather that has impacted much of the nation. In this short podcas...
15 Feb 202217min
The Role of Chaplains in Emergencies and Disasters
Many first responder agencies have chaplains who work with them. They go to the scenes of emergencies and disasters. They minister to people both residents and the actual firefighters and law enforcem...
8 Feb 202243min
The Soup Ladies Helping in Disasters
Volunteer organizations who support disasters come in many different types and sizes. One such organization is The Soup Ladies who feed first responders when they are deployed on missions. These can b...
1 Feb 202241min
Seismic Neglect for Schools
When we send our children and grandchildren off to school we expect that they are going to a safe place. In Washington State that might not be true. In this podcast the guest is Jim Buck, a former Was...
25 Jan 202241min
Bainbridge Island Flotilla
There are all different types of volunteer teams. 4X4 search and rescue; horse search and rescue; drone teams; cadaver dogs; search dogs; mountain rescue teams—and then there is a Volunteer Boater Dis...
18 Jan 202240min
Oregon State Resilience Officer
13 states have either a State Resilience Officer or a Chief Resilience Officer. In this podcast we have an interview with Mike Harryman, State Resilience Officer for the State of Oregon. Besides the p...
11 Jan 202246min
