Disaster Zone
Disaster Zone is hosted by Eric Holdeman, an emergency manager with over 30 years of experience at the federal, state and local levels of government. Disaster Zone is a podcast that focuses on all facets of disasters; the before, during and after of events that are increasingly impacting communities around the world. Podcasts run between 35-45 minutes with a mix of guests covering a range of disasters and issues that flow from them.

Story topics and suggestions for people to interview are welcomed. You can contact the host via email.



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Amateur Radio Systems

Amateur Radio Systems

Amateur radio is emergency management’s last best hope for maintaining communications in a disaster when all other systems fail. This podcast is an interview with two leaders from the Seattle Auxiliar...

28 Des 202159min

Climate Impacts and Solutions for Local Government

Climate Impacts and Solutions for Local Government

We are seeing climate impacts across the world and here in the United States. In this podcast we look more deeply at those impacts and how people and governments are reacting. Anna Marandi, Program Ma...

21 Des 202147min

IT Support in a Pandemic

IT Support in a Pandemic

The COVID-19 Pandemic was a learning experience for everyone. A keyplayer in helping businesses and governments continue to function was the InformationTelecommunications (IT) departments. In this Dis...

14 Des 202146min

Texas Emergency Management

Texas Emergency Management

Texas is a big state with big disasters. In this interview I also found Nim Kidd, Texas Emergency Management Chief to have big ideas. One of the longest serving state level emergency management direct...

7 Des 202154min

A Policy View of Sea and Airport Operations

A Policy View of Sea and Airport Operations

Our maritime and aviation ports are critical to the commerce of the United States. Recently the importance of marine ports has been highlighted as challenges in the supply chain have been evident. In ...

30 Nov 202145min

Aerial Attack on Wildfires

Aerial Attack on Wildfires

Wildfires have dominated the disaster news, especially in the West, due to the extended drought and then extreme temperatures impacting the ability of wildfires to be really huge, covering large tract...

16 Nov 202151min

Protecting Pets from Disasters

Protecting Pets from Disasters

Pets are part of the family. They come in a variety of types of animals, birds, reptiles, and they sometimes get more attention than other two-legged members of the family. When disasters strike, they...

9 Nov 202142min

The 2017 Las Vegas Mass Shooting

The 2017 Las Vegas Mass Shooting

It is an unfortunate truth that mass shootings are becoming much more common. In this podcast we learn about the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States, the Las Vegas Mass Shootin...

2 Nov 202139min

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