Policy Implications of the Maui Firestorm
The emergency management community and average citizens are always interested in the disaster response aspect of a catastrophe. That interest fades dramatically as a disaster transitions to the recove...
23 Apr 202446min
How to Hire
In this podcast Pete Gaynor, the immediate past Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security shares his experiences and ideas on how to hire staff...
2 Apr 202456min
Forecasting the Weather as a Business
In this podcast we have a wide-ranging discussion about the importance of weather to business and government operations around the world. Getting actionable weather forecasts has never been more impor...
19 Mars 202451min
Communications Challenges in the 21st Century
Take any emergency or disaster and you will find that communications is the key ingredient that needs to be present to have a successful outcome. Communications systems are changing rapidly to become ...
12 Mars 202447min
International SOS
It is not often that the host of the Disaster zone Podcast learns about an organization that has the depth and breadth of International SOS, and not had any background on the organization before this ...
5 Mars 202442min
Forecasting the Weather in a Time of Climate Change
The National Weather Service (NWS) and their Forecast Offices around the nation are key partners for the broader emergency management community. Because of their role in natural disasters, that always...
27 Feb 202455min
Excellence without Exhaustion
Do you ever feel like you don’t have the time or resources to accomplish everything that you are being asked to accomplish? If you are an emergency manager or working in another demanding profession, ...
20 Feb 202444min
Crisis Communications as Damage Control
One only has to watch or read the national news to see crisis communications being practiced. It could be a train derailment, a poor response by a government to a disaster, or a politician or well-kno...
13 Feb 202457min
