Hotwash

Episode 3 dives into the world of flooding, water quality, and the policies that shape how communities manage both. We sit down with Don Dorsey, a leading expert on stormwater systems, to unpack how i...

28 Apr 51min

Episode 2 takes our listeners across the country to explore how emergency management looks different depending on geography, population, and local government structure. Through conversations with Birc...

21 Apr 1h 6min

Season 3 opens with a dive into the idea shaping every corner of emergency management today: resilience. In this kickoff episode, we unpack what resilience really means in 2026: how it lives at the in...

14 Apr 24min

In this special holiday episode, we explore resilience as one of the most meaningful gifts a community can give itself. We look at how preparedness programs for children build confidence and safety fr...

23 Dec 202532min

As we wrap up this season, we turn the spotlight inward with a hotwash—a structured reflection on what worked, what didn’t, and what we can do better next time. In emergency management, assessing and ...

25 Nov 202532min

After disaster strikes, one of the most important missions is debris removal, which is essential to ensuring first responders can access people in need and marks the first step in recovery. This epis...

18 Nov 202539min

In this episode of Hotwash, special guest Megan Timmins joins us to explore the power of collaboration in emergency management—from securing presidential elections to coordinating across FEMA regions ...

11 Nov 202534min

Monday, November 10, 2025, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. Though widely understood as one of the worst maritime disasters in history, it has gain...

10 Nov 202513min