Latest Disasterpreparedness Podcast Episodes
The Origin of Miami Dade’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Program
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - September 10, 2021 19:11 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsRecent disasters this summer including the devastating condominium collapse in north Miami, the Haiti Earthquake, deadly floods in central Tennessee and Hurricane Ida’s impact in the Gulf Coast and Northeast have demonstrated the crucial role of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams. In this epis...
The Weather Channel’s Stephanie Abrams
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - July 21, 2021 19:22 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsTopics Covered Stephanie Abrams grew up in Florida and the first time she considered a career in meteorology was after witnessing the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew’s impact to south Miami Dade County in 1992. Some of the most memorable storms she has covered in the past include Hurricane Katr...
A Look Back at the 2021 Hurricane Season and Kickoff to the 2021 Season with Dr. Phil Klotzbach
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - June 01, 2021 19:49 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University has been releasing a seasonal hurricane forecast every year since 1984 under Dr. William Gray. Dr. Phil Klotzbach currently leads the research program and is well known among the emergency management community for his annual forecasts...
Listos California Preparedness Campaign
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - March 05, 2021 19:54 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsA California campaign is helping to engage the most vulnerable in that state as they promote five steps for safety and survival from disasters. In this episode of Disaster Recovery Roundtable, we hear from Justin Knighten, the previous co-chair of the Listos California Preparedness Campaign, abo...
California on the Road to Recovery After Most Active Wildfire Season in State History
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - February 24, 2021 16:46 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe state of California continues recovery efforts from a historic wildfire season which included some of the largest fires (in acreage burned) in state —second only to the COVID-19 pandemic for worst disasters of the year. By the end of December, over 9,000 fires burned nearly 4.4 million acres...
Challenges for States Managing the COVID-19 Vaccination Process
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - December 10, 2020 20:44 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsAs the first vaccines start rolling out, each state will be required to manage the vaccine distribution process to ensure targeted populations, health care workers, nursing home patients, etc. are able to receive the initial doses. In today’s episode of Disaster Recovery Roundtable Podcast, ...
How Local United Ways Disaster Services Program is Supporting Communities After Hurricanes, Wildfires, Pandemics, and Other Events
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - December 08, 2020 18:57 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe United Way has a dedicated Disaster Services division to support local chapters and the communities they serve in preparing and recovering from disasters. This support includes preparing the chapters and their staff to be prepared for events in their community, in addition to positioning the...
A look back at the 2020 Hurricane Season – An Interview with Hurricane Researcher and Forecaster Dr. Phil Klotzbach
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - November 30, 2020 19:47 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe 2020 hurricane season ends November 30th. This hurricane season resulted in historic impacts across the U.S. including a record five landfalling storms hitting Louisiana. The effects from this season were felt in almost every state along the Gulf Coast and up the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S....
How Local United Way Chapters Are Supporting Disasters including COVID-19
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - November 11, 2020 13:55 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe United Way has over 1,100 chapters around the United States supporting needs in local communities. The United Way of the Mohawk Valley serves Oneida and Herkimer Counties in the Utica area of Upstate New York. The agency supports a variety of community programs including food banks, after sc...
How the United Way is Responding to COVID-19 and Other Disasters in 2020
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - November 05, 2020 19:18 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe United Way has over 1,100 chapters around the United States supporting needs in local communities. The largest privately funded non-profit supports many needs, especially after a disaster. During 2020, the non-profit has stepped up to fill in the gaps typically provided by local organization...
Mitigating for Wildfires: A California Community’s Response to Wildfires
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - November 03, 2020 18:32 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsSonoma County California has been impacted by numerous weather-related disasters in the last few years — from a historic drought to devastating wildfires in three of the last four years. In between the county experienced flooding and mudslides. These events have changed how Sonoma County prepare...
Mitigating for Wildfires with NFPA’s Firewise USA initiative
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - October 29, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe national Firewise USA® recognition program provides a collaborative framework to help neighbors in a geographic area get organized, find direction, and take action to increase the ignition resistance of their homes and community and to reduce wildfire risks at the local level. Any community ...
FEMA’s Youth Preparedness Programs
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - September 25, 2020 20:14 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsYouth Preparedness is a key focus for FEMA in creating a Culture of Preparedness in the U.S. In this episode of Disaster Recovery Roundtable we’re joined by FEMA’s Branch Chief for Preparedness Programs, Allison Carlock, as she shares the importance of engaging youth to increase community prepar...
Preparing for Major Tornadoes
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - September 18, 2020 21:44 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsLearn how devastating and catastrophic EF 5 tornadoes severely impacted Joplin Missouri and Moore, Oklahoma. And how can you prepare for such a destructive tornado. EF 5 Tornadoes are the strongest storms on earth with winds more than 200 mph and in 1999 one tornado produced a record wind spe...
Labor Day Hurricane
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - September 07, 2020 20:59 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn September 2, 1935, a disaster was unfolding in the Florida Keys as a category 5 hurricane with winds estimated near 185 mph made landfall on Long Key in Monroe County. As the storm’s center moved on shore, the barometric pressure was recorded at 892 millibars, the lowest on record in the U.S....
Mitigating for Mass Power Outages
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - September 03, 2020 20:22 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn recent weeks, several major disasters have crippled the power grid infrastructure in several states. Tropical Storm Isaias, the Iowa derecho, and Hurricane Laura demonstrate how disasters can severely impact power systems and prolong the recovery period. In this episode of Disaster Recovery R...
Meet Carlos Castillo, Tidal Basin’s New Chief Development Officer
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - August 18, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsTidal Basin welcomes FEMA’s former Acting Deputy Administrator for Resilience as our new Chief Development Officer. Carlos will be overseeing the growth functions of the company and operations in the Caribbean. Building codes must be updated to minimize the impacts from major disasters like hu...
Diversity within Emergency Management: A Discussion with the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - June 24, 2020 19:12 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsDiversity in America has become the leading headline in recent weeks due to events around the country. How diversified is emergency management – and how does that impact treatment and distribution of resources? In this podcast we are joined by representatives from the Institute for Diversity and...
Kickoff to Hurricane Season 2020: A discussion with local emergency managers as they prepare for hurricane season
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - June 05, 2020 17:56 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode of Disaster Recovery Roundtable, we hear how emergency managers in Florida, Virginia, and Texas are preparing for the start of hurricane season. They’ll share unique circumstances and considerations in their communities, including how they are planning for potential COVID-19 impa...
Kickoff to Hurricane Season 2020: An update on the mitigation efforts in Puerto Rico from Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - June 04, 2020 21:14 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsPuerto Rico was devastated in 2017 by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which left behind billions of dollars in damages. In this episode, we’ll hear from the lead of FEMA’s Mitigation Assessment Team for the 2017 storms and have an update on the island’s current mitigation efforts from the previous St...
Kickoff to Hurricane Season 2020: A discussion with the leading hurricane season forecaster
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - June 03, 2020 16:45 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University has been releasing a seasonal hurricane forecast every year since 1984 under Dr. William Gray. Dr. Phil Klotzbach currently leads the research program and is well known among the emergency management community for his annual forecasts...
Kickoff to Hurricane Season 2020: Communicating Risks – A discussion with the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - June 02, 2020 16:02 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsDisaster Recovery Roundtable welcomes Leslie Chapman Henderson with the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) to discuss their hurricane mitigation and preparedness programs. Leslie will share information available to emergency managers as they prepare for hurricane season, including the lates...
Kickoff to Hurricane Season 2020: A discussion with Ken Graham, Director of the National Hurricane Center
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - May 31, 2020 20:45 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsDisaster Recovery Roundtable host Greg Padgett and Director of the National Hurricane Center Ken Graham discuss preparing for the start of hurricane season. The discussion centers around a recap of last season; how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the hurricane center’s engagement, operations,...
Disaster Recovery Today Issue #4003 “Determining Eligibility”
Disaster Recovery Roundtable - September 02, 2016 21:53 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday the panel is joined by Adjuster’s International VP, Daniel Craig. Daniel’s previous position was the regional administrator for FEMA’s Public Assistance program in the New England region of the US. The expert panel discusses the FEMA Public Assistance policy in detail. Including the recent...
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