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FEMA Responds to Hurricane Helene and Milton - Guest Pete Gaynor

Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast Pete Gaynor, the immediate past Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security shares what he knows about how the national disaster response system functions. The roles and responsibilities of local, state and the federal government. Major Endorsements: !Rescheduled

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Achieving True Communications Interoperability Across Networks, Devices, Platforms and Applications

Disaster Zone Podcast

The terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 highlighted the need to improve the ability for public agencies from different jurisdictions to communicate with one another. The terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 highlighted the need to improve the ability for public agencies from different jurisdictions to communicate with one another.

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Best of 2023: Leading in a Crisis

Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast, Pete Gaynor, the immediate past Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator shares his ideas on Leadership Essentials for Unthinkable Events. This episode is sponsored by AshBritt , a national rapid-response emergency management and logistics company. See www.femapete.com for more information.

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Leading in a Crisis

Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast, Pete Gaynor, the immediate past Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator shares his ideas on Leadership Essentials for Unthinkable Events. In this podcast, Pete Gaynor, the immediate past Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator shares his ideas on Leadership Essentials for Unthinkable Events.

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How to Hire

Disaster Zone Podcast

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 at all levels. This episode is sponsored by AshBritt , a national rapid-response emergency management and logistics company.

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Resilience is an illusion

Emergency Planning

This is not to denigrate the work of resilience managers, as there is obviously much to be done to reduce the risk and impact of adverse events. Hence, public discourse and concerns could conceivably change overnight (as they did in the USA after "Nine-Eleven" in 2001). However, the concept of resilience is, I think, suspect.

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SIA New Member Profile: Hochiki

Security Industry Association

Hochiki America is headquartered in Buena Park, California, with a sales, training and distribution center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania; regional sales managers located across the United States; and physical locations in Mexico and Columbia. Tell us the story of your company.