Disaster Zone Podcast: Washington State Emergency Management
Disaster Zone
JULY 11, 2023
Learn about the hazards and the organization charged with all aspects of emergency management.
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The United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 Edition
Emergency Planning
AUGUST 3, 2023
The new version presents 89 major hazards and threats that could potentially disrupt life in the United Kingdom and possibly cause casualties and damage. It makes sense to enunciate the major risks that a country faces so that all citizens can be clear about what needs to be tackled in terms of threats to safety and security in the future.
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The Emergency Management Institute at 70
Recovery Diva
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Emergency managers have been asked to respond to a growing number of hazards and disasters, including nontraditional missions, such as managing pandemic response and addressing homelessness. It also trains some federal officials and leaders in the nonprofit and private sectors and provides course materials for higher education.
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Be Prepared for Anything: The All-Hazards Approach to Emergency Management
Alert Media
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
The post Be Prepared for Anything: The All-Hazards Approach to Emergency Management appeared first on AlertMedia.
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CISA What is it. What does it Do?
Disaster Zone Podcast
JANUARY 31, 2023
He also served as the Regional Integration Branch Chief, Technological Hazards Branch Chief, and as a Hazard Mitigation Specialist. Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation.
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Plans Vs. Play Books
Disaster Zone Podcast
JUNE 7, 2022
Planning is one of the major tasks that all emergency managers undertake. We have all manner of plans that need to be written, from general all-hazard plans to those that encompass special hazards like dams, pandemics, HAZMAT, school shootings, and on and on.
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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery
Recovery Diva
APRIL 12, 2023
This way the reader is given a roadmap to pick and choose from, if they wish so, the case studies written by various authors whose chapters span a wide variety of hazards as well as geographical and sociological settings all of which delve into a chosen aspect of disaster recovery towards building resiliency.
7 Best Practices for Emergency Managers
everbridge
AUGUST 31, 2022
By recognizing that hazards, including severe weather events, are unpredictable and cannot be completely prevented, emergency managers can instead focus their efforts on promoting a resilient organization. Preparing for hazards can involve planning and training with departments, jurisdictions, agencies, and community members.
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Washington State Emergency Management
Disaster Zone Podcast
JULY 11, 2023
Washington State is one of the most high hazard states here in the United States. In this podcast we review what the state’s hazards are, how emergency management at the state level is organized and then get Robert’s take on a number of issues facing the State and how it is responding.
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Book Review: Disaster and Emergency Management Methods
Recovery Diva
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Key words: environmental governance, sustainability, resilience, climate risk, natural hazard, disaster risk reduction, building regulation. All too often such literature and texts lack gender diversity and key perspectives from women leaders. for paperback., for hardback, $42.36 for etext USD.
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Crisis Management Skills: Effective Leadership for All Hazards
Alert Media
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Train your crisis leadership team in these core crisis management skills to better prepare them for emergency situations.
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Alaska Emergency Management
Disaster Zone Podcast
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Alaska is a huge state with many different hazards and challenges. As Director, he provides executive leadership of the Division, ensuring it leads the way in homeland security and emergency management to foster a prepared, resilient Alaska capable of meeting the needs of its communities and citizens in response to all-hazards events.
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Fire Safety for Electric Vehicles and Other Modern Vehicles in Parking Structures
National Fire Protection Association
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
These types of technologies increase the efficiency of the space being used but also increase the potential hazard by placing vehicles closer together. A recent Fire Protection Research Foundation report dives into details about the fire hazard modern vehicles represent to parking garages and marine vessels. gpm/ft2 to 0.2
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Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado, Boulder
Disaster Zone Podcast
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
All forms of science can be beneficial to people working in the emergency management and disaster related fields of endeavor. Lori Peek, a professor in the Department of Sociology and director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder is the guest for this podcast.
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Commentary: Emergency Management Will be Stressed by Climate Change
Disaster Zone Podcast
AUGUST 2, 2023
This means that emergency managers everywhere will need to step up to the plate and respond to an increasing series of disasters of all types. Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation.
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Emergency Management on the Southwest Border
Disaster Zone Podcast
JUNE 4, 2024
Jorge also highlights his belief that emergency management is moving to a stage of our profession where we need to be transitioning from an “all-hazards” approach to one that is “all-crisis.” The podcast discusses their challenge of emergency management’s role in dealing with the influx of migrants.
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Getting the Power Back On — Post Disaster
Disaster Zone Podcast
AUGUST 17, 2021
This Disaster Zone Podcast is a very interesting interview with Tom Moran who was instrumental in managing the early stages of the All Hazards Consortium One of the key messages Tom shared was to let the private sector lead public-private efforts. Government endeavors just don’t seem to survive changes in leadership and funding.
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Sweet Home Alabama.Emergency Management
Disaster Zone Podcast
OCTOBER 26, 2021
This Disaster Zone podcast is an interview with Brian Hastings, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency As such he is a member of the Governor’s Cabinet and the senior official responsible for all phases of emergency management. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.
An Interview with FEMA Region X Administrator
Disaster Zone Podcast
MAY 17, 2022
We also delve into what makes FEMA Region 10 unique in its own way, from the people, hazards and approaches to emergency management. Logistics for instance, will be a huge challenge following a subduction earthquake that impacts all the states in his territory.
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What's Happening with the Fire Service?
Disaster Zone Podcast
APRIL 25, 2023
To give you the depth and breadth of his experience I’m including much, but not all, of his biography. Commissioner Thiel is responsible for leading the Philadelphia Fire Department’s 3,000+ members in every facet of protecting our Nation’s 6th-largest city from fires and emergencies arising from all hazards.
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Serious Trouble With the National Flood Ins. Program
Recovery Diva
OCTOBER 19, 2024
“The upshot is that FEMA flood hazard maps that determine coverage today rely on outdated information so inaccurate that more than 40 percent of NFIP claims made from 2017 to 2019 were for properties outside official flood hazard zones or in areas the agency had not mapped at all.”
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NFPA and IBC Occupancy Classifications when Hazardous Materials are Present
National Fire Protection Association
AUGUST 12, 2022
Hazardous materials are those chemicals or substances that are classified as a physical hazard material or a health hazard material (see this blog for more information). There's often some confusion around what the appropriate occupancy classification is when hazardous materials are present.
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Wildfire Resilient Communities
Disaster Zone Podcast
AUGUST 16, 2022
Climate change is bringing heat, drought, and wildfires as significant hazards across the globe. Climate change is bringing heat, drought, and wildfires as significant hazards across the globe. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.
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Becoming a Local Emergency Management Director
Disaster Zone Podcast
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. One such individual who has only recently become a local director is Kyle Bustad, Manager for the Thurston County Emergency Management.In
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Crisis Communications as Damage Control
Disaster Zone Podcast
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.
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Rebroadcast: Space Weather Warnings
Disaster Zone Podcast
MAY 13, 2024
Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. You can learn more about the SWPC at www.swpc.noaa.gov. You can learn more about the SWPC at www.swpc.noaa.gov.
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Tsunami Threat in the Pacific NW
Disaster Zone Podcast
MARCH 22, 2022
One significant natural hazard risk that the West Coast of the United States has comes from tsunamis. Eric Holdeman is a professional emergency manager who is passionate about providing information that can help families, businesses & governments become better prepared for disasters of all types.
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Musings On Emergency Management from a GOAT
Disaster Zone Podcast
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Eric Holdeman is a professional emergency manager who is passionate about providing information that can help families, businesses & governments become better prepared for disasters of all types. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.
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Building for Disaster Resilience
Disaster Zone Podcast
JULY 20, 2021
Building for disaster resilience requires a concerted effort to build disaster resilient buildings with new building materials and siting buildings in the right location to limit the impact of natural hazards. He also touches on how equity and social justice can be applied to the construction of disaster resistant buildings.
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Determining the Maximum Allowable Quantity (MAQ) of a Hazardous Material
National Fire Protection Association
JULY 7, 2022
Which code or standard applies to hazardous materials? How much of a particular hazardous material can be stored or used? What floor of the building can that hazardous material be stored or used on? These are all questions some are faced with daily.
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$10 Billion Dollar Disaster Recovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Disaster Zone Podcast
JANUARY 3, 2023
In the podcast we discuss all the aspects of setting up and running billions of dollars of projects, from staffing to project management. Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation.
Election Security
Disaster Zone Podcast
MARCH 28, 2023
You will find that he is knowledgeable of the topic area and articulate in explaining all the tools used to protect the integrity of the elections system, both from a physical security and from a cybersecurity perspective. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.
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The 10 R's of Crisis Management
Disaster Zone Podcast
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Politicians, rock stars and companies have all faced situations where they are in the hot seat. Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation.
Communications Challenges in the 21st Century
Disaster Zone Podcast
MARCH 12, 2024
Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. Ivan is a graduate of Grand Canyon University where he received his Bachelors of Science in Emergency Management.
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Develop an Emergency Operations Plan to Guard Against All Hazards
Alert Media
MARCH 8, 2024
When disaster strikes, you need a plan to protect your employees and ensure continuity. Learn how to implement an emergency operations plan.
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Solving Seismic Structural Issues
Disaster Zone Podcast
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.
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How The Media Covers Disasters
Disaster Zone Podcast
JUNE 6, 2023
Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.
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The Role of Emergency Management in Cybersecurity
Disaster Zone Podcast
AUGUST 29, 2023
Emergency management has traditionally been dealing with natural disasters and sometimes human caused disasters like hazardous materials. Eric Holdeman is a professional emergency manager who is passionate about providing information that can help families, businesses & governments become better prepared for disasters of all types.
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What is Hazardous Material?
National Fire Protection Association
APRIL 14, 2022
Which code or standard applies to hazardous materials? How much of a particular hazardous material can be stored or used? What floor of the building can that hazardous material be stored or used on? These are all questions some are faced with daily.
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Alert and Warning - A New Approach
Disaster Zone Podcast
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
You first need to detect the hazard, but then you need different ways to issue a warning. You first need to detect the hazard, but then you need different ways to issue a warning. Alert and warning is one of the primary functions for emergency management agencies and first responders.
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Planning for Disaster Debris Removal
Disaster Zone Podcast
APRIL 18, 2023
Debris can come in all shapes and sizes to include cars, houses and hazardous materials. We explore all the different aspects of debris management and how governments and agencies can become better prepared for disasters by having debris contracts in place before a disaster impacts their community.
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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)
Emergency Planning
MAY 30, 2019
It could be argued that political decision making is the greatest barrier of all to successful disaster risk reduction. Unofficial voices have suggested that the 'cure to damage ratio' for natural hazards is 1:43. Notably, the GAR has finally come around to the view that we all bear the burden of reducing disaster risk.
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New Research on How Wildfires are Impacting State Budgets
Disaster Zone Podcast
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast , Blog & EricHoldeman.com.
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Space Weather Warnings
Disaster Zone Podcast
MAY 9, 2023
Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. You can learn more about the SWPC at www.swpc.noaa.gov. You can learn more about the SWPC at www.swpc.noaa.gov.
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