EM Weekly Podcast

This Week I am discussing Me Todd DeVoe, As I move and joint the Titan HST team. It has been a long conversation and I think that it is time that I move to support the team that I believe in and admire! Titan HST is my new homw Advertisers https://www.titanhst.com/

This week we are talking to Alice Hill about how climate change policy impacts the decisions that we are making in the field of emergency management. From our planning process, mitigation, to response. Climate change, whether you believe it is human-caused or not, is a real thing, and we must consider the impacts it has on our jurisdictions, business, and lives. Guest Bio Alice C. Hill is the Seni...

This week we are talking to Richard Steele about what it means to be an Emergency Manager at an Airport. Richard has worked at both large international airports and regional hubs. If you ever travel or live near an airport, you have to listen to this show. Guest Bio Manager, Emergency Preparedness and Security John Wayne Airport (SNA) Richard N. Steele is currently the Manager, Emergency Preparedn...

This week we are talking to Mona Curry about what it is like to be a “Big City Emergency Manager”. Los Angeles is a vast geographical are with everything from beaches, dense city population, and mountain wildland area. In addition to this size of the city, they have to plan for special events that are on the world stage. Guest Bio MONA N. CURRY is an Emergency Manager who has worked with the City...

This week we are talking about support from space. Satellite support for a disaster response was always thought of as something from the movies. Today it is a reality. We have Stéphane Ourevitch on with us to discuss how emergency managers can access satellites and use the information in response and planning. Guest Bio Stéphane Ourevitch is the key point of contact for Earth Observation and Secur...

This week we are talking to Dr Derek Cabrera. Derek is an internationally recognized expert in metacognition and that's basically thinking about thinking and epidemiology, which is the study of knowledge, human and organizational learning and education. He completed his PhD in post-doctoral studies at Cornell University and served in the Faculty of Cornell and a researcher at the Santa Fe Institut...

This week we are talking to Michael Cockrell about the power company’s (California) Public Safety Power Shutoff. The issue is that how do we prepare the public for these events? How do who is responsible for the losses associated with the power shutoff? What about the infirm that need power to live? Michael brings his expertise and research to this important topic. Guest Bio Michael Cockrell’s pub...

This week we are talking to Manya Chyminski a survivor of the Boston Bombing. In Manya’s case she was not inflicted with physical wounds, she suffers from emotional trauma from being in the bombing zone. Manya was sitting in the grandstands when the 1st explosion occurred. Manya shares her story with us this week on the EM Weekly Show. Guest Bio Manya learned about courage, strength, and resilienc...

This week are talking to Dr. Ryan Akers about youth preparedness. Ryan is the founder of MyPI Short for My Preparedness Initiative, MyPI provides a challenging youth preparedness and leadership development opportunity in which teenagers are empowered to take ownership of their preparedness and to assist their families and surrounding communities with the same, all with the goal of enhancing indivi...

This week we are talking about Inversion, and how it can be applied to Emergency Management. As well as I am wishing everyone a happy 4th of July (The American Independence Day Celebration).

This week we are talking to Brentt Blaser about responding to the Northern California’s firestorm in Sonoma. Brentt shares his story and the impact that the fire had on the county. Guest Bio Brentt Blaser is an experienced Emergency Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the public safety industry. He is skilled in Public Safety, Government, GIS, Emergency Management, and Preparedness....

This week we are talking to Camilla Barker-DeStefano, she is the founder of the Crisis Academy, a new online emergency management training platform. Camilla has a tremendous and exciting background, and her journey to emergency management is one that you will want to hear. Guest Bio Dr. Camilla Barker-DeStefano (Oxon) LLM LLB (Hons) FRSA AFHEA Camilla is an academic international lawyer and consul...

This week we are talking to Eric McNulty from the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard. We have had Eric on to speak about the NPLI; however today we are talking about the new book that has just been releases called You’re it. Guest Bio Eric is an active writer, speaker, and educator on leadership and, in particular, leading through crisis, change, and turbulence. He holds an app...

This week we are talking to Jerusha Kasch from Rice University about the role of the emergency manager and were they belong in the organization chart. This is one of the key parts to increasing the professional standards of the field of emergency management. Guest Bio Jerusha Kasch began her Emergency Management career as a young girl in a house hold that had a serious preparedness focus. Her fami...

This week we talk to Brian Sims of the Disaster Logistics Board. As you may have heard that infantry fights the battles, but logistics wins the wars. That saying is true. We have won wars by disrupting the supply lines. So in the context of Emergency Management, logistics is one of the critical elements that we need to address. Guest Bio Brian left the US Army Infantry in 2010 and began studying S...

This week we are discussing leadership and how we can shape the field of emergency management. Jocko Willink in his book Extreme Ownership lays out the path on how to be a good leader. Now it is time to take those principles and implement them in Emergency Management. Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddtdevoe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EM_Weekly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...

This week we talk to Dr. Robert Schneider about the sustainability and emergency management. As we are in the Recovery, and Mitigation phases we need to consider the impacts of building codes, zoning and land use. Sustainability is part of what we as emergency managers do. Guest Bio Robert O. Schneider holds a PhD in political science and is professor of public administration at the University of...

Today this is a bonus show just to talk to the EM Subscribers. We are doing some cool things here at the New Sitch Radio Studios in Orange County California. https://sitchradio.com

This week we are talking about the Air Force PJ leadership style. Leading a dynamic organization such as an office of emergency management can be challenging. I had the opportunity to Lt. Col Joseph Barnard who worked his way from enlisted to lead the highly trained Air Force Para Jumpers Rescue Team (PJ). The insights that Joseph shares with us in this interview will change your paradigm on leade...

This week we are talking to Kyle King about rebuilding nations after war. In today’s world we are not short of human caused disasters, war, terrorist attacks, and more. Kyle is using the skills of emergency management to help rebuild these nations. Guest Bio Mr. King is from the United States and has spent over 25 years in the Fire and Emergency Services and international crisis management field....

This week we are talking to James DeMeo the author of What’s You Plan. We discuss the culture of preparedness and how we can encourage people to be vigilant about their soundings. In todays world you can be involved in an act of violence any place, and anytime. Guest Bio James A. DeMeo, M.S. has over 27 years in the security industry and is considered a subject matter expert in Event Security by s...

This week we talk to Dr. Rynele Mardis about how veterans can transition out of the military and into roles in the field of emergency management. In a piece in the Journal of Emergency Management, it stated that veterans make great emergency managers because of their commitment to teamwork, leadership, and understanding of command structure. Guest Bio Dr. Rynele Mardis is a practitioner–scholar wi...

This week we are talking to Desiree Matel-Anderson. Desi has created a team that implements intelligence products in the disaster zone. The Field Innovation Team (FIT) an organization that focuses on bringing smart technology and design into resilience initiatives and disaster response Guest Bio Desiree (Desi) Matel-Anderson the first and former Chief Innovation Advisor at FEMA, she led the first...

This week we are talking to Dr. David McEntire one of the thought leaders in the field of emergency management education. David not only is actively teaching emergency management, he was part of the team that laid the groundwork for what emergency management curriculum is today. Guest Bio David A. McEntire Dr. McEntire is the Dean of the College of Health and Public Service at Utah Valley Universi...

This week we talk to Kelly McKinney about his book The Moment of Truth. Kelly takes us into the life of a typical emergency manager on their worst day of their career, when the big one happens. Kelly is a great story teller and is able to weave real events into how an emergency manager handled the disaster. This book is not just full of a few good stories, you will learn the principles of emergenc...