The Emergency Management Network Podcast

Lessons of Resiliency From Theodore Roosevelt We talk about resilience in many ways. The field many of you reading this or listing to the podcast have chosen to pursue one that values resilience. The resilience of the community and the individual. The success stories that we share are of the hard-nosed individuals who recovered from the disaster and thrived after.  Sponsors Buffalo Computer Graphi...

Community resilience often focuses on growing the capacity to “bounce back” from disruptions. These can be natural disasters, human-caused events, and even war, Preparing for disruption is the only way to build resilience. As we strive to build robust community resilience programs. It is sometimes hard to figure out where to start. The program should engage and benefit the entire community. It is...

The main purpose of a code of ethics is to help professionals do what is morally right in any situation where the answer may not always be apparent. Codes of ethics provide a standard and benchmarks for how one behaves and supports the overall occupational identity of emergency managers. With a code of ethics, decision making for moral dilemmas is protected from the typical dangers that exist when...

One thought has stayed with me throughout my career, only to become exacerbated during the pandemic. The dreaded: What am I doing with my life? The Wall Street Journal* published an article about nonessential workers questioning the purpose of their jobs. The gist is that people are looking for meaning in their daily work now that everything that matters has a definitive purpose. Now let’s push ba...

Ms. McMahon served as a member of the City of Gloucester MA, Emergency Management team since 2005 where she recently retired as the Deputy Emergency Management Director. In her role as the EOC Manager, she had managed numerous EOC activations for both planned and unplanned events and has assisted with 10 Presidential declared disasters for Massachusetts. Most recently, she was the Planning Section...

Our nation’s postsecondary institutions are entrusted to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for students, faculty, and staff who live, work, and study on campus. Faced with emergencies ranging from active shooter situations to fires, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and pandemic influenza, this is no easy task. Join us as we explore the role of emergency management at New Y...

Thank You All For One Year  It is incredible how time flies. When I sold my other venture in June of 2021, It was to expand the network and community we grew. The opportunity to do so would only happen after shedding the old and starting fresh. I was not 100% on how it would look. I was introduced to Substack because of a podcast and thought, why not give it a try?  I created our first newsletter...

Managing mass casualty or disaster incidents is challenging for any person or organization. Therefore, this paper identifies and describes common challenges to managing such situations, using case and lessons learned reports. It focuses on the sudden onset, man-made, or technologically caused mass casualty or disaster situations. Today we are talking with Vincent Aarts who began his emergency resp...

Dan and Todd are live on the floor of the IAEM Conference and EMEX 2022 in Savannah Georgia. See you all next year in Long Beach. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emnetwork.substack.com/subscribe

Eric is a product of higher ed. He has been working in the industry for 10 years, four of which were focused on business continuity. He has worked at Fresno Pacific University where he practiced business continuity and Fresno City College where he teaches online business courses. Eric holds a masters degree in Business Leadership and is the proud father of four boys. Highly motivated, dependable b...

Know when to have a meeting  One of the things that we are known for in Emergency Management is meetings. I believe meetings are overrated. I have to admit that I have been known to call and chair my fair share of meetings. So I am not throwing rocks in a glass house.  Part of the reason I am posting this piece is to remind my team and me to keep all of us accountable to each other when it comes t...

Every year we look at what books our team recommends, the Ten Books that you need to have on your bookshelf, and read them! Now you are entering a room of book nerds and people that have debates and discussions about the authors, the values and lessons learned from each of the books. Some are new, some are classic, and some are unique. Join us for a great conversation, and you may get some holiday...

Thank you all that stopped by the EMN Booth last week at the IAEM Conference. It was great to talk to all of you and even tape a mini-interview for some. I look forward to next year In Long Beach, California. I know a few of you want to get promoted and take leadership roles in your organization. You will get some great insight with this talk today. Let’s get into it. The Servant Leader Part 3 In...

What does it mean to lead a high-performance team? Todd sits down with NASCAR team owner Jesse Iwuj about leading a fast passed team where a minor mistake could be the difference between winning and losing. Jesse Iwuji is a US Naval Officer(reserves). First and only actively serving US Naval Officer competing in NASCAR. Co-Owner of NASCAR team Jesse Iwuji Motorsports partnered with HOF Former-NFL...

Andrea Adams is a skilled professional who brings business and industry experience to any task she undertakes. She earned a Ph. D., in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Capella University, and holds a J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Andrea is a licensed attorney in the District of Columbia, California, and Colora...

Before I get into the meat of the topic, I need to pause and wish all of my fellow veterans a happy veterans day, And I cannot forget my Marine Corps Brothers and Sisters and wish them a very happy birthday. It has been a wonderful 247 years since the founding of the Marine Corps in Philadelphia's Tun Tavern in 1775. Today we are talking about moving followers to leaders. With National Holiday Vet...

Target Hazard Analysis includes a set of tasks to help you get familiar with the project, prepare your data and analyze target hazards. Some tasks include steps that use python scripts in the Target Hazard Analysis toolbox. As you step through each task in the workflow, the scripts will be executed to conduct the analysis. Links Todd T De Voe Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ToddTDeVoe LinkedIn...

Anthony Clifton is the Director DeKalb County (Alabama) Emergency Management Agency. He is a Certified Local Emergency Manager – Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Masters Level Emergency Manger – Alabama Association of Emergency Mangers and Member International Association of Emergency Managers Associate Emergency manager.. He has been a Paramedic for 30 years and was last assigned at Anniston...

Lessons in Followership Make You a Better Leader I asked Todd Manns of The Blue Cell to speak to a master's class I am teaching, and as the class was in discussion, Todd dropped some wisdom on the students that I even had to write down. It was from leadership to Followership; we need to understand the Task, Purpose and end state of the mission we are on. That got me thinking. We talk a lot about l...

When planning for major events such as the Super Bowl, New Years’ Eve in New York City, and the Pasadena Rose Bowl Parade. Incident Management Teams are the most helpful way to make these happen. Join Todd as he explores how IMTs are used across the county and why you should use them too. Todd DeVoe Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ToddTDeVoe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddtdevoe/ Su...

In this episode of Theory-N2-Practice we talk Andrea Davis, CEM owner of The Resiliency Initiative. Andrea is a recognized expert in the field of emergency management who has dedicated her career to bridging the silos between public and private sectors to create a united approach when it comes to disaster risk reduction. Ms. Davis has held leadership roles with NGOs (The American Red Cross, Save t...

Whether or not emergency management is considered a profession has been discussed and debated for several years. There are all sorts of implications including recognition as professionals, education versus training, classroom instruction versus on-the-job experience, and respect for the work emergency managers do both when responding to a disaster and when doing other things to preserve life, prop...

When you think about great leaders, who comes to mind? Impactful figures like George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr., or perhaps Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy, might come to mind. But defining what truly marks these historic icons as good leaders proves a bit more challenging. Was it simply their position that made them good leaders, or was it something more? While we’ve all experien...

With roughly 100 million viewers each year, The Super Bowl is the most iconic event in American sports. The live broadcast dominates television ratings, and the in-person event brings thousands of visitors to regional hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues, and retail businesses, potentially impacting the local economy. Last year, Super Bowl LVI was hosted by the City of Inglewood in Los Angele...

Marcus Haynes is a Firefighter Paramedic working in the fire service for fifteen-plus years. Currently, he is assigned to the Safety and Prevention Section of the Phoenix Fire Department. In this role, Marcus is part of a team that oversees health, safety, and prevention strategies for the department's 2,000 plus sworn and civilian personnel. In addition to his public safety service, Marcus has de...