Disaster Podcast
Latest Episodes
Florida Search and Rescue Dorian Response with Michael McGill
Florida Search and Rescue Incident Commander Michael McGill talks about his organization’s response to help get rescuers to victims during and after the impact of Hurricane Dorian. He focuses on their use of internet-based radio functionality and other...
Volunteer Search and Rescue Organizations in Disaster Response
Florida Search and Rescue Incident Commander Michael McGill comes on the Disaster Podcast to talk about management of volunteer search and rescue groups during disaster response. Florida SAR is an all-volunteer organization that holds itself to a high ...
After Action Report from Storm Area 51 Event with Sam Scheller
Area 51 event after action report Everyone thought the “Storm Area 51 Viral Meme” was a joke until officials in Lincoln county contemplated what might happen if all those people actually showed up. In this episode of the Disaster Podcast,
Tropical Update on Imelda and Texas/Louisiana Impacts
We take a look at the record rainfall from Tropical Storm Imelda as it slowly weakens to a tropical depression over East Texas. As responders scramble to assist with water rescues during flooding that some are calling reminiscent of Hurricane Harvey in...
Preparations for the Viral Storm Area 51 Event with Sam Scheller
Everyone thought the “Storm Area 51 Viral Meme” was a joke until officials in Lincoln county contemplated what might happen if all those people actually showed up. In this episode of the Disaster Podcast, we chat with Sam Scheller of Guardian Elite Med...
Hurricane Dorian Midweek Response Update
Hurricane Dorian continues to be front and center in this week’s episode of the Disaster Podcast. Our disaster weather experts, Kyle Nelson and Becky DePodwin, both join us to talk about the hurricane’s impacts on the Bahamas and the forecasted path an...
Hurricane Dorian Preparations and Expectations
Hurricane Dorian is front and center in this week’s episode of the Disaster Podcast. Our disaster weather experts, Kyle Nelson and Becky DePodwin, both join us to talk about the hurricane’s forecasted path and expected impacts.
Gunshot Wounds and Ballistic Injury Patterns
We take a look at ballistic injury patterns in the wake of another spate of mass-shooting incidents. Dr. Joe Holley comes on the show to answer questions about what kinds of injuries are caused by gunshot wounds and how first responders can prepare for...
Focus on Challenges in Australasian Wilderness Medicine
This week we are joined by Dr Kasia Gerla and Paramedic Kerryn Wratt from the Australiasian Wilderness & Expedition Medicine Society. They were referred to us by Dr. Seth Hawkins of Hawk Ventures who went down under to teach an Advanced Wilderness [...]
Wilderness Search and Rescue (SAR) Scenarios Part 2
Wilderness search and rescue (SAR) survival scenarios make up the basis of part 2 of this two-part episode. Co-hosts, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, and Sam Bradley bring on Kevin Reiter from the Wilderness Safety Institute to help present the real-life sc...