Disaster Podcast

Disaster Podcast


Latest Episodes

Emergency Dispatchers, The Forgotten First Responders
May 09, 2019

On this week's episode, we take a look into the lives of emergency dispatchers. Our disaster weather expert and emergency dispatcher, Kyle Nelson, is the featured guest this week. Kyle talks about the challenges of being a dispatcher and urges all firs...

Pet Preparedness and Evacuation for Owners and Responders
May 02, 2019

Protecting our pets is important to all of us. So why do we not include them in our preparedness planning for our families? In this episode of the Disaster Podcast we look at pet preparedness in the face of disasters,

Cumulative Stress in Responders with Dan McGuire
April 25, 2019

After a friend of the show checked in to report on some personal cumulative stress issues as a paramedic, we decided to tackle this issue head on with the expert himself. We brought back Dan McGuire from CISM Perspectives to talk about updates to the w...

Paragon in Bangkok Talking CPR and Resuscitation
April 11, 2019

Teaching about CPR and ventilation effectiveness in resuscitation with Paragon Medical Education Group. Dr. Joe Holley and paramedic Jim Logan traveled to Bangkok, Thailand recently to teach medical professionals from all over southeastern Asia and the...

Bomb-Cyclone and Severe Weather Impacts Winter 2019
April 04, 2019

A few weeks ago a weather event called a Bomb-Cyclone struck the US midwest from Colorado through the central plains states. A bomb-cyclone or bombogenesis is the rapid deepening of an extratropical cyclonic low-pressure area.

Safety and Situational Awareness Practices Down Under
March 28, 2019

Another look at "Safety Third" following a Disaster Podcast Facebook group discussion on the subject. In this case, we check in with podcast community member Lee Caulfield-Marsh, A paramedic based in Queensland Australia.

Storm Resilient Structures with Dan Zehner of NHERI
March 21, 2019

After the tornados were so devastating to structures in Alabama in early March, the hosts of the Disaster Podcast decided to reach out to Dan Zehner at the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI).

Tornado Aftermath and Assessment with Kyle Nelson
March 14, 2019

Tornados ripped through parts of the southeastern United States last week. We decided to dedicate an episode with our disaster weather expert, Kyle Nelson to talk about the extreme weather event. Kyle discusses the classification of tornados,

Disaster Logistics Board with Founder Brian Sims, Part 2
March 07, 2019

In part 2 of this episode with disaster logistics expert Brian Sims, founder of the Disaster Logistics Board. He joins the Disaster Podcast team for a special two-part episode and talks about unique ways the Disaster Logistics Board utilizes advanced i...

Disaster Logistics Board with Founder Brian Sims, Part 1
February 28, 2019

Disaster logistics expert Brian Sims, founder of the Disaster Logistics Board joins the Disaster Podcast team for a special two-part episode. Brian talks about unique ways the Disaster Logistics Board utilizes advanced imaging technology to map and doc...