Disaster Podcast

Disaster Podcast


Latest Episodes

Wilderness EMS Burnout on the Disaster Podcast
September 18, 2020

The Disaster Podcast team is back with a look at burnout for Wilderness EMS responders this week. James Corbin (@Wilderness_PA on Twitter) joins the discussion along with new guest David Bremson. The podcast team and our guests discuss the challenges a...

Vaccine Distribution Plans and A 9/11 Retrospective
September 11, 2020

The Disaster Podcast team is back with a look at vaccine distribution plans in the U.S. during the pandemic. Jim Logan from Paragon Medical Education Group comes back on the show after assuming a role in his local health department to help with vaccine...

Volunteer Retention for Disaster Response Organizations
September 04, 2020

The Disaster Podcast team is back with a look at challenges around volunteer retention this week. James Corbin (@Wilderness_PA on Twitter) joins the discussion along with new guest David Bremson. Before the volunteer discussion,

Hurricane Laura Pre-Landfall Update
August 26, 2020

Our disaster weather experts, Kyle Nelson and Becky Depodwin, come back on this episode of the Disaster Podcast to discuss the demise of Tropical Storm Marco and the pending strengthening and landfall of major Hurricane Laura. Dr.

Disaster, Fires, and Stormy Weather Ahead
August 21, 2020

Our disaster weather experts, Kyle Nelson and Becky Depodwin, come on this episode of the Disaster Podcast to review some of last week’s weather events and look foward to the coming week in weather. Last week’s Derecho weather event that struck the upp...

What the Heck is a Derecho with Meteorologist Kyle Nelson
August 14, 2020

Our disaster weather expert Kyle Nelson rejoins the team this week. He comes on just in time to talk about the extreme weather that struck the upper Midwest of the United States earlier this week. Kyle defines the term Derecho and how it forms a storm ...

USAR Challenges With the Beirut, Lebanon Blast
August 07, 2020

In this episode, we spend most of our time discussing the impacts and rescue efforts surrounding the recent chemical explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Dr. Joe Holley discusses the systemic medical impacts to the city’s infrastructure as well as the USAR (u...

Disaster Information Management and Readiness with Rob Neppell from CEDR Digital Corps
July 31, 2020

In this episode, we have guest Rob Neppell on the show. Rob is the Technology Innovation & Incident Readiness Lead for CEDR Digital Corps. CEDR is a group of over 900 volunteers who have done work involving rescue facilitation initially for Hurricane I...

Hot Weather Training for Responders of All Kinds
July 24, 2020

In the current hot summer weather, first responders and disaster teams still have to train. We bring back past guest James Corbin (@Wilderness_PA on Twitter) to talk about how to train in hot weather and how doing that training has positive effect on f...

A Look at Hyperbaric Medicine on the Disaster Podcast
July 17, 2020

The team dives into a look at Hyperbaric Medicine today with our special guest Paul Watts, Hyperbaric Safety Director at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. The use of a chamber to increase the atmospheric pressure around a patient can be used for e...