Épisodes

  • Dr. Joe Holley on Training and Recent EMS Conferences

    Dr. Joe Holley on Training and Recent EMS Conferences
    Feb 21 2025
    Dr. Joe Holley comes back after being off the show for a few months due to extensive travel for training and conference attendance. We discuss the inflow of respiratory illness to our nation's hospitals and the difficulties finding rooms and beds for patients who need them.
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    33 min
  • Major Event Planning During Winter XGames with Kyle Nelson

    Major Event Planning During Winter XGames with Kyle Nelson
    Feb 7 2025
    Kyle Nelson, our disaster meteorologist and ski patroller, joins us this week in his role as Planning Section Chief with the Winter XGames Aspen Incident Management Team. He shares his experiences planning and helping with operations for medical and response management during the games this year.
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    43 min
  • Investigating Airline Disasters with Edward Colson of Ready Northwest

    Investigating Airline Disasters with Edward Colson of Ready Northwest
    Feb 2 2025
    This week on the Disaster Podcast we look at some of the root causes of airline crash disasters and what kinds of things pilots do to avoid midair collisions. Becky DePodwin helped us bring in an Emergency Management colleague, Edward Colson. He's a former commercial helicopter pilot, currently and emergency manager and owner of a consulting firm, Ready Northwest.
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    44 min
  • Exploring the Future of Wildfire Research with NHERI: This Week on the Disaster Podcast

    Exploring the Future of Wildfire Research with NHERI: This Week on the Disaster Podcast
    Jan 24 2025
    Welcome back to the Disaster Podcast, your go-to resource for medical professionals, first responders, and disaster rescue experts. This week’s episode features a returning guest, Dan Zehner, from the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI), alongside our cohosts Sam Bradley (retired firefighter and paramedic) and Jamie Davis (nurse and retired paramedic).
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    36 min
  • California Wildfires and Disaster Messaging

    California Wildfires and Disaster Messaging
    Jan 10 2025
    On this week's episode, Dan DePodwin joins us to discuss the unique weather implications surrounding the widespread wildfires hitting the Los Angeles area this week. We discuss Santa Ana winds and the source in the mountain deserts around the Four Corners region of the Southwest.
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    36 min
  • 2024 on the Disaster Podcast Episode Retrospective

    2024 on the Disaster Podcast Episode Retrospective
    Jan 4 2025
    Our amazing Disaster Podcast team got together this week to share their favorite episodes from 2024. We covered a lot of topics and disaster responses over the previous year but there were a few standouts for each of us.
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    41 min
  • Holiday and Winter Weather Travel Preparedness Update

    Holiday and Winter Weather Travel Preparedness Update
    Dec 20 2024
    With the approaching holidays here at the end of December, along with the accompanying winter storms tracking across the midwest and into the northeast, it's important to review preparedness and travel warnings for your region. Becky DePodwin, our disaster emergency management expert, joins us to cover some of the weather and preparedness concerns.
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    30 min
  • Colorado Avalanche Rescue Dog Training with Carl Kishbaugh

    Colorado Avalanche Rescue Dog Training with Carl Kishbaugh
    Dec 13 2024
    Our ski patrol and disaster meteorology expert, Kyle Nelson, comes by the episode tonight with fellow snow and mountain rescue expert Carl Kishbaugh. Karl is a ski-patroller with years of experience in mountain and ski-lift rescue as well as avalanche dog handling. Ruby, his avalanche search and rescue dog, recently trained with he and Kyle on helicopter acclimation and landing zone handling.
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    46 min