The Current of Emergency Management

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S3: E3; Faith, Friendship, and Burnout (2nd Episode in Burnout Series)

Season 3 · Episode 3

Monday, April 8, 2024 • Duration 01:38:46

In this conversation, Maribel and Cody discuss various topics, including their faith and how it keeps them grounded and helps with their work-life balance in the field of emergency management and how respecting each other's faith and family is crucial in maintaining a strong relationship. They continue the conversation with discussing how their faith helps them avoid burnout and deal with the stress of the job.

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S3: E2; LTE Outage and Importance of Backup Communications

Season 3 · Episode 2

Sunday, March 3, 2024 • Duration 01:42:12

In this episode, Cody and Maribel discuss the recent AT&T outage and its impact on voting sites during an election. They introduce their guest, Daniel Blount, who has extensive experience in radio communications. Daniel shares his background in civil air patrol and ham radio and discusses the recent wildfires in the Texas Panhandle. The importance of redundancies in communications and the need for radio caches are also highlighted. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the balance between efficiency and preparedness in emergency management. The conversation explores the availability of radios and the challenges faced in obtaining them. It discusses different radio systems, the difference between simplex and repeated channels, and the use of patching at the console. The conversation also touches on building a communication platform, satellite communications, and the role of ham radio as a backup. It delves into packet radio and APRS, ham radio license classes, and the concerns of EMP and cybersecurity. The conversation concludes with the importance of backup communication options and the need for an immediate action plan and family. In this conversation, the topics discussed include communication redundancies, the use of drones and mesh networks for communication, the role of the Civil Air Patrol in emergency management, the integration of radios in aircraft. Other topics covered include the adoption of ICS by law enforcement, the importance of training and using communications effectively, the role of dispatch and EOC communication, the need for ham radio licenses in EOCs, and the organization of ham radio drills.

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Ep. 14 Year End Review (Season 1 Finale)

Episode 14

Friday, December 23, 2022 • Duration 48:31

This is our final episode of 2022 and the end of the first season of the Podcast. We spend time reflecting on topics we have previously discussed to see if we still feel the same way and remember the lessons learned. We also spend time discuss what is coming up in 2023.

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Ep. 13 EOC Design and Operation

Episode 13

Monday, October 31, 2022 • Duration 01:09:56

In this episode, we talk about EOC design and operations. We both share our experiences serving as EOC Managers in EOCs of very different sizes. We also go through the new FEMA document released this month, "Emergency Operations Center How-To Quick Reference Guide."

https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_eoc-quick-reference_guide.pdf

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Ep. 12 Outdoor Warning Sirens

Episode 12

Saturday, September 24, 2022 • Duration 46:49

On this episode, we discuss outdoor/ tornado/ severe weather/ air raid warning sirens. We begin with looking back in history with the development of the modern tornado warning system, the introduction of air raid sirens, and their transition to Outdoor Warning Sirens. Finally, we finish by reviewing an article and answering questions sent to us by a listener.

News Paper Article...

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2022/05/14/sioux-falls-storm-weather-sirens-wind-derecho-paul-tenhaken/9764133002/?fbclid=IwAR2WZAmbmIf5dSRT6uRDFk48B5GNF1D8u0wKxK5U-HWDGo3Cg8HVfWs5Dzg

Video of storm...

https://www.argusleader.com/story/weather/2022/05/13/south-dakota-storm-damage-derecho-haboob-weather-updates/9761629002/

Background Article...

https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/92/5/2010bams3062_1.xml

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Ep. 11: Interview with FEMA Region 6 Administrator, Tony Robinson

Episode 11

Sunday, August 7, 2022 • Duration 45:23

In this episode we had the opportunity to sit down with FEMA Region 6 Administrator, Tony Robinson. We talk about what it means to take an All-Hazard approach to emergency management, hurricane preparedness, public assistance, lifelines, and mitigation. Tony shares what he knows are pain points for local EMs and how FEMA is working to fix some of those. We speak about the importance of not only having private insurance but ensuring that insurance coverage is adequate. The episode is also packed with advice for local EMs.

For more about Tony and his background: https://www.fema.gov/profile/tony-robinson

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Allowing Internships and wisdom from a recent Intern

Episode 10

Sunday, July 31, 2022 • Duration 01:22:14

In this episode we talk about taking on interns in the office. We discuss what they do, what they may benefit from, paying them, expectations, and why internships are valuable. We also go through the PowerPoint of a recent intern he was required to to complete on the last day of his internship. We discuss what he learned during his time and how applicable his new found knowledge of EM is in the real world. We were surprised by what an intern was able to learn in such a short period of time.

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Exercise Planning and quick recap of previous episodes

Episode 9

Tuesday, June 21, 2022 • Duration 55:12

On this episode, we spend a few minutes recapping previous episodes before talking about planning for exercises. Specifically, we spend time talking about how to train OEM Staff and those who respond to the EOC often, and how the EMC is able to train without being part of developing the exercise. We also talk about our thoughts on being able to train to find the breaking point without setting your team up for failure.

Video referenced in this episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKA4w2O61Xo

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Interview with TDEM Chief Nim Kidd

Episode 8

Thursday, June 2, 2022 • Duration 01:03:17

Nim Kidd, Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Vice Chancellor of Texas A&M, sat down with us at TheConferenceTx to discuss recently announced programs in the State of Texas. The programs we discuss are the County Liaison Officers, EM Academy, and Constellation. Chief Kidd answered questions about the details of these programs including areas of concern for local EMs.

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Cognitive Bias in Emergency Management

Episode 7

Monday, May 9, 2022 • Duration 59:27

In this episode, we discuss cognitive bias and how it could potentially affect your job as an Emergency Manager. Specifically, we spend the majority of the episode discussing 'deformation professionnelle,' translated to mean, professional deformation. We also touch on other cognitive biases and their potential impact on Emergency Managers.

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