Episodes

  • Training and Deployment of USAR Dogs with Kimberly Holley

    Training and Deployment of USAR Dogs with Kimberly Holley
    Apr 18 2025
    This week we take a look at what it takes to train and deploy with USAR dogs during disasters. Dr. Joe Holley's better half, Kimberly comes by to talk about her work with the FEMA team from Memphis, Tennessee. She currently had two trained dogs (one live find dog and a human remains detection dog), Kimberly is currently training a third for live search and rescue.
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    39 mins
  • More Severe Weather Strikes Midwest and Southeast

    More Severe Weather Strikes Midwest and Southeast
    Apr 11 2025
    Our resident meteorologist and disaster emergency management expert, Becky DePodwin, shares her take on the preparedness challenges when a broad weather front crosses the nation. Many states are dealing with severe rain, winds, and flooding that have caused more than a dozen deaths. In fact, the month of March was the windiest on record.
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    34 mins
  • Bright Harbor On Recovery After Disasters

    Bright Harbor On Recovery After Disasters
    Apr 5 2025
    Gavin Blair, COO of Bright Harbor, joins the rest of the podcast team tonight. He discusses the unique challenges people face in the aftermath of disaster. Whether it's knowing the best way to file with your insurance company, or how to navigate the FEMA bureaucracy, having an advocate in your corner can be a game-changer.
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    35 mins
  • Ready Northwest Builds Disaster Resilient Businesses

    Ready Northwest Builds Disaster Resilient Businesses
    Mar 14 2025
    Edward Coulson from Ready Northwest returns to the Disaster Podcast to share ways businesses can build resiliency plans for disasters and major adverse events. Often overlooked in the community resilience discussion, local and regional businesses are anchors for the financial well being of a community. Including them while planning drills and events can improve the overall community response to a disaster.
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    44 mins
  • Telling the Stories of Historical Disasters with Beth Livingston

    Telling the Stories of Historical Disasters with Beth Livingston
    Mar 8 2025
    Author Beth Livingston joins the team in this episode to share her accounts of two past disasters here in the United States. First she recounts the personal stories of resilience in The Dayton Flood of 1913. Then she tells the stories of the survivors of The Charleston Earthquake of 1886.
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    47 mins
  • Management of USAR Entrapped Trauma Patients

    Management of USAR Entrapped Trauma Patients
    Feb 28 2025
    In this episode we look at the variable patient presentations USAR docs and paramedics encounter when rescuing individuals from a collapsed structure. Joe points out that these patients vary based on the amount of time that has passed since the initial disaster situation. If you're responding to the early hours after a collapse, your approach is more immediate life threats such as hemorrhage management or opening and maintaining an airway.
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    37 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins