Episodios

  • NHERI Funding and Resource Update with Dan Zehner

    NHERI Funding and Resource Update with Dan Zehner
    Aug 15 2025
    Dan Zehner from the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) drops in the podcast to report on the recent documentary output from the research group. The links below contain a lot of information on how the NHERI research grants have turned into actionable infrastructure and building code improvement suggestions.
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    33 m
  • The Combat Midwife Returns to Talk About Pediatric Patients

    The Combat Midwife Returns to Talk About Pediatric Patients
    Aug 3 2025
    Midwife and Paramedic Jessica Arno, the Combat Midwife, returns this week to talk focus on pediatric emergencies in the disaster environment. She and the Disaster Podcast team talk about unique challenges facing responders who encounter sick and injured kids.
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    38 m
  • Maternal and Pediatric Disaster Care with the Combat Midwife

    Maternal and Pediatric Disaster Care with the Combat Midwife
    Jul 26 2025
    This week features a discussion of maternity and pediatric care in disaster situations with Jessica Arno, the Combat Midwife. Jessica is a midwite, paramedic, and battlefield-born educator who's trained over 100,000 combat medics, Special Warfare medics, and EMS professionals in OB/GYN and pediatric emergencies. From Afghan refugee camps to rural fire stations, she equips medics and civilians with the skills to handle birth, bleeding, and babies-when help isn't coming.
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    45 m
  • Severe Weather Flooding Update

    Severe Weather Flooding Update
    Jul 18 2025
    Disaster meteorologist, Dan DePodwin, joins the show this week to discuss the severe weather patterns that have led to dangerous flash flooding all across the country so far in July. The team discusses how this weather affects millions of Americans this summer.
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    32 m
  • Planning for and Mitigating Disaster Effects with Global Guardian

    Planning for and Mitigating Disaster Effects with Global Guardian
    Jun 29 2025
    Chuck Costanza joins the Disaster Podcast team tonight. He's the Vice President of Client Engagement for Global Guardian. They provide global threat assessments for companies, helping them protect their employees from the effects of things like major disasters.
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    37 m
  • Dan Zehner From NHERI on The Past Year’s Disaster Data

    Dan Zehner From NHERI on The Past Year’s Disaster Data
    Jun 16 2025
    Dan Zehner from the U.S. National Science Foundation's NHERI returns to the podcast this week. He talks about some of the key reports generated by their institutions in the past year. One particular StEER report on Hurricane Milton showed a huge dataset collected about the storm and its impact on homes and other infrastructure along the storm's path.
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    35 m
  • National Weather Service Staffing Cuts and Disaster Weather Alerts

    National Weather Service Staffing Cuts and Disaster Weather Alerts
    May 23 2025
    We asked Thomas Di Liberto, meteorologist, climatologist, and former NOAA employee on the show to discuss recent changes in National Weather Service staffing. Do the changes made in the name of government efficiency lead to risks in accurate weather prediction and disaster weather alerts? We discuss this on the show this week with the team.
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    36 m
  • AEDs In Public Spaces with DiPietro and Associates

    AEDs In Public Spaces with DiPietro and Associates
    May 16 2025
    David DiPietro was a former Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and eventually an instructor for community operations and personnel. He later founded DiPietro and Associates, a medical equipment business, including the distribution of AEDs. Kelsey Treat, David's daughter, now runs the company's sales and operations while Dave focuses on new business opportunities.
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    41 m