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Disaster Tough Podcast The Readiness Lab
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The Disaster Tough Podcast is for emergency managers, by emergency managers. We share stories, lessons learned, and tips to help you make informed decisions. Our host, John Scardena is a former Federal Emergency Response Official with Type 1 response experience. He now leads Doberman Emergency Management, from which this is being recorded. Our guests are also field experts who provide their insights in our conversation based podcast.
Discussions with emergency managers revolve around the entire disaster life-cycle. We provide solutions based on training and backed by data. We share experiences of emergency response and identify the lessons learned through our own version of after action reporting. This is conversation mode activated. We are known for flipping from serious to humor without warning. Try to keep up in our weekly podcasts!
About Doberman Emergency Management. We provide customized plans, mitigates hazards, delivers training, and supplies emergency products to meet the unique needs of clients. We identify and solve the Nation’s most complex incidents. That’s our job.
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Director Christopher Godley - Office of Emergency Management, Stanford University
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"You don't need to know everything. You do need to be able to make things happen."
This week's guest in the Disaster Tough Podcast, Christopher Godley has been doing this for decades.
As the Director of Emergency Management at Stanford University, Chris believes that keeping the school's buildings standing isn't enough. Instead, he thinks it is crucial to consider the human element and be ready and open to evolving with the overall setup of the program for better success.
In this episode, Chris and host John Scardena discuss applying these concepts to Stanford's Office of Emergency Management. He emphasizes soft skills, and other ideas to make sure the Emergency Management efforts and philosophy at Stanford continue to evolve and grow in an ever-changing world.
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Director Lee Nelson - Ambipar Response Training Center
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“It isn’t enough to think outside the box. Get used to acting outside the box.”
This quote attributed to renowned entrepreneur and investor, Tim Ferris describes the thinking behind how today’s guest in the Disaster Tough Podcast conducts training for response.
Lee Nelson is the Director of the Ambipart Response Training Center (ARTC) near Pueblo, Colorado.
As such, he and his team conduct real-world Hazmat training and exercises involving train derailments, highway emergency response, compressed gas, and transfer specialization, among other things.
Not only do their training exercises replicate disaster scenarios in theory, but also in practice. Their remote facility outside of Pueblo is equipped with train cars, gas containers, and explosives.
The Readiness Lab and other Emergency response professionals will see the benefits of such training firsthand in October during their Emergency Management Response for Dynamic Populations course (DyPop).
During the exercise, Ambipart will use live explosives to replicate a real-world train derailment and HazMat situation. Such extreme measures aim to see how these emergency response professionals respond during such conditions.
In this episode, Lee explains the benefits of such training and how it applies to the real world. He and host John Scardena also preview the upcoming DyPop exercise with Ambipart from October 22-24.
Registration for DyPop 2024 will be opening soon.
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Asst. Special Agent in Charge Chip Cooke, US Drug Enforcement Administration
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One of the main goals of the Disaster Tough Podcast is to stay current regarding issues facing the world of emergency response, and overall leadership.
Today's episode is no different as we tackle the continuing problem of drugs entering the U.S. with longtime DEA Agent, Chip Cooke.
Chip has been with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for nearly 25 years, and currently serves in the role of Assistant Special Agent in Charge.
Before joining the DEA, Chip also served as a US Border Patrol Agent.
As such, he is well acquainted with the issues facing the country when it comes to drugs making it across the border and into the United States.
In this episode, he and host John Scardena discuss more on this issue, and how effective leadership principles apply to fighting the war on drugs at the border, and Emergency Management as a whole.
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Deputy Emergency Manager Rob Dale - Ingham County
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Sometimes our passion grows from facing our fears. Today's guest in the Disaster Tough Podcast, Rob Dale, relates to this sentiment.
Rob Dale is an Emergency Manager, Meteorologist, and Adjunct Professor based in Ingham County, Michigan.
After a formative incident in his youth involving a major weather event, Rob worked toward becoming one who helps others know what to expect and what to do in major weather incidents. He started his career as a broadcast meteorologist in Lansing, Michigan for the CBS affiliate, WLNS.
After 10 years, he moved to Regional Planning and Emergency Management in the public and private sectors.
As the Deputy Emergency Manager for Ingham County, he has dealt with ice storms, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and other major incidents.
He has also acted as a liaison for incidents affecting the surrounding area including Lansing, Dehli Township, and Michigan State University.
In this episode, he and host John Scardena discuss various topics relating to effective leadership and Emergency Management in times of disaster, including mass notifications, weather concerns, and a variety of other topics.
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Emergency Preparedness Specialist Jake Babb - Omaha Public Power District
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In disaster readiness and response, experience may be the most necessary, but also unfortunate attribute needed.
This week's guest in the Disaster Tough Podcast, Jake Babb has recently lived this reality.
As the Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist for Omaha Public Power, Jake was responsible for ensuring safety and business continuity during the recent tornadoes in the area.
In this episode, Jake shares the best practices that the Omaha Public Power District has learned for dealing with the various weather and disaster events that the state sees.
He also shares how his perspective on disaster readiness and mitigations has evolved over the years as he has transitioned from the military to the local power district.
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Branch Chief John Conklin - Pentagon
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Even those who protect us need protection.
John Conklin knows this well and with more than 30 years of experience as an Emergency Management practitioner, he works hard every day to ensure that the dedicated men and women at the highest levels of government are in good hands and well-protected.
John is the Branch Chief of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency. As such, he is in charge of the Emergency Management Division Operations, Plans, and Preparedness overseeing the safety and security of The Pentagon.
He has also worked in Emergency Preparedness and readiness with other government agencies including the USDA and FEMA, along with County Administration on two occasions.
In this episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast, Branch Chief Conklin talks about the leadership lessons he has learned from those at the highest levels of government that he works to keep safe.
He also passes down wisdom to those looking to diversify and move to the next level in their careers.
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