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AHEN EP 71 KEY TRENDS IN DISASTER RESILIENCE Jun 28, 2016

Tom Moran and Tim Karney of the All Hazards Consortium explore future trends in Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity.

AHEN EP 70 CONTINUITY OF COMMUNICATIONS Jun 14, 2016

Lee Williams of Plum Laboratories discusses new approaches to ensuring continuity of communications during outages or enabling access to remote teams in areas where cellular communications are limited.

AHEN EP 69 ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM DISASTERS May 25, 2016

Dr. Nicole Lurie, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services discusses the challenges of preventing, responding to, and recovering from adverse health effects caused by disasters and widespread diseases.

AHEN EP 68 EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO BUSINESS CONTINUITY May 17, 2016

Sean Murphy, the CEO of Lootok, LTD discusses new approaches to risk management and how to develop an effective approach to business continuity.

AHEN EP 67 BUILDING A WEATHER READY NATION May 11, 2016

John Murphy, the Chief Operating Officer of the National Weather Service explains the new Weather Ready Nation Initiative which is designed to help citizens, communities, and businesses prepare for, and mitigate weather related disasters.

AHEN EP 66 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS May 03, 2016

Karen Duham-Aguilera, the Director of Contingency Operations and Office of Homeland Security, Headquarters, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers explains the Corps' efforts to assist Federal, state and local emergency management and response organizations with mitigation, planning, training, and exercises necessary, to provide capabilities to respond to any emergency or disaster.

AHEN EP 65 TOO LITTLE TOO LATE Apr 27, 2016

Dr. Mark Keim of DisasterDoc explains why rescue efforts in disasters are almost always "too little, too late," and presents ways that individuals and communities can reduce fatalities in disasters.

AHEN EP 64 ROLE OF SATELLITES IN DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS Apr 20, 2016

Tony Bardo of Hughes Network Systems explains the role of satellites in ensuring availability and mobility of disaster communications

AHEN EP 63 NIST GUIDE FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE INVESTMENTS Apr 13, 2016

Jennifer Helgeson, an economist in the Applied Economics Office of the Engineering Laboratory at NIST explains the Community Resilience Economic Decision Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems.

AHEN EP 62 $1BILLION NATIONAL DISASTER RESILIENCE COMPETITION AWARDS Apr 05, 2016

Harriet Tregoning, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Community Planning and Development at HUD discusses the recent $1Billion awards from the National Disaster Resilience Competition.

AHEN EP 61 PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE Mar 29, 2016

Stephen Cauffman, a research engineer with the Community Resilience Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) explains the the Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems, and the Community Resilience Economic Decision Support Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems.

AHEN EP 60 SOCIAL MEDIA IN DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS Mar 21, 2016

Christopher Tarentino, the CEO of Epicenter Media & Training explains the important role played by social media in disaster communications.

AHEN EP 59 CRITICAL ISSUES IN DISASTER RESILIENCE Mar 18, 2016

Tom Moran of the All Hazards Consortium and Tim Karney, Editor, All Hazards Emergency Network give their perspectives on some of the key issues in Disaster Resilience.

AHEN EP 58 ST BERNARD PROJECT Feb 23, 2016

Reese May, the National Recovery Director for the Saint Bernard Project and its Disaster Resilience and Recovery Lab explains how they help communities and individuals prepare to mitigate the impact of a major disaster.

AHEN EP 57 NEXT GENERATION 911 Feb 17, 2016

Dave Bailey, 911 Coordinator for Morgan County, Ohio discusses the deployment of their Next Generation 911 system and how it has provided new capabilities and greater dependability.

AHEN EP 56 INCREASED THREAT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM Feb 09, 2016

Ron Hosko, former Assistant Director of the FBI, discusses the increased frequency of domestic terrorist incidents and the factors that contribute to this threat.

AHEN EP 55 BUILDING TRUST FOR INFORMATION SHARING Jan 26, 2016

Tom Moran, Executive Director of the All Hazards Consortium explains how the organization built a circle of trust that enables public and private sector stakeholders to share sensitive operational information to expedite disaster recovery.

AHEN EP 54 FOOD SECTOR RESILIENCE Jan 21, 2016

Mike Ambrosia of Wakefern Foods discusses the impact of SuperStorm Sandy on the Food Sector and how the industry is working to improve resilience.

AHEN EP 53 SPACE WEATHER THREAT TO ELECTRICAL GRID Jan 05, 2016

Bill Murtagh, the Assistant Director for Space Weather at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy discusses the potential impact of a massive space weather incident on the global electrical grid and explains the National Space Weather Strategy and National Space Weather Action Plan.

AHEN EP 52 SURVIVING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE Dec 29, 2015

Bo Mitchell, the President of 911 Consulting discusses the increasing frequency of workplace violence and how organizations can prepare and train their employees to survive these types of situations.

AHEN EP 51 SEA LEVEL RISE IMPACT ON DISASTER RESILIENCE Dec 15, 2015

Doctor Rob Thieler of the U.S. Geological Survey explains the potential impact on coastal critical infrastructure as a result of rising sea levels. He discusses some of the areas such as the Chesapeake Bay and the Carolinas that are at the highest risk of flooding from storm surges, erosion, and other factors.

AHEN EP 50 NEW APPROACH TO GEOCOLLABORATION Dec 08, 2015

Dave Jones, the CEO, President and Founder of StormCenter Communications explains their new approach to sharing data for improved situational awareness.

AHEN EP 49 NEW INITIATIVES FROM THE All Hazards Consortium Dec 01, 2015

Tom Moran, the Executive Director of the All Hazards Consortium discusses the recent activities of the organization and outlines new initiatives for Disaster Resilience stakeholders.

AHEN EP 48 POST SANDY FLOOD MITIGATION Nov 24, 2015

Brad Gair, the Vice President of Emergency Management & Enterprise Resilience at NYU Langone Medical Center explains how that organization worked together with FEMA to recover from flood damage caused by SuperStorm Sandy. NYU Langone undertook comprehensive mitigation efforts to prevent this type of flooding in the future. He also makes a compelling case for "integrated Investment" by regional stakeholders to maximize the effectiveness of mitigation efforts.

AHEN EP 47 SECURING HEALTHCARE DATA Nov 18, 2015

Denise Anderson, the Executive Director of the National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NH-ISAC) discusses threats to sensitive healthcare data and how the NH-ISAC brings together a wide variety of stakeholders to protect this data.

AHEN EP 46 RESTORING TELECOM DURING A DISASTER Nov 11, 2015

Dick Price, former Chief Business Continuity Officer, for Verizon Corporate explains the challenges of restoring telecommunication services during a disaster.

AHEN EP 45 FLOOD RESPONSE IN NORTH CAROLINA Oct 27, 2015

Mike Sprayberry, Director of the North Carolina Department of Emergency Management discusses the recent floods created by historic levels of rainfall.

AHEN EP 44 DELAWARE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Oct 20, 2015

Jamie Turner, the recently retired Director of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency discusses the lessons learned from SuperStorm Sandy and other major events.

AHEN EP 43 LESSONS FROM THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN TEXAS Oct 13, 2015

Dave Gruber, the Texas State Department of State Health Services Assistant Commissioner for Regional and Local Health Services, discusses lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak in Texas.

AHEN EP 42 REGIONAL MUTUAL ASSISTANCE GROUPS Oct 07, 2015

Aaron Strickland, the Emergency Operations Director for Georgia Power explains how Regional Mutual Assistance Groups (RMAGS) coordinate the efforts of utility companies across the nation to restore power after a major outage.

AHEN EP 41 MANAGING MASS CASUALTIES IN A DISASTER Sep 29, 2015

Eric Epley, the Executive Director of the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council explains how regional organizations of healthcare providers cooperate to improve handling mass casualties in any sort of disaster.

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AHEN EP 40 IMPROVING DISASTER RECOVERY COMPENSATION Sep 21, 2015

Chris Reade, the President of Carrollton Enterprise Services explains lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy in improving the complex process of Disaster Recovery Compensation.

AHEN EP 39 NEW APPROACH TO SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING Sep 09, 2015

Ron Cassoni, CEO of PointStream explains how the company is helping to monitor 20 million displaced people around the world.

AHEN EP 38 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY'S ROLE IN DISASTER RESPONSE Sep 01, 2015

Guy Beougher, the Executive Director of Operations in DLA’s Logistics Operations explains how the agency supports responders is a wide variety of disaster situations.

AHEN EP 37 DISASTER RESILIENCE IN VIRGINIA Aug 25, 2015

Adam Thiel, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the Commonwealth of Virginia discusses the development of programs, policies and partnerships to enhance economic resilience.

AHEN EP 36 MAKING I-95 SAFER AND MORE RESILIENT Aug 18, 2015

MaryGrace Parker of the I-95 Corridor Coalition explains the importance of I-95 to the nation's economic resilience and how the organization works to improve transportation systems performance.

AHEN EP 35 REALISTIC APPROACH TO BORDER SECURITY Aug 11, 2015

Ralph Basham, Former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection discusses the complex problem of border security, and outlines realistic approaches to protecting our nation's borders.

AHEN EP 34 INTERDEPENDENCIES IN DISASTER RESILIENCE Jul 28, 2015

Tom Moran of the All Hazards Consortium explains how public sector, private sector, and non-governmental stakeholders depend on each other in responding to major disasters.

AHEN EP 33 EXPEDITING DISASTER RESPONSE FLEETS Jul 25, 2015

John Shaner, Chair of the Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group, explains improvements in the ways lifeline sector response fleets are being coordinated for disaster response.

AHEN EP 32 UAVs FOR DISASTER RESPONSE Jul 14, 2015

Bill Cossoff of Unmanned Experts explains how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles can be used for Disaster Response and what organizations should consider in operating them.

AHEN EP 31 EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS Jul 13, 2015

Bo Mitchell of 911 Consulting explains what organizations need to do to ensure their Emergency Action Plans are OSHA Compliant.

AHEN EP 30 SEVERE WEATHER PREDICTION Jun 30, 2015

Greg Carbin of NOAA's Storm Prediction Center explains the process of monitoring and predicting severe weather across the nation.

AHEN EP 29 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING Jun 23, 2015

Tom O'Reilly, Director of The Police Institute at the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University discusses the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI) and other information sharing programs for law enforcement and homeland security.

AHEN EP 28 NATIONAL GUARD'S ROLE IN DISASTER RESPONSE Jun 14, 2015

Colonel Richard Neely, the Chief of Current Operations Division of the National Guard Bureau explains the Guard's unique role in support of civil authorities during major disasters.

AHEN EP 27 ALL HAZARDS CONSORTIUM Jun 10, 2015

Tom Moran, the Executive Director of the All Hazards Consortium explains the organization's role in facilitating cooperation between the public and private sector for disaster response.

AHEN EP 26 PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR RESILIENCE Jun 02, 2015

Ira Tannenbaum, Assistant Commissioner for Public/Private Initiatives at New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) explains how the City coordinates the integration of private sector concerns, interests, and resources to support New York City’s emergency planning, preparedness, response, and recovery activities.

AHEN EP 25 COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE PLANNING GUIDE May 23, 2015

Theresa McCallister of NIST explains the Community Disaster Resilience Planning Guide and how listeners can provide input.

AHEN EP 24 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR CIVIL AUTHORITIES May 19, 2015

Robert Salesses, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) explains how the DoD provides support for civil authorities in response to major disasters.

AHEN EP 23 EXPEDITING POWER RESTORATION May 15, 2015

When a disaster strikes, the first question everyone asks is, "When will the power be restored?" Chris Eisenbrey of the Edison Electric Institute explains the new processes being used by electric utilities to expedite power restoration.

AHEN EP 22 RED CROSS RECOVERY EFFORTS May 09, 2015

Harvey Johnson, the Executive Director for Recovery Operations for the American Red Cross explains how they respond to over 70,000 incidents a year.

AHEN EP 21 DHS CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH May 03, 2015

Dr. Douglas Maughan, the Division Director, Cyber Security Division of the Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate discusses recent research into enhancing cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors.

AHEN EP 20 PROTECTING THE NATION'S CAPITOL Apr 26, 2015

Chris Geldart, Director of Washington, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency discusses the unique challenges of protecting the nation's Capitol.

AHEN EP 19 COMMUNITY DRIVEN DISASTER RESPONSE Apr 18, 2015

Chris Kuryak, the Chief Operating Officer of Recovers.org explains their approach to Community Driven Disaster Response which supports residents with their needs in any type of disaster.

AHEN EP 18 New York City Response to Superstorm Sandy Apr 11, 2015

Joe Bruno, the former Commissioner of the New York City Office of Emergency Management discusses how the city coped with the massive destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy. He details their processes for mobilizing a wide variety of city agencies, state & local governments, federal agencies and private sector partners to meet the needs of the regions's citizens.

AHEN EP 17 Pacific Northwest Economic Region Apr 04, 2015

Matt Morrison, the CEO of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region discusses the unique approach his organization takes to promote resilience on both sides of the U.S. and Canada border.

AHEN EP 16 INTEGRATED PLANNING Mar 28, 2015

Joe Picciano, former Deputy Regional Director at FEMA explains the importance of Integrated Planning between public sector stakeholders and private sector operators of critical infrastructure to ensure disaster resilience. Drawing on lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and the World Trade Center recovery effort, he discusses best practices in integrated planning for disaster resilience.

AHEN Ep 15 Economic Resilience Mar 28, 2015

Brian Tishuk, the Executive Director of ChicagoFIRST, a coalition of financial and other institutions discusses their initiatives to foster economic resilience.

AHEN EP 14 Open/Closed Business App Mar 14, 2015

Tom Moran, the Executive Director of the All Hazards Consortium explains the applicability of the new Open/Closed Business App for disaster response. The app provides information for responders to find open businesses that can provide lodging, gas, food and other needs during an extended power outage.

AHEN EP 13 Public/Private Partnerships Mar 14, 2015

Bob Crouch, former Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness in Virginia, discusses the challenges of forming effective public/private sector partnerships for emergency response.

AHEN EP 12 National Disaster Resilience Competition Mar 11, 2015

Harriet Tregoning, the Director of the Office of Economic Resilience at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development explains the $1Billion National Disaster Resilience Competition. This interview previously aired on Disaster Resilience for America on Federal News Radio.

AHEN EP 11 Critical Infrastructure Resilience Protection Mar 09, 2015

Bob Kolasky, the Director of Strategy and Policy for the DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection discusses best practices in making public and private sector critical infrastructure more secure and resilient in the event of a major disaster. This interview previously aired on Disaster Resilience for America on Federal News Radio.

AHEN EP 10 Unmanned Vehicles in Disaster Response Mar 01, 2015

Kevin Gambold, CEO of Unmanned Experts and Tom Moran of the All Hazards Consortium discuss the use of drones for Homeland Security and Emergency Response.

AHEN EP 9 Red Guide to Recovery Jan 10, 2015

Desi Matel-Anderson interviews Sean Scott, the author of The Red Guide to Recovery and a winner of the Field Innovation Team Innovation in Emergency Management Challenge for the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) 2014 Conference.

Register, Find Reunite Project in Australia Jan 06, 2015

Desi Matel-Anderson interviews James BW, the CEO of Noggin that developed the Register, Find, Reunite Project in Australia which was one of the winners of the Innovation in Emergency Management Challenge for theInternational Association of Emergency Managers 2014.

AHEN EP 7 Emergency Managers Weekly Report Nov 01, 2014

Steve Detweiler, the Editor of the Emergency Managers Weekly Report discusses how he delivers valuable content and insights to a global audience through his email newsletter and social media presence.

AHEN EP 6 New Zealand Oct 06, 2014

John Hamilton the Director of Civil Defense and Emergency Management discusses the unique challenges of preparing for possible disasters on a remote island in an earthquake prone area.

005: Whole Community Response Jul 11, 2014

Tom Moran and Dennis Schrader of the All Hazards Consortium discuss an operational approach to the policy of a Whole Community response.

004: The Future of Disasters Jul 11, 2014

Brian David Johnson, Intel's Futurist discusses the future of disasters with Desi Matel-Anderson of the Global Disaster Innovation Group

003:Report on Mudslides in Washington State Jul 11, 2014

Desi Matel-Anderson reports on Field Innovation Team activities during the response to the Washington State Mudslides.

002: Innovating During a Disaster Jul 11, 2014

Desiree Matel-Anderson, CEO and Founder of the Global Disaster Innovation Group explains how Field Innovation Teams innovate during a disaster

001: Restoring Power in an Emergency Jul 11, 2014

Tom Moran, Executive Director, All Hazards Consortium improved coordination of power restoration. Release of the Annual Report of the Multi-State Fleet Working Group.

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