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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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Latest Episodes:

Emergency Management Analytics: Interview with Caitlin Von Stein Feb 19, 2021

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Data analytics improves the life of an emergency manager. Whether it's determining where to place shelters, forecasting weather events, providing a risk assessment, or providing trustworthy situational awareness. Caitlin Von Stein is a subject matter expert in emergency management analytics. She provides the Federal Emergency Management Agency with need to know information, working on projects across the Disaster Lifecycle. She is truly Disaster Tough because she enhances the capability of emergency managers through analytics. Learn more about her experiences on our latest episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast.
Key and Peele may have inspired us with our own version of, "Angry Obama & Nice President Obama." Check it out!

Mitigating Long-Term Risk in the National Capital Region: Interview with Dr. Earl Stoddard Feb 12, 2021

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The complexity of mitigation in the National Capital Region, combined with the changes caused by climate adaptation, create a perfect storm for emergency managers in Montgomery County Maryland.
Dr. Earl Stoddard is the Director of Emergency Management & Homeland Security for Montgomery County and is taking a hard look at future risk compared to historical data and has found several irregularities because of climate change. He also provides advice about working in emergency management and operations and the need to collaborate with stakeholders, especially those who may not understand the tempo of response.
**BONUS: Montgomery County, MD OEMHS is looking for a hydrologist! If you know someone who can assist, please reach out.

Interview with Former FEMA Administrator Brock Long Feb 05, 2021

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Today we dive into all things related to Brock Long's impressive career as a change agent and leader in emergency management. We talk about the complexities of a FEMA response in coordinated response, the need for disaster declaration reform, moving forward with a career in mind, and how to better prepare for disaster through mitigation. Brock speaks extensively about the mitgation process and changes that need to happen at FEMA and State governments to clear the way for communities to become Disaster Tough.
"Brock Long is the former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Confirmed in June 2017 by the US Senate with strong bipartisan support (95-4), Brock served as the Nation’s principal advisor to the President responsible for coordinating the entire array of federal government resources down through 50 states, 573 tribal governments, and 16 island territories to assist them with executing disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Brock is the 10th Administrator and the youngest to hold the office. While serving as Administrator, Brock coordinated the federal government’s response to over 144 Presidentially declared disasters and 112 wildfires, including three of the Nation’s most devastating hurricanes and five of the worst wildfires ever experienced. During this time, nearly $44 billion of disaster activity occurred under the various federal recovery programs.
"As the FEMA Administrator, Brock led two major initiatives which will have long-lasting impacts on the emergency management community. He rapidly transformed the agency’s business enterprise by implementing innovative Community Lifeline and FEMA Integration Team concepts to strengthen public-private partnerships and permanently embed full-time staff within the offices of state and tribal governments to better meet constituent needs. Further, as the result of effective advocacy and eight influential Congressional testimonies, Congress passed the Disaster Recovery Reform Act and made pre-disaster mitigation a national priority, provided meaningful changes to the FEMA workforce, and bolstered state and local emergency management capability.
"From 2008-2011, Brock served as Director of Alabama’s Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) under Governor Bob Riley. As Director, he served as the State Coordinating Officer for 14 disasters, including eight presidentially-declared events. Brock also served as an on-scene State Incident Commander for the Alabama Unified Command during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
"He is a graduate of the prestigious Executive Leadership Program offered by the US Naval Postgraduate School/Center for Homeland Defense and Security. He attended Appalachian State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Public Administration." - Hagerty Consulting website; Brock Long Bio

Risk Management: Responding to Threat - Interview with William Jackson Jan 29, 2021

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Emergency managers are faced with natural and man-made threats every day. Because the Department of Homeland Security just raised the threat level of domestic terrorism, we brought on expert William Jackson Jr. , to talk to us about risk management, protection, training, and purpose.
We discuss several scenarios including mitigating riots, active shooter, general law enforcement activities, personal protection, targets, firearm training, even hunting on this episode. It's all things guns related with the Lead Instructor from Gladiator Gunz Training Group.

2021 USAR Perspective- Joe Hernandez Returns For Another Interview! Jan 22, 2021

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Domestic Terrorism, fueled by extremist groups, are a major concern for emergency and disaster services in 2021, especially due to the events caused at the United States Capitol Building on January 6th and the federal response coordination surrounding the events of President Joe Biden's Presidential Inauguration. Clearly the threat of violence was strong enough to cause swift reaction by law enforcement and military groups.
Whether it's a peaceful protest, turned riot, or indications of a national security threat... emergency managers and first responders must understand the complexities of response to keep all involved safe.
Joe Hernandez is an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), subject matter expert. Calling on his experiences to events such as the Oklahoma City Bombing, he is able to walk us through the preparations that responding parties must consider. This week we address terrorism as a way to reduce the threat of occurrence and impact to life, property, and continuity of operations.

FDNY Firefighter in New York City OEM: Interview with Emergency Response Expert- Doug Bainton Jan 15, 2021

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Emergency managers and first responders have close coordination, but their roles and responsibilities are different. Doug Baiton is an expert in emergency response and can speak to the differences between the tactical level and strategic levels of our field. As a New York City Firefighter, "on loan," to New York City Office of Emergency Management as a Citywide Interagency Coordinator, Doug is profoundly aware of the needs and responsibilities of responders and the complexity of resources. It's all about the survivor in this episode. Learn from Doug's amazing career here.

FEMA Logistic Section Chief assigned to the White House for COVID Response, Interview with Joe Dellamura Jan 08, 2021

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This episode is all about the task force assigned to tackle the logistics of the COVID-19 Pandemic testing and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) logistics perspective. Joe Dellamura is a FEMA branch director who was assigned to work with a a task force of federal agency partners to find and innovate solutions in order to exponentially increase the supply chain of COVID-19 testing. He has recently been involved with the vaccination distribution and provides input how the distribution will work.

Peace in No-Man's Land: How 1914 Can Impact Emergency Managers Today Dec 27, 2020

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Emergency Managers can learn from what happened at No-Man's Land during World War 1 between Dec. 23rd to Christmas day Dec. 25th, 1914. A moment of peace in a world of chaos as two armies could not cross 60 meters.
We need to find both internal truces and external ones in order to overcome the battle of disasters.

Santa and Space Weather with Jason Clap Dec 11, 2020

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Santa is coming to town! We are experiencing Space Weather via the Northern Lights as we record this episode. Emergency managers must include space weather in their emergency planning process. It impacts communications, critical infrastructure, commercial travel, and of course Santa with Rudolph's GPS tracker in his nose. Or is it a lightbulb?? Who knows- join us this week as we talk about the complexities of how the Sun and man-made electromagnetic pulses (EMP) impact disaster toughness.

Interview with the FEMA National IMAT Red Operations Chief Tim Britt Dec 04, 2020

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Tim Britt, Ops Chief on the National Strike Team, housed within FEMA's National Incident Management Assistance Team Red, talks about response in 2020, lessons learned throughout his own career, and provides advice on leadership in emergency management.
Tim's experiences include service in the US. Marines, police officer, CalOES emergency manager, and now the federal government. Tim has worked at every level of emergency response and can provide great insight because of his background.

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