The FEMA Podcast

On this episode, we’ll talk to the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) President Greg Forrester and FEMA’s Voluntary Agency Coordination Branch Chief Liz Gibson about how the NVOAD fosters a more effective delivery of services to communities affected by disaster and their coordination with FEMA to help people before, during and after disasters. (Host: Cassie Ringsdorf)

On this episode, we’ll talk to the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) President Greg Forrester and FEMA’s Voluntary Agency Coordination Branch Chief Liz Gibson about how the NVOAD fosters a more effective delivery of services to communities affected by disaster and their coordination with FEMA to help people before, during and after disasters.

Today we're sharing a previously released PrepTalk with Amanda Ripley, who's a journalist and a senior fellow at the Emerson Collective. She combines the inspiring stories of disaster survivors with research into how the brain works when confronted with unusual events to provide advice on how emergency managers can help individuals become more decisive in an emergency.

Today we're sharing a previously released PrepTalk with Amanda Ripley, who's a journalist and senior fellow at the Emerson Collective. She combines the inspiring stories of disaster survivors with research into how the brain works when confronted with unusual events to provide advice on how emergency managers can help indivduals become more decisive in an emergency.

On this episode, we discuss the process of designing massive national level exercises with FEMA’s national exercise division. Jeff Blizzard and Ted Robinson from the national exercise division at FEMA headquarters, join us to discuss what goes into a large-scale national exercise, how FEMA participates, and how we bring the inner agency to participate into these exercises.

In this episode, we discuss the process of designing massive national level exercise with FEMA's National Exercise Division. Jeff Blizzard and Ted Robinson from the National Exercise Division at FEMA Headquarters join us to discuss what goes into a large scale national exercise and how FEMA participates.

Since 2013, the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network has connected and supported people and communities who are striving to live more safely with wildfire. The Network has served as a catalyst for spreading best practices and innovations in fire adaptation concepts nationwide. At their annual workshop in Ashland, Oregon we interviewed  Michelle Medley-Daniel with the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, Ali Lerch and Chris Chambers with Ashland Fire & Rescue, and Hilary Lundgren with the Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network to learn about the successes, tools, and growth of the network from eight to twenty-four communities.

Since 2013, the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network has connected and supported people and communities who are striving to live more safely with wildfire. The Network has served as a catalyst for spreading best practices and innovations in fire adaptation concepts nationwide. At their annual workshop in Ashland, Oregon we interviewed Michelle Medley-Daniel with the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, Ali Lerch and Chris Chambers with Ashland Fire & Rescue, and Hilary Lundgren with the Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network to learn about the successes, tools, and growth of the network from eight to twenty-four communities.

On this episode of the FEMA podcast, Roberto Hylton, FEMA's Director of the Office of Law Enforcement Engagement and Integration, spoke about his team's mission to integrate emergency management and the law enforcement community. Hylton believes these efforts will help strengthen our nation, reduce risks, and improve our country's capabilities to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate potential disasters.

On this episode we caught up with Roberto Hylton, the Director of the Office of Law Enforcement Engagement and Integration for FEMA, and talked with him about his team's mission to integrate emergency management and the law enforcement community and how those efforts will help strengthen our nation, reduce risks, and improve our country's capabilities to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate potential disasters.

On this episode Dr. Dan Kaniewski, FEMA’s Deputy Administrator for Resilience, joins us to talk about how FEMA’s new strategic and structural focus on Resiliency will make America safer, stronger and better prepared for future disasters.

On this episode, Dr. Dan Kaniewski, FEMA's Deputy Administrator of Resilience, joins us to talk about how FEMA's new strategic and structural focus on Resiliency will make America safer, stronger and better prepared for future disasters.

On this episode, we talked to Dennis Jones, emergency management director for Chatham County, Georgia. He shares his experience leading his county through Hurricane Matthew and the lessons learned that led to more efficient contracting in the aftermath of disasters and emergencies.

On this episode, we talked to Dennis Jones, emergency management director for Chatham County, Georgia. He shares his experience leading his county through Hurricane Matthew and the lessons learned that led to more efficient contracting in the aftermath of disasters and emergencies.

Today on the FEMA Podcast we talk with Rebecca Wiggins, Executive Director of AFCPE, to better understand FEMA’s partnership with her organization and how it will benefit the nation when it comes to being financially ready for the unexpected.