All Hazards Emergency Network Podcast

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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