This is an article by Richard Serino and Michelle Pratt, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, July 30, 2025. 

Without strong leadership, health systems are susceptible to policy missteps, financial pressures, and inadequate responses during emergencies. Crisis leadership can be a catalyst for global resilience. 

Learn how effective leaders can act decisively and foster cross-sector collaboration as crises unfold and clearer data on risk and vulnerability become available. 

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In this episode of Domestic Preparedness: The Podcast, Teresa Farfan and Nicolette Casey Phillips talk to Robert LaMacchia about the emerging technology that can make a difference in wildfire detection and response. They discuss how OroraTech uses satellites to provide real-time wildfire insights, integrating space data with existing emergency management platforms. 

This is an article by Andrew D. Pickett and Raphael M. Barishansky, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, July 30, 2025. 

During the COVID-19 crisis, decades of investment in healthcare emergency infrastructure, funded through two key federal programs, allowed emergency operations centers to mobilize rapidly, hospital coalitions to coordinate care, and surveillance systems to monitor community spread. 

Learn how 2025 federal proposals threaten to dismantle this funding and significantly undermine the nation’s ability to respond to the next crisis. 

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In this episode, host Nicolette Phillips speaks with Monica Avila, George Perez, and Marty Garcia about the human side of public health preparedness, where passion, resourcefulness, and relationship-building are essential tools in the field. This conversation was recorded live on May 28, 2025, at the Texas Emergency Management Conference.  

This is an article by Bear Afkhami, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, July 23, 2025. 

Start-ups are known for their self-reliance toward success. Especially in light of expected reductions in federal funding, emergency management shares similar entrepreneurial attributes, and emergency managers need to leverage them. 

Learn more about utilizing the habits of successful entrepreneurs to benefit communities’ emergency preparations. 

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This is an article by Robert LaMacchia, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, July 23, 2025. 

Protecting people from wildfire smoke is a necessary extension of environmental resilience and public health strategy. Public health systems must adapt to effects from respiratory issues and other vulnerable populations as a measure of preparedness. 

Learn about one of the greatest challenges surrounding wildfire smoke—the lack of awareness of its health impacts and those most vulnerable. 

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In this episode, host Nicolette Phillips speaks with Denise Lozares, Director of Nursing for the County of San Diego and President of the Association of Public Health Nurses, and Deborah Heim, Public Health Nurse Consultant with the Wisconsin Division of Public Health.

Together, they explore how public health nurses are being integrated into emergency planning, response, and recovery efforts and why their involvement is critical before, during, and after disasters. From toolkits that align nursing skills with preparedness capabilities to real-world examples of deployment systems and policy challenges, this conversation highlights the evolving and essential role of public health nurses in building safer, healthier communities.

This is an article by Michelle Colosimo, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, July 16, 2025. 

Organizations cannot always dictate the course of a crisis—whether an incident, active threat, or natural disaster—but they can shape their own readiness and response.  

Learn how this seven-phase framework equips leaders to protect their teams, stay mission-focused, and rebound with resilience. 

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This is an article by Erin Sutton, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, July 16, 2025. 

Traditional hierarchical structures present challenges when crises span jurisdictions, agencies, and organizations. Virginia’s COVID-19 response revealed a different path forward. 

Learn how prioritizing communication design and thoughtful organizational coordination can improve decision-making and life-saving outcomes. 

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This is an article by Joshua Dise & Anthony Falzarano, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, July 9, 2025. 

In today’s complex threat environment, the ability to move from pathogen detection to action depends on infrastructure and intentional integration between laboratory science and first response.  

Learn to create an agile, informed, and resilient health security system capable of protecting populations, agriculture, and ecosystems alike before the next biological crisis. 

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