EM Weekly Podcast

The Senate voted 81-8 today to confirm Deputy Administrator Peter Gaynor to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The “no” votes came from Democratic Sens. Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Kamala Harris (Calif.), Bob Menendez (N.J.), Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Debbie Stabenow (Mich.), Tom Udall (N.M.) and Chris Van Hollen (Md.).

Gaynor has served as the acting administrator of FEMA since March 9, the day after Brock Long left the agency. In May, Trump nominated Associate Administrator for the Office of Response and Recovery (ORR) Jeff Byard for the lead role, but withdrew his nomination in September. The following week, Trump nominated Gaynor.

This week we are talking about the Public Safety Power Shutoffs with Neil Bregman from the City of Santa Rosa. Neil stopped by the studio in the OC to discuss, how the PSPS impacted Northern California, if they worked to prevent any fires. At this time the October fire in Sonoma County is still pointing to PG&E.

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This is a special announcement about the passing of Edward Gabriel the former Assitant Chief of NYC EMS/FDNY and Cunnent Deputy Assistant Secretary DHHS his death came as a shock to the EM community.

This week we are talking to Bridie McLennan about Bush Fires in Australia. Australia has had some of the worst fires in their history in 2019, and the bush fire threat is not over. As the climate changes and we get area of the world that normally gets lots of rain gets dryer, we are seeing more and more fires. Bridie and I talk about how we can get people prepared.

Guest Bio
In excess of 25 years’ experience in; emergency, fire, safety and aviation industries, ranging from compliance and safety management, through to accident investigation and search & rescue coordination. A demonstrated history in governance, in addition to 10 years’ experience as an aircraft pilot; flight instruction, charter, surveillance and RPT operations. With combined skills and experience in a multitude of areas within the complex and high risk industries, demonstrating a highly sought after balance of qualifications and expertise



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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridie-mclennan-brk/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BushfireK

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bushfire_readiness_kits/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bushfirereadinesskits/
Website: https://bushfirereadinesskits.com.au/

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This week we discuss the year that was 2019. This is a reflection on what the good the bad and the ugly was for 2019 and what 2020 may bring. Happy New Year to you all!

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This week we are talking to Rob Gourdie the CEO and Co-Founder of SituateMe an Emergency Management AI product. As we move into the world of 5G, AI, ML and the Intent of Things (IoT), we need to embrace crowd sourced information. EMA or the Emergency Management Assistant that SituateMe has developed maybe just the tool we are looking for.
Guest Bio
Rob is A driven and highly experienced director-level technologist, with strong skills in Product and Program Management; Business Operations; as well as Strategic and Commercial constructs across Software, Infrastructure, Health, Telecoms and general IT arenas.
An expert in management of all commercial aspects of business operations and contract negotiation. Excellent customer facing and presentation skills. Experienced from both client and vendor perspectives with proven track record in identifying and delivering innovation. An excellent team player with the ability to lead, develop and nurture teams of diverse cultures and geographical locations. Experienced with negotiating at board level, managing business change, and developing business strategies for blue chip clients.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robgourdie/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/situateme/
Website: https://situateme.com/
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This week we are talking to Chris Greene The Flood Insurance Guru about flood insurance. Flood Insurance is one of the essential items that a community needs to become a Resilient Community. Chris makes the subject informative and fun.
Guest Bio
Chris is a graduate of Jacksonville State University with a Masters in Emergency Management. Chris uses his education to understand the workings of FEMA and the Insurance companies to fully understand flood insurance and how it can help the individual and the community.
Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-greene-92147812/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/communityfirstagency/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ozxK4fsNzRNa5mH-01E-A
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cfinsurance
Website: https://www.floodinsuranceguru.com/

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This week we are talking to Dr. Richard Gasaway about decision making in critical situations. As Emergency Managers we are faced with making the hard choice in stressful situations with less than perfect information. Richard takes us through the process to make better decisions while keeping situational awareness.
Guest Bio
Dr. Richard B. Gasaway entered the fire service in 1979 and has served as firefighter, paramedic, lieutenant, captain, assistant chief and fire chief in 6 fire and EMS agencies in West Virginia, Ohio and Minnesota. After completing his 30-year fire service career, Chief Gasaway founded Situational Awareness Matters! a consulting and teaching organization dedicated to improving how individuals, teams and organizations make decisions in stressful environments.
Chief Gasaway earned a doctor of philosophy degree while researching how individuals and teams use situational awareness to improve high- risk decision making. His research is rooted in understanding and sharing cognitive neuroscience and human error.
Dr. Gasaway is a resident faculty member in the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and has been a long-standing instructor for the Executive Development Program at the Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute. He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and is a Credentialed Chief Fire Officer through the Commission for Public Safety Excellence.
A prolific speaker and author, Dr. Gasaway has contributed to more than 450 books, book chapters and journal articles on topics related to leadership, safety, situational awareness and decision making. His best selling books, Situational Awareness Volumes 1, 2 and 3, Fireground Command Decision Making and Situational Awareness for Emergency Response (Fire Engineering Books & Videos) serve as essential guides for both developing and experienced company officers and incident commanders.
energy, humor filled presentations are a favorite with emergency service providers and have earned him over 2,200 program and keynote address invitations throughout the United States, Canada, The United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.
In 2014 Dr. Gasaway earned the National Speaker’s Association’s highest honor, Certified Speaking Professional. In 2016, he received the Next Level award from the National Speaker’s Association Minnesota Chapter for the exceptional growth his speaking business has achieved.
Dr. Gasaway has been the recipient of several prestigious honors including the American Heart Association’s Phoenix Award, the C. B. Shingleton Academic Scholarship, the William J. Litzinger Outstanding Instructor Award, and the British Fire Journal – W.L. Gore Research Excellence Award.
Chief Gasaway hosts the SAMatters Radio podcast show (available on iTunes and Stitcher Radio). The show features close call survivor stories and shares lessons on how to improve situational awareness and high risk decision making. The show has been downloaded over 250,000 times making it one of the most popular safety-oriented podcast shows on the Internet.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richgasaway/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SAMatters
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichGasaway
Website: https://www.richgasaway.com/

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This week we are talking to Danielle Holly about the non-profit Common Impact. In 2017 was the costliest year for disasters on record for the United States. With climate change and weather events impacting every sector of the community, Common Impact leverages skill-based volunteerism to help communities recover from and prepare for the next event.
Guest Bio
Danielle Holly is dedicated to creating previously unseen pathways for individuals to meaningfully contribute to making their communities thrive. She envisions a world where every person is able to bring their values and personal mission to their day jobs, integrate healthy and sustainable personal lives and, as a result, have the drive and energy to make our communities more equitable and vibrant.
She is currently the CEO of Common Impact, an organization that designs programs that direct companies' most strategic philanthropic asset – their people – to the seemingly intractable social challenges they’re best positioned to address. Danielle has supported hundreds of nonprofit organizations on positioning and branding strategies to more effectively scale their models of social impact. In addition, Danielle has helped numerous corporations navigate the new era in corporate social responsibility and skills-based volunteering, including global powerhouses JPMorgan Chase, Charles Schwab, Marriott International, and Fidelity Investments.
She is a contributing writer for Nonprofit Quarterly on strategic corporate engagement. She is a member of the NationSwell Council, and has served on the Board of Directors for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network and Net Impact NYC.


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LinkedIn: https://twitter.com/commonimpact
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommonImpact1/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/commonimpact
Website: https://commonimpact.org/initiatives/about/disaster-response-relief-to-resiliency

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This week we are talking about the books that make a difference in the world of emergency management and why you need them. Reading keeps us up to date on the trends and research that moves our profession forward. This list comes from the emergency managers on the EM Weekly Facebook Group. Come and join us.



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