Disaster Tough Podcast

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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.

Episode Date
American Optics - Interview with National Security Strategist, Judd Mahfouz
Mar 26, 2024
Facilities, Functions & People: Interview with Cori Smith of Wells Fargo
Mar 19, 2024
Amazon's Disaster Relief Program: Delivering When It Matters Most with Abe Diaz
Mar 12, 2024
I Could Have Saved Everyone In Pompeii with These EM Skills
Feb 29, 2024
Sneak Peak Into Leading During Crisis with Pete Gaynor
Feb 15, 2024
DTP Season 5, Ep 184 Looking Back while Moving Forward: 2023 After Action Review with John Scardena
Feb 02, 2024
DTP Season 5, Ep 183 Keeping Things Cool with David Ronsen, President of Acela, Inc.
Jan 23, 2024
DTP Season 5, Ep 182 JetBlue’s Innovative Approach to Business Continuity - Interview with Penny Neferis
Jan 16, 2024
DTP Season 5, Ep 181 Emergency Management: Helping the People Who Help People - Interview with EM Expert Brad Milliken
Jan 09, 2024
DTP Season 4, Ep 180 2023: A Year of Innovation & Grit with Zack Borst
Dec 31, 2023
DTP Season 4 Ep 179 Be Cool, Not Cold, for Christmas - with John Scardena
Dec 22, 2023
DTP Season 4 Ep 178 How Innovation & Grit Creates Solutions with NYC EM Interagency Coordination - with Doug Bainton
Dec 12, 2023
DTP Season 4 Ep 177 Comparing Air Force EM To University EM with for. Airman, Deputy Dir. Vanessa Flores
Dec 06, 2023
DTP Season 4 Ep 176: East Coast vs West Coast in EM with PBEM Director Shad Ahmed
Nov 29, 2023
DTP Season 4 Ep 175: The Five I’s of Gaza with Military Expert, Director Chris De Ruyter
Nov 22, 2023
DTP Season 4 Ep 174: There Is No Such Thing As Balance with John Scardena
Nov 13, 2023
DTP Season 4, EP #173 : Improving Readiness Through Risk Assessment with Barry Moss
Oct 24, 2023
DTP Season 4, EP #172 : Mastering Emotions in the Media Spotlight with Prescott Nadeau
Oct 19, 2023
DTP Season 4 EP #171 : Looking forward to the National US&R Conference with Chief Walt Lewis
Oct 10, 2023
DTP Season 4 EP #170 - Plan, Act, Optimize: Leadership Interview with Richard Danforth, CEO of Genasys
Oct 03, 2023
DTP Season 4 EP #169 - Stop Getting Schooled By Disaster: 3 Tips to Improve School Readiness
Sep 26, 2023
DTP Season 4 EP #168 - Sounds of Hawaii... Six Lessons Learned From the Maui Wildfires
Sep 05, 2023
DTP Season 4, EP #167 A New Kind of Hurricane Responder - L3 Harris Webinar with John Scardena & Zack Borst
Aug 08, 2023
DTP Season 4 #166 Leading the “A” Team of Animal Care In Disaster Interview with Susan Anderson of ASPCA
Aug 01, 2023
DTP Season 4 #165 Big News - Bigger Ideas with John, Zack, and Prescott
Jul 28, 2023
DTP Season 4 EP#164 You Should Never Compromise This.
Jul 11, 2023
DTP Season 4, EP #163 How to Avoid Burnout in Emergency Management
Jun 21, 2023
DTP Season 4: Ep #162 From Churchill Downs to University of Kentucky - Organizational EM with Sarah Razor
Jun 13, 2023
DTP Season 4: Ep #161 How to land a job: The Do's and Don'ts of Job Hunting
Jun 07, 2023
DTP Season 4: Ep #160 Emergency Medical & Emergency Management: with Portland's Expert Paramedic, Jake Shores
May 30, 2023
DTP Season 4 #159 Going Above & Beyond with Responder Tech - Interview with Blake Resnick, CEO of BRINC Drones
May 23, 2023
DTP Season 4 #158 The DHS Safety Act: An Important EM Readiness Tool - Interview with Latasha Thompson
May 16, 2023
DTP Season 4 #157 Emerging Technology in Emergency Management & Response - Interview with EM Weekly Host, Zack Borst
May 10, 2023
DTP Season 4 #156 How To Create A Success School Safety Program: Tasks, Organization, Approach
May 03, 2023
DTP Season 4 #155 The 3 Underutilized Tips in Communications (That Will Improve Your Life in EM)
May 03, 2023
DTP Season 4 #154: Atmospheric River Incidents at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
Apr 14, 2023
DTP Season 4 #153: Innovation in Active Shooter Mitigation (EM & Physical Security Assessments)
Apr 04, 2023
DTP Season 4 #152: You Need A "Branding Operations Plan" Interview with Noble Creative Collective Co. Founders
Mar 31, 2023
DTP Season 4 #151: Everything You Need To Know About Press Briefs - Interview with Prescott Nadeau
Mar 21, 2023
DTP Season 4 #150: Slack VP Talks About Lifelines - Interview with Mark “Whit” Whittington
Mar 14, 2023
DTP Season 4 #149: Police Need Emergency Managers - Interview with Corporal Haley Evans
Mar 07, 2023
DTP Season 4 #148: Reaction to the East Palestine Ohio Train Disaster - Interview with Eric Helpenstell
Feb 28, 2023
DTP Season 4 #147: The Waverly Train Disaster 45 Years Later: How it Changed EM Forever - Interview with Yasmine S. Ali, M.D.
Feb 21, 2023
DTP Season 4 #146: Creating a Better Pipeline of Information for Emergency Responders - Interview with Lindsay Sander of Buxus
Feb 14, 2023
DTP Season 4 #145: Leading By Example: Mentoring The Rising Generation in Emergency Services - Interview with Martin Killion
Feb 07, 2023
DTP Season 4 #144: Emergency Managers as Diplomats & Ambassadors - Interview with Dillon Taylor
Jan 31, 2023
DTP Season 4 #143 Florida Hazardous Materials Symposium Recap & Roundtable
Jan 24, 2023
#142 “Building an Enhanced Next Level SitRep & Northern California’s endless Atmospheric River Event”
Jan 17, 2023
#141 Becoming Disaster Tough in 2023- Goals and Ideas with Zack Borst from EM Weekly
Jan 17, 2023
#140 A Year of Change & Growth for Disaster Tough - 2022: The Year in Review with Host John Scardena
Dec 28, 2022
#139 BONUS - Wesley & John Kickback at DyPop
Dec 27, 2022
#138 Improving the Process of Emergency Management Leadership - Interview with Erica Bornemann, Director of Vermont Emergency Management
Dec 20, 2022
#137 Emergency Comfort Food: Anytime, Anywhere - Interview with David Marks of Operation BBQ
Dec 13, 2022
#136 Media & Emergency Management - Interview with DTP Producer, Aman Chabra
Nov 29, 2022
#135 Emergency Management in Action: A Recent Field Perspective from Pete Gaynor, Former FEMA Administrator
Nov 22, 2022
#134 Breaking out of Old Molds, the Many Paths of Emergency Management - Interview with Shawn Steadman
Nov 15, 2022
#133 Right Message, Right People, Right Time - Interview with Prescott Nadeau
Nov 08, 2022
#132 The “Rabbit Holes of Emergency Management” - Interview with James Podlucky
Nov 01, 2022
BONUS: Make It Better & Disaster Tough Collaboration
Oct 28, 2022
#131 The Preparedness Guy Returns - Interview with Nat Sellers
Oct 25, 2022
#130 A “Hoya Saxa” Approach to Emergency Management at Georgetown University - Interview with OEM Director Marc Barbiere
Oct 18, 2022
#129 A 2022 Retrospective for Emergency Management Worldwide - Interview with Kyle King
Oct 11, 2022
#128 Fire & Water: A Conversation About The Similarities and Differences between Wildfire and Hurricane Response with Patrick McGinn
Oct 05, 2022
#127 A Look Back at National Preparedness Month & EM Weekly Preview - Discussion with Zack Borst, New Host of EM Weekly
Sep 27, 2022
#126 The Hoosier Approach to Readiness in Clark County, Indiana - Interview with Gavan Hebner
Sep 20, 2022
#125 Rising to the Readiness Occasion at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport - Interview with Michael Rega, Emergency Planner
Sep 13, 2022
#124 Preparing For The Good - Commentary by Disaster Tough Podcast Host John Scardena
Sep 06, 2022
#123 The Hurricane Harvey Deployment with Super Storm Sandy GIUL & GIS Expert James Dewar - Episode 20 Replay
Aug 30, 2022
#122 "The Philly Special" - EM Style - Interview with Director Dominick Mireles of Philadelphia's Office of Emergency Management
Aug 23, 2022
#121 The Best Training in Emergency Management - Interview with Chief Walt Lewis & Zack Borst
Aug 16, 2022
#120 The Recipe for Quality Emergency Management - Interview with Rachell Laucevicius
Aug 09, 2022
#119 The Little Wiggles of Hurricane Season - Interview with National Weather Service Director, Ken Graham
Aug 02, 2022
#118 EM Kings of New York - Interview with Steven Kuhr & Kelly McKinney
Jul 26, 2022
#117 The Value of Education in Emergency Management - Interview with Dr. Jeff Stern, FEMA EMI
Jul 19, 2022
#116 Readiness in the Eye of the Storm - Interview with Jamie Rhome
Jul 12, 2022
#115 Shedding Light on “Operation Lights Out” - Interview with Jessica Kindig
Jul 06, 2022
#114 Emergency Management on Campus - Interview with Debbi Fletcher
Jun 29, 2022
#113 Lightning in a Bottle: Drones for Good - Interview with Chief Funkhouser
Jun 21, 2022
#112 Readiness Before Regret: What You Need to Know - Interview with George Siegal
Jun 14, 2022
#111 Ready for Summer, Ready for Hurricane Season - Interview with Meteorologist Greg Padgett
May 31, 2022
#110 Working with Search & Rescue - Conference Report
May 24, 2022
#109 The Role of Tech in Emergency Management - Interview with Heidi Hessler
May 17, 2022
#108 Revamping Mass Messaging - Interview with Eddie Bertola
May 10, 2022
#107 Small Town, Big Heart, and Big Readiness - Interview with Mayor John Morris III of White Castle, Louisiana
May 03, 2022
#106 Coordination, Collaboration & Compassion in EM - Interview with Erica Bornemann, Director of Vermont Emergency Management
Apr 26, 2022
#105 Oklahoma City Bombing Retrospective, Modern Domestic Terrorism & USAR - Interview with Joe Hernandez
Apr 20, 2022
#104 Data, Technology, & Human Experience: A Recipe for EM Success - Interview with David Mejia
Apr 12, 2022
#103 Be Ready, Be Steady - Interview with Homeland Security Officer Sgt. Nick Golden
Apr 05, 2022
#102 Master of the Preparedness Arts - Interview with The Preparedness Guy
Mar 29, 2022
#101 When You're, Training, You're Gaining - Interview with Dr. Stephen Johnson
Mar 22, 2022
#100 Training and Experience Create Professionals - Interview with Col. Chris A. McKinney
Mar 15, 2022
#99 Crushing the Minimum Standard - Interview with Public Information Officers: Connor Wist and Eric Hurst of South Metro Fire & Rescue
Mar 08, 2022
#98 Interview with Justin Pierce, EM Director of LAX
Mar 01, 2022
#97 Team Up to Clean Up: Improving Emergency Cleanup & Response – Interview with Aaron Titus
Feb 22, 2022
#96 Security and Emergency Management - Interview with Zack Borst
Feb 15, 2022
#95 Developing Strategic Vision in Emergency Management: Interview with Steven Kuhr
Feb 08, 2022
#94 Disaster Class Joins the Readiness Lab – Interview with Jason Perez & Wesley Long of Instinct Ready
Feb 01, 2022
#93 The I-95 Snow Storm Disaster - Interview with VA Chief Regional Coordinator, Andy John
Jan 25, 2022
#92 Hospitals and EM - Interview with NYU Emergency Manager, Kelly McKinney
Jan 18, 2022
#91 Leadership in Emergency Management Now and in the Future – Interview with Eric McNulty
Jan 11, 2022
#90 Disaster Tough After Action
Dec 31, 2021
#89 Football & Christmas! Interview with Matt Hernandez
Dec 24, 2021
#88 Interview with Dan Scott, Host of the EM Student Podcast
Dec 17, 2021
#87 NATO VS US: An International Perspective on Emergency Management with Kyle King
Dec 10, 2021
#86 USAR Recap: Chief Walt Lewis of Orlando Fire
Dec 07, 2021
#85 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks - Interview with the West Point Chair of Urban Warfare Studies, John Spencer
Nov 26, 2021
#84 Happy Thanksgiving! FEMA Administrator Brock Long Episode
Nov 22, 2021
#83 NOTICE: DISASTER TOUGH HAS BEEN HIJACKED BY MOVIE AAR
Nov 12, 2021
#82 Amazon's IT Risk Management & Supply Chain Considerations: Interview with Andrew Owlett
Nov 05, 2021
#81 Building Local Emergency Management Teams: Interview with Andrew Donawa
Oct 29, 2021
#80 Injects! A Roundtable Discussion with State and Federal Partners in Indiana
Oct 22, 2021
#79 The Next Level in Earthquake Planning: A Roundtable Discussion with FEMA Region's X, IX, IIIV
Oct 15, 2021
#78 Thoughts on Preparedness - Interview with Kyle McPhee
Oct 08, 2021
#77 NATO & US Military Learn About Emergency Management - Presentation Recap with John Scardena
Oct 01, 2021
#76 Preparing Cities - Interview with Asher Morris
Sep 24, 2021
#75- Ashley Lauria-Golden is back with BIG NEWS!
Sep 19, 2021
#74 Reflections of the 9/11 Ground Zero Response with Medical USAR Expert, Joe Hernandez
Sep 11, 2021
#73 EM National Preparedness - Interview with FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor
Sep 03, 2021
#72 How to Network in Emergency Management with John Scardena
Aug 28, 2021
#71 The National Strike Team & EM Operations - Interview with Ops Chief Tim Britt
Aug 20, 2021
#70 The EM Student - Interview with Host Franzi Economy
Aug 13, 2021
#69 Collaboration in the Disaster Zone - Interview with host Eric Holdeman
Aug 06, 2021
#68 Emergency Management In the National Capitol Region - Interview with VDEM's Andy John
Jul 30, 2021
#67 The Salvation Army Disaster Response Team - Interview with Director Patrick McGinn
Jul 23, 2021
#66 Qualifying Emergency Managers - Interview with FEMA's Kevin Coleman
Jul 16, 2021
#65 Surfside Building Collapse: Response After Action Review - Interview with Joe Hernandez
Jul 09, 2021
#64 State of Emergency - Interview with Todd DeVoe
Jul 02, 2021
#63 Miami Condo Collapse: Urban Search and Recue Sitrep - Interview with Joe Hernandez
Jun 25, 2021
#62 Pulse Nightclub Shooting AAR - Interview with Incident Commander Chief Bryan Davis
Jun 18, 2021
#61 USAR & Emergency Management - Interview with Chief Walt Lewis
Jun 11, 2021
#60 Utilizing Drones in Emergency Response - Interview with 'Fritz' Skydio's Head of Public Safety
Jun 04, 2021
#59 Saving Restaurants & Survivors Through Food Relief- Interview with Matt Cohen of Off The Grid
May 28, 2021
#58 FEMA's Pandemic Response - Interview with the National Vaccination Coordinator Joe Dellamura
May 21, 2021
#57 Trailblazing Emergency Management- Interview with FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor
May 14, 2021
#56 Mitigation In Action - Interview with Jack Krolikowski
May 08, 2021
#55 Lessons in Leadership by CalOES Chief of Response - Interview with Lee Dorey
Apr 30, 2021
#54 U.S. Special Forces MedEvac Pilot to Emergency Manager - Interview with Margaret Larson
Apr 23, 2021
#53 The 'So What?' of Emergency Management - Interview with Former FEMA Admin, Craig Fugate
Apr 17, 2021
#52 The Purpose of Training - Interview with Jayson Kratoville
Apr 09, 2021
#51 The DNA of an Emergency Manager - Interview with Kevin Pigg
Apr 02, 2021
#50 Improving the Tempo of EM Through Data - Interview with Patrick Campion
Mar 26, 2021
#49 Fire Response and Oil Spill Hazmat Incidents - Interview with Eric Helpenstell
Mar 19, 2021
#48 Interview with United Kingdom's Chem/Bio Counter Terrorism Expert, Dr. Stephen Johnson
Mar 12, 2021
#47 Interview with Jessi Nalepa Former FEMA Director of External Affairs
Mar 05, 2021
#46 The Last House Standing Documentary -Interview with Director George Siegal
Feb 26, 2021
#45 Emergency Management Analytics: Interview with Caitlin Von Stein
Feb 19, 2021
#44 Mitigating Long-Term Risk in the National Capital Region: Interview with Dr. Earl Stoddard
Feb 12, 2021
#43 Interview with Former FEMA Administrator Brock Long
Feb 05, 2021
#42 Risk Management: Responding to Threat - Interview with William Jackson
Jan 29, 2021
#41 2021 Domestic Terrorism, USAR Perspective- Joe Hernandez Returns For Another Interview!
Jan 22, 2021
#40 FDNY Firefighter in New York City OEM: Interview with Emergency Response Expert- Doug Bainton
Jan 15, 2021
#39 FEMA Logistic Section Chief assigned to the White House for COVID Response, Interview with Joe Dellamura
Jan 08, 2021
#38 2021 Emergency Manager Goals & Tough Calls, Interview with Todd De Voe from EM Weekly
Jan 01, 2021
#37 Peace in No-Man's Land: How 1914 Can Impact Emergency Managers Today
Dec 27, 2020
#36 The Rise of Covid And Your Value
Dec 20, 2020
#35 Santa and Space Weather with Jason Clap
Dec 11, 2020
#34 Interview with the FEMA National IMAT Red Operations Chief Tim Britt
Dec 04, 2020
#33 The Pilgrims
Nov 27, 2020
#32 The Motivational AAR, Interview with Patrick McGinn from The Salvation Army
Nov 20, 2020
#31 "That's your Gold Sword of Disaster Response." Interview with USAR Expert & FEMA Instructor, Joe Hernandez
Nov 13, 2020
#30 "Like Army Men Stuck in Egg Salad" Interview with USAR Expert and FEMA Instructor, Joe Hernandez
Nov 06, 2020
#29 Part 2: Urban Planner and Emergency Manager discusses hazard mitigation, Interview with Cynthia McCoy
Oct 30, 2020
#28 Part 1: The New Cross-Discipline - Urban Planning & Emergency Management with Cynthia McCoy
Oct 24, 2020
#27 Interview with Georgetown University Director of Emergency and Disaster Mgmt. Dr. Frazier
Oct 16, 2020
#26 Federal Response to Disasters with FEMA Corps Program Liaison Kevin Coleman
Oct 09, 2020
#25 October - The 2020 All Hazards Month
Oct 02, 2020
#24 Thunderclap! Wildfires & Hurricanes with Emergency Manager Meteorologist Jason Clapp
Sep 25, 2020
#23 The Leslie Knope of Earthquakes - Interview with Amanda Siok From FEMA Region 10
Sep 18, 2020
#22 Never Forget 9/11 with Retired Firefighter Paramedic and Army Veteran Mike Levasseur
Sep 11, 2020
#21 National Preparedness Month: Major Disaster Prep
Sep 04, 2020
#20 The Hurricane Harvey Deployment with Super Storm Sandy GIUL & GIS Expert James Dewar
Aug 28, 2020
#19 Intersection of Training and Research with Interim Director Jayson Kratoville at National Center for Security & Preparedness
Aug 21, 2020
#18 Paramedic to Deputy Director of Emergency Management with Ashley Lauria-Golden
Aug 14, 2020
#17 The Beirut Explosion - What 75 Years Since The Hiroshima Bomb Has Taught Emergency Managers
Aug 07, 2020
#16 Why Doberman? And why, Disaster Tough? Also, 10,000 downloads! Thank you!
Jul 31, 2020
#15 PART 2 - Regional Disaster Services Director at The Salvation Army Patrick McGinn
Jul 24, 2020
#14 PART 1 - Regional Disaster Services Director at The Salvation Army Patrick McGinn
Jul 17, 2020
#13 Dual Threat Response: Hurricanes & COVID-19 Pandemic Preparations with Cam Starrett
Jul 10, 2020
#12 Military Veteran, Emergency Manager, Tactical Firearm Response Trainer & Owner of Gladiator Gunz Training Group William Jackson Jr.
Jul 04, 2020
#11 Interview with Public Safety and Professional Communications President at L3Harris Nino DiCosmo
Jun 26, 2020
#10 Response, PTSD, and Prevention with Human Trafficking Expert - Mary Kent
Jun 19, 2020
#9 Tactical Level Disaster Drones!
Jun 13, 2020
#8 Hurricane Season and the Emergency Management Need to Knows
Jun 05, 2020
#7 Catastrophic Dam Failures in Michigan
May 30, 2020
#6 Lessons in leadership with the expert emergency manager Rodney Melsek
May 15, 2020
#5 PART 2- The Peace Corps & Cornavirus Emergency Evac , Interview with Cam Starrett
May 01, 2020
#4 PART 1 The Humanitarian Life, Interview with Cam Starrett
Apr 30, 2020
#3 COVID 19 Situational Awareness
Apr 29, 2020
#2 Disaster Data, There's No Such Thing As The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Apr 10, 2020
#1 Pandemic, Earthquakes, Tornadoes! Oh my!
Apr 03, 2020