All Hazards Hour

About All Hazards Hour

The All Hazards Hour podcast explores every aspect of disaster management, featuring real stories and practical insights from emergency managers and disaster responders. Tune in for candid conversations that reveal how communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Email us with comments, suggested topics and guests, and flowery praise at podcast@katmaisolutions.com (mailto:podcast@katmaisolutions.com). To learn more about our sponsor go to www.katmaisolutions.com (http://www.katmaisolutions.com). New episodes drop every Friday at 12am Alaska Time.

Publisher

Katmai Solutions

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Mar 2026

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   EM in the News - The Great Shake Out Earthquake Drill

   The new All Hazards Hour cohost Dan Nelson highlights the importance of preparedness and response in the face of natural disasters. Dan introduces the new addition episode of the All Hazards Hour, where he discusses significant emergency management news. This weeks focus is on Hurricane Isaias, federal disaster declarations, the Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill, and insights on emergency preparedness.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Beyond the Map: How GIS Drives Modern Disaster Operations

   In this episode of The All Hazards Hour, host Morgan Greenwood sits down with Will Baumann, a public safety GIS specialist, to explore how GIS helps emergency managers make informed decisions before, during, and after disasters. How GIS has become an essential tool in modern emergency management, supporting everything from disaster preparedness and mitigation to response and recovery operations. Will shares his journey into the GIS profession and explains how mapping technology has evolved far beyond creating maps. Today, GIS serves as a powerful decision-support tool, helping emergency managers visualize hazards, identify vulnerable populations, allocate resources, and maintain situational awareness during rapidly changing incidents. Discover some common misconceptions about GIS, how GIS professionals work behind the scenes to transform complex datasets into actionable information that supports incident commanders, emergency operations centers, and community leaders. This episode examines the role GIS plays during disaster response operations, including severe weather events, flooding, and other emergencies, how accurate and timely geospatial data can improve coordination, support evacuation planning, identify impacted areas, and provide decision-makers with the information they need to prioritize response efforts. Whether you're an emergency manager, planner, public safety professional, GIS specialist, or simply interested in how technology supports disaster operations, this conversation offers valuable insight into the growing importance of geospatial information in emergency management and community resilience. Join us as we discuss the intersection of technology, data, and emergency management with Will Baumann, and learn how GIS continues to transform the way communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

3. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Technical Tidbit - Coordinating Disasters with Emergency Support Functions

   When disasters strike, effective coordination can mean the difference between chaos and an organized, life-saving response. In this episode of Technical Tidbit, we take an in-depth look at Emergency Support Functions (ESFs), one of the most important frameworks used in emergency management across the United States. From hurricanes and wildfires to major public health emergencies and complex, multi-jurisdiction incidents, ESFs serve as the foundation for bringing together government agencies, non-governmental organizations, private sector partners, and critical infrastructure stakeholders under a common response structure. The episode begins with an introduction to the concept of Emergency Support Functions and their purpose within the broader emergency management landscape. Listeners will learn how ESFs were developed to improve coordination during large-scale incidents that require extensive interagency collaboration. Rather than organizing disaster response around individual organizations, ESFs group capabilities and resources by function. This approach allows responders to focus on mission requirements such as transportation, communications, public works, mass care, logistics, public health, and search and rescue, regardless of which agency is providing the support. Takeaways ESFs are a backbone of coordination and disaster response in the United States ESFs provide a way to organize organizations around common objectives and missions

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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