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Cal OES Cyber Guys’ Protection Advice for October as Cyber Security Awareness Month
From Left to Right in Photo: ELI OWEN, Deputy Commander, California State Threat Assessment Center THOR EDENS, California Cyber Security Integration Center MICHAEL CREWS, Cal OES Information Security Officer For this episode we brought three of California’s cyber...
Bringing Order to Chaos for 9/11, Katrina and Sandy
Imagine this situation — the first time you visit New York City it just happens to be on 9/11. The second time you visit is during Hurricane Sandy, and the third time, would you even go back? The man we’re going to talk to today experienced that string of disasters...
From WWII to the Northridge Earthquake: Retired LA Battalion Chief Remembers Moments of His Storied Career
Retired Los Angeles City Fire Battalion Chief Larry Schneider's long and storied career began during World War II. He didn't retire until 2007, just shy of his 80th birthday; he says he could have performed his job well for another five years but felt it was time for...
Facing Disasters In California’s Coastal Region
Download this episode (right click and save) In this episode Cal OES Coastal Region Administrator talks about the merging of data science and technology and how emergency managers and responders get surprisingly effective help from free phone apps. She also talks...
Manage a Disaster Without a Playbook
Click here to subscribe to this podcast. Download this episode (right click and save) In this episode we sit down with Andrew Lockman, Tulare County Emergency Manager. Lockman has been on the front line in the drought battle, with California now enduring its...