by Shawn Boyd | Jun 28, 2016 | Podcast
Download this episode (right click and save)As of this publishing, crews continue to get a handle on the Erskine Fire in the Lake Isabella area of Kern County. But as they do there are still concerns and challenges facing them — hot, dry and windy weather;...
by Shawn Boyd | Jun 14, 2016 | Podcast
Download this episode (right click and save)In late October 2007, Southern California experienced an unusually severe fire weather event characterized by intense, dry, gusty Santa Ana winds. This weather event drove a series of destructive wildfires that took a...
by Shawn Boyd | May 31, 2016 | Podcast
Download this episode (right click and save)Jerry was born Jerome Michael Haleva in May of 1946. He served as chief of staff for Senator Bill Campbell (namesake for the Cal OES HQ building) from 1975-1990. But he’s more recognizable as an actor in his comedic roles as...
by Shawn Boyd | May 3, 2016 | Podcast
At 3:40 in the afternoon on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010, the Baja California earthquake struck, registering a 7.2 magnitude on the moment magnitude scale. It’s epicenter was 16 miles south of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico. It’s said to have...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 26, 2016 | Podcast
James Mele was elected as Tuolumne County Sheriff in 2006. He comes from a family of law enforcement professionals. His father spent 35 years with the LAPD. Mele is says while he’s a sheriff in a small county he still often finds himself in meetings with the governor,...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 21, 2016 | Podcast
On April 19, 1995, a yellow moving truck parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building; at 9:02 AM, it exploded. The death and devastation it left in its wake was like nothing ever seen in the U.S. The blast killed 168 people and injured more than 600...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 5, 2016 | Podcast
Eric Lamoureux has served the State of California in multiple communications assignments. He’s served in his current position of Inland Region Administrator at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) since August, 2013. As administrator he leads...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 26, 2016 | Podcast
Join us for the first-ever episode of All Hazards: Stories from Emergency Response Leaders. In this episode, former San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders talks about his experience during the McDonald’s Massacre.
