Mon, 28 July 2008 Thanks for tuning in to Mitigation Journal: The All Hazards Podcast! Visit our blog at www.mitigationjournal.blogspot.com Flooding in Rochester: Three inches of rain fell in less than one-hour last week in Rochester causing local flooding. Many of the areas that flooded had not been prone to water damage in the past. In addition to private homes, many commercial areas including a hospital were impacted by this storm. DC Homeland Security Chief Predicts Chaos: Darrell Darnell predicts there would be "a lot of panic, a lot of chaos" if a small nuke were to be detonated near the White House. While panic and chaos may follow a nuke event in any city, we have to be planning for the event as best as possible. Simple questions such as "who's in charge?" "if it happened right now what would you do?" and "are the citizens ready to shelter in place?" should be easily answered by community leaders and planners. Shot in the Line of Duty: Emergency Responders shot responding to an automobile fire. The AP is reporting that Firefighter/Paramedic Ryan Hummert was shot to death getting out of his fire engine...two police officers were also wounded. Today we talk with Dan McGuire of CISM Perspectives (www.cismperspectives.com) on the topic of LODD and the terrible twist of intentional targeting of responders. About Dan - Daniel J. McGuire, FAAETS, CATSM, began his work with the emergency services in 1979 as an Emergency Medical Technician, responding to all types of emergency requests. Mr. McGuire has been in the emergency services for more than 25 years and comes with an extensive background in comprehensive training and consultation programs that specialize in Responder Wellness, CISM, and Line of Duty Death programs for the emergency services (Fire, EMS, Air Medical Services, and Law Enforcement). Mr. McGuire is a Fellow, the Regional Training Coordinator, and a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (www.aaets.org), and a longtime member of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (www.icisf.org). Comments[0] |
Mon, 21 July 2008 Welcome to Mitigation Journal - The All Hazards Podcast Call the voicemail line at 585-672-7844 or email me mitigationjournal@gmail.com Check out the Mitigation Journal blog at mitigationjournal.blogspot.com for all the latest news updates and blog postings! This Week On Mitigation Journal: A chlorine leak at a water treatment plan in Orleans County (west of Rochester, NY) causes exposure and multi-agency response. Hazardous Materials Teams from Monroe County and Kodak responded to a chlorine leak inside a water treatment building in Holley, NY. One worker was overcome and a few responders were treated for heat related issues. Not a terrorist event, this chlorine leak reminds us of the man-made hazards that every community faces. Summertime School Buses: Just 'cause schools out for summer we can't forget about special rescue situations involving special needs transportation school buses. We'll talk about various features of the bus, patient care, evacuation, and search and rescue issues. Special Needs Populations: How do you identify who will need extra help in time of crisis? This section will highlight "at risk" populations and how to identify them based on the National Council on Disability. Preparing to Shelter in Place: Good info from Redefining Readyness - how to start your shelter at home plans...for civilians and responders...getting ready to protect your family and help your community by being ready! Don't forget to visit my friends at the Medic Cast! www.mediccast.com Comments[1] |
Mon, 14 July 2008 **RSS Feed issues should be resolved** If you're having trouble updating Mitigation Journal it may be due to an RSS Feed issue that I caused. With the help of Jamie Davis from the Mediccast Podcast, we are (should be) back to normal...Thanks, Jamie! This week on Mitigation Journal: What is the roll of home health agencies in the setting of a pandemic, disaster, or terrorism event. Its time we look at home health care and other untapped resources in our community. What is the cost of NOT preparing? We know about preplanning and how training and preparation makes up better for crisis situations. But how do you convince businesses that they need to prepare also? We'll take a look at one potential for getting business in your community "on-board". Points of Distribution: What will work best? Should be bring mass numbers of citizens into one location for medication delivery? Should we have them drive up in a car...with the entire family...in order to get medications? Getting medications and good information to the public may be the key to managing a biological event. To pull this off, we have to think outside the box and question our plans. Comments[1] |
Sat, 12 July 2008 I'm having an issue between Feedburner, Libsyn and iTunes causing the Mitigation Journal RSS feed not to update in iTunes. You may get an error message telling you that there is a problem with the feed and that it cannot be found on the server. I'm working on the problem. You can still get all the content directly from Libsyn at mitigationjournal.libsyn.com Category: Educational -- posted at: 7:14 PM Comments[0] |
Sun, 6 July 2008 Welcome to Mitigation Journal - The All Hazards Podcast Just In Time for National Preparedness Month! This we're continuing to offer a free copy of the Home Emergency Pocket Guide from Informed Publishing. Just send me an email mitigationjournal@gmail.com and I'll send you a copy...free. This is a combined effort of Mitigation Journal and Informed Publishing. Visit the Mitigation Journal Blog at www.mitigationjournal.blogspot.com I've posted some pictures from the MCC Paramedic graduation...more articles will be up soon, so check for updates to the posts and news clips! Contact Mitigation Journal: Got a question? Have suggestions? Want to share a tip or recommend a topic? Send me an email or leave a voicemail: Email mitigationjournal@gmail.com Voice Mail 585-672-7844 This week: Mitigation Journal Listener makes the case for taking homemade chemical bombs seriously. I've recieved an email from MJ listener Jason telling me about his run-in with a car full of homemade chemical bombs. Check out the MJ blog posting Homemade Chemical Bombs: A Legitimate Threat to Responders at http://mitigationjournal.blogspot.com/2006/08/homemade-chemical-bombs-legitimate.html Redefining First Responders and looking at the roll of non traditional responders in case of pandemic. What will be more effective...vaccine, PPE, education, or training? More Beds Needed...not in Rochester, NY. Surge Capacity? We don't need no surge capacity. When will we learn? Comments[0] |
Mon, 30 June 2008 Welcome to Mitigation Journal! We're continuing to give away copies of the Home Emergency Pocket Guide compliments of Informed Publishing. To get your copy send me an email with your name and address...mitigationjournal@gmail.com For more information about this important guide, tune into Mitigation Journal podcast episode #65. You can read my review in the Mitigation Journal Blog at www.mitigationjournal.blogspot.com or you can visit www.informedguides.com. Subscribe to Mitigation Journal! You can get the latest from the all-hazards podcast automatically by subscribing to our RSS feed. Just go to iTunes, choose the podcast section and in the search box type in Mitigation Journal. You can also leave a review of the show in the comments section. Remember to check out the Mitigation Journal Blog for updates as well www.mitigationjournal.blogspot.com This week on Mitigation Journal: The 16th Paramedic class graduates from Monroe Community College DHS notifies 7000 sites they are targets for terrorist attack NYS EMS Conference is only a few months away! The annual Vital Signs EMS conference will be held October 2-5, 2008 in Buffalo, NY. Mitigation Journal will be there covering the conference with daily updates and interviews as well as product reviews of all the latest and greatest products in emergency service. Check out vitalsignsconference.com for more information. Special Interview with Informed COO Michael Coffin. We'll talk about the Home Emergency Pocket Guide and how you can be better prepared for any crisis. And thanks to Informed Publishing, we have copies of the Home Emergency Pocket Guide to give away...free. Just send an email with your name and mailing address to me; mitigationjournal@gmail.com to get your copy! Comments[0] |
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