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HSEMA Off the Record" is a new podcast series focused on the innovative ways the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) is working to build a safer, stronger, and more resilient DC. Each episode, we'll go behind the scenes to hear directly from the men and women responsible for preparing the District. We'll look at the history of the field and profession, discuss the integration of emergency management and intelligence, and how the District's emergency managers use innovation and creativity to meet any and all challenges head on. HSEMA Off the Record is brought to you by Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC, and the District of Columbia Homeland Secu…
A blizzard, a ladder, an off-duty firefighter: crisis leadership is suddenly less abstract for you.
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A grounded look at the people who helped connect District residents with support during a public health emergency.
Emergency management rarely arrives with a siren. In this episode, it comes through community relations staff calling grieving families, knocking on doors, and helping District residents get to vaccine appointments.
A fire service career becomes a sober study of pressure, responsibility, and the cost of getting help into place.
Emergency management can sound like plans, agencies, and procedure, but this PlayNext episode keeps returning it to people making hard calls under pressure. Brad Belzak's conversation with former Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator Dr.
A measured look at D.C. emergency response and the personal costs carried by public workers.
Washington, D.C.'s pandemic response comes into focus through the government employees who helped carry it, moving from a year of crisis into the personal cost of keeping essential work going.
Operational talk for disaster-minded professionals.
From the Titanic to Hurricane Ida, disasters talked through.
HCMA Off the Record examines the Mayor's Office of Community Relations and Services, a 21-person team representing all eight D.C.
This episode discusses how DC businesses can prepare for emergencies like floods, fires, and cyber attacks, featuring an interview with BMOC manager Tony Goodman.
HSEMA Off the Record episode 15 pairs Brad Belzak, Chairman of the D.C.
HCMA Off the Record reviews the District of Columbia government's COVID-19 response one year after Mayor Muriel Bowser activated the Emergency Operations Center and declared a public health emergency.
HSEMA Off the Record examines how Washington, D.C., supports residents experiencing homelessness during the winter and COVID-19 pandemic.
HCMA Off the Record host Chris Rodriguez interviews Dr.
Keri Speranza recounts turning a 45-day FEMA environmental deployment after Hurricane Charlie into two years supporting seven hurricanes across Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana.