This episode of the Beyond the Call podcast continues a conversation with Lori Hodges, an Emergency Management leader from Colorado, USA.
The episode delves into her experiences dealing with back-to-back hurricanes in Florida, detailing the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and her role within Incident Management Teams.
Lori discusses her deployments, the challenges of managing large-scale disasters, including power outages and community resilience. The discussion also covers her background as a paramedic, the importance of preparedness, and her coping mechanisms for dealing with trauma, which she elaborates on in her book, ‘Shaking in the Forest: Finding Light in the Darkness.’
Lori emphasizes the necessity of personal and community preparedness and the positive outcomes that can emerge from disaster situations.
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