Disaster Tough Podcast
The Disaster Tough Podcast is for emergency managers, by emergency managers. We share stories, lessons learned, and tips to help you make informed decisions. Our host, John Scardena is a former Federal Emergency Response Official with Type 1 response experience. He now leads Doberman Emergency Management, from which this is being recorded. Our guests are also field experts who provide their insights in our conversation based podcast. Discussions with emergency managers revolve around the entire disaster life-cycle. We provide solutions based on training and backed by data. We share experiences of emergency response and identify the lessons learned through our own version of after action reporting. This is conversation mode activated. We are known for flipping from serious to humor without warning. Try to keep up in our weekly podcasts! About Doberman Emergency Management. We provide customized plans, mitigates hazards, delivers training, and supplies emergency products to meet the unique needs of clients. We identify and solve the Nation’s most complex incidents. That’s our job.
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June 16, 2025 • 42 mins
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"We solve complex problems, and we help people."
This mantra has embodied the work of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the past 250 years.
On this, the 250th Birthday of the Corps, the Disaster Tough Podcast hears the perspective of Major Gener...
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"We solve complex problems, and we help people."
This mantra has embodied the work of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the past 250 years.
On this, the 250th Birthday of the Corps, the Disaster Tough Podcast hears the perspective of Major Gener...
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June 10, 2025 • 39 mins
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Revolutionizing Emergency Response with RSET’s 3D Digital TwinsEmergency response starts with understanding the scene.
RSET—led by Bill Gregory and Michael Schmidt—helps first responders do just that with immersive, VR-style digital twins.
Used by the U...
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Revolutionizing Emergency Response with RSET’s 3D Digital TwinsEmergency response starts with understanding the scene.
RSET—led by Bill Gregory and Michael Schmidt—helps first responders do just that with immersive, VR-style digital twins.
Used by the U...
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June 3, 2025 • 50 mins
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This week on the Disaster Tough Podcast, we’re joined by Andre Mackey, Chair of NATO’s Specific Environments Panel (SPED)—and all-around powerhouse in the world of crisis leadership.
Andre is an American based in Turkey, working directly with NATO to ad...
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This week on the Disaster Tough Podcast, we’re joined by Andre Mackey, Chair of NATO’s Specific Environments Panel (SPED)—and all-around powerhouse in the world of crisis leadership.
Andre is an American based in Turkey, working directly with NATO to ad...
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May 27, 2025 • 36 mins
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The more you worry about the future, the less you enjoy the present.” Many working for federal agencies, such as FEMA, are worried about the future because of things happening in the present.
For that reason, the Disaster Tough Podcast returns with a ti...
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The more you worry about the future, the less you enjoy the present.” Many working for federal agencies, such as FEMA, are worried about the future because of things happening in the present.
For that reason, the Disaster Tough Podcast returns with a ti...
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May 12, 2025 • 38 mins
In this episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast, host John Scardena shares candid reflections on the state of emergency management and calls for actionable solutions, not just commentary. Fresh from a deployment, John goes live and speaks directly to professionals facing job loss, early retirement, or career uncertainty—especially those impacted by changes at FEMA.He highlights the urgent need for strategic coordination in emergency ...
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March 14, 2025 • 51 mins
In this episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast, John catches up with the audience after his first break in six years. He breaks down the state of emergency management (EM), FEMA reform, and the urgent need for data-driven decision-making and brand standards. With growing concerns about the future of EM, this episode challenges outdated models, calls out inefficiencies, and pushes for a more strategic, structured approach.
The EM fiel...
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Director Travis Kaufman | DMSc, APA-C | Colorado Academy of PAs | Former White House Medical Officer
January 21, 2025 • 34 mins
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One day after Inauguration Day in the United States, the Disaster Tough Podcast welcomes a former White House Medical Officer to the show.
Travis Kaufman served as a Medical Officer in t...
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One day after Inauguration Day in the United States, the Disaster Tough Podcast welcomes a former White House Medical Officer to the show.
Travis Kaufman served as a Medical Officer in t...
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January 14, 2025 • 37 mins
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Creating resilient communities is the goal of today's guest in the Disaster Tough Podcast.
JT White and Susanna Pho joined forces in 2019 to form Forerunner, a software platform desig...
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Creating resilient communities is the goal of today's guest in the Disaster Tough Podcast.
JT White and Susanna Pho joined forces in 2019 to form Forerunner, a software platform desig...
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January 7, 2025 • 33 mins
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Learning from experience and dealing with physically and emotionally draining situations is necessary for anyone working in or adjacent to the Emergency management field.
Krista Haugen,...
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Learning from experience and dealing with physically and emotionally draining situations is necessary for anyone working in or adjacent to the Emergency management field.
Krista Haugen,...
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December 20, 2024 • 17 mins
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Host John Scardena shares personal insights into 2024, providing the reminder of the importance of sacrifice through this one key element to ensure success: never allow a short term win...
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Host John Scardena shares personal insights into 2024, providing the reminder of the importance of sacrifice through this one key element to ensure success: never allow a short term win...
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Good leaders usually allow do so alongside or from behind.
John Scrivani knows this well and has been putting this principle into practice for over three decades of service in law enforc...
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Good leaders usually allow do so alongside or from behind.
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December 3, 2024 • 28 mins
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Thinking ahead, talking through difficult situations, understanding you don't have all the answers, and working well with those who do, are all attributes of high-functioning emergency ...
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Thinking ahead, talking through difficult situations, understanding you don't have all the answers, and working well with those who do, are all attributes of high-functioning emergency ...
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November 27, 2024 • 35 mins
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At this time of year, when we express gratitude and give thanks for the good things in our lives, The Readiness Lab does the same.
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At this time of year, when we express gratitude and give thanks for the good things in our lives, The Readiness Lab does the same.
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November 18, 2024 • 36 mins
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Frontline experience, training, and subject matter expert analysis.
These elements are vital in effective Emergency Management and response, and this week's guest in the Disaster Tough Po...
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Frontline experience, training, and subject matter expert analysis.
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November 12, 2024 • 32 mins
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It's no secret the transition from military service to civilian life can be difficult.
As a veteran of the US Army, Herb Thompson knows this well.
Herb joined the military at the age of 17...
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It's no secret the transition from military service to civilian life can be difficult.
As a veteran of the US Army, Herb Thompson knows this well.
Herb joined the military at the age of 17...
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November 5, 2024 • 38 mins
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When describing your county's Emergency Management communication strategy, the last thing you want is for it to be defined as "...weighed, ...measured, and...found wanting."
Emergency Man...
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When describing your county's Emergency Management communication strategy, the last thing you want is for it to be defined as "...weighed, ...measured, and...found wanting."
Emergency Man...
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October 29, 2024 • 41 mins
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According to a 2017 article in Forbes magazine, "A global perspective makes for better leaders."
This episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast explores that concept in Emergency Management an...
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According to a 2017 article in Forbes magazine, "A global perspective makes for better leaders."
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October 22, 2024 • 34 mins
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"Don't mess with Texas" has been a popular slogan since 1985, yet, Mother Nature doesn't seem to listen as the Lone Star State frequently experiences hurricanes, flash floods, tornadoes,...
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"Don't mess with Texas" has been a popular slogan since 1985, yet, Mother Nature doesn't seem to listen as the Lone Star State frequently experiences hurricanes, flash floods, tornadoes,...
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October 15, 2024 • 37 mins
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An iconic line from the award-winning drama, “The West Wing” perfectly describes this week’s guest on the Disaster Tough Podcast.
“This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is ...
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An iconic line from the award-winning drama, “The West Wing” perfectly describes this week’s guest on the Disaster Tough Podcast.
“This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is ...
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October 8, 2024 • 41 mins
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Charles Darwin once said, "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
Artificial intelligence has prese...
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Charles Darwin once said, "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
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