IEM Unscripted: DisasterSmiths™
by IEM Unscripted: DisasterSmiths™
Latest episode
AI for Resilience: From Prediction to Action
AI for Resilience: From Prediction to Action
About this podcast
IEM Unscripted presents DisasterSmiths™, a dynamic podcast that dives into the heart of disaster resilience. Join us as we explore the practical solutions, innovative programs, and dedicated service delivery crafted to aid disaster survivors and fortify communities. Our mission is clear – to make our communities more resilient in the face of adversity.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 46 episodes
- AI for Resilience: From Prediction to Action · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 11In this episode of DisasterSmiths®, hosts Chris Smith and Diana Rothe-Smith move beyond the AI hype to examine what the technology can actually do for emergency managers. They…
- The Emergency Operations Center: More Than a Room · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 10What makes an Emergency Operations Center succeed when the pressure is highest? In this episode of DisasterSmiths®, hosts Chris Smith and Diana Rothe-Smith sit down with…
- AI Is Already Here. Now What? · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 9A lot can change in a year, especially when it comes toartificial intelligence. DisasterSmiths hosts Chris Smith and Diana Rothe-Smithwelcome back Dr. Ryan Rockabrand and Dr…
- Blue Sky Work: The Communications Foundation Every Disaster Tests · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 8Silence is never neutral. When official information lags during an emergency, something rushes in to fill the void, and it is rarely anything an agency would have chosen. In this…
- Faster Recovery, Stronger Communities: Inside the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act · 22 minIn this episode of DisasterSmiths, we explore one of the most significant changes to disaster recovery policy in decades. The newly enacted 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act…
- Case Management: Building the Recovery Table Before the Disaster · 34 minWhen disaster strikes, recovery is not just about roads, bridges, and programs. It is about people. In this episode of DisasterSmiths, Chris and Diana explore the evolving role…
- Resilience Before Disaster: Lessons from the Yakama Nation · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 5This episode of DisasterSmiths spotlights how resilience is built long before disaster strikes. Featuring Elizabeth Sanchey, Emergency Environmental Management Director for the…
- Built for Bricks, Tested by Pandemics: FEMA Public Assistance · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 4When disaster strikes, one federal program stands between a community and collapse — yet most leaders don't fully understand it until they desperately need it. FEMA's Public…
- Evacuation Messaging: They Got the Message. They Just Didn't Leave. · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 3You sent the alert. You issued the order. You did everything right. So why didn’t they leave? In this episode of DisasterSmiths™, a local emergency manager and a resiliency…
- Public Assistance in Action: Expectations vs Reality · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 2When a severe storm tears through a mountain community in Tennessee, the real work begins the moment the rain stops. In this episode of DisasterSmiths, we sit down with a mayor…
- From Allocation to Action: What Comes Next? · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 1The award letter arrives. The headlines hit. The community exhales. Your agency has been allocated CDBG-DR funds. Now what? In this boots-on-the-ground episode, we sit down with…
- Emergency Management: At the Edge of Change · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 14As Season 2 of the DisasterSmiths™ comes to a close, we sit down with IEM leadership to reflect on a defining year for emergency management. In 2025, shifting federal priorities…
- From Bikes to Demogorgons: Running ICS in the Upside Down · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 13As a pre–New Year’s gift to our DisasterSmiths listeners—and as fans of Netflix’s Stranger Things ourselves—we’re heading straight into the Upside Down to tackle a question no…
- Sleigh Bells & Section Chiefs: Christmas Under Command · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 12As a small holiday gift to our DisasterSmiths listeners, we are serving up a special episode that tackles the most important emergency management question of the season: who…
- On-Air, On-Scene: The Broadcaster–Emergency Manager Connection · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 11When severe weather threatens, information isn’t just data—it’s a lifeline. In this episode of DisasterSmiths, we delve into the behind-the-scenes partnership that transforms…
- Resilience and Reality: What It Takes to Manage a City in Crisis · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 10In this episode of DisasterSmiths™, step into the complexworld of emergency management in big cities and urban areas, where every decision carries weight and every incident…
- Strength in Small Communities: Rural Emergency Management · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 9In this community-driven episode of DisasterSmiths™, we dive into the world of rural emergency management, where challenges are big, resources are few, and resilience runs deep…
- Beyond the Quad: Emergency Managers in Higher Education · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 8From bustling game days to the quiet moments of overnight operations, emergency management in higher education never takes a day off. In this episode, we dive into the world of…
- The Next Responder: Imagining AI as a Team Member · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 7Artificial intelligence, or AI, is no longer a futuristic concept. It is already shaping how disasters are predicted, managed, and responded to worldwide. In this episode, we…
- Recovery Unpacked - The Epilogue · 31 min · Episode 4In this post-special series episode, the DisasterSmiths™ take a moment to reflect on the journey through our three-part “Recovery Unpacked” series, connecting the dots between…
