A woman, on a balcony, wears a face mask to protect herself against very dangerous level of air pollution created by nearby wildfires Read more about Podcast #77: Health Concerns with the Toxic Soup that is Wildfire Smoke

In this episode (#77) we talk with two experts on the dangers of exposure to wildfire smoke. Our guests are:   Sumi Hoshiko is an environmental epidemiologist with the Environmental Health Investigations Branch, Center for Healthy Communities, in the California... Read MoreRead more about Podcast #77: Health Concerns with the Toxic Soup that is Wildfire Smoke

Brittani Peterson Read more about Podcast Episode #76 – California Contact Tracing: On the Job with Brittani Peterson

This is part-2 of our conversation with contact tracer Brittani Peterson. In part-1, episode #75, Brittani was just wrapping up her training and was about to begin her work reaching out to people who had recently tested positive for coronavirus. Now, Brittani is more... Read MoreRead more about Podcast Episode #76 – California Contact Tracing: On the Job with Brittani Peterson

Brittani Peterson Read more about PODCAST #75: Contact Tracing to Help Stop the Spread of Covid-19

In this episode of All Hazards we take a look at “contact tracing.” We began hearing about this in earnest shortly after the coronavirus hit. Health officials are trying to find out who’s had it, where they might have gotten it and with whom they’ve been in... Read MoreRead more about PODCAST #75: Contact Tracing to Help Stop the Spread of Covid-19

Legislative Affairs Team Read more about Podcast #74: Legislative and External Affairs and Their Own Challenges During Emergencies

This is the return of All Hazards after a Covid19 Hiatus. We hope you’re all safe and well. We sat down with members of the Cal OES Office of Legislative and External Affairs in January 2020 with the intention of posting it asap. Then the coronavirus hit. It seemed... Read MoreRead more about Podcast #74: Legislative and External Affairs and Their Own Challenges During Emergencies

Mitch Medigovich Read more about Podcast #73: “Athleticism” is a Self-Imposed Requirement for Success in Disaster Logistics

  In this episode (#73) we talk with Cal OES Deputy Director Mitch Medigovich, who oversees the Logistics Management Directorate. We concentrate on some of the more recent incidents Logistics have been challenged by including the Public Safety Power Shutoff... Read MoreRead more about Podcast #73: “Athleticism” is a Self-Imposed Requirement for Success in Disaster Logistics