Hometown Ready Emergency Management
The HometownREADY Emergency Management podcast explores all things related to emergency management. Produced by the Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management, the show offers the public an inside look at the dynamic world of preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Episodes cover a wide range of topics, from severe weather and disaster communications to community preparedness and public safety careers. We also highlight ways for residents to get involved and play a role in building resilience. Tune in and join us as we work together to make every community a little more HometownREADY!
Hometown Ready Emergency Management
S1, E6: Civil Defense to Emergency Management
In this episode, we speak with our OEM Director, Larry Woods, and our Deputy Director, Darren White, about emergency management’s history in civil defense. In its most basic form, civil defense is the organization and training of civilians to be prepared for attacks in wartime. Civil defense efforts in the 20th Century began during World War I and World War II and reached an apex during the Cold War. After a series of natural and man-made disasters in the 1960s and 1970s, civil defense funding and preparation efforts began to take on the all-hazards disaster approach we use today. Eventually, this shift to all-hazards “emergency management” gave birth to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and local emergency management offices like OEM. Tune in and learn about this rich and fascinating piece of history!
FEMA Nuclear Explosion Guidance: https://www.ready.gov/nuclear-explosion
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