How to survive a natural disaster (and recover when it's over)

August 21, 2018 00:43:16
How to survive a natural disaster (and recover when it's over)
Deviate with Rolf Potts
How to survive a natural disaster (and recover when it's over)

Aug 21 2018 | 00:43:16

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Rolf Potts

Show Notes

"Social capital is as important as formal training when it comes to disaster response. We see in every event people who have never had emergency training playing critical roles." – Daniel Neely Daniel Neely is the Manager of Community Resilience and Regional Recovery Manager at the Wellington (New Zealand) Region Emergency Management Office. In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Daniel discuss the importance of community relationships when it comes to responding to a disaster (4:00); emergency preparedness tips (8:00); disaster response strategies (13:00); and preparing for a disaster from both a personal and business perspective (19:00). For more disaster preparedness information, check out https://www.ready.gov/ and https://getprepared.nz/ Notable Links: The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don’t host a “comments” section, but we're happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at [email protected].

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