Article Out Loud – Disaster Stress Management in an Emergency Operations Center

This is an article by Mary Schoenfeldt, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, May 7, 2025. Disasters affect responders and community members, but they also bring trauma to those working inside emergency operations centers. Distance from the scene does not create a shield from stress, and secondary traumatic stress can impair leadership. Learn how vital managing stress is for effective emergency response. Now to the featured article.