DTP Season 4 #154: Atmospheric River Incidents at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

Support our podcast, click here: https://www.thereadinesslab.com/dtp-linksA philosopher once said, "Those who have knowledge don't predict." This principle of readiness could be applied to the exercise that happened on the campus of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo in 2022. At that time, the Emergency Management Department held a training exercise to emphasize readiness for a potential atmospheric river event. A few months later, the campus experienced a serious atmospheric river event which caused major flooding on and around the campus, destroying property and causing millions of dollars in damage. Emergency Services and Business Continuity Manager, Megan Harrington was a part of both events, helping organize the training, and also working hard to coordinate the response to the real-life event a few months later. She shares her experiences on this week's episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast. She also talks about how the university was able to be ready for such an event, and as such, respond more effectively. Megan also attended the Readiness Lab's Emergency Management Response for Dynamic Populations course last year in Atlanta. In this episode, she also talks about the lessons learned there and how they are being applied at Cal Poly to make the campus, and San Luis Obispo in general, a safer place. Major Endorsements: L3Harris and the BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.L3Harris.com/ResponderSupport.Doberman Emergency Management provides subject matter experts in planning and training. Learn more here: www.dobermanemg.comThe Readiness Lab Podcast Network: Disaster Tough Podcast is part of The Readiness Lab Podcast Network