Episode 16: When disaster strikes

In this special "isolation episode," Josh Bowen, director of NAIT's Centre for Applied Disaster and Emergency Management (CADEM) sheds light on what happens behind the scenes during a disaster response. He also talks about how a global pandemic is unlike any crisis we've faced before, and what we can do to prepare for the next disaster. Host and production: Bryan Alary Guest: Josh Bowen Related techlifetoday.ca stories: How to be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice: https://www.techlifetoday.ca/articles/2019/how-to-be-ready-to-evacuate-in-an-emergency A look inside life as an Alberta wildfire fighter: https://www.techlifetoday.ca/articles/2017/harold-larson-wildfire-fighting How to prepare a 72-hour emergency kit: https://www.techlifetoday.ca/articles/2017/72-hour-emergency-kit