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How Better Translations Could Save Lives During Disasters
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Episode 36From Disney to Disaster Response: The Story of Eddie Bertola
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Episode 35Right Message, Right Time: Martin Ritchey on Emergency Alerts
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Episode 34Walking Across England: 210 Miles on the Coast to Coast
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Episode 33Alerts, Cats, and Ice Cream: Getting to Know Jeannette Sutton
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Episode 32Alert Fails and Successes: Lessons from Hawaii and Texas
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Episode 31What Every Emergency Manager Needs to Know About Alerting
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Episode 305 Essential Elements Every Emergency Management Agency Needs
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Episode 29How Colleges Handle Emergency Alerts for 60,000 People
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Episode 28Amber Alerts Explained: How They Work and Why They Matter
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Episode 27The Truth About False Alarms and Emergency Warnings
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Episode 26From 9/11 to FEMA IPAWS: Jen Meyers on Emergency Alerts
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Episode 25Why Emergency Alerts Fail: Craig Fugate on Public Warning
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Episode 24Inside New York's Missing Persons Alert Overhaul
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Episode 23Animals and Emergencies: Real-Life Chaos and Companions
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Episode 22Missing Persons Alerts Explained: Amber, Ashanti, and WEA
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Episode 21Do Alerts Really Work? RAND Study Part II: Who Gets Missed
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Episode 20When the Mountain Burned: Inside the Ruidoso Response
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Episode 19Training 190 Alert Senders: Preventing WEA Mistakes
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Episode 18Frozen Iguanas: Winter Storm Alerts and WEA Messaging
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Episode 17Inside the FEMA National Alert: Deanne Criswell
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Episode 16Engagement Before Emergency: Building Buy-In Before the Crisis
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Episode 15Inclusive Emergency Alerting: Access Needs in Disasters
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Episode 14Are We Over-Alerting? Arkansas Winter Storm WEA Strategy
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Episode 13Emergency Alerting at the World's Busiest Airport
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Episode 12Inside the Tsunami Warning System: What Really Happens
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Episode 11Saving Lives Under Pressure: Pete Gaynor on Alerts and Leadership
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Episode 10Emergency Alerts Explained: Marin County's Approach
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Episode 9Clear Alerts Save Lives, Confusing Ones Create Chaos
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Episode 8Do Wireless Emergency Alerts Really Reach the Public?
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Episode 7Nick Crossley on Building an Effective Alert System
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Episode 6Seconds Matter: Earthquake Early Warnings and False Alerts
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Episode 5Amber Alerts, Jargon, and Missed Opportunities
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Episode 4How Wireless Emergency Alerts Really Work: Dr. Michele
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Episode 3How People React to Alerts: Dr. John Sorensen Breaks It Down
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Episode 2From Weak Alerts to Strong Warnings: The Message
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Episode 1Craig Fugate on Why Emergency Managers Fail at Warning
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