Check out this Disaster Zone podcast, “Technology: What, When and How to Adopt.” It speaks directly to the challenges we face as individuals and organizations. We know we need it and don’t want to buy the wrong software and then “screw up its implementation.” My guest is Jim Featherstone, who has held very senior positions in one of America’s largest cities, both in the fire service and in emergency management. Definitely worth listening to Jim’s thoughts on all aspects of technology.
In this podcast we will talk about technology in general and more specifically about data, the use of data and how we can mine it and apply it to a variety of purposes, using tools like GIS.
Here is the show’s description:
“The podcast guest is Jim Featherstone. He is a native of Washington D.C. and a veteran of the United States Navy, Jim began his public service to the City of Los Angeles in 1986 with the Los Angeles Fire Department. He was later appointed Interim Fire Chief (2013-2014). In 2007, Jim was appointed General Manager of the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department, where he led a successful departmental reorganization and restructuring of Los Angeles’ emergency management protocols and processes. From 2008 to 2018, Jim chaired FEMA’s National Advisory Council.