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Rebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 057: Taking Care of Those Who Take Care of Us, with Eaton Fire Survivor and LAFD Captain Jerry Puga, and Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association President, Captain Chris StineSend us a textIn this, the second part of our special two-part holiday edition of Rebuild:LA, host Cameron Barrett sits down with an Eaton Fire survivor and the president of an organization that lent him a hand. Both guests happen to be Los Angeles Fire Department Captains. In part I released last week, Captain Jerry Puga told the story of turning his back on his burning home, knowing he couldn't save it. And his friend, Captain Chris Stine, the President of the Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association (LAFRA), talked about the work his organization did...
2025-12-3028 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 056: Fighting One Fire, While the Other Burns Down Your Home, with Eaton Fire Survivor, LAFD Captain Jerry Puga, and Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association President, Captain Chris StineSend us a textThe first of our special two-part holiday edition of Rebuild:LA has host Cameron Barrett sitting down with an Eaton Fire survivor and the president of an organization that lent him a hand. What makes the conversation unique is that both guests are Los Angeles Fire Department Captains. Captain Jerry Puga lost his home in the Eaton Fire, evacuating with his family just minutes before the fire took out his whole neighborhood. And his friend, Captain Chris Stine, is the President of the Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association (LAFRA), an organization that's been...
2025-12-2334 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 046 - Using Robots to Fight Wildfire with BurnBot’s Ford AinslieSend us a textIt’s like a Zamboni for firefighting. We’re talking about BurnBot’s RX2, and if you haven’t seen video of it in action, make sure to click on the resource link below. The company brought together two widely different California realities - Silicon Valley technological innovation, and the ever-increasing risk from wildfires. This week on Rebuild:LA, host Cameron Barrett talks to their Director of Partnerships and Growth, Ford Ainslie, about how BurnBot’s RX2 and other robotic technologies are working to help not only California, but also other states, find new ways t...
2025-10-2039 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 045 - Finding Your Way Home with After the Fire’s Jennifer Gray ThompsonSend us a textIn 2017 Jennifer Gray Thompson found herself living in her car with her dogs after evacuating from the Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County. The experience made her feel alone, lost, and unable to navigate back to the life she had enjoyed before she came face to face with a deadly mega fire. Her solution? The creation of After the Fire, a non-profit that has become a leading resource for communities all over the country who are facing the same trials she did back in 2017. After Fire was one of the resources that responded to...
2025-10-0746 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 044: Saving History from Wildfire with Headwater Economics’ Ryan HandySend us a textThe Palisades and Eaton Fires destroyed a lot of history. Will Rogers’s ranch home, Pasadena Waldorf School, Robert Bridges House, The Bunny Museum, Andrew McNally House, Theater Palisades, and The Zane Gray Estate are just a few of the thousands of structures lost in the fires. They all were touchstones in the communities where they were located. What does their loss mean to the Pacific Palisades and Altadena? What could we have done to protect them? And what do we need to do to protect other historic landmarks that might be in th...
2025-09-3042 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 043 - A 50-Year Perspective on the January Firestorms with Chief Kim Zagaris of the Western Fire Chiefs’ AssociationSend us a textWhen you’ve been in the California fire service for 48 years, like Chief Kim Zagaris, you’re likely to take a long view of how we’re doing when it comes to wildfire response. Chief Z as many know him, was State Fire and Rescue Chief for the State of California, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) until just a few years ago,, when he retired and become the Wildfire Policy and Technology Advisor for the Western Fire Chiefs Association. Zagaris has fought hundreds of wildfires in his decades’ long career, yet he’s s...
2025-09-2340 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 042: There Aren’t Enough Firetrucks for Every House with the LA County Fire Department Community Brigade’s Brent WoodworthSend us a textThere have always been people who have stayed behind to try to protect their homes during a wildfire. It happened in the Palisades and in Altadena this January. As always, there were varying results. Some claimed to have saved their homes and even those of their neighbors. Others may have lost their lives trying. It’s never been a thing any emergency services department, or any professional firefighter would recommend. But just recently, LA County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said in some instances, his department supports staying behind. And one of the reasons, if...
2025-09-1649 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 041 - Forgotten Altadena with the Future Organization’s Aimery ThomasSend us a textThis week social scientist Aimery Thomas of the Future Organization joins Cameron Barrett to talk about ARISE - Altadena Resident Impact Survey and Evaluation. It’s a report he and his partner compiled after they surveyed 1,200+ Altadena residents in the wake of the Eaton Fire. The results are as fascination as they are disturbing, uncovering a web of neglect in fire prevention, emergency response, and resource allocation before, during, and after the disaster.Resources:The Future OrganizationThe ARISE StudyLA County GovernmentAltadena Town CouncilSupport the show
2025-09-0943 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 040 - It’s Been 8 Months. Now What? With Palisades Fire Survivor Kari WeaverSend us a textOur conversation this week is with Palisades Fire survivor Kari Weaver, who lost her home in the alphabet streets. It’s been 8 months since that windy, dry Tuesday morning, January 7, when the Palisades Fire started in the highlands. And it was only a few hours later that the Eaton Fire came roaring out of Eaton Canyon and wiped out much of Altadena. A lot has happened in those eight months. And many of us who aren’t in the middle of insurance claims, construction bids, and temporary housing issues have moved on. But ther...
2025-09-0343 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 039 - How New Legislation Will Help Victims of the LA Firestorms with CA Senator Ben AllenSend us a textCalifornia Senator Ben Allen is our guest this week, squeezing our interview into his jammed legislative schedule. Allen grew up in Santa Monica and represents California Senate District #24, which includes his hometown, as well as Malibu and the Pacific Palisades, two communities devastated by January’s Palisades Fire. This week he’s in Sacramento presenting legislation to help rebuilding efforts move forward. The bills have names like Winter Fires of 2025: real property tax: exemptions and reassessment. Allen was not only professionally impacted by the firestorms, but personally as well. And he’s working to mak...
2025-08-2644 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 038 What Can We Do To Make Evacuations Work in the Next Wildfire with MySafe:LA’s David Barrett - Part IISend us a textThe death toll from the January Firestorms has climbed to 31 with the discovery in late June of the remains of Juan Francisco Espinoza, a 74-year-old man who didn’t escape the Eaton Fire when it raged through Altadena. The discovery of yet another victim six months after the fires makes it clear that we need to start working together to get wildfire evacuations right. Last week, in the first half of our conversation about evacuations with MySafe:LA's David Barrett, we discussed notification systems and the technology being fine-tuned in LA County to ma...
2025-08-1938 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 037 Why Didn’t Evacuation Plans Work in the Palisades and Eaton Fires with MySafe:LA’s David Barrett - Part ISend us a textThis week is the first half of another conversation we’re stretching over two episodes, and that’s because of the complexity of what we’re discussing - evacuation. Why didn’t it work in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena when wildfires raged through both communities this January? Why does the death toll for the fires keep rising? Los Angeles County Sheriff’s just recently identified yet another victim of the Eaton Fire, a 74-year-old man who didn’t get out in time. Why can’t we get this right? What can we do to increase...
2025-08-1225 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 036 - How Difficult Is It to Harden Your Home? We Asked Two Fire Chiefs How They Hardened Their OwnSend us a textThis week Cameron Barrett sits down with two Fire Chiefs who have just completed projects in their respective homes to give them the best chance of making it through a wildfire. Chief Frank Bigelow is CAL FIRE’s Deputy Director of Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation. Chief Jose de Jesus Lopez is a retired Assistant Chief for Los Angeles County Fire Department, and currently serves on the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. Bigelow and his family have just moved in to a newly built home outside of Fresno, where he and hi...
2025-08-0541 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 034 How Is CAL FIRE “Treating” Our Wildland with State Fire Marshal Chief Daniel Berlant - Part ISend us a textThis week is the first of a two-part conversation with State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant. He leads the wildfire prevention and preparedness efforts for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). California is home to nearly 40 million people, who live all over the 164-thousand square acres of land that make up the state. The third-largest state in the country by area, and the most populous state in the country by far. It’s safe to say that when it comes to wildfire, Berlant has his work cut out for him. In...
2025-07-1826 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 033 - What Would You Pack If A Wildfire Was On Your Doorstep with MySafe:LA’s Chris NevilSend us a textIt’s been six months since the firestorms of January tore through the communities of Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The worst wildfire disaster in Los Angeles history, the Palisades Fire killed 12 people, destroyed 6,837 structures and burned 23,448 acres. The Eaton Fire was even more destructive, killing 18 people, destroying 9,000 structures and burning 14,021 acres. Six months isn’t a long time, but if you weren’t directly effected by the fires, chances are they faded from memory. They are no longer headline news, despite the fact that clean up is still underway and rebuilding is still in the...
2025-07-1134 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 032 - California’s Chaparral Could Be Our Best Fire Protection Plan with Richard Halsey of the California Chaparral InstituteSend us a textWhat if saving California’s chaparral ecosystem means we’d be protecting California communities from wildfires? Richard Halsey, the founder of the California Chaparral Institute, says our state’s most abundant biome, chaparral, actually protects our communities from widespread wildfire disasters. And he says the more the state mandates the clearance of native habitats like the chaparral, the more it guarantees that wildfires will destroy communities. Halsey’s decades of fighting for the preservation of natural habitats has found him in court - twice - once in 2004 against the state’s plan to clear hund...
2025-07-0438 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 031 - Scenes from MySafe:LA’s Wildfire FairSend us a textMySafe:LA's Wildfire Fair took place this past Sunday at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles. Our non-profit organized the event to help residents have a one-stop solution to finding wildfire information and products. The fair featured 25 booths where attendees could learn about a wide array of products from spray-on fire retardants, to emergency vests pre-loaded with essentials you’ll need if you have to evacuate. Government agencies were also on hand including Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department and the State’s Department of Insurance. Workshops were held throughout the da...
2025-06-2718 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 030 - A Fire Retardant You Could Drink with M-Fire’s Silvio LanzasSend us a textOur guest this week is Silvio Lanzas, the former Fire Chief for the City of Glendale, and the current Chief Operating Officer for the fire retardant manufacturer M-Fire. The company produces and applies a product called AF31 that is water-based and food-grade, and can be sprayed on houses, car batteries, and whole forests. It was invented more than 30 years ago in the UK, it’s made in Torrance, California, and it’s widely used throughout Asia. So why does no one know about it here in wildfire-ravaged California? It might have to do with...
2025-06-2139 minRebuild:LAEpisode 029: UPDATED! Rebuild:LA - Delay, Deny, Discourage, and Underpay with Joy Chen of the Eaton Fire Survivors' NetworkSend us a textFive months after the Eaton Fire came charging out of the wildland and destroyed much of the historic city of Altadena, there are still hundreds of families who haven’t been able to return home or start the long process of recovering. This week’s guest says there is a correlation between a family’s insurance carrier, and their ability to recover their lives and rebuild their futures. Joy Chen is a former Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, and the current CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute. But these days, she dedicates much of her...
2025-06-1342 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 028 - Saving Whole Neighborhoods from Wildfire with Fire Aside's Jason BrooksSend us a textIn this week’s Episode host Cameron Barrett interviews software developer Jason Brooks who took his experience surviving the Tubbs Fire that destroyed Santa Rose in 2017, as inspiration to design an app that has helped more than a million people make their homes safer from wildfire. Brooks’ app, Fire Aside, is now being used by dozens of municipalities in more than half a dozen states to streamline brush inspections, home hardening and defensible space education and fire prevention efforts. Hear how the app works, and how even Fire Safe Councils and Homeowners’ Associations are le...
2025-06-0639 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 027 - The Hard Truth About Zone Zero with Dr. Travis LongcoreSend us a textIn 2020 California passed AB 3074, which established Zone Zero - an ember-resistant zone within five feet of homes in High and Very High Fire Severity Zones (HFHSZ and VHFHSZ). The law was never implemented because the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection needed to identify exactly what would be allowed and not allowed in Zone Zero. Two things have happened recently. 1. The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection released new maps that have expanded the HFHSZ and VHFHSZ. 2. In the wake of the January Firestorms, Governor Newsom issued an executive order requiring the...
2025-05-3049 minRebuild:LAEpisode 025: Rebuild:LA - Rebuilding Our City in a Changing Climate with Probable Futures Founder Spencer Glendon, Part ISend us a textThis week’s guest is a thought leader taking on the daunting task of teaching people about climate change and how best to adapt to it. Spencer Glendon is the founder of Probable Futures, a non-profit that is helping businesses and communities understand that our weather is no longer something we can rely on, but instead is causing increased risk to our safety. The Palisades and Eaton Fires are just two examples of that increased risk. Glendon brings his expertise in Engineering, and Economics, as well as his experience as an Executive Fellow at...
2025-05-1632 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 024 - Saving Homes from Wildfire One Assessment at a Time with MySafe:LA’s Dante CornejoSend us a textDante Cornejo is MySafe:LA’s wildfire coordinator for Los Angeles County and is host Cameron Barrett’s guest this week. Dante has done assessments on hundreds of homes as part of his work, evaluating the wildfire risk of residences all over the County. In this episode, he talks about those assessments, and list things you can do today, even if you don’t have a lot of time or money, to make yourself, your family and your home, safer.Resources:MySafe:LAWildfire:LACalifornia Fire Safe CouncilNFPA's Firewise USAHome Hardening How Tos...
2025-05-1043 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 023 - Rebuilding Community One Park at a Time with LA Rec and Parks' Brenda AguirreSend us a textWhen the Palisades Fire ripped through Los Angeles, the Department of Recreation and Parks got to work on myriad fronts. Park Rangers, who are actually trained in wildland firefighting, battled dozens of smaller spot fires in parks all over the city that day. Rec and Parks facilities re-invented themselves as evacuation sites and shelters for displaces residents. And two equestrian centers took in more than 550 horses (along with a few donkeys and some larger pigs). Rec and Parks might seem like the city department that fixes playgrounds and cleans pools, but they’re mu...
2025-05-0242 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 022 - Post-Traumatic Growth with Dr. Veronica ViescaSend us a textMonths after the Palisades and Eaton Fires swept through Los Angeles County, many people are still struggling emotionally. So much so, that California Assemblymember John Harabedian has introduced legislation that would require insurance companies, as part of disaster claims, to cover up to 12 sessions with a mental health professional. This week, we talk to Dr. Veronica Viesca about that struggle. She is a Marriage and Family Therapist, an Assistant Professor at Pepperine University, and the founder of the Center for Mental Health Excellence. She joins host Cameron Barrett to discuss how the mental...
2025-04-3030 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 021 - We Were At The Limit of Our Aircraft with Pascal DuclosSend us a textFor 30 years, the aerial firefighters of Quebec have had an agreement with California. When we call for help, they come. Pascal Duclos is the Chief Pilot of an elite firefighting force called the Quebec Scoopers. They fly a unique aircraft, the CL415, which was designed and built in Canada to do one thing - drop water on wildfires. And that's exactly what Duclos and his team did during the Palisades Fire. He says he learned one thing fighting that urban conflagration in 100 mph wind gusts - that nature is stronger than we are...
2025-04-1531 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 020 - I Knew My Home and My Town Were in Danger with Survivor Jon Brown - Part IISend us a textThe second half of our conversation with Jon Brown brings him out of the ashes of the Palisades Fire, and right into a property fight with the owners of the mobile home park where he lived with his wife and two young kids. The Palisades Bowl was one of the last rent controlled neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and when the Palisades Fire swept through, nearly 400 people were left homeless. Those neighbors have come together to create the Palisades Bowl Community Partnership, to try and get recovery underway, with the final mission to rebuild...
2025-04-0436 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 019 - I Knew My Home and My Town Were in Danger with Survivor Jon Brown - Part ISend us a textJon Brown is one of the 400 residents of the Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park that no longer has a neighborhood to go home to. All 170+ homes are gone, flattened by the Palisades Fire. Jon joins host Cameron Barrett for a two-part conversation about how he and his young family escaped the fire. But Jon’s story is bigger than just running from the fire. In fact, the fire was just the beginning of his fight. Jon’s story is one of resilience, leadership, and a relentless commitment to his neighbors. Across two epis...
2025-03-2833 minRebuild:LARebuild:AL Episode 017 - Like Driving Through a Volcano with Jessica Fernandez and Pastor Anthony McFarlandSend us a textSo much has been written and said about the Palisades Fire, that it sometimes is confounding how the “other” fire that burned through a community in LA County in early January, goes unmentioned. The Eaton Fire started within hours of the Palisades Fire. It came roaring out of Eaton Canyon, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, just 20 miles northeast of downtown LA, and destroyed thousands of homes and killed 17 people. That’s more death and destruction than the Palisades Fire. It leveled much of Altadena, a storied city filled with a centur...
2025-03-1851 minRebuild:LARebuildLA Episode 014 - Disasters Are Going to Keep Happening with Bright Harbor's Joel WishSend us a textMonday, March 31, 2025 (an extended date) is an important deadline if you’ve been effected by the Eaton or Palisades fires. That’s when you have to register for FEMA benefits if you’ve had losses. It’s also the deadline to register for SBA loans from the Federal Government. These are the kinds of details Joel Wish and his disaster recovery experts make sure their clients don’t miss. He’s the founder and CEO of Bright Harbor, a disaster recovery company based in Austin, Texas. He started the company two years ago, and it’s bus...
2025-03-0745 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 013 - The City Failed Us with Survivor Sue PascoeSend us a textSue Pascoe, her husband, and their two dogs evacuated the Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025 with a couple of overnight bags and the dogs' food bowls. They'd evacuated plenty of times before. This would be like the last few times. They'd be back home the next day. But by the next day, her home was gone. Like thousands of other families, the Pascoes lost everything. Sue is a journalist for the online newspaper Circling the News. Her press credentials got her inside the barricades before the public was given access. What she saw, and...
2025-03-0447 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 012 - Build Back Better with Alexis Rivas of CoverSend us a textNearly two months after wildfires swept through the communities of Pacific Palisades and Altadena, the dust and ash have settled. People are now taking stock of what they have and whether they’ll be able to rebuild. Can they afford what they once had? Should they build back bigger? Smaller? Should they build back at all?In this episode we talk to homebuilding innovator Alexis Rivas. He’s the CEO and co-founder of Cover, a company that has revolutionized pre-manufactured homes here in LA County. He talks with Cameron Barrett about ever...
2025-02-2848 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 011 - Can We Out-Think Wildfires with the NFPA's Michele SteinbergSend us a textThe National Fire Protection Association has been creating fire code in American since the late 1800's. We have the NFPA to thank for fire sprinklers in apartment buildings and fire doors in high rise buildings. In the 1980's, the NFPA realized that wildfires were igniting in unusual places in North America, and they decided to do something about it. They wanted to "out-think wildfires." Firewise USA was born. And it's why their Wildfire Division Director, Michele Steinberg, toured surviving homes in the Palisades and Eaton burn scars. Cameron Barrett had a wide-ranging discussion...
2025-02-2546 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 010 - Are The Kids Alright with Chloe CantonSend us a text5,000 Los Angeles school children were affected by the Palisades and Eaton Fires. That's a lot of kids who either lost their homes, or their schools, or both. Cameron Barrett asks licensed children and family therapist Chloe Canton to help explain the trauma kids are going through right now, how to spot the warning signs of children in crisis, and what we can do to help kids through this unprecedented time. Resources:Pro Bono List of TherapistsChloe CantonAveson SchoolWestside WaldorfSchools Lost in the Eaton FireSupport the show
2025-02-2133 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 009 - A Particularly Dangerous Situation with Rich Thompson from the NWSSend us a textRich Thompson is an incident meteorologist (IMET) with the National Weather Service, which means he predicts weather during disasters to help first responders during the active phase of an incident. He was on the ground during the Palisades Fire and describes the conditions in early January as a "once in a career" weather event. He chatted with Cameron Barrett about what his experience was like at the Command Post of the Palisades Fire and how his forecasts directed firefighters and air assets during the fire fight.Resources:National Oceanographic and...
2025-02-1834 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 008 - Rebuilding LA for All of LA with Councilmember John LeeSend us a textCouncilmember John Lee of Los Angeles' CD #12 sits down with Cameron Barrett to talk about his district's recovery efforts in the wake of the January fires, how he plans on managing the independent investigation into the Palisades Fire as the head of the Public Safety Committee, and so much more in this episode of Rebuild:LA.Resources:Councilmember John Lee - https://cd12.lacity.gov/about/about-john-leeInvestigations in the Palisades Fire - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-06/full-coverage-california-wildfires-2025-investigationsCommittee Assignments in LA City Council - https://clkrep...
2025-02-1426 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 007 - The Ripple Effects of the Fires with Councilmember Eunisses HernandezSend us a textEunisses Hernandez is the Councilmember representing District #1 in the City of Los Angeles. Her constituents live miles from both the Palisades and the Eaton Fires. No one in Council District #1 lost a home to fire. But many have lost jobs, employers, and even clean air to breathe.Host Cameron Barrett sits down with Hernandez to discuss the ripple effects of the fires that have reached all the way to Council District #1 and how Hernandez is responding.Resources:Map of Council District #1: https://advocacy.assets.support2.ucla.edu/wp-content...
2025-02-1225 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 006 - A Tornado of Fire with Justice Tricia Bigelow (ret)Send us a textWe mark the month anniversary of the January firestorms with our first survivor story. Cameron Barrett sat down with retired Superior Court Judge, Justice Tricia Bigelow. She barely had time to evacuate her Pacific Palisades home, but was chased from two more places she had gone to seeking shelter, as the Palisades Fire kept advancing.This is her incredible story.Resources:Make A Kit - https://vimeo.com/160316898Ready, Set, Go - https://www.wildfirela.orgSupport the...
2025-02-0830 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 005 - Stories from the Firestorms of January with Greg DoyleSend us a textGreg Doyle has been shooting photographs of wildfires for the last 12 years. His works has been featured in fire magazines and websites, including www.wildfirela.org. It's safe to say that in those 12 years, Greg has never been as busy as he has been this past January. In fact, the last four months have seen him driving all over Southern California, documenting some of the most destructive wildfires this region has ever seen.Cameron Barrett talks with Greg about his days covering the fires, how he stays safe, when he puts...
2025-02-0637 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 004 - Do You Have Enough Wildfire Insurance with Real Estate Broker Pat HanleySend us a textWhen homeowners who lost everything in the Eaton and Palisades Fires called their insurance companies, some of them had a rude awakening, adding more misery to families who had already lost nearly everything they owned. What happens when you lose your home to wildfire? Do you have enough insurance? Can you even get enough insurance in California in 2025? What about your mortgage? Do you still need to pay for a house that no longer exists? And if you still have a home, what can you do to lower your risks and your insurance...
2025-02-0531 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 003 - Fighting the Palisades Fire From The Sky with CAL FIRE Aviation's Linnea EdmeierSend us a textLinnea Edmeier sits down with host Cameron Barrett, to bring us her story from thousands of feet above the Palisades Fire. Edmeier is the Public Information Officer for CAL FIRE's Aviation Unit, and was deployed to the Palisades Fire. There she recorded the conflagration, keeping tabs on the dozens of flights in the air night and day as thousands of firefighters battled one of the most deadly and destructive wildfires in California history.Hear how she worked through fatigue, 100 mph wind gusts and illegal drone flights to support the firefight.
2025-02-0445 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 002 - Making Sure Your Pet Survives Wildfire with SPCA LA's Madeline BernsteinSend us a textFor the last 30 years, Madeline Bernstein has been fighting the good fight to help rescue, shelter, and find forever homes for the pets of Los Angeles. She is the president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.During the Palisades Fire in January 2025, Madeline evacuated twice. Each time she quickly gathered her belongings, and her most beloved companions - two hibernating desert tortoises! They are the last two survivors of a once large menagerie of pets, and there was no way she was leaving...
2025-01-3138 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 001 - How to Protect Your Home and Your Neighborhood from Wildfires with MySafe:LA's David BarrettSend us a textIn the first episode of the Safe Community Project's Rebuild:LA, we talk with MySafe:LA Executive Officer David Barrett about how his non-profit is helping HOAs, neighborhoods and individual homeowners find ways to make their houses safer from wildfires. As Los Angeles begins to rebuild in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton Fires, MySafe:LA is offering a path forward to make communities more resilient. Best of all, it's free!For free home wildfire inspections:213-634-0100https://www.wildfirela.org/Support the show
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CityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.Leave Fireworks to the Professionals!Join MySafe:LA's David Barrett and our special guest La'Veyah Mosely and her mother to discuss the life changing fireworks can have on a person. La'Veyah - a talented 7th grade student in L.A. - and an athlete playing for the L.A. Watts Rams youth league lost all of the fingers on her left hand when she was handed a firework device on the 5th of July 2022. La'Veyah shares her story and how she has recovered and is focused on spreading the word that all fireworks are illegal in Los Angeles. Support the show
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Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 453 - With RAF Cosford Sqd Ldr Chris WilsonJoin Carlos, Matt, Nev, Armando and special guest, RAF Cosford Squadron Leader Chris Wilson for this week's episode. In this week's show we chat to Sqd Ldr Chris Wilson about the upcoming RAF Cosford airshow, and in the commercial news BA releases a new safety video and a fight breaks out between Boeing triple 7 and an Airbus A321. We'll be talking all about the upcoming RAF Cosford Airshow that we'll be attending this week. We also have the latest aviation news too. We're going to be talking about the new BA safety video i...
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11 Men and a SwigerEpisode 10 Week 9 Recap ft. Tim BrewerWHAT A FIRE EPISODE. Ethen, Chris, and guest Tim take on a high scoring week 9 (minus Monsey and Nevil), in the 11 Men and Swiger Fantasy Football League. Viewer Discretion Advised.
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Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 431 - Overrunning CampaignsJoin Nev, Armando and Matt for this week's show. In this week's show we feature more overruns than an Airline Pilot Guy show episode, an easyJet A320 has a close encounter with a drone and British Airways returns to its full Club World service. In the military we have quite a few new aircraft entering service and we have an update on last week's story of Western pilots advising the Chinese military. We're excited to share with you our final part of our series with Captain Nick in conversation with Chris Burwell as...
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Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 430 - Sackings and Pay AgreementsJoin Nev, Armando, Andy and Matt for this week's show. In this week's show, more changes at ITA Airways in Italy, new union agreements at Ryanair and an A320neo lands with only 200kg of fuel in its tanks. That might mean tea with no biscuits with the Chief Pilot. In the military, an F-35 crashes near Hill Air Force Base in Utah (the pilot is safe), we discuss former UK military pilots training China's Air Force and we have a MILITARY LIST! (Of affordable warbirds) We're excited to share with you our 5th...
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Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 429 - Premium Cabins and Twitter SpatsJoin Carlos, Nev and Matt for this week's show. In this week's show Ryanair has fun on Twitter, we look at another mid air fight & one rather large aircraft has a wheely bad time on take off. In the military the US Air Force needs YOU to teach new pilots and what DOES happen to retired drone aircraft? We're excited to share with you our 4th part of our series with Captain Nick in conversation with Chris Burwell as they discuss his new book 'Nine Lives'. It's also lunchtime at the Jer...
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Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 428 - The One With All The InterviewsJoin Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for a special recorded show this week. Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Nev and Carlos bring us some more of their time at the Jersey International Air Show, Captain Nick continues his discussion with Chris Burwell and Armando shares with us an amazing chat he had with Vicky Benzing at this year's Reno Air Races.
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Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 427 - The Music Sounds Better With YouJoin Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's show. Lots of news from around the world and of course the UK. We're excited to share with you our second part of our new series with Captain Nick in conversation with Chris Burwell as they discuss his new book 'Nine Lives'. See you in the chatroom! Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we fea...
2022-10-021h 59
Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 426 - We're Back!We're back this week! Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's show. We're excited to share with you our first part of our new series with Captain Nick in conversation with Chris Burwell as they discuss his new book 'Nine Lives'. We are also excited to share with you what Carlos and Nev got up to at the Jersey International Air Display! Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.
2022-09-292h 1711 Men and a SwigerEpisode 3- Week 2 Recap ft. Adam NevilEthen and Chris dive into a crazy week 2 recap. Joined by the man himself, Adam Nevil.
2022-09-2255 min
Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 425 - Inappropriate Pilot Gestures Join Matt, Nev and Armando (on tape!) for this week's episode. In this week's show: A punch up at Air France, a cracked Dreamliner window and Ryanair reports record passenger numbers in August. Also, we'll be talking about the upcoming interview with Chris Burwell and Carlos and I are off to Jersey next week for their International Air Display. Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.
2022-09-061h 38
Better Horses With Ernie RodinaBetter Horses Radio NATIONAL featuring guests Steve Stafford, Dr. Chris Blevins, Richard Nevil, and Lolli Denton - July 10th 2022Better Horses Radio NATIONAL featuring guests Steve Stafford, Dr. Chris Blevins, Richard Nevil, and Lolli Denton.
2022-07-1050 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.BAM! The issue of illegal fireworks in Los AngelesIn the City of Los Angeles, ALL fireworks are illegal. In the County of Los Angeles, it depends on which city you're talking about. Many cities offer "Safe and Sane" fireworks for sale on and around the 4th of July. The lack of consistency from city to city complicates the public's understanding of fireworks and the law. Join host David Barrett as he speaks with LAPD Deputy Chief Amanda Tingirides, L.A. County Fire Captain Sheila Kelliher, and a group of L.A. residents - all talking about their perspectives on the issue of illegal fireworks in Los Angeles.
2022-06-211h 14CityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.Are You Ready For Wildfire?Join MySafe:LA's David Barrett as he covers the ongoing threat of wildfires in California generally, and in Southern California more specifically. Los Angeles City Fire Department Deputy Chief Trevor Richmond shares insight in what to expect this year and unveils a new collaboration between the LAFD and MySafe:LA - the Los Angeles Wildfire Resilience Alliance. Initially being rolled out as a pilot, it's expected to expand to cover the entire City - and MySafe:LA will cover the entire County of Los Angeles. We also talk about the annual MySafe:LA "Smoke Alarm Awareness Month" a...
2022-05-2729 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.Making L.A. Safer in 2022Join MySafe:LA Executive Director David Barrett as he discusses the challenges in public safety and resilience for 2022. David shares some of the new initiatives at MySafe:LA and how the public may benefit from the programs being offered by the recognized, award-winning community resilience organization. This episode focuses on the upcoming wildfire season and a new initiative designed to make homeowners better protected, and ready to take action in the event a wildfire occurs and threatens a neighborhood. Support the show
2022-04-0514 min
Three Angry Black PeopleEP 63: In The Mix, Music, and PoliticsOn this episode we kick things off with a discussion about 2 Live Crew's relevance in hip-hop, we revisit what happened between Royce Da 5'9 and Lupe Fiasco, Tory Lanez is back in the news after violating Megan's protective order, why we shouldn't call artists "one hit wonders," and the greatness of Robbie Nevil!
Later in the show we discuss political concerns over the US pulling out of the Afghanistan, the de-evolution of humans, and what it means to be angry: Are we really angry or just passionate?
The gang weighs in on all this and m...
2021-08-153h 06CityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.The Fireworks 2021 PodcastJoin host David Barrett as he navigates the complex environment of illegal fireworks in Los Angeles. David is joined by three important guests, including LA City Area Prosecutor and Deputy City Attorney Gabrielle Taylor, Deputy Chief for the Office of Operations of the LAPD, Beatrice Girmala, and Public Information Officer Erik Scott of the Los Angeles City Fire Department. Fireworks may seem like an impossible issue to remedy, but there is progress being made. Increased enforcement for distributors and sellers, expanded education for children and adults, and back for 2021 - live, professional fireworks shows. If yo...
2021-06-2959 min
D.O.N.S. In The MixD.O.N.S. In The Mix #647 w special guest Alex Nevil & Jerem Maniaco 25.02.2021Tracklist D.O.N.S. In The Mix #647 with special guests
Alex Nevil & jerem Maniaco 25.02.2021
01. Alex Nevil & Jerem Maniaco - Pull Up
02. Dennis Ferrer & Dj Disciples Feat. James Yuill - Whisper (Extended Mix)
03. Chris Lake Armand Van Helden - Dubai Dublin
04. Don't Blink - Connection (Extended Mix)
05. Eduke - One House (Club Mix)
06. Riva Starr , Federico Grazzini & Robert Owens - Get Over
07. Javi Colors Feat. Les Bruenettes - Sea Line Woman
08. Max Chapman - Elevator (Original Mix)
09. Yass - Odyssey
10. Discoslap - Some Noise (Funkatron Remix)
11...
2021-03-011h 00
Chris LowoneEssential Mix 59 - Facebook LiveEssential Mix 59 - Facebook Live - 31/10/2020
Video part1 : https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1451778418346977
Video part2 : https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=944724189267007
Find me every Saturday night from 9:00PM for Essential Mix by Chris Lowone on Galaxie Radio!
Galaxie Radio www.galaxieradio.fr
Playlist:
Mason feat Jem Cooke - Drowning In Your Love (Chris Lowone remix) [DEMO]
Per Qx, Elias Bravo feat. Jocelyn Brown - It Ain´t Over Ft. Jocelyn Brown (Bobby Blanco Remix) [Urbana Recordings]
Midnight City - Here to stay [Black Jack Records]
Wankelmut, Anna Leyne - Free At Last (Martin Ikin Extended Remix) [Toolroom]
Alaia & Gallo & M...
2020-10-311h 04
Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 339 - Sky's 737 JumboJoin Carlos, Matt, Nev and Paul from the Layovers Podcast for this week's episode of the Number One UK Aviation Podcast, PTUK! In this week's show we say a fond farewell to BA's last two Boeing 747's "but there may be good news", The A220 turns into the next new biz jet, and a woman is caught trying to take rather a lot of money into Dubai. In the military news Russia's new fighter jet goes topless, Canada receives their first CC-295 Kingfisher Search and Rescue Aircraft and we have some exciting Red Arrows news. We also learn more...
2020-10-112h 05
Chris LowoneEssential Mix 53 - Galaxie RadioEssential Mix 53 - Galaxie Radio www.galaxieradio.fr
Find me every Saturday night from 9:00PM for Essential Mix by Chris Lowone on Galaxie Radio!
Playlist:
Mister Poison - Into Wisdom [Promo]
Asle feat Laura Vane - Be There For Me (Asle 303 Piano Dub) [Phoenix Music]
Alex Nevil, Jerem Maniaco - Got A Feeling In My Soul [Jango Records]
Amine Edge & DANCE x Clyde P - Pleasure [Farris Wheel Recordings]
Maur - Set You Free ft. Faber [Sola Records]
ARTBAT, Sailor & I - Best Of Me [METAPHYSICAL]
Chris Lowone - Chris Lowone [Green Grooves]
Anthony Attalla - Dimensions [Incorrect]
Piero Pirupa...
2020-09-191h 04
Elevate The Vibe25. Stop, Drop & Roll yourself into this hot convo on fire safety with MySafe:LAThis week we sit down with Chris Nevil from MySafe:LA, a non-profit organization that teaches fire and life safety throughout Los Angeles. The MySafe:LA program began in 2008 teaching fire safety in elementary schools and has grown to a nationally recognized public safety organization. Providing education on how you can best prepare your family and home in the event of a fire or earthquake with services like CPR training, Burn Prevention, Pet Safety and safety for Older Adults as well, MySafe:LA offers courses, webinars and even their own podcast in both English and Spanish with the goal to sa...
2020-08-2650 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.S2; E2: Fireworks in Los Angeles, Boom in the Year of COVID-19Fireworks have traditionally been at the core of national and regional celebrations. In Los Angeles, all fireworks sales and use are illegal - but even so, Angelenos celebrate every June through August with a nightly show of rebellion that brings joy to some, and fear and disaster to many. This special edition of CityTalk:LA looks into the issues surrounding fireworks, and visits with a number of people involved in the legal aspects of what people believe is a national pastime. Join us as we speak with leaders from the Los Angeles City Fire Department, the Los A...
2020-06-271h 18
Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 322 - Alexa Order Me a MissileJoin Carlos, Armando, Matt and Captain Al for this week's episode of the UK's Number One Aviation Podcast. In this week's show we learn all about the UK government's new quarantine regulations, Ryanair make an important temporary alteration to their flight booking policy and France unveil a substantial aid package for the aviation industry. In the military there's damage to an Osprey as it's hit by a civilian aircraft, and Russian MIG35 fighters get their very own in-flight SIRI - What could possibly go wrong there! Armando talks to Bob Mills about the...
2020-06-142h 29
Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 321 - La CompanyJoin Carlos, Nev, Matt and Paul from the Layovers Podcast for this weeks latest episode of the UK's Number One Aviation Podcast. In this week's show we learn that Amazon are leasing some new aircraft as business continues to boom, The first A220 rolls off its dedicated Alabama assembly line and we learn that Lion air stops its passenger services just days after restarting them as people fail to follow the rules. In the military the A400M is cleared to drop more Paratroopers from it's side doors and there's good news for the iconic B52 as the contest...
2020-06-072h 38CityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.S2; E1: COVID-19 Safety for the Armenian Community (in Armenian)In this exciting Armenian-language podcast, Harout Harry Semerdjian of MySafe:LA’s Board of Directors and EMT Henry Halajian of MySafe:LA (and an ambulance operator for the Glendale Fire Department) discuss COVID-19 and important community protections related to the coronavirus epidemic. They also touch on our signature Smoke Alarm Installation Program, which we offer to the community free of charge.Support the show
2020-05-0728 min
Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 315 - First Officer CarlosJoin Carlos, Armando, Paul P from the Layovers Podcast and Matt for today's bumper show. In this episode news begins to surface as the financial burden becomes too much some big names in passenger transport, some customers are meeting resistance from their airline when trying to get refunds from their airline and a new UAE low cost carrier is granted it's operating certificate. In the Military the Impressive Elephant Walk Ends USAF Continuous Bomber Presence in Guam after 16 Years and Germany approves the Super Hornet / Growler buy to replace Luftwaffe Tornado Fighter Bomber. ...
2020-04-262h 37
Plane Talking UK PodcastThe New Year Episode 2020Join Carlos, Nev, Armando and Matt for this end-of-year special. First up we share with you part one of a special series of 'In conversation with' as Nick Anderson chats to John Hutchinson about his incredible aviation career. Back in November Matt spoke to Captain Nick and Armando about their personal memories involving Remembrance and Veterans Day. Then we share with you our favourite segments from 2019 : Armando's choice was from when he and Megan attended Oshkosh and he chatted to Barry and Sandra as they were about to embark on an incredible adventure arou...
2019-12-291h 31
Plane Talking UK PodcastThe Christmas Episode 2019It's our Christmas Extravaganza for 2019 and it's fair to say that if you are easily offended, you may want to look away now. Join Carlos, Nev, Micah, Mila, Captain Nick, Paul P and Captain Al for this annual trawl of all things festive. Armando joins us for a bit whilst on lunch break at Ground School and TV Superstar Captain Jeff dials in for a bit before heading out Atlanta bound. Micah brings us his Christmas message for this year, Brian Coleman shares with us his review of 2019, Chris Griggs gets all festive whilst in-flight...
2019-12-221h 58
Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 291 - The Cat is Out the BagJoin Carlos, Nev, Armando and Matt for this week's episode. In today's programme we learn about the official announcement of Flybe's name change, there are some serious concerns about security with one of the low cost airline's flights and a Swiss carrier grounds their A220 fleet. In the military we talk about about Air-to-Air refuelling Booms, operational trials begin onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth and Boeing says the TX Trainer would make an ideal light fighter. Chris Griggs shares with us his recent experience aboard an A220 from Gatwick. Why not make...
2019-10-201h 58
The Chris and Sam PodcastRocky Horror Picture ShowSummaryChris had a bad day this week, find out how many things he broke. We learned this week an astroid came very close to the earth and if it had hit it could have destroyed a large city.How did out prime minister get onto the cover of a magazine recently.CoNZealand is on very soon and if you can figure what that name is for you deserve a medal. This leads on to a story about when Chris was a child and attended a science fiction convention which leads to one...
2019-08-0329 min
Plane Talking UK PodcastEpisode 263 - The One with the False StartJoin Carlos, Nev, Armando (briefly) and Matt for today's show. In this episode we find a regional UK carrier suspends several flights / services, a Russian carrier is named worlds strongest brand and Airbus release an update for their A320 Flight Warning Software. In the Military, deliveries stop of the KC46 due to trash and the first F35a's are delivered to South Korea. We hear from Armando, Dr Steph and Colonel Jeff as they all catch up in Charlotte. Here are the links to the stories we featured : COMMERCIAL :
2019-04-071h 45
The Make More Marbles Show81. The Heart of a Connector: How to Leverage Media Opportunities by Being a Real Person with Chris WinfieldTime stamped show notes: [2:20] Chris’s agency was looking good on the outside but feeling miserable on the inside. [3:25] The company imploded and everything went wrong. [3:50] Turning point where Chris decided to change everything [4:40] The most painful but best time of Chris’s life [5:10] Spirituality as a guiding principle of Chris’s life [6:28] Brad was raised Catholic and how it now affects his life [7:03] Gratitude is everything. [7:40] How the universe will conspire against and for you [8:40] Gratitude lists and how they have c...
2018-02-2149 min
Motorcycle MenEpisode 58 - Interview with Nevil Stowe of the 9 Minute Moto Film Festival
Hi kids,For this episode you need to do two things..... First, go to our Patreon link and subscribe to the show!! Then you need to get a drink, sit back and relax and listen to this great interview with Nevil Stowe. He is the creator of the 9 Minute Moto Film Festival. This is where you can take all those hours of helmet cam footage and turn it into something and go to a festival!When you're done listening to the episode, go out and ride.Here's some interesting things.....That issu...
2016-11-041h 06Motorcycle MenEpisode 57 - Ketchup, Bobbers and Deb
Hello boys and girls, it is yet another spectacular episode of your favorite podcast... yes... that would be the Motorcycle Men.Please click on the Patreon logo on home page and support the show. Either $1 per show or $1 per month and you can make a difference in what you get from the Motorcycle Men each month. It could be a new shirt, some shwag or some video or live streaming. In this Episode..... Triumph Bonneville T120 Bobber BMW R5 Bobber Concept Harley Roadster Bobber Description A bobber, originally called a 'bob-job' from the 1930s through 1990s, is a st...
2016-11-021h 38CityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.S1; #21: Earthquake PrepWe continue our earthquake podcast conversation with Cameron Barrett, Education Director, and Mark Benthien, the Director of Communications, Education and Outreach at the Southern California Earthquake Center. Mark's team are part of the core group or organizers behind the ShakeOut drill every year. In this podcast he discusses the need for earthquake knowledge and preparedness throughout Southern California, and how easy it is to sign up for this year's ShakeOut.Support the show
2014-04-1625 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.S1; #20: Earthquake Tools That Save Lives!Margaret Vinci is the Manager of the Office of Earthquake Programs at CalTech. She's been busy lately, what with the 5.1 La Habra Earthquake, the 4.4 Encino Earthquake, and the monster 8.2 Chilean Earthquake. All in the last few weeks. Cameron Barrett chats with Margaret about the earthquake tools available online that she, the scientists at CalTech, and others around the world, have developed to help save lives, and educate the general public.Support the show
2014-04-1124 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.S1; #19: LAUSD and earthquakes - what happens to your kids when the Big One hits?In the wake of the March 28th La Habra Earthquake, Todd Leitz, MySafe:LA's public information officer, speaks with Dr. Jill Barnes, the Coordinator for Disaster Services and Emergency Preparedness for the Los Angeles School District. If you have kids in the LAUSD, here's some details about the district's earthquake preparedness that should ease your mind.Support the show
2014-04-0923 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.S1; #18: Look out: "The Big One" is coming - A major earthquake is just around the bend.Cameron Barrett speaks about the latest string of earthquakes to strike Southern California with Kate Long, the Earthquake Deputy for the Governor's Office of Emergency Services. The 5.1 magnitude La Habra earthquake that struck March 28 did $10.5 million in damage to Orange County. Long says the La Habra Quake, like all temblors, is a wake up call for Southern Californians to prepare.Support the show
2014-04-0430 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.S1; #17: Hands Only CPR - A few minutes and you, too can save a life!February is American Heart Disease Awareness Month. In celebration, let's review cardio pulmonary resuscitation, or CPR. When was the last time you took a CPR class? A year ago? 5? 10? Do you remember all the things you needed to do? All the compressions-to-rescue-breath numbers? No? You'll be happy to know, there's a new method. This ain't your Dad's CPR. It's called Hands Only CPR and it's effective and easy to learn. So easy that MySafe:LA's two resident EMTs, Todd Leitz and Cameron Barrett, are going to teach you right in this podcast.Support...
2014-02-2117 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.S1; #16: Smoke Alarms Save Lives - Double your chances of surviving a house fire.Did you know that you don't have to be hard of hearing to NOT hear your smoke alarm go off in the middle of the night? Education Director Cameron Barrett discusses smoke alarms with Nancy Trench, the Assistant Director of Fire Protection Publications at Oklahoma State University. Trench is a smoke alarm expert and speaks about the latest research into smoke alarm awareness and usage. Who's most likely to die in a fire because smoke alarms were not present or were disabled? Do children wake to an alarm with a warning beep or an adult's voice? If...
2014-02-1921 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.Smoke Alarm Experts - #15How many smoke alarms are in your home? Are they all working? Are they in the right locations? If you don't know the answer to any of these questions, this podcast is for you! MySafe:LA Public Information Officer Todd Leitz chats with Deborah Hanson, the Director of External Affairs for First Alert, the smoke alarm manufacturer. First Alert and Debbie are great friends of MySafe:LA and have donated thousands of smoke alarms to MySafe:LA safety initiatives. Debbie is a smoke alarm expert, and she'll answer those burning questions you have about your alarms.
2014-02-1719 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.Vision 20/20 - #14MySafe:LA Executive Officer David Barrett chats with one of the most respected voices in fire prevention, Jim Crawford, the former Fire Marshal for Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. Crawford has more than 37 years of firefighting experience and is currently the Project Manager for Vision 20/20. Crawford and Barrett discuss smoke alarms, why people are still living without them and what can be done to convince those who are that the risks they're taking are life threatening.Support the show
2014-02-1326 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.Meri-K Appy - #13In our first fire and life safety podcast of the month, David Barrett speaks with Meri-K Appy, an internationally recognized fire and life safety expert. Meri-K has spent her professional life in public safety education. She was a consultant to MySafe:LA and part of the Vision 20/20 Coalition. She and David speak about the recent rash of fire fatalities in the city of Los Angeles. All these recent tragic fires have one thing in common - not one working smoke alarm was found in any of the residences.Support the show
2014-02-1018 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story - #12Executive Officer David Barrett speaks with retired Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Greenup, who on January 17, 1994 was three stories below Los Angeles City Hall in the LAFD's dispatch center when the Northridge Earthquake struck. Greenup spent the day (and many after that) sending LAFD resources to the devastated areas of Los Angeles where people not only struggled when the ground started shaking but weeks and months after it had stopped.Support the show
2014-01-2217 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story - #11In our continuing series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake, MySafe:LA Public Information Officer Todd Leitz speaks with retired LAFD Battalion Chief Steve Ruda. In 1994, Chief Ruda lived one mile from the Northridge Meadows Apartments and not much farther from the epicenter of the quake. He describes the preparations he had made, only a few weeks before, that created a sense of calm amidst the unbelievable chaos and destruction of that day.Support the show
2014-01-2118 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story - #10Executive Officer David Barrett sits down with the former Fire Marshal for the city of Los Angeles for our continuing special series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake. Assistant Chief Donald Frazeur was a Captain II on January 17, 1994. He was at home when the earthquake struck, and some of his most vivid memories of that day came during what he calls his "surreal" drive into work, as he traveled from Ventura County across the San Fernando Valley. Support the show
2014-01-2012 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story - #8Todd Leitz, MySafe:LA's Public Information Officer brings us the next installment of our special podcast series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake. Todd sits down with Jayson Johnson, an LAFD firefighter/paramedic and father of four. Jayson had just finished fighting a fire and was on his way back to the station when his fire engine got one heck of a jolt.Support the show
2014-01-1716 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story - #9MySafe:LA Public Information Officer Todd Leitz talks with retired LAFD Captain Steve Owens who was a station commander at fire station 76 in the Cahuenga Pass of Hollywood 20 years ago. When the Northridge Earthquake shook him out of bed, Owens was immediately in earthquake mode, reviewing his escape options and preparing for the possibility of fire after earthquake.Support the show
2014-01-1723 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story - #7Our podcast series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake continues with MySafe:LA Education Director Cameron Barrett's conversation with LAFD Battalion Chief Greg Gibson. 20 years ago, Gibson was a station commander in South Los Angeles, but less than an hour after the quake hit, he and his crew were on their way to the devastation in the San Fernando Valley.Support the show
2014-01-1618 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story - #6MySafe:LA's Executive Officer David Barrett talks with one of the most instrumental figures in the Los Angeles Fire Department's response to the Northridge Earthquake 20 years ago. Assistant Chief Frank Borden (retired) was in charge of much of the department's resources that day, but he had also spent the decade prior to the Northridge Quake creating a new citizen volunteer responder corps he named CERT. On January 17, 1994, Borden watched his CERT volunteers serve a critical function in the shaken city.Support the show
2014-01-1625 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story -#4In our continuing series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake, MySafe:LA's Education Director Cameron Barrett talks with retired LAFD Assistant Chief Robert DeFeo, the man in charge of the harrowing rescues and recoveries at perhaps the most iconic disaster site that day in Los Angeles, the Northridge Meadows apartment complex.Support the show
2014-01-1522 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story - #5Education Director Cameron Barrett continues MySafe:LA's recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake in this episode when she interviews retired LAFD Chief Deputy Joseph Castro. In 1994 Castro was a station commander in Hollywood, where destruction was widespread following the temblor. He remembers he and his crew having to fight their way out of their station house when their apparatus bay doors jammed.Support the show
2014-01-1521 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story -#2We continue with our special series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake. Executive Office David Barrett sits down with LAFD retired Assistant Chief Dean Cathey, who was in charge of Division 1 on January 17, 1994 and remembers how eerie it was to see his city completely dark in the hours after the quake hit.Support the show
2014-01-1412 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.My Quake Story - #3MySafe:LA Executive Officer David Barrett interviews LAFD Captain Stacy Gerlich, who was a firefighter/paramedic 20 years ago when the Northridge Earthquaked rocked Southern California. She remembers traveling through the San Fernando Valley that day, trying to help Los Angelenos devastated after the quake. 20 years later, Captain Gerlich's passion and commitment for the CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) program remains steadfast, thanks in no small part to her experiences during the Northridge EarthquakeSupport the show
2014-01-1419 minCityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.Northridge Quake - #1The initial podcast in our 20th anniversary Northridge Earthquake series. Hosts Cameron Barrett, Todd Leitz, and David Barrett set the stage for a series of podcasts that feature Los Angeles firefighters. Support the show
2014-01-1315 min
Get Top 100 Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalLandfall Audiobook by Nevil ShutePlease visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1523 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Landfall Author: Nevil Shute Narrator: Chris Rowe Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 11-29-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: When Jerry Chambers, a fresh-faced young pilot, mistakenly sinks a British submarine, he is punished with a remote posting to test an experimental new bomb; a dangerous mission far away from the girl he loves. While Jerry risks his life, his sweetheart Mona sets about clearing her lover's name... but will...
2012-11-2905 min