
Bridging the Gap
SummitET preparedness experts speak with agency heads, academics, and emergency response leaders to share stories of real-life field experience and discuss innovative approaches to preparedness before, during and after current threats and hazards.
Episodes
11 episodes
IAEM Series Episode 13: Emergency Management Insights from Kenn Honig
In this special IAEM Conference Series episode of Bridging the Gap, SummitET host Adam Montella is joined by Kenn Honig, a seasoned emergency management consultant with a long career in law enforcement and emergency management at the Port Autho...
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Episode 13
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35:27

IAEM Series Episode 12: D.C. Metro Area Emergency Management
Shannon McCrone, TT&E Program Manager with the U.S. House Seargent at Arms and Ron Benedict, Readiness, Response and Resiliency Program Manager with DC Department of Health, share their experiences, challenges, and ideas for improvement in ...
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Episode 12
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19:08

IAEM Series Episode 11: Preston Wilson and Dam Safety
In this special IAEM Conference Series episode of Bridging the Gap, host Ron Crane with SummitET is joined by Preston Wilson, CEO of Resilience Solutions Consulting. Prior to this role, Preston was the training manager for FEMA’s
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Episode 11
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20:45

IAEM Series Episode 10: Kansas City Metro Area Emergency Management
In this special IAEM Conference episode of SummitET’s podcast Bridging the Gap, host and former emergency manager Ron Crane sits down with Claire Canaan and Morgan Hunter, emergency managers from the Kansas City metropolitan area. They discuss ...
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Episode 10
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23:51

IAEM Series Episode 9: Kevin Kupietz with Elizabeth City State University
In this special IAEM series of Bridging the Gap, SummitET host and former emergency manager Ron Crane discusses current challenges and opportunities in Emergency Management education with Elizabeth City State University Professor Kevin Kupietz,...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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24:30

IAEM Series Episode 8: Jeremy Urekew and Garner Environmental
In this special IAEM Conference Series episode of Bridging the Gap, SummitET former emergency manager and host, Ron Crane, meets with Jeremy Urekew of Garner Environmental, a disaster response company specializing in flood control and incident ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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21:43

IAEM Series Episode 7: The DHS Community Lifeline Status System with Hal Grieb
In this special IAEM Conference Series episode of Bridging the Gap, SummitET experts discuss the Community Lifeline Status System Project with Hal Grieb of G&H International Services. This software reporting tool is developed for the DHS to...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:53

Episode 6: Preparing Organizations for Natural Disasters
In this episode of “Bridging the Gap,” disaster preparedness experts discuss business continuity planning for natural disasters, emphasizing the importance of including all stakeholders, from employees to the CEO, as well as local and federal g...
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Episode 6
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28:47

Episode 5: Crises Create Crises: the IDEA Model and Higher Education
This is the second part of a series focused on strategic communication for higher education: sensitive and controversial issues.In this episode, special guests and internationally recognized scholars of risk and crisis communication Dea...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:42

Episode 4: Strategic Communications for Higher Education: Sensitive and Controversial Issues
In Episode 4 of Bridging the Gap, Host Adam Montella speaks with SummitET's team of Strategic Communications experts about crisis communications fundamentals that higher education institutions can incorporate when addressing controversial and s...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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19:46

Ep. 3 - PART 1: Improving Exercise Design and Evaluation; the XF Score (TM)
Is your organization better prepared today after completing a tabletop exercise or training? How did the experience better position you to face a threat or hazard? If it is difficult to answer these questions, how do you know the ex...
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Episode 3
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23:56
