{"id":10882,"date":"2024-05-07T10:33:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T15:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10882"},"modified":"2024-05-07T10:33:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T15:33:45","slug":"weatherbrains-955-potato-guns-and-fire-alarms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=10882","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 955:   Potato Guns And Fire Alarms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 955\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb050624.mp3 \">WeatherBrains Episode 955<\/a> is now online (May 6th, 2024). If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> podcast for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: medium;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31175737\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FlTAElzm3JI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span>?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" span=\"\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Guest Panelist is a show regular. \u00a0He&#8217;s the SOO at the Birmingham NWS office. \u00a0Kevin Laws, it&#8217;s always good to see you on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Our first Guest WeatherBrain tonight is an Emergency Management Officer with the Jefferson County Alabama Emergency Management Agency. \u00a0Melissa Sizemore, thanks for joining us on this week&#8217;s episode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-block relative rounded-[50%] w-16 h-16 top-card-layout__entity-image top-card__profile-image top-card__profile-image--real-image onload shadow-color-shadow shadow-[0_4px_12px] border-2 border-solid border-color-surface mt-[-70px] mb-[14px] papabear:border-4 papabear:mt-[-100px] papabear:mb-[18px] lazy-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/C5603AQE92LnzJijDmQ\/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200\/0\/1652633030766?e=2147483647&amp;v=beta&amp;t=eecQxSZhthlSg9XLTjHphBVkAj9c5IvNLbpj_b_ftv0\" alt=\"Melissa Sizemore, CEM\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-ghost-classes=\"bg-color-entity-ghost-background\" data-ghost-url=\"https:\/\/static.licdn.com\/aero-v1\/sc\/h\/9c8pery4andzj6ohjkjp54ma2\" aria-busy=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Guest WeatherBrain No. 2 is a former EMA officer with Calhoun County Alabama. \u00a0He&#8217;s now a full-time Professor at Idaho State University with the Homeland Security Program. \u00a0He will soon be joining the faculty at Jacksonville State University with their well-known and respected Emergency Management Program. \u00a0Jonathan Gaddy, it&#8217;s good to see you on the show.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isu.edu\/media\/libraries\/institute-of-emergency-management\/emergency-services-department\/homeland-security-and-emgt\/Jonathan-Gaddy-Photo-(1).jpg\" alt=\"A medium light skin toned man with brown hair and beard wearing a white shirt and grey suit jacket.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Jones of Midland Weather Radio also is back to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its timely warnings and information.<\/p>\n<p>****Also you can now get 25% off a NOAA Weather Radio at MidlandUSA.com by using PROMO CODE SPANN25****<\/p>\n<p>Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is a Science and Operations Officer? \u00a0(03:30)<\/li>\n<li>Rapid growth in Emergency Management field (10:45)<\/li>\n<li>Integrated Warning Team Concept (15:20)<\/li>\n<li>Excessive hyperbole concern in professional weather enterprise (22:30)<\/li>\n<li>Potential economic\/financial issues as a result of excessive hyperbole (28:00)<\/li>\n<li>AMS Digital Seal (32:45)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Hot Washes&#8221; in EMA field (51:40)<\/li>\n<li>Lack of cohesion in perceiving risk in Social Science&#8217;s infancy (01:07:30)<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing severe weather in Kansas and Oklahoma (01:22:30)<\/li>\n<li>Weather enterprise and its role in Emergency Management (01:38:30)<\/li>\n<li>How do we make the warning process better? \u00a0(1:43:15)<\/li>\n<li>Acceptable FAR\/False Alarm Ratio (01:45:30)<\/li>\n<li>2024 Hurricane Season (01:54:15)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:25:35)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 955: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weathercallservices.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WeatherCall<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsweatherband.org\/index.cfm\/weatherband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMS Weather Band<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/midlandusa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midland Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Gaddy &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/training.fema.gov\/iemc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEMA Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Melissa Sizemore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffcoema.org\/cert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CERT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Laws &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/tae\/ripcurrentawareness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rip Current Awareness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Jones &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=954858186640442&amp;set=a.506339341492331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Road in Smithville, MS named after Johnny Parker<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/hurricane-awareness-tours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Awareness Tours<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/publications\/vancil\/condints.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conditional Intensity Forecast Verification Using Significant Severe Local Storm Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/arctic.som.ou.edu\/tburg\/products\/realtime\/tropical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Time Tropical Cyclones<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. 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