This episode of the Beyond the Call podcast continues a conversation with Lori Hodges, an Emergency Management leader from Colorado, USA. The episode delves into her experiences dealing with back-to-back hurricanes in Florida, detailing the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and her role within Incident Management Teams. Lori discusses her deployments, the challenges of managing large-scale disasters, including power outages and community resilience. The discussion also covers her background as a paramedic, the importance of preparedness, and her coping mechanisms for dealing with trauma, which she elaborates on in her book, ‘Shaking in the Forest: Finding Light in the Darkness.’ Lori emphasizes the necessity of personal and community preparedness and the positive outcomes that can emerge from disaster situations.   Channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563392471037 YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl8mIMW1qdbST7m6wt5xYoEl7S4K1poXr&si=RfDN7J-ZlhY2IaLa Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3H9N5lh0UEP0Uw6C6kch0B?si=e6d9c8e5bd42409c Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-call-experiences-of-high-trauma-occupations/id1766086068 Twitter: https://x.com/beyondthecalls www.beyondthecall.podbean.com