The Current of Emergency Management
The Current of Emergency Management
S2: E1 Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster- 20 year Anniversary
Our first Episode of Season 2 covers the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster on the 20 year anniversary. We had the opportunity to interview Irish Hancock, EM Administrator for the Arlington Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management. Irish was in his final semester at the University of North Texas when the disaster happened and was given the opportunity to intern with the Texas Division of Emergency Management in response to the disaster. Irish shares his experience being and intern on a national disaster and tragedy and discusses how that event still impacts his career 20 years later.
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Reference Articles:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbia-mission-ends-in-disaster
