Podcast appearances and mentions of tom iovino

We speak with Tom Iovino of the state Health Department office in Pinellas County. Staffers and clients are being testing and contact tracing is underway after a worker at a health clinic that serves homeless people tested positive for COVID-19.

Hurricane season 2018: Let’s get prepped   This week, we get prepped for the 2018 hurricane season with emergency management specialist Tom Iovino from the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County. Host Dan Zehner talks with Iovino about some less than obvious dangers related to hurricanes, and Iovino proffers excellent great advice for anyone near hurricane-prone areas, from Texas to Maine.   Iovino says that the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, and the Colorado State University hurricane researchers predict a slightly more intense hurricane season for 2018.   The good news, Iovino says, is that a hurricane gives you warning. So people in the affected areas have time to prepare and act.   He describes the personalities of last year’s hurricanes: Big, slow-moving Harvey in Houston that dropped three feet of rain up to 100 miles inland. Irma, which was supposed to wallop South Florida as a Cat 5 but took a last-minute turn, helping the Tampa Bay area dodge devastation. And Maria, which destroyed most of Puerto Rico’s infrastructure.   Iovino recommends we guard against “hurricane amnesia.” It’s not just coastal areas; even inland cities, like Atlanta, can be affected by tornadoes and heavy rains.    Primary problems, post hurricane, are lack of cellular and electrical service. Iovino reminds us of the senior care center in Florida that didn’t have a generator – causing patients to die.   Shadow evacuation is when people in non-evacuation zones evacuate anyway – causing tremendous traffic delays. Iovino says we need to educate people that for non-evacuation zones, designated local shelters are safe. You don’t need to drive far to be safe.   Special needs? If you or a family member has special medical needs, talk with your physician or local health department to get on a local “special needs” list. Don’t wait until the hurricane is bearing down on you. Get on a local list immediately so you can have a plan.   Iovino has a list of excellent tips for everyone in hurricane-prone areas.   Next time you shop, buy batteries and water. Fill water or pop bottles about half-full with tap water. Freeze them and use them to keep food cold when the power is out. Flashlights! Buy several and keep them handy. Try to have the same battery size for your radio and flashlights. Keep insurance policy numbers, and key contact numbers, in your wallet. What about your pets? Decide how and where you’ll transport them. Be sure to pack your medicines.   Remember that “stuff is stuff,” Iovino says. “But lives can never be replaced.”   Visit these places for more details about disaster forecasting and planning:   gov National Hurricane Center Your county emergency management office Your nearest local weather office for down-to-the-minute forecasts

This week, host Dan Zehner catches up with Tom Iovino, the public information director for the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County. Iovino, who mans the county’s emergency operations center during hurricanes, talks about storm preparation in the Tampa Bay area and about what he learned from Hurricane Irma. Although the Florida forecast was dire, precipitating the largest evacuation in the state’s history, Hurricane Irma took an unexpected eastward course, which improved the forecast dramatically and left the Tampa-Orlando area relatively unscathed. Despite relatively light damage, however, there was plenty to learn from this storm. For days after the storm, a major problem was lack of power. Iovino lists items missing in his own hurricane kit: an extra flashlight, a power brick, and a battery-operated fan. Traffic accidents were frequent, he says, due to incautious drivers sailing through intersections with no traffic lights. While he and his area first-responders hunkered down to wait out the storm, his center was still getting phone calls from people who decided – at the last minute – that they needed help. Such poor planning endangers the lives of first responders, and he warned that even first responders cannot rescue people in the midst of a Cat 5 hurricane. Iovino urges everyone in hurricane-prone regions to plan ahead, and the best way to know if the threat is serious is to listen to the National Weather Service. Iovino recalls what a beloved area weatherman, Dick Fletcher, was fond of saying: “If you don’t listen to what the emergency managers are telling you, you are betting your life they are wrong.” Iovino urges everyone to be safe and plan ahead, to take what they’ve learned from the last storm and apply it to the next.

Today on this special episode as Hurricane Irma comes closer, we talk with Tom Iovino, Public Information Director at Florida Department of Health in Manatee County about hurricane preparedness, where to find quality information, and the latest on Irma as the storm approaches. You can find his recommendations for information below: National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Irma Florida Emergency Management: http://www.floridadisaster.org/Preparedness/

Welcome to episode #034 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Tom Iovino. As a Public Information Officer (PIO) or spokesperson for an organization, dedicating time to developing real, authentic relationships with reporters is an essential part of, not just your job, but your crisis preparedness. It’s a strategy that takes time, effort and genuine authenticity. It’s also a strategy that can be extremely rewarding in (and out of) a crisis. Within this episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, Tom Iovino and I discuss the value of media relations for crisis preparedness and provide some best practices for developing mutually beneficial relationships with reporters, bloggers and journalists. Whether you’re a PIO or the spokesperson for your organization, you’ll find some interesting and useful tactics and best practices within this episode. Enjoy! This post, TCIP #034 – Media Relations for Crisis Preparedness with Tom Iovino, originally appeared on melissaagnes.com.

Welcome to episode #026 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Tom Iovino. “People have to know you care before they care about what you have to say.” – Tom Iovino Public information officers and crisis communicators have critically important responsibilities in difficult times. They have (or should have) excellent communication skills, strategic [...] The post TCIP #026 – The Accidental PIO with Tom Iovino appeared first on The Crisis Intelligence Podcast.

Today’s episode was written and recorded for us by Tom Iovino for his blog Tom’s Workbench. It’s titled “Overlooked Safety Tips” and was originally posted April 30, 2012. To find this post or any of the other great articles written by Tom visit his website at tomsworkbench.com. As of when this episode was recorded, Tom […]

Ravinheart Renditions - A Woodworking Podcast - EP021 - Shop Time with Tom Iovino On this episode of Shop Time, Tom Iovino, of Tom's Workbench, Modern Woodworkers Association, contributer to Wood Talk Online Radio Podcast, contributer to Wood Magazine and many, many, many other things and I have a talk about Woodworking tips, Keeping the Craft Alive, the Online Woodworking community, and woodworking in general …

Tom Iovino joins us for an email Q&A show. Topics include Performax drum sanders, finishing toys, the Festool Domino, and cross-cut saw blades.