Prepared for Disaster

KCUR | By Susan B. Wilson

Published April 25, 2011 at 11:53 AM CDT

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-965197.mp3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – April marks the start of severe and unstable weather patterns to this area. But severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are not the only thing to worry about. There are floods, threats of terrorism and possible earthquakes because of Missouri's New Madrid fault. But how prepared are we should disaster strike? And do we have the information we need to be ready? That's the concern of Kansas City's Marty Augustine, a long time police officer and safety educator. KCUR's Susan B. Wilson sat down with Augustine who wrote a book called At Ground Zero to help out the average citizen.

This story was produced for KC Currents. To listen on your own schedule, subscribe to the KC Currents Podcast.

Community

Susan B. Wilson

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Susan admits that her “first love” was radio, being an avid listener since childhood. However, she spent much of her career in mental health, healthcare administration, and sports psychology (Susan holds a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Bloch School of Business at UMKC.) In the meantime, Wilson satisfied her journalistic cravings by doing public speaking, providing “expert” interviews for local television, and being a guest commentator/contributor to KPRS’s morning drive time show and the teen talk show “Generation Rap.”

See stories by Susan B. Wilson

Support paywall-free journalism

KCUR prides ourselves on bringing local journalism to the public without a paywall — ever.

Our reporting will always be free for you to read. But it's not free to produce.

As a nonprofit, we rely on your donations to keep operating and trying new things. If you value our work, consider becoming a member.

Donate Now