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Rick Russotti, is the producer of the Mitigation Journal Blog. Rick retired in 2009 as a Battalion Chief/Paramedic after 21 years of service in the emergency services fields. He holds Associates Degrees in Fire Protection Technology and Nursing, with a certificat in Disaster and Emergency Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology. As a young firefighter/paramedic, his interest in emergency management was sparked in 1989 watching the Loma Prieta earthquake unfold on television. Rick was captivated by the devastation and even more so by the response. From the point on, he dedicated his career to the study of large scale events... natural and man made. Having studied "terrorism" and "homeland security" long before they were popular terms, he's seen the progression (or lack thereof) of preparedness... and in 2005 started the "Mitigation Journal" in an attempt to refocus efforts back to civil preparedness. Today, Mitigation Journal podcast and blog content is created to provide unique perspectives on c