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Richard Kiefer interviews Dave Zader for KGNU's program "A Public Affair". Dave Zader is the Wildland Fire Administrator for Boulder County, and was the air operations branch director for the Type 3 incident management team that was activated during the September 2013 floods. He discusses his role during the floods in reconnaissance and coordination of food and water drop-offs, as well as rescue operations. He also talks about how his team's responsibilities intersected with FEMA. the National Guard, US&R (Urban Search and Rescue), and the U.S. Army. He concludes by highlighting the importance of community involvement in firefighting and other emergency efforts that depend on volunteers, as well as the critical nature of aviation support during flood, fire and other emergencies.

Gregory Jaramillo attended Colorado State University and received his license to practice medicine from the University of Colorado, Denver. He has been director of the Salud Family Health Center in Longmont, Colorado. He discusses the importance of community health centers, work he has done with organizations such as the YMCA and subsidized housing programs to help people access better education and lifestyles, and his general philosophy of life. He talks about positive changes brought about by Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) and electronic medical records.

Reginald Lingham grew up in Boulder, then lived in California as an adult. He describes his family history and the lives of various members of his family. He recalls his childhood years in Boulder as mainly pleasant and full of family activities, although he does detail one experience of discrimination against him as a Black child involving being turned away by a particular Boy Scout troop leader. After high school, he joined the Navy and served in California and Japan. Settling in California after his military service was complete, he worked for the Post Office for most of his career, mainly working on electronic equipment. Throughout his military service and Post Office career, he continued to receive technical training in electronics. He describes his life in California—in Berkeley and Sacramento—and he talks about his daughter’s life there.