There are guys like this gentleman all over the country and you never hear about them.... Until something like this happens. Emergency Management professionals are people who truly understand what can happen and prepare for the worst and hope it never ever comes.
Yup. The skill set for this job includes a wide, wide range of competencies that not many people have. How to be an administrator for an event with such profound loss and tragedy, coupled with absolute physical destruction of literally an entire community takes a certain level of courage and leadership. It's impressive beyond words given what happened to the people of Joplin . In many ways, the response to the Joplin disaster is what all others in the future could or should be measured against. I have watched this video a bunch of times also, and I keep finding myself amazed that this was a friggin tornado. I never knew tornados got so friggin big as to destroy such a wide swath of land. For the people who were there- it must've looked nothing like the traditional funnel cloud, but rather a huge storm front more like a hurricane moving towards them.
@@jonathanbecker8935 It's not just the size. It's the type. It's the speed. This one didn't just zip through the city. It ground at everything it touch. Had it moved south just 100' it would've taken out Freeman Hospital. The nearest hospital was 75 miles away in Springfield. Then what? There have been Tornados much larger than Joplin that have done far less damage and no fatalities, thankfully. Best thing is to stay prepared and weather knowledgeable.
I never watch a non entertainment video as long as I did this one. This guy is so well spoken, composed, and informitive. He knows his job like the back of his hand
As Ex-Military I can't stress enough how fortunate we all are to have such people serving in our communities. People who are focused, knowledgeable and take their job just about as seriously as is possible. Many times in my Military Career I've worked with such people and am forever grateful that they are here with us doing what they do. These Men and Women are sort of the hidden lynch-pins that keep the world running.
I cannot believe I just sat through an hour and forty minutes of a presentation without it being a requirement. I've watched a number of videos on the Joplin tornado, but this was a completely different angle. Fantastic. The icing on the cake was Mr. Stammer's Monty Python reference.
I agree 100%, I love this kind of REAL information from a first-hand account, plus this guy is just a walking dictionary of information on emergency management which is fascinating to a regular layman like myself lol.
The town of Joplin can thank God that they had this man heading up the disaster effort. A tremendously talented and competent individual coupled with integrity.
This guy is about the most organized and thoughtful person you could ever hope to find. Just the sort of person you need coordinating things when the crap hits the fan.
Keith Stammer is the gold standard of Emergency Operations managers. All other Emergency Operations managers should take note. A decade has passed since the Joplin tornado; and the city has undoubtedly been rebuilt. On the site where St. John's Medical Center used to stand is the Joplin Butterfly Gardens. It serves as a memorial to the 161 lives that were lost in the tornado on May 22, 2011.
The only complaint is, he could have left out stories, i.e the woman calling cause the sirens scared her, and the weather was clear. When you speak, be clear to the point, and be humble. Don't make comments which aren't focused on the main subject.
This guy may be organized, but in my experience as someone who rushed into disaster areas in recent years, I can tell he is arrogant and doesn't take outside help when offered to the best of someone's ability. Sometimes, we catch or see some things that they personally miss. They are hurting, tired, and worn when disaster hits, especially on this scale. Let some people help when it's offered. Do not, under any circumstance, turn away help. Those guys with the trailers he mentioned? That should have been temporary housing while they rebuilt. This tornado left so many homeless, and many left and moved because of such bureaucracy like this. I watched it happen when Laura hit Lake Charles after mask mandates were laid by the mayor of the city and the governor of Louisiana. It was a shitshow like this. When people ask for help, it also means outside help as well. The people and local officials of North Carolina and Florida when Florence and Michael hit were more accepting of help than the bureaucratics like this guy and others in Joplin. Very disappointed with how these stories came out in his retelling.
@@Ichigo_Kurosaki27 what are you taking about? He accepted a lot of help from other cities and organizations. He denied help from people that didn’t have training or knowledge on what to do. The only thing he didn’t do was let other organizations take over operations, which is perfectly fine.
@@chronovore7234 I am talking about people who actually wish to make a difference. He is arrogant when disaster and confusion is running amuck. Joplin was Apocalyptic in its own right after this event. It is our duty as a fellow human beings to help each other and support. Not the duty of a governmental jackass who turns away help when more help is surely needed. Like when trees and shit were blocking so the EMTs couldn't get in? Or what about the people who wished to be of assistance with whatever trade skills they had and were turned away when no ID was presented? What do government officials like that guy do when the immediate emergencies happen? They wait around and have less manpower to spread out when the damage is do widespread. Help has arrived when the occasion came, and it got squandered and squashed because he is a government lapdog working for the mayor of Joplin. That is wrong. And he shouldn't treat everyone like that, regardless of having knowledge on the matter or not. There were a lot more people who wouldn't let things like a lack of knowledge stop them from doing the right thing. That is the beauty of having humanity. I get he has things to do and doesn't know who to trust. But let those who wish to help clear out the debris and help rebuild do exactly that. Joplin may be of a different state. But we all live in the United States of America. We are all citizens who wish to support and help where and when we can. Having a governmental asshole like that guy in the video is what squashes everything about help in a major disaster like the Joplin, MO tornado of 2011.
This video should be watched by EVERY potential incident commander/Emergency Mngmt Director across the country. I don't know how well he did in real time, but he does such a great job explaining the response and lessons learned from this horrible event. This must be the worst weather related disaster to hit any community in since the 70's!
Keith, you are a true gentleman. You were a rock in this horrible moment. You and your team are the very best of the best. Your Police, Fire and Medical crews are brilliant servants to your communities. From thousands of miles away, I praise you for your readiness, professionalism and dedicated work. You are all are heroes.
Wow. This gentleman has quite an impressive resume. There are a very select amount of people that can do these high stress jobs so well and so tenaciously. I can firmly admit I couldn’t do it, so I’m incredibly thankfully for folks like this.
I’m just a ‘lay-person,’ I’m not an emergency organizer or worker, and I don’t even live in a tornado ‘prone’ area, but I found this video and this speaker to be very intriguingly interesting and informative, to say the very least. He’s also extremely well-spoken and endearingly caring. I love to learn new things, everyday. And I do say, Mr. Stammer, I learn a whole lot from you. It’s always good to be prepared and know at least the basics on all subjects, just in case. Cause as we all know, everything can change in a flash. I definitely would want this man, on ‘my team,’ and/or controlling whatever emergency situation that one could be involved in. Well done, Sir! Thank You for intelligently informing and teach future generations. Plus helping So Many, when they have been or are in the most desperate need.
FEMA would be the worst place for him; remember, he said that using government aid has harsher consequences than using the state or volunteers. If he was with FEMA, he'd have to deal with so much red tape it wouldn't be worth it compared to the freedom he has in the job he does now.
The panic mode is on. Can't believe I'm able to watch any clips of this. I seen it up close and personal. We are Joplin Strong. This video is very well put together. R.I.P Charlie and Malessa ( my son in law and his mom❤🙏❤
@@felipepineda1585 Definitely rude and arrogant. I have been in disaster areas with other outside people. And those people we helped were thankful and needed the extra help, albeit vinyl for tarps or an extra generator or two. This guy may be a professional when it comes to most of the management, but when it comes to outside help, he is afraid of those who wish to set some time away from their lives to help the people of Joplin. His arrogance and rudeness kinda kill the work he has already done with the EOC crews and such. I understand not allowing too many to take over the rebuilding or the process that leads up to it. But sometimes, extra and outside help is sorely needed to start the process of rebuilding. Those guys with the trailers had a chance to give people temporary housing, but this guy with the help of others like him ran them off with such a rude demeanor, as his retelling entails. The woman with that canine that helped find something or someone? She helped when needed and they told her to not do it ever again. If it were me, I would have said "Fuck it. I am staying to help where I am able to and for as long as I am able to." My point is: after all that was said and done, this guy spouts his tales and paints us helpers and tenders to the lost who have nothing in such a negative light. Like where was the compassion and generosity for helping these people on that day and the weeks to come afterwards? This bureaucratic ass should be grateful that help has arrived. People should do the right thing and help where it is sorely needed. Especially outsider help.
Just found this video and as a resident of Madison, Alabama, I found it to be hugely informative. Mr. Stammer is to be commended for his role in dealing with the Joplin disaster. I did a quick Google search on his name and I'm pleased to find that he is still the Emergency Management Coordinator for Joplin, MO. Well done, Mr. Stammer, well done!
Very knowledgeable, yet heartbreaking video. Having an EF5 hit, you'll never forget that. We have had numerous, terrible tornadoes, here in Alabama. 1998 Oak Grove, Concord F5 slammed into the church we were in. April 27th 2011 outbreak, 250+ died that day in Bama. Blessings to all, and try to be prepared.
I was 5 years old when an ef5 decimated jarrel tx in 97. I lived in gtown with my parents and sister. We didn't get hit, but the way my mom piled us in the bathtub and covered us with pillows shook me. I've been studying tornadoes ever since
My dad was the EMS director for the City of Atlantic City for many years. This gentleman and my dad have almost the same delivery and mannerisms. Must be a safety guy thing.
I think its a consumit professional thing, people don't get these jobs unless they're serious about it... thank God that's the case, if only political jobs worked that way
This is one of my favorite tornado videos to watch. It’s so interesting and informative. But also heartwarming to hear how people come together after a disaster.
Went through Joplin 1 month after the tornado hit on our way to my parents house in Texas. We always stayed in Joplin right off interstate 44 on Range line. Nice little town. The site of all the disaster relief trailers, countless blocks of trees with everything stripped off them, vehicles mangked with red x's on them it really hit home on how serious this was. Concrete slabs with nothing left on them other than the floor tiles. God Bless all the victims, families and all the heroes that gave everything they had mentally and physically.
Some of my extended family used to live in central Missouri and we went through a couple months later, seeing the destruction made my heart ache. I always stopped in Joplin on my way to visit family and seeing the town destroyed was just awful. You could still see the scars across the highway years later, even after they rebuilt.
I've now watched or listened to this report / presentation around 20 times. It's a fascinating insight into a catastrophic moment in the history of this city, and the exceptional public servants who coordinated the redevelopment of the community. To everyone affected, your story is incredible. To those brilliant people who helped in the first few hours and into the long months and years beyond, well done for making a real difference to your fellow man.
This one man beats the heck out of all FEMA employees lumped together. I admire him tremendously. Thanks so much for uploading this. I have shared it on my channel (in my tornado playlist, Dangerous playlist, and Life Hacks playlist) for others to learn from.
All FEMA employees are NOT meteorologists. Also, if you listened to him, he was very clear that they didn't know everything and had to learn from other catastrophes. He repeats "lesson learned". Also, FEMA is activated by our presidents. Trump and G.W. did not activate FEMA for several weeks or at all (trump). Obama and Clinton, on the other hand were on top of it, doing something very right, at least.
@@GottaWannaDance , that's because Clinton and Obama put people in charge who were experts in disaster relief, W and Trump put political turdlings in charge of FEMA who knew shit, fuck those 2 shits
@@GottaWannaDance State governors have to request FEMA first. Republican or Democrat presidents have nothing to do with how fast federal relief occurs. Good try but you failed.
This is an amazing look into the disaster response and coordination efforts made by ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. I'm not from there. I've never been anywhere near a tornado. And to see what it takes to come together as a community, clean up, rebuild.... it's amazing.
This was such an interesting video. I lost everything in 2012 tornado outbreak so this was so cool to see everything that goes into getting towns up and running and how the different entities work together to get all the residents help.
I could never imagine having to go through something like this. I'm in Minnesota and something like this would cripple us. This gentleman should deserve an award for his knowledge of the situation and execution
The bit with Mike Bettes was touching, you've got to wonder what he saw to make him lose his composure like that. He's been around the block in terms of violent tornado aftermath (although nothing close to someone such as Tim Marshall).
Jim Cantore is on video record that Bettis and his team had been storm chasing for weeks and were exhausted, scheduled to go home (to Atlanta?) either that evening or the next day, and practically stumbled upon the Joplin tornado. Cantore said they were emotionally spent, and then had to see the immediate aftermath of what he termed "the most powerful storm that year (2011, which I believe set a record for the number of EF-4 and -5 tornadoes in a single year).
Also I heard on a later interview with Mike Bettes was that the only thing that kept them from being in Joplin and being hit by the tornado was they had to stop and get gas. So he knew just that 5 minutes to get gas almost certainly saved him and his crew from being killed. He had angels watching over him this day and at El Reno.
I have been looking for another video with a similar explanation for other storms, none exist. This is hands down the best explanation I have ever heard.
I live in La Plata, Maryland and our town was destroyed by an EF 4 tornado back in 2002, now I take every tornado warning and siren seriously. It’s a shame that most of us have to the “it will never happen to us mentality” until actually does. We here in Maryland never thought it could happen to us, but we learned our lesson, at least for a few generations
Yep. Never took a tornado seriously until the Joplin one hit. I didn’t live far from Joplin and course we had tornadoes but never ever imagined what was a sunny day would be black as night at 4pm. It was something that I still have ptsd from. As I’m sure you have on occasion too. It’s sad 😞
I found one woman who was taking cover her bathroom and the walls had folded in on her. When I pulled on her legs to get her body out, a young boy probably her son, slid out too. He was unconscious, but ended up being the only survivor I found.
I appreciate the honorable mention of Americorps. My younger brother (who, by the way, is *not* a hippie) was in Tuscaloosa on an Americorps chainsaw cleanup crew about the same time this disaster happened.
The thing in Joplin is that when the tornado formed, it wasn't immediately reported because the spotters could not see it. A chaser to the north of Joplin saw it and then said to a state trooper, "that's it. That's the tornado." It formed right on the outskirts of Joplin. The spotters from Kansas could see it, but they were not on the same frequency as the county that Joplin is in. It also formed so fast. It went from no tornado at all to ef5 in less than 10 seconds. The area where most of the people were killed in Joplin is right where the tornado formed. They had no warning at all, except for the type that says, "There is a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado". It was after the tornado was already tearing up Joplin when the tornado emergency was issued. Don't wait for a tornado emergency to be issued. It means the tornado is already there or is just minutes or even just seconds away by the time the information is relayed to the people in the path. There is not such thing as instant warning unless you're looking out the window when it drops in front of your house on the street, at which time it's too late in an ef5. You're going to die if you wait until then. There is also another problem that occurred, but has been denied by the Springfield National Weather Service Office. There was supposed to be a media briefing earlier in the day that was cancelled because of the magnitude of the risk. It was a teleconference kind of briefing that was supposed to occur earlier in the day before there were even any watches issued. This is a learning experience. I lived in the Kansas City metro area when in 2003, there was a major tornado outbreak. The meteorologists in Kansas City were warning people days in advance and telling people to take all necessary precautions that are needed beforehand, meaning to let every household member, employees, etc. where to take cover and what to do in the aftermath. It was in stark contrast to what occurred in 2011 in Joplin. The certainty wasn't as high as to what was going to occur that day in Joplin. The risk in 2003 was forecast as High 2 or 3 days in advance and the meteorologists were talking about it 6 or 7 days in advance. The risk was updated in the routine risk assessments issued overnight or very early morning the day the tornado hit in Joplin. It was upgraded to a Moderate risk, which is enough of a risk you should take heed that any storm that forms that day could develop explosively, rapidly, and produce large, long-track, destructive tornadoes. The day before it a slight risk was forecast. Since then there have been five separate levels of risk assessments as opposed to 3 in 2011. They are marginal, slight, enhanced, moderate, and high. If you get a moderate or high assessment where you live, make sure your family, neighbors, coworkers, and friends are aware. That does not mean they cannot happen in enhanced and lower assessments, but it is not nearly as likely. Also, when watches are issued, read the details of the warning so that you understand what the primary risks are. It only takes a couple of minutes, and you will regret not doing so if you are caught in a tornado emergency and have not gone over with your family what to do if it happens. You lose nothing if nothing happens for doing so.
reformcongress actually storm chasers were all over the area at the time. There are many accounts of this storm and the formation of this tornado. I too live around the KC area. Everyone is aware that spring is when most tornados form in this area. Weather forecasters can not predict with any certainty days ahead that a tornado may form. They will put the area in a watch but not definitely say in warning area until a spotter actually sees or radar indicates the possibility. That can happen in a short period of time. No way to predict days ahead. Even in a warning situation does not mean a tornado will actually touch down. This man is explaining the situation based on experience which will help any other municipalities. I went down to Joplin with my fellow teachers to help for a few days. Was down there when second storm came through a few days later. I was helping with kids at YMCA so parents could start cleanup. Best thing was keeping kids minds off storms. Did go down Rangeline Road to see business district which was hit. It was like nothing I had ever seen. No damage at all until all of a sudden looked like a huge bomb had went off. Cars on top of other cars. Trees looked like twisted sticks. Very humbling.
I know all of what you said. The point is that the tornado wasn't reported by those that should have been able to recognize it. I'm not talking about chasers in particular, but mostly people who are trained spotters. I'm well aware of how watches and warnings are. In Joplin, the tornado emergency tornado warning was issued after the tornado was already there. They are usually issued before they get there, but there was some lack of preparation by the NWS that day. What the man said I don't have a problem with. He did the best that he could do in this situation. The NWS cancelled the conference call with the media and spotters that morning when the risk was upgraded. Since then, they have changed they risk categories and even added a couple. There is marginal, enhanced(both of those did not exist before), slight, moderate, and high. The risk the day of the Joplin tornado was Moderate, but it wasn't updated until sometime early in the morning when everyone was asleep and the media was not briefed by the NWS.
tornado sirens go off a lot of times and there isn't a tornado. The Tornado Emergency... that's the type of warning that says it is imminent, and it was not issued until after the tornado was already in Joplin. You don't understand I've been doing this for 30 years.
reformcongress There was a PDS Tornado Watch Issued at 11 AM CDT that Sunday Morning. I’m pretty sure you know what that is. Many people unfortunately were oblivious to it.
Very interesting to hear how the city dealt with the aftermath of this terrible storm. This is now the longest non-entertainment video I have watched on RUclips.
Wow. I rarely comment on videos but this was really a spectacular presentation. With tornado season always around the corner, I hope other emergency management teams have this level of skill. I learned a lot, thank you.
I am thinking this video should be provided to everyone at FEMA. What better way to learn what is to be done in such a horror as this-and do those things diplomatically. I enjoyed this very much- best presentation I’ve heard in a very long time. Thank you so much for posting this
This Video Deserves more than just a Thumbs Up from Me. No wonder this disaster seemed to not continue to roll on. I'll probably watch it again in a week to absorb more of the wisdom he is freely giving.
What an amazing informative video! I am in Florida and we have our hurricanes. Mr. Stammer's approach as EMD is on point! Informative, organized, professional and caring. The IMMENSE amount of coordination and work is mind boggling after a disaster of this magnitude! God Bless Joplin!
With 25 minutes of warning! I live in Oklahoma City and we have had quite a few F5 tornadoes in the last 5 years. They are absolutely survivable if people aren't morons and take warning seriously. I can't believe the hundreds of accounts I've read of people disregarding the tornado warning that occurred 25 minutes ahead of time. What morons!
Wow. Wow wow wow. Just cannot wrap my head around the data. Good grief, such destruction is staggering! Mr. Stammer is so composed and efficient - Joplin/Jasper is fortunate to have such a level-headed person on their team. Great presentation!
I’ve done a ton of chores tonight while listening to this. I don’t live far from Joplin. Just over Arkansas state line. The storms amazes me, he did so well explaining and informing. I love his heart for the people but his cut and dry answers. Just facts.
I came to Joplin with a group a day later. The hospital had been twisted up and ruined the foundation. I had never seen devastation like this until then. Many of the older homes held together. In front of the hospital and down that road west to east was the main path. 26th street. This street had many " newer" homes. Most were gone. I was a school teacher in Fayetteville, Ar ; 70 miles south. I never liked the hallway policy and said so long before this tornado. I was a science teacher and knew about the Venturi effect. Volunteers were wonderful here. People from all over came.
It's just AMAZING how they start off like a string then it goses up and comes back down with a vengeance it's so wide when it come's back down it's crazy
This is an amazing presentation. I’m always looking for ground truth facts, and this is that. Excellent work and TY for sharing! May you never need to do this again 🙏
Give this man a medal! I'd vote for him for President. So informative, so well spoken, answered every question and kept that group attentive..watched every minute 😁
I worked for a while at North Middle School unloading trucks and helping distribute goods and food baskets until I couldn't emotionally do it. I helped in other areas after that. One of the things that I will forever remember is the sound of ambulances. They ran for days after the tornado. Joplin smelled until most of the debris was gone. This weekend, I attended the 10th anniversary of the tornado at Cunningham Park.
This both breaks my heart and makes proud of Joplin. This was my home for a very long time. Missouri Southern was the best college ever. It's wonderful to see how well they took care of this disaster. Even now, things look so strange and trees aren't right. I did my nursing clinicals at St John's Hospital and emt prior to that so seeing what happened to it. I worked in a lawyers office just across the street for years that was totally destroyed. I worked at Freeman Hospital where everything took place following the disaster. I love Joplin and this video pretty much sums up why.
Who ever is this gentleman, his knowledge is impressive. Thank you sir for an amazing presentation and skills you displayed in a city on ruins. Much respect from Oklahoma.
It was around 6 or 7 that morning that the convective outlook was upgraded to moderate. It was only slight before that. The archives are at the SPC website. It would be beneficial to look them up. Another lesson of this is that the spotters on the Kansas side and those on the Missouri side should use the same frequency in those counties that border each other from each state. That was another thing that I found. The spotters in Kansas were trying to tell those in Missouri, and only a very few storm chasers are also spotters with a code with the NWS to talk directly with the NWS. Most chasers do not communicate to the news media or the NWS. Chasers and spotters are not the same thing. Spotters sit in a site and report conditions they can observe from that one site.
When our team rolled into Joplin that night, it was utterly devastating to see. I'm pretty familiar with Joplin and we went right down main street to the command center they had south of 32nd just off main. I remember vividly passing through the damage zone. It was so dark, but you could tell where the path was because of the fires. We ended up at Freeman. The carnage was unbelievable. They were flying people out for medical reasons and from what I understand they didn't per say even know who that person was. The story of people that would come up to you, as I was at the doors to the emergency room, per staff requests. People were just wandering in there looking for loved ones. They had people laying in the hallways waiting for treatment, etc and some were covered with sheets or clothes. Triage in the parking lot. Thank god at least 1 of the hospitals were spared! When I got back home the next day, I broke down thinking of some of the people that came up to me asking me about their loved one. I've shed some tears just watching this. Now I know why the whole commander center thing we went to seemed so unorganized. Very good presentation.
Mannn me and my family Goins enterprise did so much of water work for Joplin . My uncle call during the tornado told us be ready go to work and work we did every bit of it.
Former EMT in St. Louis. Hearing the cooperation and mutual aid from all kinds of cities, utilities and EMS….that’s impressive, and wonderful in an area and time of such devastation.
Yes I also have to comment on the fine work and excellent impressive work that this man, the director of emergency management did and does for the city of Joplin Missouri... I also do not sit and watch through to the end of a documentary type video, but his understandable way of speaking and the format in which he gave this informative lecture had me from start to finish and I did not skip through one second of this video. The people of the city of Joplin should be thankful and proud to have such a human being in charge of such an important part of their community! Thank you.
Someone complained that he turned one of the sirens off? "I didn't turn it off, it just up and disappeared! 400lb piece of steel just gone!" That made me laugh but also made me realize just how damn powerful that Twister was (and who tf complained??).
If and when another natural disaster happens this wonderful man will be one of the first called to the scene to help set up everything needed to know and everyone needed to get the infrastructure and get the population affected on the road to recovery. He is wonderful to have gone through this and still there working and not letting anyone astray. He is strong and loves his town and his people. Thank you Sir, wonderful, wonderful conference.
People like this man are what made and continue to make America a nation that the rest of the world can look up to. I hope the city of Joplin, Missouri continues its recovery. From Weymouth, England.
El Reno was 2.6 miles, 302 mph. So size and wind speed don’t matter when assigning EF. It was rural and only hit some buildings indirectly, with EF3 damage.
@@benlee913 why should they repent? Missouri just voted in a bunch of anti illegal invader pro border ant abortion Republicans. It's the Democrat states that need to be praying.
This was really long and a few times I almost blew off the rest of it, but it was also so interesting in a lot off places that I couldn't leave. As a Katrina survivor I wish this guy had been here; not one thing he talked about happened here. The storm was a disaster but the response was equally terrible. I hope that other cities have learned from this and will be more prepared in the future.
Seeing the devastation in New Orleans after Hurricane Ida is upsetting and extremely eerie because Ida struck New Orleans on the sixteenth anniversary of when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.
Both were so so awful. I have not experienced hurricanes but when I experienced the Joplin tornado , ppl from Joplin and surrounding cities an hour away all never seen anything like it. I’m sure you felt the same regarding Katrina. Just so devastating.
this shows how well things go when they’re properly organized and the personnel trained! this man is a hero for all who were involved. as he said, _he got things done_ and the community recovered.
This was an excellent video! Thank you for sharing. My heart goes out to all that were lost that day and bless the responders and those who stepped up to help.
I'm at 21st & Wall. We took a solid hit but our apt house was spared. The sound was absolutely NOTHING like a "train" or etc. This was a sonic experience so intense it vibrated our ribs. Total body assault on the senses.
Mark Brock glad you made it through. My Mom was in the Battlefield-Pierce City etc. tornado in 2003 and was okay but everything from her house on down was gone. She had just heard the local weather guy say he thought Battlefield was in the all clear when she said she felt the pressure change and her ears pop. By the time she got to the bottom of the stairs to the storm shelter a shed was landing right outside the basement window. Never did figure out who that belonged to. She always told us growing up it would sound like a train and we were close to one that kinda sounded like that but Mom said right before the pressure changed what struck her most was the almost eerie silence. Guess they are all a little different or what people remember is anyway.
The West Lafayette (Indiana) tornado in 1994 came within 100 ft. of my house. It was estimated to be an EF3. The closest thing I can think of to describe it is like having a passenger jet land in your front yard (and the roar when the engines reverse). Nothing at all like a train.
We visited Joplin this past summer. We are from California, and did a 14 state road trip with our RV. The destruction and loss in Joplin, was heavy on my heart and mind. Such a beautiful part of the country. To be honest, I am so scared of tornados. I don’t know how people in the Midwest live with the chance of a tornado. But I suppose, people feel the same about California, and our earthquakes.
They tell you days in advance when you're at risk of them happening. They're localized events in the grand scheme of things. This only impacted a few square miles of the state, and only a small percentage of them are violently intense AND hit populated areas. Your likelihood of even seeing a tornado in your lifetime, much less being directly impacted by one is minimal by comparison to other natural disasters. Earthquakes on the other hand impact entire regions, have zero warning, and give almost no time to react and get to safety. That being said, some of the most violent earthquakes in US history have occurred along the New Madrid Fault, which lies across Missouri, and we're in constant risk of those too. I don't know if you watched the whole video, but he even mentions the fact they had a tabletop earthquake response exercise the week before this tornadic event. We're no stranger to seismic activity here. I've actually felt more earthquakes this spring in Kansas than I've heard tornado sirens. Letting a fear of any sort of happenstance natural phenomenon run your life will drive you insane, so we just don't think about it until it's time to drill, prepare, and react to an emergency.
And hello to the speaker that is showing everybody on the video would happen on this tornado thank you very much sir we love you and appreciate you hello from Atlanta Georgia
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I've watched this video at least 8 or 9 times in the last 7 years. This guy should be assigned to every major tornado disaster.
There are guys like this gentleman all over the country and you never hear about them.... Until something like this happens.
Emergency Management professionals are people who truly understand what can happen and prepare for the worst and hope it never ever comes.
Yup. The skill set for this job includes a wide, wide range of competencies that not many people have. How to be an administrator for an event with such profound loss and tragedy, coupled with absolute physical destruction of literally an entire community takes a certain level of courage and leadership. It's impressive beyond words given what happened to the people of Joplin . In many ways, the response to the Joplin disaster is what all others in the future could or should be measured against.
I have watched this video a bunch of times also, and I keep finding myself amazed that this was a friggin tornado.
I never knew tornados got so friggin big as to destroy such a wide swath of land. For the people who were there- it must've looked nothing like the traditional funnel cloud, but rather a huge storm front more like a hurricane moving towards them.
@@jonathanbecker8935
It's not just the size. It's the type. It's the speed. This one didn't just zip through the city. It ground at everything it touch. Had it moved south just 100' it would've taken out Freeman Hospital. The nearest hospital was 75 miles away in Springfield. Then what?
There have been Tornados much larger than Joplin that have done far less damage and no fatalities, thankfully.
Best thing is to stay prepared and weather knowledgeable.
He's retired now.
I never watch a non entertainment video as long as I did this one. This guy is so well spoken, composed, and informitive. He knows his job like the back of his hand
Same. In a disaster, he's who I'd want running it. Excellent speaker.
As Ex-Military I can't stress enough how fortunate we all are to have such people serving in our communities. People who are focused, knowledgeable and take their job just about as seriously as is possible.
Many times in my Military Career I've worked with such people and am forever grateful that they are here with us doing what they do.
These Men and Women are sort of the hidden lynch-pins that keep the world running.
Yeah I love people like this. A great speaker and speaks in a way everyone can understand.
Yes! He did a great job.
@@hkguitar1984 You're pretty well-spoken yourself.
I cannot believe I just sat through an hour and forty minutes of a presentation without it being a requirement. I've watched a number of videos on the Joplin tornado, but this was a completely different angle. Fantastic. The icing on the cake was Mr. Stammer's Monty Python reference.
I agree 100%, I love this kind of REAL information from a first-hand account, plus this guy is just a walking dictionary of information on emergency management which is fascinating to a regular layman like myself lol.
The town of Joplin can thank God that they had this man heading up the disaster effort. A tremendously talented and competent individual coupled with integrity.
If your God gave a shit about humanity, this would have never happened in the first place..
This guy is about the most organized and thoughtful person you could ever hope to find. Just the sort of person you need coordinating things when the crap hits the fan.
Keith Stammer is the gold standard of Emergency Operations managers. All other Emergency Operations managers should take note. A decade has passed since the Joplin tornado; and the city has undoubtedly been rebuilt. On the site where St. John's Medical Center used to stand is the Joplin Butterfly Gardens. It serves as a memorial to the 161 lives that were lost in the tornado on May 22, 2011.
The only complaint is, he could have left out stories, i.e the woman calling cause the sirens scared her, and the weather was clear. When you speak, be clear to the point, and be humble. Don't make comments which aren't focused on the main subject.
This guy may be organized, but in my experience as someone who rushed into disaster areas in recent years, I can tell he is arrogant and doesn't take outside help when offered to the best of someone's ability. Sometimes, we catch or see some things that they personally miss. They are hurting, tired, and worn when disaster hits, especially on this scale. Let some people help when it's offered. Do not, under any circumstance, turn away help. Those guys with the trailers he mentioned? That should have been temporary housing while they rebuilt. This tornado left so many homeless, and many left and moved because of such bureaucracy like this. I watched it happen when Laura hit Lake Charles after mask mandates were laid by the mayor of the city and the governor of Louisiana. It was a shitshow like this.
When people ask for help, it also means outside help as well. The people and local officials of North Carolina and Florida when Florence and Michael hit were more accepting of help than the bureaucratics like this guy and others in Joplin. Very disappointed with how these stories came out in his retelling.
@@Ichigo_Kurosaki27 what are you taking about? He accepted a lot of help from other cities and organizations. He denied help from people that didn’t have training or knowledge on what to do. The only thing he didn’t do was let other organizations take over operations, which is perfectly fine.
@@chronovore7234 I am talking about people who actually wish to make a difference. He is arrogant when disaster and confusion is running amuck. Joplin was Apocalyptic in its own right after this event. It is our duty as a fellow human beings to help each other and support. Not the duty of a governmental jackass who turns away help when more help is surely needed. Like when trees and shit were blocking so the EMTs couldn't get in? Or what about the people who wished to be of assistance with whatever trade skills they had and were turned away when no ID was presented? What do government officials like that guy do when the immediate emergencies happen? They wait around and have less manpower to spread out when the damage is do widespread.
Help has arrived when the occasion came, and it got squandered and squashed because he is a government lapdog working for the mayor of Joplin. That is wrong. And he shouldn't treat everyone like that, regardless of having knowledge on the matter or not. There were a lot more people who wouldn't let things like a lack of knowledge stop them from doing the right thing. That is the beauty of having humanity.
I get he has things to do and doesn't know who to trust. But let those who wish to help clear out the debris and help rebuild do exactly that. Joplin may be of a different state. But we all live in the United States of America. We are all citizens who wish to support and help where and when we can. Having a governmental asshole like that guy in the video is what squashes everything about help in a major disaster like the Joplin, MO tornado of 2011.
This video should be watched by EVERY potential incident commander/Emergency Mngmt Director across the country. I don't know how well he did in real time, but he does such a great job explaining the response and lessons learned from this horrible event. This must be the worst weather related disaster to hit any community in since the 70's!
It probably has been. Stuff like this gets passed around and people do learn about it.
You can tell this dudes life is his career and he takes it very seriously... im sure he did great on the ground
Keith, you are a true gentleman. You were a rock in this horrible moment. You and your team are the very best of the best. Your Police, Fire and Medical crews are brilliant servants to your communities. From thousands of miles away, I praise you for your readiness, professionalism and dedicated work. You are all are heroes.
Wow. This gentleman has quite an impressive resume. There are a very select amount of people that can do these high stress jobs so well and so tenaciously. I can firmly admit I couldn’t do it, so I’m incredibly thankfully for folks like this.
I’m just a ‘lay-person,’ I’m not an emergency organizer or worker, and I don’t even live in a tornado ‘prone’ area, but I found this video and this speaker to be very intriguingly interesting and informative, to say the very least.
He’s also extremely well-spoken and endearingly caring.
I love to learn new things, everyday.
And I do say, Mr. Stammer, I learn a whole lot from you.
It’s always good to be prepared and know at least the basics on all subjects, just in case.
Cause as we all know, everything can change in a flash.
I definitely would want this man, on ‘my team,’ and/or controlling whatever emergency situation that one could be involved in.
Well done, Sir!
Thank You for intelligently informing and teach future generations. Plus helping So Many, when they have been or are in the most desperate need.
‘learned’ a whole lot...
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It was crazy how fast that tornado formed. 3millon cubic yards of debris is absolutely mind bending.
Exactly
Nature anger was the worst at that time
to put this in perspective, three million yd³ would be about a mile long and wide, and a yard high!
a dump truck might hold ten yd³.
Should have seen Moore, OK, after their ef5
@@Bluenose352 That was a wild day there too. That tornado was a monster.
@@40ounce58 Sure was. They're sure incredible to see, but the aftermath is heartbreaking.
Mr Stammer is the most together, organised, efficient manager. He needs to Run, CEO FEMA!
Hats off Kieth Stammer.
We need more officials with his level of honesty and accountability
Watching this 10 years later and watched every minute of it ....Why is this man not our FEMA Director
FEMA would be the worst place for him; remember, he said that using government aid has harsher consequences than using the state or volunteers. If he was with FEMA, he'd have to deal with so much red tape it wouldn't be worth it compared to the freedom he has in the job he does now.
The panic mode is on. Can't believe I'm able to watch any clips of this. I seen it up close and personal. We are Joplin Strong. This video is very well put together. R.I.P Charlie and Malessa ( my son in law and his mom❤🙏❤
Fuck fema
Maybe because he is not a puppet
He seems like a smart and kind fellow. I'm sure FEMA would be a nightmare for him.
Wow! this man is outstanding, professional, knowledgeable, and he CARES. God bless him.
Yes, AMEN for certain.
Professional, and caring is a bit of a stretch
@@Bluenose352 - yeah in some areas of his speech, he came off as dismissive, bordering on rude
@@felipepineda1585 Exactly
@@felipepineda1585 Definitely rude and arrogant. I have been in disaster areas with other outside people. And those people we helped were thankful and needed the extra help, albeit vinyl for tarps or an extra generator or two. This guy may be a professional when it comes to most of the management, but when it comes to outside help, he is afraid of those who wish to set some time away from their lives to help the people of Joplin. His arrogance and rudeness kinda kill the work he has already done with the EOC crews and such. I understand not allowing too many to take over the rebuilding or the process that leads up to it. But sometimes, extra and outside help is sorely needed to start the process of rebuilding. Those guys with the trailers had a chance to give people temporary housing, but this guy with the help of others like him ran them off with such a rude demeanor, as his retelling entails. The woman with that canine that helped find something or someone? She helped when needed and they told her to not do it ever again. If it were me, I would have said "Fuck it. I am staying to help where I am able to and for as long as I am able to."
My point is: after all that was said and done, this guy spouts his tales and paints us helpers and tenders to the lost who have nothing in such a negative light. Like where was the compassion and generosity for helping these people on that day and the weeks to come afterwards? This bureaucratic ass should be grateful that help has arrived. People should do the right thing and help where it is sorely needed. Especially outsider help.
What a well done conference. I usually can’t sit through long videos, but this was presented very well. Good job guys.
Just found this video and as a resident of Madison, Alabama, I found it to be hugely informative. Mr. Stammer is to be commended for his role in dealing with the Joplin disaster. I did a quick Google search on his name and I'm pleased to find that he is still the Emergency Management Coordinator for Joplin, MO. Well done, Mr. Stammer, well done!
This man is so knowledgeable about what he's doing! Bravo!
As a weather fanatic/amateur storm watcher, id love to talk to this guy for half an hour.
I thought he had the brain of a mosquito!
Yes, he certainly Is. Very refreshing to see.
@@benlee913 If you genuinely think that then you’re the one with the small brain.
@@Yzerman1991 I have massive eggs that carry a boatload of goo
Every community Needs a man like this professional. Rock on!
Absolutely agreed.
Very knowledgeable, yet heartbreaking video. Having an EF5 hit, you'll never forget that. We have had numerous, terrible tornadoes, here in Alabama. 1998 Oak Grove, Concord F5 slammed into the church we were in. April 27th 2011 outbreak, 250+ died that day in Bama. Blessings to all, and try to be prepared.
I was 5 years old when an ef5 decimated jarrel tx in 97. I lived in gtown with my parents and sister. We didn't get hit, but the way my mom piled us in the bathtub and covered us with pillows shook me. I've been studying tornadoes ever since
My dad was the EMS director for the City of Atlantic City for many years.
This gentleman and my dad have almost the same delivery and mannerisms.
Must be a safety guy thing.
I think its a consumit professional thing, people don't get these jobs unless they're serious about it... thank God that's the case, if only political jobs worked that way
This guy is so interesting. I bet he has a lot of stories to tell in a less formal setting. Thank you for sharing I learnt a lot.
isn't this his job?
Went from dead man walking vortices to large wedge in 20 seconds...crazy.
This is one of my favorite tornado videos to watch. It’s so interesting and informative. But also heartwarming to hear how people come together after a disaster.
Went through Joplin 1 month after the tornado hit on our way to my parents house in Texas. We always stayed in Joplin right off interstate 44 on Range line. Nice little town. The site of all the disaster relief trailers, countless blocks of trees with everything stripped off them, vehicles mangked with red x's on them it really hit home on how serious this was. Concrete slabs with nothing left on them other than the floor tiles. God Bless all the victims, families and all the heroes that gave everything they had mentally and physically.
Some of my extended family used to live in central Missouri and we went through a couple months later, seeing the destruction made my heart ache. I always stopped in Joplin on my way to visit family and seeing the town destroyed was just awful. You could still see the scars across the highway years later, even after they rebuilt.
I've now watched or listened to this report / presentation around 20 times. It's a fascinating insight into a catastrophic moment in the history of this city, and the exceptional public servants who coordinated the redevelopment of the community. To everyone affected, your story is incredible. To those brilliant people who helped in the first few hours and into the long months and years beyond, well done for making a real difference to your fellow man.
This one man beats the heck out of all FEMA employees lumped together. I admire him tremendously. Thanks so much for uploading this. I have shared it on my channel (in my tornado playlist, Dangerous playlist, and Life Hacks playlist) for others to learn from.
All FEMA employees are NOT meteorologists. Also, if you listened to him, he was very clear that they didn't know everything and had to learn from other catastrophes. He repeats "lesson learned". Also, FEMA is activated by our presidents. Trump and G.W. did not activate FEMA for several weeks or at all (trump). Obama and Clinton, on the other hand were on top of it, doing something very right, at least.
It's his town. That's why. No one takes care of you and your neighbors better than you and your neighbors.
@@GottaWannaDance , that's because Clinton and Obama put people in charge who were experts in disaster relief, W and Trump put political turdlings in charge of FEMA who knew shit, fuck those 2 shits
@@GottaWannaDance State governors have to request FEMA first. Republican or Democrat presidents have nothing to do with how fast federal relief occurs. Good try but you failed.
This is an amazing look into the disaster response and coordination efforts made by ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. I'm not from there. I've never been anywhere near a tornado. And to see what it takes to come together as a community, clean up, rebuild.... it's amazing.
We could all only be lucky enough to have such people as this man running our communities.
We all know big corporations are evil but it was nice to hear Walmart and Tyson didn’t flinch second with the requests and over delivered
This was such an interesting video. I lost everything in 2012 tornado outbreak so this was so cool to see everything that goes into getting towns up and running and how the different entities work together to get all the residents help.
I could never imagine having to go through something like this. I'm in Minnesota and something like this would cripple us. This gentleman should deserve an award for his knowledge of the situation and execution
The bit with Mike Bettes was touching, you've got to wonder what he saw to make him lose his composure like that. He's been around the block in terms of violent tornado aftermath (although nothing close to someone such as Tim Marshall).
He said 2 bodies.
Jim Cantore is on video record that Bettis and his team had been storm chasing for weeks and were exhausted, scheduled to go home (to Atlanta?) either that evening or the next day, and practically stumbled upon the Joplin tornado. Cantore said they were emotionally spent, and then had to see the immediate aftermath of what he termed "the most powerful storm that year (2011, which I believe set a record for the number of EF-4 and -5 tornadoes in a single year).
Also I heard on a later interview with Mike Bettes was that the only thing that kept them from being in Joplin and being hit by the tornado was they had to stop and get gas. So he knew just that 5 minutes to get gas almost certainly saved him and his crew from being killed. He had angels watching over him this day and at El Reno.
Mike Bettes also adopted a dog and named it Joplin
@@txrodeoqueen something as simple as getting gas was a 'sliding door.'
I have been looking for another video with a similar explanation for other storms, none exist. This is hands down the best explanation I have ever heard.
One of the best presentations I've ever watched. This guy is absolutely brilliant.
What y’all accomplished was amazing. Every evening I would stand there and see how the day went and was amazed at what was accomplished.
Excellent presentation Sir
I was living in Joplin when the tornado hit. I was raised there.After that nightmare, came to Tucson.
I live in La Plata, Maryland and our town was destroyed by an EF 4 tornado back in 2002, now I take every tornado warning and siren seriously. It’s a shame that most of us have to the “it will never happen to us mentality” until actually does. We here in Maryland never thought it could happen to us, but we learned our lesson, at least for a few generations
I also take tornado warnings and sirens seriously. The last time my city had a tornado was in 1953. So I know that my city can have another tornado.
I’m from jersey but they have tornado sirens? I don’t even remember one when I lived in Reston VA
@@justintime2989 Im not sure about Virginia, I know southern MD has them, however I dont remember seeing any in my travels to NoVa
Yep. Never took a tornado seriously until the Joplin one hit. I didn’t live far from Joplin and course we had tornadoes but never ever imagined what was a sunny day would be black as night at 4pm. It was something that I still have ptsd from. As I’m sure you have on occasion too. It’s sad 😞
I grew up in Kansas. I have PTSD from growing up in Kansas. Many people do not take them seriously. I do take all tornado watches seriously.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video, thank you for sharing and bless Joplin and it's many residence
Thank you for posting this!!!!
Emergency Management as it should be. A well done presentation that I'll definitely share.
I found one woman who was taking cover her bathroom and the walls had folded in on her. When I pulled on her legs to get her body out, a young boy probably her son, slid out too. He was unconscious, but ended up being the only survivor I found.
I appreciate the honorable mention of Americorps. My younger brother (who, by the way, is *not* a hippie) was in Tuscaloosa on an Americorps chainsaw cleanup crew about the same time this disaster happened.
The thing in Joplin is that when the tornado formed, it wasn't immediately reported because the spotters could not see it. A chaser to the north of Joplin saw it and then said to a state trooper, "that's it. That's the tornado." It formed right on the outskirts of Joplin. The spotters from Kansas could see it, but they were not on the same frequency as the county that Joplin is in. It also formed so fast. It went from no tornado at all to ef5 in less than 10 seconds. The area where most of the people were killed in Joplin is right where the tornado formed. They had no warning at all, except for the type that says, "There is a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado". It was after the tornado was already tearing up Joplin when the tornado emergency was issued. Don't wait for a tornado emergency to be issued. It means the tornado is already there or is just minutes or even just seconds away by the time the information is relayed to the people in the path. There is not such thing as instant warning unless you're looking out the window when it drops in front of your house on the street, at which time it's too late in an ef5. You're going to die if you wait until then.
There is also another problem that occurred, but has been denied by the Springfield National Weather Service Office. There was supposed to be a media briefing earlier in the day that was cancelled because of the magnitude of the risk. It was a teleconference kind of briefing that was supposed to occur earlier in the day before there were even any watches issued.
This is a learning experience.
I lived in the Kansas City metro area when in 2003, there was a major tornado outbreak. The meteorologists in Kansas City were warning people days in advance and telling people to take all necessary precautions that are needed beforehand, meaning to let every household member, employees, etc. where to take cover and what to do in the aftermath. It was in stark contrast to what occurred in 2011 in Joplin. The certainty wasn't as high as to what was going to occur that day in Joplin. The risk in 2003 was forecast as High 2 or 3 days in advance and the meteorologists were talking about it 6 or 7 days in advance. The risk was updated in the routine risk assessments issued overnight or very early morning the day the tornado hit in Joplin. It was upgraded to a Moderate risk, which is enough of a risk you should take heed that any storm that forms that day could develop explosively, rapidly, and produce large, long-track, destructive tornadoes. The day before it a slight risk was forecast. Since then there have been five separate levels of risk assessments as opposed to 3 in 2011. They are marginal, slight, enhanced, moderate, and high. If you get a moderate or high assessment where you live, make sure your family, neighbors, coworkers, and friends are aware. That does not mean they cannot happen in enhanced and lower assessments, but it is not nearly as likely. Also, when watches are issued, read the details of the warning so that you understand what the primary risks are. It only takes a couple of minutes, and you will regret not doing so if you are caught in a tornado emergency and have not gone over with your family what to do if it happens. You lose nothing if nothing happens for doing so.
reformcongress actually storm chasers were all over the area at the time. There are many accounts of this storm and the formation of this tornado. I too live around the KC area. Everyone is aware that spring is when most tornados form in this area. Weather forecasters can not predict with any certainty days ahead that a tornado may form. They will put the area in a watch but not definitely say in warning area until a spotter actually sees or radar indicates the possibility. That can happen in a short period of time. No way to predict days ahead. Even in a warning situation does not mean a tornado will actually touch down. This man is explaining the situation based on experience which will help any other municipalities. I went down to Joplin with my fellow teachers to help for a few days. Was down there when second storm came through a few days later. I was helping with kids at YMCA so parents could start cleanup. Best thing was keeping kids minds off storms. Did go down Rangeline Road to see business district which was hit. It was like nothing I had ever seen. No damage at all until all of a sudden looked like a huge bomb had went off. Cars on top of other cars. Trees looked like twisted sticks. Very humbling.
I know all of what you said. The point is that the tornado wasn't reported by those that should have been able to recognize it. I'm not talking about chasers in particular, but mostly people who are trained spotters. I'm well aware of how watches and warnings are. In Joplin, the tornado emergency tornado warning was issued after the tornado was already there. They are usually issued before they get there, but there was some lack of preparation by the NWS that day. What the man said I don't have a problem with. He did the best that he could do in this situation. The NWS cancelled the conference call with the media and spotters that morning when the risk was upgraded. Since then, they have changed they risk categories and even added a couple. There is marginal, enhanced(both of those did not exist before), slight, moderate, and high. The risk the day of the Joplin tornado was Moderate, but it wasn't updated until sometime early in the morning when everyone was asleep and the media was not briefed by the NWS.
reformcongress sirens went off
20 minutes before tornado hit. Survey taken said most people did not seek shelter immediately.
tornado sirens go off a lot of times and there isn't a tornado. The Tornado Emergency... that's the type of warning that says it is imminent, and it was not issued until after the tornado was already in Joplin. You don't understand I've been doing this for 30 years.
reformcongress There was a PDS Tornado Watch Issued at 11 AM CDT that Sunday Morning. I’m pretty sure you know what that is. Many people unfortunately were oblivious to it.
Every city emergency planning agency should watch this incredible video. So impressive.
This was an amazing video. This gentleman did a superior job with this horrific disaster.
Very interesting to hear how the city dealt with the aftermath of this terrible storm. This is now the longest non-entertainment video I have watched on RUclips.
Wow. I rarely comment on videos but this was really a spectacular presentation. With tornado season always around the corner, I hope other emergency management teams have this level of skill. I learned a lot, thank you.
I am thinking this video should be provided to everyone at FEMA. What better way to learn what is to be done in such a horror as this-and do those things diplomatically. I enjoyed this very much- best presentation I’ve heard in a very long time. Thank you so much for posting this
Someone needs to do a video like this about El Reno 16:31 best part
The guy freely offers that he has made errors of judgement, but also changes his worldview and approach with new evidence. That's admirable to me.
This man is truly a wealth of information - amazing. Wow!
This is incredibly informative..I will never forget the smell after a disaster like this.
what is the smell?
@@conqururfear im guessing gas. There were alot of gas leaks everywhere.
@@unknowntrademark9992 That, and the smell of fresh wood from the destroyed trees and houses.
@@musicnerd72 oh for sure man
This Video Deserves more than just a Thumbs Up from Me. No wonder this disaster seemed to not continue to roll on. I'll probably watch it again in a week to absorb more of the wisdom he is freely giving.
I'm watching this for the 3rd time. Superior resource.
A very interesting inside view. Respect to all the people that take care of the aftermath of such a disaster
What an amazing informative video! I am in Florida and we have our hurricanes. Mr. Stammer's approach as EMD is on point! Informative, organized, professional and caring. The IMMENSE amount of coordination and work is mind boggling after a disaster of this magnitude! God Bless Joplin!
A fantastic source of information for any community that needs guidance in town recovery. Well done!!
This is fascinating! So interesting and well made. Thank you!
From nothing to instant wedge in about 5 seconds
With 25 minutes of warning! I live in Oklahoma City and we have had quite a few F5 tornadoes in the last 5 years. They are absolutely survivable if people aren't morons and take warning seriously. I can't believe the hundreds of accounts I've read of people disregarding the tornado warning that occurred 25 minutes ahead of time. What morons!
Audrey Moore not in a small house without a basement. You have to have somewhere to go underground in an ef5
@@Brend.0 not necessarily
@@Brend.0 you cant still survive with a shelter on the ground floor
I just watched a video about an EF5 in Iowa that sucked out basement contents. Not all EF5 are the same.
We need competent people like this EVERYWHERE.
Wow. Wow wow wow. Just cannot wrap my head around the data. Good grief, such destruction is staggering! Mr. Stammer is so composed and efficient - Joplin/Jasper is fortunate to have such a level-headed person on their team. Great presentation!
2021 and I watched this entire video. I hope Mr. Stammer is still the EMD.
Frightening the power of nature excellent seminar really shows how catastrophic e f 5 tornados can be
Thank you for posting this, we're adding it to our NIMs education.
This guy is someone you want in this sort of situation, straight and to the point, tells things like they are. Great presentation.
Very informative! This guy seems to know it all..
I’ve done a ton of chores tonight while listening to this. I don’t live far from Joplin. Just over Arkansas state line. The storms amazes me, he did so well explaining and informing. I love his heart for the people but his cut and dry answers. Just facts.
I came to Joplin with a group a day later. The hospital had been twisted up and ruined the foundation. I had never seen devastation like this until then. Many of the older homes held together. In front of the hospital and down that road west to east was the main path. 26th street. This street had many " newer" homes. Most were gone. I was a school teacher in Fayetteville, Ar ; 70 miles south. I never liked the hallway policy and said so long before this tornado. I was a science teacher and knew about the Venturi effect. Volunteers were wonderful here. People from all over came.
It's just AMAZING how they start off like a string then it goses up and comes back down with a vengeance it's so wide when it come's back down it's crazy
Hesston, KS was an F5--thankful for people coming together and helping one another
Excellent, excellent interview. Informative and NOT boring!!
This is an amazing presentation. I’m always looking for ground truth facts, and this is that. Excellent work and TY for sharing! May you never need to do this again 🙏
This was a fantastic presentation. Thank you!
Give this man a medal! I'd vote for him for President. So informative, so well spoken, answered every question and kept that group attentive..watched every minute 😁
I worked for a while at North Middle School unloading trucks and helping distribute goods and food baskets until I couldn't emotionally do it. I helped in other areas after that. One of the things that I will forever remember is the sound of ambulances. They ran for days after the tornado. Joplin smelled until most of the debris was gone. This weekend, I attended the 10th anniversary of the tornado at Cunningham Park.
This both breaks my heart and makes proud of Joplin. This was my home for a very long time. Missouri Southern was the best college ever. It's wonderful to see how well they took care of this disaster. Even now, things look so strange and trees aren't right. I did my nursing clinicals at St John's Hospital and emt prior to that so seeing what happened to it. I worked in a lawyers office just across the street for years that was totally destroyed. I worked at Freeman Hospital where everything took place following the disaster. I love Joplin and this video pretty much sums up why.
Who ever is this gentleman, his knowledge is impressive.
Thank you sir for an amazing presentation and skills you displayed in a city on ruins.
Much respect from Oklahoma.
Lecturer: "Storm spotters get kind of excited."
Reed Timmer: "Hold my beer."
Hold my sanity and manners.
It was around 6 or 7 that morning that the convective outlook was upgraded to moderate. It was only slight before that. The archives are at the SPC website. It would be beneficial to look them up. Another lesson of this is that the spotters on the Kansas side and those on the Missouri side should use the same frequency in those counties that border each other from each state. That was another thing that I found. The spotters in Kansas were trying to tell those in Missouri, and only a very few storm chasers are also spotters with a code with the NWS to talk directly with the NWS. Most chasers do not communicate to the news media or the NWS. Chasers and spotters are not the same thing. Spotters sit in a site and report conditions they can observe from that one site.
When our team rolled into Joplin that night, it was utterly devastating to see. I'm pretty familiar with Joplin and we went right down main street to the command center they had south of 32nd just off main. I remember vividly passing through the damage zone. It was so dark, but you could tell where the path was because of the fires. We ended up at Freeman. The carnage was unbelievable. They were flying people out for medical reasons and from what I understand they didn't per say even know who that person was. The story of people that would come up to you, as I was at the doors to the emergency room, per staff requests. People were just wandering in there looking for loved ones. They had people laying in the hallways waiting for treatment, etc and some were covered with sheets or clothes. Triage in the parking lot. Thank god at least 1 of the hospitals were spared! When I got back home the next day, I broke down thinking of some of the people that came up to me asking me about their loved one. I've shed some tears just watching this. Now I know why the whole commander center thing we went to seemed so unorganized. Very good presentation.
Mannn me and my family Goins enterprise did so much of water work for Joplin . My uncle call during the tornado told us be ready go to work and work we did every bit of it.
Absolutely fascinating. What an amazing talk. What an amazing presenter. What an amazing town full of amazing people! Thank you & God bless
This video isn't what I thought it'd be, but glad I tuned in...this guy is that rare person who has 1000 years of experience, and is very forthright.
Former EMT in St. Louis. Hearing the cooperation and mutual aid from all kinds of cities, utilities and EMS….that’s impressive, and wonderful in an area and time of such devastation.
Yes I also have to comment on the fine work and excellent impressive work that this man, the director of emergency management did and does for the city of Joplin Missouri... I also do not sit and watch through to the end of a documentary type video, but his understandable way of speaking and the format in which he gave this informative lecture had me from start to finish and I did not skip through one second of this video. The people of the city of Joplin should be thankful and proud to have such a human being in charge of such an important part of their community! Thank you.
Someone complained that he turned one of the sirens off? "I didn't turn it off, it just up and disappeared! 400lb piece of steel just gone!" That made me laugh but also made me realize just how damn powerful that Twister was (and who tf complained??).
This guy is fantastic! Very interesting to listen to!
If and when another natural disaster happens this wonderful man will be one of the first called to the scene to help set up everything needed to know and everyone needed to get the infrastructure and get the population affected on the road to recovery. He is wonderful to have gone through this and still there working and not letting anyone astray. He is strong and loves his town and his people. Thank you Sir, wonderful, wonderful conference.
People like this man are what made and continue to make America a nation that the rest of the world can look up to. I hope the city of Joplin, Missouri continues its recovery. From Weymouth, England.
El Reno was 2.6 miles, 302 mph. So size and wind speed don’t matter when assigning EF. It was rural and only hit some buildings indirectly, with EF3 damage.
I live in Joplin and now eight years later on this day of the Joplin tornado there is another tornado that has dropped down and destroyed many homes
I'm a messenger from God you guys in Missouri need to REPENT now.
@Question Everything Thank you! I agree 💯%!
@@benlee913 why should they repent? Missouri just voted in a bunch of anti illegal invader pro border ant abortion Republicans. It's the Democrat states that need to be praying.
This was really long and a few times I almost blew off the rest of it, but it was also so interesting in a lot off places that I couldn't leave. As a Katrina survivor I wish this guy had been here; not one thing he talked about happened here. The storm was a disaster but the response was equally terrible. I hope that other cities have learned from this and will be more prepared in the future.
Seeing the devastation in New Orleans after Hurricane Ida is upsetting and extremely eerie because Ida struck New Orleans on the sixteenth anniversary of when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.
Both were so so awful. I have not experienced hurricanes but when I experienced the Joplin tornado , ppl from Joplin and surrounding cities an hour away all never seen anything like it. I’m sure you felt the same regarding Katrina. Just so devastating.
Keith is exactly the kind of person who you want to be looking out for your interests. Amazing guy.
this shows how well things go when they’re properly organized and the personnel trained!
this man is a hero for all who were involved.
as he said, _he got things done_ and the community recovered.
Longest video I've ever watched on RUclips and took my eyes off for 1hr 45 mins great video, very informative
This was an excellent video! Thank you for sharing. My heart goes out to all that were lost that day and bless the responders and those who stepped up to help.
I'm at 21st & Wall. We took a solid hit but our apt house was spared. The sound was absolutely NOTHING like a "train" or etc. This was a sonic experience so intense it vibrated our ribs. Total body assault on the senses.
Mark Brock exactly same way we felt at the Flying J
Mark Brock glad you made it through. My Mom was in the Battlefield-Pierce City etc. tornado in 2003 and was okay but everything from her house on down was gone. She had just heard the local weather guy say he thought Battlefield was in the all clear when she said she felt the pressure change and her ears pop. By the time she got to the bottom of the stairs to the storm shelter a shed was landing right outside the basement window. Never did figure out who that belonged to. She always told us growing up it would sound like a train and we were close to one that kinda sounded like that but Mom said right before the pressure changed what struck her most was the almost eerie silence. Guess they are all a little different or what people remember is anyway.
The West Lafayette (Indiana) tornado in 1994 came within 100 ft. of my house. It was estimated to be an EF3. The closest thing I can think of to describe it is like having a passenger jet land in your front yard (and the roar when the engines reverse). Nothing at all like a train.
Such a fantastic speaker. Joplin is lucky to have had you in Emergency management sir.
We visited Joplin this past summer. We are from California, and did a 14 state road trip with our RV. The destruction and loss in Joplin, was heavy on my heart and mind. Such a beautiful part of the country. To be honest, I am so scared of tornados. I don’t know how people in the Midwest live with the chance of a tornado. But I suppose, people feel the same about California, and our earthquakes.
They tell you days in advance when you're at risk of them happening. They're localized events in the grand scheme of things. This only impacted a few square miles of the state, and only a small percentage of them are violently intense AND hit populated areas. Your likelihood of even seeing a tornado in your lifetime, much less being directly impacted by one is minimal by comparison to other natural disasters.
Earthquakes on the other hand impact entire regions, have zero warning, and give almost no time to react and get to safety. That being said, some of the most violent earthquakes in US history have occurred along the New Madrid Fault, which lies across Missouri, and we're in constant risk of those too. I don't know if you watched the whole video, but he even mentions the fact they had a tabletop earthquake response exercise the week before this tornadic event. We're no stranger to seismic activity here. I've actually felt more earthquakes this spring in Kansas than I've heard tornado sirens.
Letting a fear of any sort of happenstance natural phenomenon run your life will drive you insane, so we just don't think about it until it's time to drill, prepare, and react to an emergency.
I love how different states and counties coordinate and share information and resources.
So glad to see people come together though and work together shows that there's still loving caring people on the world
It’s absolutely unspeakable that people actually ARE VULTURES just waiting for disasters to occur so they can go LOOT the victims!!!!!
And hello to the speaker that is showing everybody on the video would happen on this tornado thank you very much sir we love you and appreciate you hello from Atlanta Georgia