Rick Narad (he/him)
rnarad.bsky.social
Rick Narad (he/him)
@rnarad.bsky.social
Professor, Health Services Administration--mostly health policy, health law, emergency management
Lawyer
CAL-MAT (Disaster Medical Services) responder
Homeless services volunteer
Wielder of a heavy red pen and strong supporter of the Oxford Comma
When your students dress as you for Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
About 1200 people at a combined protest and fair this afternoon in Chico CA. There was also a march this morning.
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Solar panels and battery. I haven't paid for electricity in over 8 years. I switched my water heater to electric this year so I only pay for a tiny amount of gas. I also charge my car off the system. I'm on grid part of most winter days but balance it with what I sell back the rest of the year
September 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I haven't seen "The Lost Bus" or read the books about the Camp Fire. I don't plan to.

If anyone thinks that emotional healing post-disaster doesn't take longer than physical recovery, this advice for people here in Butte County who see the movie and connections to support services is telling.
September 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
September 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Perhaps but they're not California employees; they're feds.

The federal IMTs based out of California are named "CA Team NNN." The state IMTs are named "CAL Fire Team NNN."

See below from today's national Incident Management Situation Report.
September 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
An oldie but goodie: The Medical Detectives by Berton Roueche
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August 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
July 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Further delaying them processing my SocSec application?
July 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Would someone explain why Amazon thinks that putting a package in front of my garage door (and thus as visible as it could be) qualifies as "Package was left in a secure location." #Amazon #amazonfail
July 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
June 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If anyone is really thinking of cutting Medicare, they might want to check out what happened to the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 and Dan Rostenkowski. www.npr.org/sections/hea...
June 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
You might be in #emergencymanagement if you're reading this on a cross-country flight
April 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
It's a beautiful day for a ballgame. Home opener for the #ChicoState Wildcats.
February 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
February 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Yeah--the UA is in place of the flag.

This is what I'm seeing (assuming it doesn't get changed back)
January 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
January 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM