Category Archives for "ASK WYE"
August 19, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 47 – Mending Relationships with the Community
Mark B sent us an email at Jason@wyeradio.com asking about what we can, or should do, to mend relationships with the community, especially given all the insanity going on what with the riots and the pandemic and everything. Your experts, as usual, reference the show that shall not be named and a guest we had […]
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August 5, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 46 – Talking to someone who ‘gets it.’
This week Aaron chimes in about something we in the disciplines deal with more than we’d like: Talking to people who just don’t ‘get it.’ People who don’t know us will ask about the worst thing a Paramedic has seen or the biggest fire a firefighter has been to or if a cop has ever […]
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July 22, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 45 – The Roof, The Roof, The Roof is on FIRE!
We asked you to send in your questions and what you consider an emergency and boy did you listen! First up is Dyvette and her question about hot summer days and the risk of fire in her apartment building. While some may consider Dyvette’s question foolish or silly we here at WYE answer it and […]
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July 8, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 44 – What’s YOUR Emergency?
This week, the guys need your help! We are nearing the two-year anniversary of the launch of What’s Your Emergency (and if Justin doesn’t get Jason the appropriate 2 Year gift*, there will be hell to pay) and we want to continue to deliver the kind of content to which you want to listen. Answer […]
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June 24, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 43 – Covid resurgence from the protests?
In recent weeks, tens of thousands of people across the nation have gathered in large groups, some wearing masks (some wearing gas masks in fact) and others not during the civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd. Patron and old time friend of the show Phil (Yes, same Phil from our last Ask…what? He […]
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June 10, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 42 – What to expect at your Volunteer Firefighter Interview
Old friend of the show and noted Patron, Phil, chimes in this week with a question that he called Justin at home about (no, not all our patrons get our home numbers): What should I expect at my Volunteer Firefighter Interview? Career fire jobs have almost a cottage industry built up at the front door […]
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May 27, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 41 – What’s with all the different ranks?
Checking in from our Facebook group, listener Kyle Ó Riaín asked about the different ranks in Fire, Police, EMS, and Military. Oof…where do we start… This week, the guys try to compare and contrast their current Departments, old Departments, Departments that they live near…well, it gets messy, but here’s a good primer on what rank […]
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May 6, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 40 – Kids These Days
Not just for the parents among us this time, our recent guest Joe Newman chimed in with a question about if we on the streets as first responders have seen a change in kids, parenting, or both. It reminded Justin of the following interaction between noted sociologists Carl Reed and Richard Vernon in the well […]
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April 15, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 39 – What’s the best advice for a lateral being the new guy?
Listener PJ reached out recently with a question about changing agencies. I am coming from a state agency (where i did work in a large city, but relatively small department) and going to a city agency of similar size, officer wise. It sounds like you have worked for the same agency your entire career, but […]
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April 1, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 38 – What are Police doing different during Shelter in Place?
Fire Departments and EMS Services across the nation are greatly changing their response patterns in response to the global pandemic that is Covid-19, but what about police? Has Law Enforcement had to change how they respond, where they respond or any of the services they offer? To find out, we tracked down our resident law […]
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