Category Archives for "Professional"
September 21, 2022
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The Trifecta: TikTok, White Claw, and Hookers
What a wacky week it has been for law enforcement. Two stories jumped out and hit MC in the face this week and of course we had fire up the mics and talk about it. First up, Officer Breanna Straus who has some advice if you see her in your rear view mirror. Next up […]
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September 14, 2022
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What it would take to get MotorCop out of retirement
Your favorite cartoon fireman, Justin, was wondering one day what it might take to get world famous motor officer and noted Soul Crusher, Jason, out of retirement and back on the bike. It turns out the only answer is a ton of money and an unrealistic set of circumstances. But why? Why doesn’t the industry […]
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September 7, 2022
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It’s hot. Really, really, hot.
In some places in the world temperatures are extreme. These places include Antarctica, the back room of the house, Death Valley, Mississippi, the Sahara and, for the foreseeable future, our neck of the left coast. Weather experts are predicting record high heat in some parts of the Western US with some places that hover in […]
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August 31, 2022
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Cop Recognizes Fentanyl and Fireman Recognizes Career Suicide
Ripped from the headlines like an old episode of Law & Order (Chris Noth and Jerry Orbach of course), your favorite Fire and Police experts are back with a couple of stories that made us scratch our heads this week. One involves life and the other death and then some. First up the heroic efforts […]
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August 24, 2022
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STUMP HM & MC – Face to Face Cop vs Fireman strikes again!
Once again we fire up the microphones and dig up 3 stories to try to stump one another! HM has 3 questions for MC and MC has prepared his own 3 questions to try to stump HM with stories from EMS, Fire, Military, Police and Disaster Preparedness. We are now also starting a new scoreboard! […]
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August 17, 2022
- in ASK WYE , Disaster Plan , Education , Emotional , Family , Financial , Physical , Prevention , Professional , Recovery , Response , Updates , WYE Podcast
OFFICE HOURS – August 2022
Warning: Explicit Content Also Warning: We talk movies and actors and completely forget Elijah Woods’ name. Many years ago, when we were recording our previous show which was laden with expletives, innuendo and clergy molestation humor, Mrs MC mentioned that our off the mic conversations were more interesting than our on the mic conversations and […]
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August 10, 2022
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Off Duty Firefighter arrested after shooting at someone over puppies
You read that right, champions, an off duty firefighter was arrested recently in California after shooting someone over a dispute regarding puppies. Not Dalmations, that would be too obvious. As a quick aside, Dalmations were adopted as Firehouse dogs because they were mostly deaf, dumb as rocks and full of energy. They would run ahead […]
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August 3, 2022
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FDNY Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn’s definition of “acceptable loss of life”
FDNY veteran Vincent Dunn has forgotten more fires than you’ll ever see. He has published articles, guidelines and books describing things you study for your promotional exam. The man eats, breathes and keeps fire in his life. So what happens when he posts something online about acceptable loss of life at “vacant building fires”? WYE […]
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July 27, 2022
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WYE in the News – Uvalde Command, Communications and Forcible Entry
With so many topics floating around the feeds while we were off, HM decides to ask MC some specifics about training on the LEO side compared to some of the issues that have arisen following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. Our show has always tried to share what we can learn […]
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June 1, 2022
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WYE Special Concert Edition: Steve Poltz at Strawberry
They say to never meet your heroes because you’ll feel let down.I’m here to tell you that ain’t always true. After beating back Covid, MC and the family were able to make it to their favorite event of the year: The Strawberry Music Festival.While waiting in line to have one of his favorite artists sign […]
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