Category Archives for "Professional"
June 9, 2021
- in ASK WYE , Professional , Response
Ask WYE – Issue 61 – Heads Up! Putting data in your line of sight
Listener Brian dropped us a question about heads up displays for Law Enforcement. Your experts jump in with the pros and cons, finding far more pros as well as a number of reasons why it will be an uphill battle to get these technologies accepted by the broader first responder world. Remember how hard it […]
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June 2, 2021
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The Internet of Things with Greg Kaminski and Joseph Walsh
The internet of Things (IoT) is a living force that surrounds us and binds us together…no wait, that’s the Force. IoT is very popular and is likely in use in your home and workplace without you realizing it. Your Alexa or Google Home Assistant is constantly listening for a phrase and if your query isn’t […]
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May 26, 2021
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Ask WYE – Issue 60 – Is a Citizen’s Arrest a real thing or not?
The Citizen’s Arrest. A tool used by Hollywood to advance a story line or real thing one can do? Can any random person detain any other random person if they witness a crime and hold them until Police arrive to make an actual arrest? This week you’ll find out! Listener/Loose Cannon, Jillian, jumped on Speakpipe […]
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May 12, 2021
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Advice to young first responders from their future selves
Over the past (wiggle hands and fingers wildly) years we’ve tried to share as much knowledge as we can about living in the three disciplines of Police, EMS and Fire. We do this by inviting on guests that have inspired us, authors who distract (and inspire) us, heck we even invite people we disagree with […]
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April 21, 2021
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Live Reaction to the Chauvin Verdict
Unless you’re living with your fingers pressed tightly into your ears and screaming at the top of your lungs with your eyes closed, you’re aware of the trial of former Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. Your hosts, with a combined 50 years experience in law enforcement, fire protection and EMS, […]
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February 17, 2021
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Ask WYE – Issue 56 – Our DUI Experience
In true WYE-fashion, we turn the tables a bit in this week’s Ask WYE. In a future episode, we take the opportunity to chat with a lawyer, Wendy Reynolds, about her services in estate planning. As it happens, though, she has one hell of a backstory (one you’ll have to wait to hear) involving driving […]
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February 10, 2021
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Refresh2021 and the Future of Online Education with Batt Chief Tom Bouthillet
During these challenging times (Aren’t you sick of getting those emails?) Battalion Chief Tom Bouthillet saw an opportunity to improve EMT and Paramedic education and decided not to just watch it go by. As an EMS Battalion Chief in Hilton Head, SC and a well known EMS and ECG educator, Tom knew exactly who to […]
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February 3, 2021
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Ask WYE – Issue 55 – Line of Duty Death Survivor Benefits
Listener Teri fired a question to Justin at Justin@WYERadio.com asking about benefits for first responder families after a line of duty death. While your hosts think this is a no brainer, there are apparently municipalities that do not automatically offer benefits for the surviving families of first responders killed in the line of duty. A […]
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January 27, 2021
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Garrett TeSlaa & 6 Tips to Improve Your Leadership Skills
This week the guys welcome back Garrett TeSlaa, host of the Squadroom Podcast to discuss 6 key points to consider when looking to lead in the disciplines. It doesn’t take a high score on the Lt’s test or any brass on your collar, it takes the right attitude and application of the right tools. Garrett […]
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January 20, 2021
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Ask WYE – Issue 54 – Schrodinger’s Retirement
In quantum mechanics, one must calculate the possibility of a subatomic event that may or may not occur at any time. To explain this theory, Austrian-Irish Physicist Erwin Schrodinger created the widely referenced, yet rarely understood, example of “Schrodinger’s Cat.” Schrodinger posited that if you put a cat in a box there are infinite subatomic […]
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