Category Archives for "Response"
February 27, 2019
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Proactive Leadership Strategies with Dr. Jack Enter – Part I
Law Enforcement expert and author Jack Enter fires up the microphone for this episode of What’s Your Emergency and the guys have a ton of questions. Dr. Enter’s most recent book, Challenging the Law Enforcement Organization: Proactive Leadership Strategies, caught MC’s attention as he prepares for the Sergeant’s exam and HM sees a lot of […]
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February 13, 2019
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Managing Expectations – MC as an FTO
MC and HM fire up the mics to talk about MC’s new adventure: Field Training Officer. HM asks him to describe how he has prepared for this role and what he expects of the new officer who will be assigned to him the very next day! What are first day expectation of the FTO towards […]
Read More...Ask WYE – Issue 11 – Mental Health Resources for Rescuers
David from the UK jumped on Speakpipe to ask the guys about resources available to help those in our communities suffering from mental health issues. Justin is in studio for this one and has a lot to say about the lack of resources in the US compared to the UK as well as addressing the […]
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December 5, 2018
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Ask WYE – Issue 9 – Enter the Dragon, Er, EMS
Listener Shirrelle chimes in from the Speakpipe app on our homepage with a great question for all you new folks. What does veteran cop MC think probies need to know on day one of Patrol? What does veteran Firefighter and Paramedic HM think probies need to know day one in the service? Think it’s different? […]
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November 21, 2018
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Ask WYE – Issue 8 – Going from the Light Side to the Dark Side
Listener Nate jumped on the Speakpipe link at WYERadio.com to ask the guys about changing disciplines. Nate is looking to jump from EMS to PD and is wondering what advice the guys have for him as he leaves the light side to join the dark side. What are his guiding motivations? Will he maintain his […]
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November 14, 2018
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I See Dead People
Oh Bellingham, Washington. Your scenic vistas, your cute downtown district, your Firefighters borrowing a dead body to take back to the fire station to perform procedures on. HM, our resident Firefighter and Paramedic has been sitting on this story since it broke in July, around the same time his body did, and thank goodness he […]
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November 7, 2018
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ASK WYE – Issue 7 – Don’t Get Stuck
Another great question comes our way from the Speakpipe icon on our homepage to ask about something that can derail your career: Needle sticks. While the guys answer each of Jeff’s questions they also discuss some common sense approaches to preventing needle sticks for police and EMS as well as address what to do if […]
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October 17, 2018
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A Solution to Every First Responder’s Problems – The Mic Loop
Picture yourself back in the 90’s where your hosts got started. We didn’t have any of this new fangled gear… GPS maps…heck we used Thomas Guides. Internet lookup of a new medication…we had to know it solid. Radio mic getting tangled with a suspect or combative patient? Our radios were on our hips! Dealing with […]
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August 17, 2018
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Ask WYE – Issue 1 – Numbers Driven Evaluation
We asked and you answered! That is to say, we asked you to ask, and we answered…by…answering…? What’s Your Emergency Radio debuts a brand new periodic feature where YOU THE AUDIENCE will ask us to answer a question you have. Just click the little blue bar on the side of our homepage, leave a 90 […]
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August 1, 2018
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How to Avoid Social Media Assisted Career Suicide with Dave Statter
What’s Your Emergency welcomes traditional and social media expert Dave Statter from Statter911 to talk about Social Media Assisted Career Suicide Syndrome (SMACSS). With 38 years in TV news and a wealth of experience in Fire and EMS topics, Dave’s insight into firefighters/EMS and police misusing social media is invaluable. HM and MC learn about […]
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