Category Archives for "Response"
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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May 5, 2021
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Blogging Nostalgic
You should know by now that your hosts met as public safety bloggers many, many moons ago. What you may not know is why they started and what made them stop. Perhaps, even, recent pushes to get folks blogging again. In this episode, the guys fire up the microphones after listening to part of one […]
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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, […]
Read More...Don’t Ask WYE – Issue 59 – How asking the wrong question can hurt
“There are no stupid questions,” said the person who has not been asked enough stupid questions. We have an entire half of our show dedicated to questions and I can assure you, friends, there are plenty of stupid questions. There are also lazy questions or questions that get asked out of a sense of obligation. […]
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April 7, 2021
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Cyndi Doyle and her Essential Guide to Protecting Your Law Enforcement Relationship
Mawage. Mawage is wat bwings us togevah, today. Dat Blessed awangement, that dweam within a dweam. Well, it can be a dream, other times a relationship in the disciplines can be a nightmare of missed expectations, misunderstandings and a lack of empathy by both parties. In steps this week’s guest, author and counselor Cyndi Doyle […]
Read More...Ask WYE – Issue 53 – Litigiosity: Suing Rescuers for Helping You.
Yes, you read that title correctly. Litigiosity: The term for when everyone is suing everyone else for whatever. That’s what MC does. He does puzzles and makes up words. Listener Jeff Sinfield from the great Down Unda’ chimes in this week with a question aimed at MC but that HM has some questions about: “Can […]
Read More...Ask WYE – Issue 52 – Board Game Mashup
The guys are in the studio and, as per usual, WAY off topic for this week’s ASK WYE. This week Justin has been thinking about all the board games we play and have around our homes and got the idea in his head to write new rules for Monopoly. And that got him thinking, “If […]
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November 11, 2020
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Horrible Industry ideas and why they happen
Your hosts are experts in their respective fields. Years of advanced education and training on top of decades of public service, pushing the limits, challenging the status quo and striving to make their professions better than the are. And then comes the Industry. Not the industry like “Oh, cool, electricity and factories” but the companies […]
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October 21, 2020
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Honoring Fallen Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Cortez
On October 7th, I received a frantic call on my work phone, “Is it true Jason Cortez was knocked off the training tower?” Then almost immediately another call, “Jason is at General, I need to go be with his family,” said one of his first partners on the job. Of course I sprung her to […]
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