In The Arena
37 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA SHOW CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR RESPONDERS, EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SAFETY OFFICIALSHosted by: E.G. Weiss, Jr. Homeland Security Consultant, Emergency Management and Disaster Response Specialist. Author, educator, trainer, presenter.
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Episodes
Snakes, Tornadoes and Hurricanes
June 03, 2019 02:00 - 20 minutes - 9.62 MBJon and Eddy are back on the road at the Inter-Tribal Emergency Management Coalition Summit in Shawnee, Oklahoma this week and giving an update in recent disasters and safety tips for responders.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INSPIRED?
May 16, 2019 01:00 - 16 minutes - 7.8 MBEddy interviews two 14 year old girls about to take part in a large scale field exercise with a group of real responders.
Learning from the 1918 Pandemic
April 30, 2019 01:00 - 50 minutes - 23.4 MBThe 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in spring 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be...
A Vested Interest In Safety
April 24, 2019 03:00 - 21 minutes - 10 MBA live Interview from the 2019 National Hurricane Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana with a company changing the way responders stay safe. Meet Peter Kirvin, the CEO of FireNinja, Superior Safety Equipment.
That Cop Is Mine!
April 17, 2019 21:00 - 13 minutes - 6.15 MBSince Ferguson, Missouri and the death of Michael Brown in 2014, it seems an open season has been declared on police officers. The attacking and even killing of police officers is just a symptom of a larger epidemic that afflicts the United States, and that is we no longer love and respect our fellow man.
Working Between The Rock and The Hard Place
April 17, 2019 01:00 - 24 minutes - 11.1 MBA follow up episode to "Crisis at the Border" of the In The Arena Podcast
Healing and Hope with Sharon Evans and Mercy
April 16, 2019 01:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBA Live interview from the 2019 Texas Emergency Management Conference, with Sharon Evans and Mercy from HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response.
Protecting Texas with Game Warden David Pellizzari
April 16, 2019 01:00 - 17 minutes - 7.9 MBA Live Interview from the 2019 Texas Emergency Management Conference, with Texas Parks & Wildlife Officer David Pellizzari.
Crisis at the Border
April 10, 2019 05:00 - 41 minutes - 19.3 MBThe American Public has been feeding off one-liners and tweets for too long and that it is time we talk about the reality of the situation down at the border. If people are going to get their news from Twitter in single sentences, they are going to stay uninformed and manipulated by whoever they follow.
INSIDE THE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE: AN INTERVIEW WITH REAL HEROES
April 07, 2019 22:00 - 15 minutes - 6.95 MBA live interview with Major Ryan Rickert and Major Jeremy DeHart of the 53rd Weather Recon Squadron. Recorded at the National Tropical Weather Conference in South Padre Island, Texas.
THE 2019 HURRICANE PREDICTIONS
April 07, 2019 05:00 - 9 minutes - 4.42 MBLive from the National Tropical Weather Conference in South Padre Island, Texas.
Preserving a Heritage with the Aurora Regional Fire Museum
March 30, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBAn interview Brian Failing (Executive Director) and Cayla Wagner (Museum Assistant) at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum in Aurora, Illinois.
Lighting A Path to a Career in Forensics
March 30, 2019 05:00 - 18 minutes - 8.62 MBAn update on the new FoxFury Lighting Solutions Forensic Learning Lab at SciTech Hands On Museum in Aurora, IL.
Using Response to Teach STEAM
March 26, 2019 05:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBRecorded at the Sci-Tech Museum in Aurora, Illinois, during the Spring-break "StayCation" an interview with Ian McCleary and Camille Coller. How response technology and history is being used to inspire a new generation of innovators and responders.
When a Picture is Worth More Than a Thousand Words
March 25, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBThis bonus Episode features a powerful interview with Responder/Artist Daniel Sundahl. Daniel captures the hearts and minds of responders around the world and turns them into thought provoking and often times healing works of art. Passionate about raising mental health awareness for first responders, many of Daniel’s images are based on real calls that he himself has attended over a 15 year career as a paramedic/firefighter. You have no doubt seen these images shared online or perhaps at ...
Radio Chatter March 2019 Part 2
March 23, 2019 05:00 - 52 minutes - 24 MBIn this Radio Chatter episode, Eddy and Jon talk about podcast tours, craw fish disasters, border patrol and police recruiting.
Grandpa, Tell Me a Story Featuring LT. Ed Weiss (Retired)
March 19, 2019 05:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBThis phone-in episode is an interview with Oak Park Illinois Fire Department Lt Ed Weiss (Ret.) Lt. Weiss shares his experiences as he took the job he never thought he would have and how he was guided by a Divine hand to help change the course of firefighting and emergency management forever. Rich in history, this episode features three generations of a legacy as Lt. Weiss is the father and grandfather of your hosts!
FAITH, FAMILY, AND FIREFIGHTING with Andy Starnes
March 08, 2019 06:00 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBIn the midst of our search for success & serving others we have forgotten about our first priority: Our family! How do we hold onto faith and family while answering the call? Andy Starnes is a 20-year veteran of the fire service, currently serving as a captain with the Charlotte, NC, Fire Department. He is an instructor, member of the Kill The Flashover Project, writer, author, website contributor and founder of bringingbackbrotherhood.org. This episode was recorded LIVE at the Brotherho...
Vent. Enter. Demolish. A look at the Fire Maul and the FireWrap Grip Kit
March 08, 2019 06:00 - 19 minutes - 8.82 MBWhen one looks at the Fire Service, most of the tools that we use were designed for something else and we have adapted those tools to do what we need them to do. FireMaul has taken on an innovative approach to modern day firefighting with tools created to do the job of a firefighting. This interview with Greg Payeur was recorded live at the Louisiana Instructors and Firefighter Training Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on March 7, 2019.
THE BROTHERHOOD
March 07, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutes - 9.84 MBThis episode was recorded in Baton Rouge on March 7, 2019 in memory of fallen firefighter Captain Jacob Ringering.
Radio Chatter March 2019
March 03, 2019 05:00 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MBEddy and Jon discuss current events, the podcast itself, reports, tours, and more, in their monthly episode of "Radio Chatter". This episodes focus is in Emergency Management Magazine report entitled "We've Failed Miserably at Preparedness", motel gas explosions, home preparedness, the Visual911+ App and the topic of "Culture Brokers"
Is Your Ambulance Clean? Featuring Nicole Arbach
March 02, 2019 01:00 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBA live interview RN/Paramedic Nicole Arbach, Ambulance Educator from North Memorial Health in Minnesota. Listen to Nicole share her insights regarding protocols and attitudes toward infectious disease prevention in EMS as well as the story of her own son who experienced what infection can mean firsthand. Recorded live at the Long Hot Summer Conference in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
America’s Drug Problem Featuring Kirk Hughes, RN, EMT, CSPI
March 01, 2019 05:00 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBA live interview with Kirk Hughes, RN, EMT, CSPI, Education Director of the Minnesota Poison Control System. With years of experience in Fire/EMS and a background as a death scene investigator, Hughes has become a specialist on America’ drug problem. Is Narcan working? How far behind are we in the drug war? We have been calling this a pandemic, but how bad is America’s problem really?
Responding to the Invisible Child
February 28, 2019 05:00 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBAs a responder, you are prepared to handle many unexpected situations that you encounter on a call. You have likely found that there are situations and calls you go on that seem to require different response tactics or specialized care that you may not be trained or highly skilled in. Would you know how to respond if you met a child whose behaviors did not appear to be ‘normal’ or typical for their age? Courtney Willegal joins us LIVE at EMS Today 2019 in National Harbor, Maryland to discu...
EMS Today 2019 Wrap Up
February 24, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBAfter a long week in National Harbor, Maryland, Eddy and Jon go over their experiences at EMS Today 2019.
A journey of discovery: Creating tools for responders
February 21, 2019 05:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBIn this episode, Eddy interviews Antonio Cugini, Director of Marketing for FoxFury Lighting Solutions. FoxFuy is our main podcast sponsor and the creators of some of the finest lighting solutions in the responder world. How did they get here? How has the company grown? What sets FoxFury apart from their competitors? Listen to Antonio Cugini share about the company’s journey of discovery and the magic of forecasting the responder industry. Recorded LIVE at EMS Today 2019 in National Harb...
The Lesson From a 911 Outage
December 29, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.16 MBThis episode is a short rant about the lesson we should all be learning from the recent Century Link 911 outage. Our reliance on technology has turned us into a society that is more vulnerable than perhaps any in history despite the breakthroughs that originally looked like lifesavers!
Lessons From M*A*S*H*
December 22, 2018 02:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MBDuring this holiday season, there will be families experiencing pain and loss, responders pulled away from their families for the sake of the call, and while the holiday will be filled with trees, lights and gifts, it will also be a time of pain and agony for so many. It is a time of the year when perspective can save a life. Perhaps some lessons from M*A*S*H* will make a difference.
Leech Lake - Are We Training The Whole Responder Brain?
December 15, 2018 15:00 - 16 minutes - 7.7 MBFrom the Leech Lake Public Safety Conference in Walker Minnesota December 14th, 2018. An interview with Rob Pearson from North Memorial Air Care on the art of hemorrhage control and the science of stress training. Could this research change the way we train? Could the way we train prevent PTSD in responders?
Leech Lake - Use of Police Force
December 15, 2018 05:00 - 21 minutes - 9.86 MBThe use of force, in the context of law enforcement, may be defined as the "amount of effort required by police to compel compliance by an unwilling subject" Within the world of Criminal Justice, there is probably no other issue that draws as much attention as the use of Police Force, yet the actual definition of what is force, what is excessive force and what is reasonable as opposed to necessary has yet to be determined and may never be.
Leech Lake – Because people don’t come with handles!
December 14, 2018 19:00 - 14 minutes - 6.69 MBFrom the Leech Lake Public Safety Conference in Walker Minnesota December 14th, 2018. An in-booth interview with EMT Karen Winkler from BinderLift. One of the biggest problems in EMS today is back injuries… could this be the solution? Statistically, 1 out of 2 EMS providers will sustain an on the job back injury during their career. That means if it ain’t you…it’s gonna be your partner!
Leech Lake – How training Conferences Should Be Done
December 14, 2018 17:00 - 15 minutes - 7.23 MBIs there a better way to train responders than by sending just a few members of a department to a national conference? Are regional conferences experiencing a new energy and revival? From the Leech Lake Public Safety Conference in Walker Minnesota December 14th, 2018.
Yellow Vests, Unrest, and The Plan
December 12, 2018 23:00 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBWhat happens when protests and rallies become violent street wars? As responders, we need to step back from the politics and reasons and rhetoric ask start to ask ourselves, could we do our jobs if this happened here? Have we made sure we could respond and still serve, protect, rescue and save in a war-zone environment? Could our social media make this happen here?
Being The Leader Your Department Needs
December 05, 2018 01:00 - 19 minutes - 9.15 MBIn any leadership scenario, a great leader needs to make sure there is a culture that grows things. So what do you want to grow? How about more leaders, more passion, loyalty and a raised standard of excellence? A real leader is trying to build something greater themselves out of people they wish to see do better than they themselves are doing.
Defining the Vulnerable Population; An Emergency Management Problem
November 29, 2018 02:00 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MBIf we are to truly contemplate how to respond to “vulnerable populations”, we must allow ourselves a little imagination as we create our response plans. What population COULD become vulnerable that is not normally and already designated vulnerable? Until we start to imagine what lies beyond what we have ever seen before and we start to recognize the possible needs of the entire population, we can then, and only then start to come up with plans that don’t leave us hanging.
Building A Wall
November 28, 2018 01:00 - 10 minutes - 4.9 MBA follow up from our last episode… are we trusting our gloves too much? How often are we exposing ourselves to disease by not being strategic about our infection prevention. What makes a good wall anyway?
LAW ENFORCMENT’S BIGGEST ENEMY IS AN OLD ONE
November 25, 2018 17:00 - 19 minutes - 8.82 MBLEOs have a higher risk of being attacked, wounded or even killed at work than almost all other professions. But did you know that statistically they also have a much higher chance of exposure to a debilitating and even life- threatening illness? In this episode, author/trainer E.G Weiss, Jr. talks about infectious disease control for the police officer as well as other responders.