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Jonathan Calhoun, Calhoun corner.

PintheQ Podcast - June 25, 2024 22:25 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Episode # 78: Jonathan Calhoun . (WATCH ON YOUTUBE) All rights reserved: PintheQ Productions. Music by: Epidemic Sound license agreement Edited and produced by: PTQ Property of: PintheQ Productions. www.pintheq.com To support the show visit our website: www.pintheq.com

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Incident Documentation with Chris Rodgers and Tracie Young-Brungard

Don't Risk It! Podcast - June 25, 2024 17:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Documentation helps minimize the impacts of an incident on the responder. It also helps identify risks and implement change to reduce those risks in the future. In this episode, we talk with Bryan Duquin of VFIS and Tracie Young-Brungard of the PA State Fire Commissioner’s Office about the impor...

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Incident Investigation with Chris Rodgers, Blair Tyndall and Bryan Duquin

Don't Risk It! Podcast - June 11, 2024 17:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
What’s the big picture? All incidents should be investigated to identify trends and benchmark information, find a root cause and build an educational model for the organization. Find out more about incident investigation best practices in this episode with Blair Tyndall and Bryan Duquin of VFIS ...

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Jonathan Calhoun - Firefighter / Paramedic

PintheQ Podcast - June 03, 2024 17:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Episode # 78: Jonathan Calhoun . (WATCH ON YOUTUBE) Fish Responders & Water is therapy All rights reserved: PintheQ Productions. Music by: Epidemic Sound license agreement Edited and produced by: PTQ Property of: PintheQ Productions. www.pintheq.com To support the show visit our website: www.pi...

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Lithium Ion with host Chris Rodgers & guest Bobby Salveson from The HazMat Guys

Don't Risk It! Podcast - May 28, 2024 17:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
From cell phones to e-bikes - In today’s world, you would be hard pressed to go to a fire where a lithium ion battery is not involved. In this episode, Bobby Salveson from The Haz Mat Guys talks about the dangers of lithium ion batteries and some best practices for emergency service providers to...

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Captain Rich Doherty

PintheQ Podcast - May 22, 2024 20:01 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Episode # 77: Capt. Rich Doherty . (WATCH ON YOUTUBE) Fish Responders & Water is therapy All rights reserved: PintheQ Productions. Music by: Epidemic Sound license agreement Edited and produced by: PTQ Property of: PintheQ Productions. www.pintheq.com To support the show visit our website: www....

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New Insights on Agreed Value with Scott Cain and Joe Giorgi.

Don't Risk It! Podcast - May 14, 2024 17:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
How do you put a price on your fire apparatus? In this episode, VFIS Regional VP of Sales, Joe Giorgi, and Sales Executive Scott Cain provide an overview of the agreed value concept and discuss updates to the VFIS policy.  What is agreed value? (glatfelters.com)

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Introducing: Tiny Dinos

Dead Eyes - May 07, 2024 20:33 - 3 minutes
A brief hello from Connor including an audiobook recommendation and a preview of his new podcast, Tiny Dinos... Listen to Tiny Dinos here: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/tinydinos See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

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Telling the Patient Refusal Story with Paul Bachtel, Mike Baker and Dave Bradley

Don't Risk It! Podcast - April 30, 2024 18:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Whether it’s a public assist call or a police response call, emergency service leadership and providers should be concerned about their patient refusal process. In this episode, Paul Bachtel of VFIS Claims joins Mike Baker and Dave Bradley of Client Risk Solutions to discuss patient refusals, in...

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Incident Rehab with Tracie Young-Brungard

Don't Risk It! Podcast - April 16, 2024 18:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Incident rehab serves to identify conditions in personnel that may otherwise go undetected and could lead to serious health conditions, disabilities and death. In this episode, Tracie Young-Brungard, Director of Recruitment and Retention for the PA State Fire Commissioner’s office, discusses how...

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The Legal Guardian with David Givot

Don't Risk It! Podcast - April 02, 2024 18:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
“Documentation wins the day.” In this episode, David Givot, Esq., EMS Defense Attorney at The Legal Guardian, author of Sirens, Lights and Lawyers: The Law and Other Important Stuff EMS Providers Never Learned in School, and former paramedic from LA County, provides insight on issues he’s observ...

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Forging Your Team – The Johnny Torgeson Story – 408

SAMatters Radio - March 26, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
The fire service is struggling with recruiting and retention. It’s also challenged by a mental health crisis and a growing apathy within the profession. The good news is, we have the power to fix it. Working in a team environment provides job satisfaction, psychological safety, and a feeling of ...

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Electronic Vehicles and Lithium Ion Batteries with Chris Rodgers and Chief Michael O’Brian

Don't Risk It! Podcast - March 19, 2024 18:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
From electronic vehicles and mobility devices to best practices for collecting and capturing thermal batteries, in this episode, Fire Chief Michael O’Brian from Brighton Area Fire Authority talks about some best practices when encountering electronic vehicle fires.

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Accelerating Leadership Growth and Impact – The Sean Glaze Interview – 407

SAMatters Radio - March 19, 2024 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway discusses how to accelerating leadership growth and impact with Sean Glaze, author of Rapid Teamwork, The 10 Commandments of Winning Teammates, and Staying Coachable.  Sean Glaze is a leadership speaker, teambuilding facilitator, and author who delivers engaging exp...

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Heights and Weights of Vehicles with Chris Rodgers & CRS Team

Don't Risk It! Podcast - March 05, 2024 18:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
From large apparatus to brush vehicles and trailers, there’s a huge liability exposure when a service vehicle exceeds the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight. In this episode, Mike Baker and Bryan Duquin from Client Risk Solutions discuss why it’s important for ESOs to obtain the heights and wei...

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Cyber Security with Chris Rodgers and Shawn Nelson

Don't Risk It! Podcast - February 20, 2024 18:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
From one-off phishing emails to sophisticated cyber schemes, cybercriminal techniques continue to advance. Shawn Nelson, Chief Information Security Officer at Glatfelter Insurance Group, provides some best practices to help Emergency Service Organizations prevent cybersecurity-related incidents ...

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The Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance – 406

SAMatters Radio - February 13, 2024 16:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with Jeff Dill about the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance and their work to reduce firefighter suicides.   In 2010, Jeff Dill founded Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA).  And since 2021, Jeff has served full time as the Behavioral Health ...

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Ambulance Service with Michael McCabe

Don't Risk It! Podcast - February 06, 2024 18:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
From patient handling to driving vehicles, in this episode, Michael McCabe, host of the EMS World Podcast and Director and CEO of McCabe Ambulance in Bayonne, NJ, talks about what keeps him up at night and the issues he’s observed in the ambulance service. https://emsworldpodcasts.podbean.com ...

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The Minnesota Hometown Heroes Assistance Program - 405

SAMatters Radio - February 06, 2024 16:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with George Esbensen, President of the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative (MnFIRE) about the Hometown Heroes Assistance Program.   During his 32 years in the fire service, George Esbensen served in many roles, from firefighter to chief. Today, he volunteers...

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PFAS, Firefighter Cancer and The Foam Exposure Committee - 404

SAMatters Radio - January 30, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with Vicki Quint and Rick Nickerson about PFAS, foam exposure and the risk to firefighters.   The Foam Exposure Committee Mission Statement - - To reduce firefighter / first responder exposures to perfluorinated chemicals used in firefighting foams in ord...

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Fire VAP with Chief Nick Perkins

Don't Risk It! Podcast - January 23, 2024 18:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
As part of their work to reduce preventable firefighter death and injury, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has developed the Fire Vulnerability Assessment Program (VAP). In this episode, Fire Chief Nick Perkins from Travis County Emergency Services District #2, provides an overview of...

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The NIOSH 5 and Leadership – The Jeff Snider Interview – 403

SAMatters Radio - January 23, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with Jeff Snider about the NIOSH 5 – or the five most often cited contributing factors in Line of Duty death investigations and lessons for leaders.   Jeff Snider has served with the Canadian military as a Special Forces Operator (3 CDO), a Correctional O...

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Conducting a LODD After Action Review: Part 2 – 402

SAMatters Radio - January 16, 2024 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
  On January 06, 2018, Lt. Matthew LeTourneau, a 42-year-old male and 11-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD), died after becoming trapped from an interior structural collapse while engaged in interior firefighting operations.  Two additional firefighters were injured during ...

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Body Cameras in EMS with Tim Hearn

Don't Risk It! Podcast - January 09, 2024 18:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Body cameras are being used more frequently in the emergency medical services to help with incident management and to ensure the responder behaves and is treated appropriately. In this episode, we are joined by Tim Hearn from Fort Smith EMS (Fort Smith, AR) to talk about body cameras in EMS, why...

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Conducting a LODD After Action Review: Part 1 – 401

SAMatters Radio - January 09, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
This episode is part 1 of a 2-part interview where Dr. Gasaway talks with retired Philadelphia Deputy Chief Vince Mulray and Battalion Chief Bobby Kennedy about conducting a Line-of-Duty After Action Review following the death of Lieutenant Matthew LeTourneau on January 6, 2018.   After Acti...

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The 400th Episode Anniversary of the SAMatters Show - 400

SAMatters Radio - January 02, 2024 16:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
Dr. Gasaway, along with some special guests, celebrates the milestone of reaching our 400thepisode.     Description   The Situational Awareness Matters Show debuted on May 12, 2014.  This episode highlights the journey Dr. Gasaway has taken to educate first responders about situational...

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2015 Amtrak Passenger Train Derailment in Philadelphia - 399

SAMatters Radio - December 19, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway interviews Vince Mulray, retired Philadelphia Deputy Chief, discussing the 2015 derailment of Amtrak Train #188 traveling from Washington DC to New York City.   On May 12, 2015, at approximately 9:20pm, Amtrak Train #188 traveling from Washington D.C. to New York...

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Non Members in Department Apparatus - ENCORE

Don't Risk It! Podcast - December 12, 2023 18:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The Don't Risk It podcast team is taking a well-deserved break this winter, but we will be back in January with new episodes. In the meantime, we are revisiting a few episodes that focus on critical issues emergency responders face in their day-to-day duties. Whether Santa is riding in the ho...

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Tactical Decision Games – An Interview with Phil Jose - 398

SAMatters Radio - December 12, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway talks with Phil Jose about tactical decision games.   Phil Jose, Deputy Chief, (Ret.), 30 years in Seattle Fire Department. He chaired the SOG and PIA committees.  Chief of the Year 2013.  FDIC Instructor 19 years with the highest attended class in 2023: The Art ...

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From Firefighter to Fire Chief – The Tom DeSorcy Story - 397

SAMatters Radio - December 05, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway talks with Retired Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about how he quickly went from being a volunteer firefighter to career fire chief.   Tom DeSorcy joined the fire service in 1983 and became the first paid firefighter in his hometown of Hope, B.C., when he became fire chi...