What’s Your Emergency

Latest Episodes:

We Debrief Our Conversation with Jon Acuff Jul 28, 2021

Show notes

This week your hosts continue a conversation started with New York Times Bestselling Author, and tall guy, Jon Acuff about his new book Soundtracks. They only had 30 minutes of Jon's time and didn't even crack the surface of all the questions, observations and comments they had, so they hung up with him and hit record again to discuss it.

This week the guys go into more detail about how the book impacted them and how approachable it is for the first responder family. While many books geared towards self help are clearly more about making it in the corporate world, Jon's Soundtracks transcends job title and gives everyone a chance to improve their inner dialogue.

Support the show

Join our Facebook Community!
Buy us a beer!
Email Us! (Justin or Jason)
Thanks for listening and please share the show!

New York Times Bestselling Author Jon Acuff and Soundtracks that can shape your future Jul 21, 2021

Show notes

This week your hosts welcome New York Times Bestselling Author, and tall guy, Jon Acuff to talk about his new book Soundtracks.

As you are aware, many first responders struggle with an inner monologue that drives us down. "I'm not good enough. I'll never get promoted. I can't find a better job."

Researcher Mike Peasley PhD and Jon worked for years in testing a crazy, yet simple theory: What if we changed that soundtrack into something more positive, then acted on it? What if we were able to focus on the positive and have that repeat, rather than constantly hearing that negative nagging in the background?

Jon gives some solid, actionable advice to First Responders stuck in that cynical churn of day-in, day-out living. You'll learn:

If simply changing the music we listen to can have a positive change
What is a turndown and how it can impact a bad day in the field
How Jon can be so confident that changing your soundtrack will have a positive effect on your life, personally and professionally
Why Jon isn't wearing his Yanni - Live at the Acropolis t-shirt

(To skip direct to the interview, jump to the 06:55 minute mark.)

Support the show

Join our Facebook Community!
Buy us a beer!
Email Us! (Justin or Jason)
Thanks for listening and please share the show!

Ask WYE - Issue 62 - Jon Acuff asks if Cops get Tazed Jul 14, 2021

Show notes

New York Times Bestselling Author, Jon Acuff, dropped by the WYE studios to ask our resident Motor a burning question:

"Are cops required to get tazed?"

Oddly enough, the topic of being set on fire also comes up...but that's how WYE works, right?

Don't miss out on MC's answer...and look for our upcoming interview with Jon next week!

Support the show

Join our Facebook Community!
Buy us a beer!
Email Us! (Justin or Jason)
Thanks for listening and please share the show!

The Importance of Initial Radio Traffic - Surfside, FL Condo Collapse Jul 07, 2021

Show notes

The Florida community of Surfside is still reeling from the sudden collapse of an condo building overnight a few days ago leaving 150 people presumed dead. While many news outlets are finding new security footage, as first responders we can learn a lot from talking to the responders first in on these scenes.

You'll learn:

The importance of a good LCAN report (Location, Conditions, Actions, Needs)
Determining next steps and deploying to meet those needs
Transmit safe ingress and report additional hazards
At what point do "missing" become "presumed dead"

For more information, video of the incident, audio of first on scene, and links for our BOLO, be sure to check out the show notes!

Support the show

Join our Facebook Community!
Buy us a beer!
Email Us! (Justin or Jason)
Thanks for listening and please share the show!

The Return to Normalcy - Welcome back, Otis! Jun 30, 2021

Show notes

Remember early 2020 when we only had to wait three weeks to make Covid go away?

Ah, simpler times.

15 months later, we're starting to emerge from our relative cocoons and starting to see normal sights. Like bar fights, publicly inebriated idiots (aka Otis), and the like.

What kind of "normal" things are you seeing where you are?

Support the show

Join our Facebook Community!
Buy us a beer!
Email Us! (Justin or Jason)
Thanks for listening and please share the show!

Stress Management as a First Responder Jun 23, 2021

Show notes

We all know the lives of First Responders are jam packed with stress. If it isn't home, it's work. If it isn't work, it's home.

In this episode, we discuss an article from PoliceOne (written in the quaint year of 2017) all about stress...its causes and how to reduce it.

More to the point, we are partnering with Yoga for First Responders and hosting a Yoga Challenge! Watch and participate with your hosts as we do a 14-Day Yoga Challenge. Sign up here for more information and register to win some killer prizes!

This week, you'll learn about:

Life experiences that cause stress
Common healthy coping strategies
Other coping strategies that are significantly less healthy
When it's OK to say you're not OK

Support the show

Join our Facebook Community!
Buy us a beer!
Email Us! (Justin or Jason)
Thanks for listening and please share the show!

MC and HM go to the Movies Jun 16, 2021

Show notes

You can't swing a turnout coat without hitting some buddy cop movie or show these days and it shouldn't be a surprise. Hunting down bad guys while your supervisor challenges your methods and threatens you with punishment sounds exciting, right?

Movies like Backdraft and...well...Backdraft sure make being a fireman seem exciting, but is it real?

Let me answer that by mentioning there isn't a Law & Order: Report Room show.

This week, the Happy Medic and I grab some popcorn and a $200 small cola and head into the movie house to discuss which movies actually got it right. Because even though 99% of everything Hollywood likes to make us do is wrong, there are those little wins every now and again.

Which movies did we say got it right?

You'll have to listen
Click play
Subscribe to the show
Leave a comment on which movies you think got it right.

Support the show

Join our Facebook Community!
Buy us a beer!
Email Us! (Justin or Jason)
Thanks for listening and please share the show!

Ask WYE - Issue 61 - Heads Up! Putting data in your line of sight Jun 09, 2021

Show notes

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.

This week the guys talk about the different applications of a HUD as well as the opportunities Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality can give us to improve the three disciplines.

Support the show

Join our Facebook Community!
Buy us a beer!
Email Us! (Justin or Jason)
Thanks for listening and please share the show!

The Internet of Things with Greg Kaminski and Joseph Walsh Jun 02, 2021

Show notes

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 understood it sends a recording to a human to decipher. Isn't that a lovely thought?

But it goes farther than that, including automatic security lights and cameras, doorbells, interior cameras an a host of other gadgets that we set up to make life easier. We discover this week that it also makes life easier for criminals.

Greg Kaminski and Joe Walsh (not of The Eagles fame, I'm sad to say) are the founders of Cybercuff, a group offering training to Law Enforcement on the IoT and how much things have changed around policing when it comes to approaching a car, house or building. Short version? You can't just duck under a window, they may have you under surveillance already...even remotely.

You'll learn:

How Cybercuff became a thing and why
How to secure your own network from possible scammers and thieves
Basics on responding where cameras are installed
The importance of balancing convenience with giving away privacy

Support the show

Join our Facebook Community!
Buy us a beer!
Email Us! (Justin or Jason)
Thanks for listening and please share the show!

Ask WYE - Issue 60 - Is a Citizen's Arrest a real thing or not? May 26, 2021

Show notes

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 (on our homepage Here) and recorded her brief question which Motorcop answers very quickly. We then discuss that other thing that seems to be more Hollywood than real life: Commandeering a car.

Support the show

Join our Facebook Community!
Buy us a beer!
Email Us! (Justin or Jason)
Thanks for listening and please share the show!

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected