Within the Trenches

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Within the Trenches Ep 248 Apr 27, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 248 was recorded at the 2019 Texas Public Safety Conference. This episode features Matt, Instructor with the Denise Amber Lee Foundation and it highlights Matt's 9-1-1 story from Illinois to Las Vegas, his work with the Denise Amber Lee Foundation and what it was like in his center during 1 October, the Las Vegas active shooter incident.

It's an episode you don't want to miss.

Supported by: INdigital

Episode topics –

Matt's 9-1-1 story
The transition from working in Illinois to Las Vegas, Nevada
1 October
Working with the Denise Amber Lee Foundation

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at wttpodcast@gmail.com.

Within the Trenches Ep 247 Apr 24, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 247 was recorded at the 2019 Texas Public Safety Conference. This episode features Daneille, Assistant Communications Manager with League City Police Department and Jeremy, Communications Shift Supervisor with League City Police Department..

Supported by: INdigital

Episode topics –

Daneille's 9-1-1 story
Jeremy's 9-1-1 story
Hurricane Harvey and its impact on dispatch during and after the storm

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at wttpodcast@gmail.com.

Within the Trenches Ep 246 Apr 18, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 246 was recorded at the 2019 Texas Public Safety Conference. This episode features Hank and Dj Hunt. Their story follows a journey that started after a their daughter Kari lost her life, their granddaughters call to 9-1-1 that didn't work and a promise made to help fix that problem.

Supported by: INdigital

Episode topics –

The story of Kari, Kari's Law and the Hunt family

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at wttpodcast@gmail.com.

Within the Trenches Ep 245 Apr 17, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 245 was recorded at the 2019 Texas Public Safety Conference and this is Open Mic. This episode features the funny situations and phone calls that come into 9-1-1 dispatch.

Supported by: INdigital

Episode topics –

A live audience Open Mic session

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at wttpodcast@gmail.com.

Within the Trenches Ep 244 Apr 14, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 244 was recorded at the 2019 Texas Public Safety Conference and features the #IAM911 stories of 9-1-1 professionals who attended the Imagine Listening session.

WARNING…THIS EPISODE CONTAINS STORIES THAT COULD CAUSE A TRIGGER. IF YOU SUFFER FROM PTSD OR HAVE SUICIDAL TENDENCIES YOU ARE LISTENING AT YOUR OWN RISK. The following stories are all true and come from the dispatchers who live them.

This is an episode you do not want to miss!

Supported by: INdigital

Episode topics –

A live audience Imagine Listening session

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at wttpodcast@gmail.com.

Within the Trenches Ep 243 Apr 09, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 243 was recorded at the 2019 Texas Public Safety Conference and features Carrie and Sara, public safety dispatchers with Sugar Land Public Safety out of Texas.

This is an episode you do not want to miss!

Supported by: INdigital

Episode topics –

Carrie's 9-1-1 story
Sara's 9-1-1 story
Ride along stories
Early 9-1-1 calls

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at wttpodcast@gmail.com.

Within the Trenches Ep 242 Mar 29, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 242 highlights the experience of once dispatch, always dispatch, the experience of being present during an End of Watch and a message to my friend Brian, aka Butter, aka B3 (Baker 3.)

Episode topics –

Coming home to my public safety family
The experience of an End of Watch
Paying respects to my friend B3

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at wttpodcast@gmail.com.

Within the Trenches Ep 241 Mar 19, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 241 features stories from the #IAM911 movement. You will also hear two powerful stories from dispatchers out of Idaho and Illinois. Both of them have written and shared them throughout social media and now, you will hear them tell it on this podcast.

This is an episode you do not want to miss!

Supported by: INdigital

Episode topics –

Stories from the #IAM911 movement
Diana's story - The dreaded call
Cori's story - My suicidal call

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at wttpodcast@gmail.com.

Within the Trenches Ep 240 Mar 13, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 240 features State of Alabama Market Manager with INdigital, Caleb. In this episode we visit his public safety background along with a look at the devastation caused by the EF4 tornado that hit Lee County, Alabama on March 3, 2019.

This is an episode you do not want to miss!

Supported by: INdigital

Episode topics –

Caleb's 9-1-1 story
Responding as an EMT after the destruction of a tornado in 2011
EF4 tornado in Lee County, Alabama on March 3, 2019

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at wttpodcast@gmail.com.

Within the Trenches Ep 239 Feb 28, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 239 features the story of how I met Gary Allen, former dispatcher of 20 years, technical writer, former editor of Dispatch Monthly and Dispatch Magazine On-line, and how this one connection changed my life.

This is an episode you do not want to miss!

Cult of Mac - Remembering Gary Allen, Apple stores' most devoted overnight camper

911ceu.com - Web

Supported by: INdigital

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