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In this episode, I speak to the Director of Emergency Management at UNC Charlotte about a wide variety of topics including one of the most important: planning. Chris dives into what it is like being the Emergency Managment Director at a large higher education establishment on the east coast and some of the challenges there in. We talk about the benefits of collaboration between entities both on and off campus and how they were tested during one of the most tragic events to ever occur on their campus: an active shooter with confirmed victims. Thank you to Chris and the UNC Charlotte team for all their continued efforts towards readiness and ensuring the safety of the campus and the surrounding community. What the listeners should do "tomorrow": preparedness starts on the individual level. Take responsibility for your personal preparedness (listen to the last 10 min to learn more) CONTACT: Chris Gonyar - cgonyar@charlotte.edu

In this final episode of the Mental Health and Wellness mini-series, Nick Carson brings a fresh perspective on Peer Support and the critical link between a member in crisis and getting the help they need. Nick wears many hats but one of the most important ones is his role with Mind the Frontline. We dive into peer support and Nick's position at the non-profit Mind the Frontline whose entire purpose for being is to "support those who selflessly safeguard our communities" "It is not normal or okay to suffer" - We also talk about a culture of good mental health and how the results benefit both the member and the Department/agency they are a part of. Imporant Links: https://mindthefrontline.org/ - Mind the Frontline Website 1-866-MIND247 (866-646-3247‬) - Mind Shield Warm Line Contact Nick: ncarson@mindthefrontline.org Find Nick on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/nickcarson1623 https://www.jems.com/author/nick-carsonclarionevents-com/ - Nick's JEMS Article

Beth Jacobs is a licenced clinical mental health counselor and has been for the past eight years. She is also a law enforcement spouse of 24 years and a mom of three. Beth and host Prescott Nadeau dive into the clinician portion of mental health and wellness with a focus on EMDR therapy and its restorative effects for emergency service providers. We also hit on trust and the critical nature of developing a relationship as an individual or Department with a clinician. "It became apparent this was going to be a lot about death" - Beth, reflecting upon early recognition about being the spouse of a police officer and how that ultimately led to a much greater understanding of emergency services and how to connect with such a unique group of people. How to reach Beth: bethjaco210@gmail.com Finding the right clinician chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.iaffrecoverycenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Finding-the-Right-Clinician-2020.pdf Clinician Webinars https://www.iaffrecoverycenter.com/community-education/

For part II in our multi part mini series on responder mental health and wellness, host Prescott Nadeau interviews Williston Police Officer Dan Macaig. Dan has been a firefighter, EMT and police officer in a wide range of areas including on call, career, volunteer, busy houses, slow houses... the whole gammut. We talk about a range of topics including: What do you want the listeners to do tomorrow? - Treat others like you want to be treated Want to reach out to Dan? daniel.c.macaig@gmail.com Want to reach Prescott? (802) 999-5944 or prescott.nadeau@thereadinesslab.com Resources: Mind the FrontlineIAFF Center for ExcellenceSuicide and Crisis Lifeline

Host Prescott Nadeau speaks with Lt. Anthony Simanskas about his experience dealing with one of the most horrific emergency scenes that has occured Statewide back in 2018. They discuss how a call like that has potential to flatten even the most seasoned responder and how to prevent it from doing just that. Discussion points include: What should the listeners do "tomorrow": Resources: Mind the FrontlineIAFF Center for ExcellenceSuicide and Crisis Lifeline

In this episode, host Prescott Nadeau speaks with Remote Paramedic Daniel Taylor on the world of wilderness medicine and the associated challenges. Dan defines the difference between wilderness, austere and remote medcine. We nerd out on gear and equipment while referencing how it applies to the urban, suburban and remote provider. Dan dives into the acronym MARCH PAWS and RTHP (Ruck, Truck, House, Plane) We wrap up with a discussion on becoming a physician extender in the need for rock solid communication (as much as can be accomplished). This was a great conversation with a storied paramedic who has lived some pretty wild and incredible adventures. Want to learn more? Tons of resources below: Self-directed learning and references Prolonged Field Care CollectiveProlongedFieldCare.org PFC CPGsConsolidated: Prolonged Casualty Care GuidelinesSeparated out by topic: https://jts.health.mil/index.cfm/PI_CPGs/cpgs Wilderness Medical SocietyWMS.orgWMS Journalhttps://wms.org/WMS/WMS/Research/journal.aspx?hkey=4ab1319f-2d1e-4636-acca-096377ce3018 WMS Clinical Practice Guidelineshttps://wms.org/WMS/Research/WEM/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines.aspx Podcasts PFC Podcasthttps://prolongedfieldcare.org/prolonged-field-care-podcast/ College of Remote and Offshore Medicine Podcasthttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corom-foundationEpisodes 36 (Nursing care in South Sudan), 58 (Human Remains Retrieval), and 77 (Doctorate level paramedic in Colorado) Training Austere Emergency Carehttps://specializedmedicalstandards.org/courses/ Anyone Not Readyhttps://anyonenotready.com/aec/ Ragged Edge Solutionshttps://www.raggededgesolutions.com College of Remote and Offshore Medicinehttps://corom.edu.mt/austere-emergency-care/ Other courses of relevance SOARescuehttps://www.soarescue.com/completelist College of Remote and Offshore Medicinehttps://corom.edu.mt/short-courses/ ConferencesCanadian Association of Wilderness Medicine Annual Conferencehttps://cawm.ca Wilderness Medical Society Conferenceshttps://wms.org/WMS/WMS/Attend/Conferences/Overview.aspx Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assemblyhttps://specialoperationsmedicine.org/soma-2024/ DocumentaryTwo Kilometers to Terror: Life and Death Under ISIShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz4zF43LZ8k Memorial of Pete written by one of his good friendshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/23/pete-reed-tribute-former-marine-ukraine-mosul-iraq Another memorial featuring his wife who served with us in Mosulhttps://www.npr.org/2023/02/21/1158580520/remembering-33-year-old-pete-reed-a-frontline-humanitarian-medic-killed-in-ukrai Daniel Taylor, EMT-P, TP-C, WP-C, CCEMTP, FAWM Remote Paramedic and Instructor Frozen Medical LLC FrozenMedical.com Dan@FrozenMedical.com Twitter: @FrozenMedicalInstagram: @FrozenMedical +1 (315) 484 8087

After a temporary break away from the podcast after having his third child, Prescott returns and speaks to listeners about work life balance, including the barriers to and how to better achieve balace between personal lives and work lives. Using lessons learned from time on the job as a career firefighter as well as time away during FMLA leave, Prescott tackles some of the complexities of work life balance that the world of emergency services presents. Interested in learning more? Reach out to Prescott at prescott.nadeau@thereadinesslab.com. Do you know someone who you'd like to hear on the Life, Fire, Layout Podcast, or a topic you'd like us to dive deeper into? Drop a comment on email Prescott for more.

LFL is pleased to bring long time Fire and EMS educator Jon Politis to the podcast. In this episode, we talk about an accident that occured in 2022 that impacted nearly every aspect of his life, physical, mental and emotional. This is one of the first times Jon has publically discussed this accident, and more importantly debriefed many of the learning aspects of it including but not limited to: what happens when the rescuer needs to be rescued, words and how they matter way more than we could imagine and the role denial plays in an incident like this. Want to book Jon for one of his top classes, EMS Leadership Bootcamp? Contact info below! Jonathan Politis Contact Info: jonpolitis@mac.com https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2016/08/08/park-rangers-grand-teton-national-park-jenny-lake-orig-nws.cnn - more on the Jenny Lake Rangers

Scott Whittier loves weather! He is a Warning Coordination Meteorologist, which means he acts as the liaison between the National Weather Service and everyone from emergency responders to school decision makers, airport officials and everyone in between. In this episode, we talk all things weather including how to stay safe in certain weather conditions, the importance of operational CO detectors and how weather can play a dangerous role, and an underutilized yet critical component for emergency responders: the SPOT FORECAST. Scott dives into the improving technology that meteorologists have at their disposal yet describes the process for putting out a reliable but not perfect forecast. Have a listen and consider tossing a like, follow or comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Officer Matt Cohen has worked with the Williston Police Department for over a decade. His most recent role is not one you often hear about. Ofc. Cohen is the handler for K-9 Duke, Vermont's first law enforcement comfort dog. This episode dives into what its like being a K-9 handler for a comfort dog and what the program means to the community at large. Ofc. Cohen and I talk everything from origins of the program, training, how the program is used now and what the potential future of the program is. Do you want to learn more about the K-9 Comfort Dog program or if you want more information about K-9 Duke and/or Officer Matt Cohen, reach out: mcohen@willistonpdvt.org Do you need a K-9 Comfort Dog service and live in New England? Reach out to Williston PD via their non emergency line at 802-878-6611. Be sure to follow our friends on social media @K9DukeVT - Instagram and Facebook Finally.... Support our podcast either by "boosting the signal" or become an Insider today. Subscription: https://lnkd.in/eUmNA2QA Leading During Crisis is a Masterclass taught by Pete Gaynor, who held one of the highest offices in the federal government while leading the nation through numerous disasters: https://lnkd.in/eQEN3qgJ Major Endorsements: L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com Propper International: From the outdoors to the EOC, wear Propper. www.propper.com Paladin by Acela, Inc.: Riding to the final destination with the Cube, a mobile MCI refrigerated morgue: www.paladinprepare.com Impulse: Bleeding Control Kits by professionals for professionals: https://lnkd.in/dWWBYJAa Doberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com

Summer 2023 in Vermont can be remembered by one word: wet. That said, no one expected VT to receiveas much rain as it did in early July in such a short time frame. 3-9 inches of rain came down within a 48 hour period on July 10 and 11 causing catastrophic flooding including washouts and landslides along many major roadways and corridors connecting Vermont communities. Host Prescott Nadeau interviews American Red Cross Disaster Program Managers Michaela Olin and Lyndsey Morin on their harrowing account of the summer 2023 flood in Vermont. They highlight everything from preparedness and how the Red Cross helps in both prevention and response as well as the true resiliency of Vermont as a State. Listen and be sure to leave a comment and/or like if you enjoyed the content. Contact for Michaela and Lyndsey: michaela.olin@redcross.org lyndsey.morin@redcross.org American Red Cross Northern New England Link (specifically preparedness) https://www.redcross.org/local/me-nh-vt/about-us/our-work/virtual-emergency-preparedness-programs.html https://www.weather.gov/btv/The-Great-Vermont-Flood-of-10-11-July-2023-Preliminary-Meteorological-Summary

LFL Host Prescott Nadeau debriefs the National Urban Search and Rescue Conference with guest Zach Borst from the EM Weekly Podcast and John Scardena with the Disaster Tough Podcast. Also - happy 248th birthday to the USMC. Semper Fi and a huge shoutout to all the Veterans who are serving or have served in our nations military, especially my brother, USMC Major William Nadeau with the 472 MWSS and colleague Zach Borst with the VT ANG. https://www.thereadinesslab.com/em-weekly - EM Weekly https://www.thereadinesslab.com/disaster-tough - Disaster Tough Podcast https://www.thereadinesslab.com/subscriptions - New TRL Subscription Service! Check it out ...

LFL Host Prescott Nadeau interview's South Hero Volunteer Fire Chief Patrick Robinson on what life is like as a volunteer Fire Chief in a rural town. Chief Robinson discusses the challenges faced by many in rural Departments such as lack of water and recruitment/retention. Chief Robinson also tackles innovation for the rural fire service such as keeping an open mind for knowledge and unique fire apparatus purchases. Have a listen and leave a comment/like! Want to contect Patrick Robinson? leftyphr@hotmail.com https://southherofire.com/ - website for SHVFD https://www.facebook.com/southherofire - Facebook

In this episode, LFL host Prescott Nadeau interviews long time friend and fire service champion Chief Matthew Vinci on a range of important topics including: Do you want to learn more from Chief Vinci? Contact info below: MVinci@vifr.org Support our podcast! The Readiness Lab shirts and merch: https://www.thereadinesslab.com/shop/ The Readiness Lab: https://www.thereadinesslab.com/ Connect with me: LinkedIn! Major Endorsements: L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com Doberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com

Host Prescott Nadeau goes live with Hillarie Scott at the Vermont Emergency Preparedness Conference in Burke Mountain Resort. Hillarie is the State Training Administrator with Vermont Emergency Management and wears many hats on top of that. This type of "bonus episode" format will be an excellent addtion to the Life, Fire, Layout Podcast. We're thankful that Hillarie was our inagural interview. Additonal information about Hillarie can be found on her LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillarie-scott-a663a27/ Support our podcast! The Readiness Lab shirts and merch: https://www.thereadinesslab.com/shop/ The Readiness Lab: https://www.thereadinesslab.com/ Connect with me: LinkedIn! Major Endorsements: L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com Doberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com

In Episode 3 of LFL, host Prescott Nadeau interviews Nick Carson about his up coming class "Hardening the Target" being taught at EMS World Expo in NOLA and they take a deeper dive into TACMED, a recent active shooter full scale exercise that took place this summer. Do you want more information on the company Nick works for? Here is the link to Northeast Emergency Training Solutions: https://netsvt.com/ BIO: Nick is currently a Critical Care Flight Paramedic for the University of Vermont Health Network. Previous to his job in HEMS, he worked as a Senior Firefighter/Paramedic for the City of Burlington, Vermont. Nick began his EMS career in 2011. While attending The University of Vermont for his Bachelor’s Degree in Public Communication, Nick worked for the Williston Fire Department, VT as an on-call firefighter. While at Williston Fire, Nick obtained Firefighter I, Firefighter II, NR-EMT, NR-AEMT, Ice Rescue Operations, Swiftwater Operations, HazMat Operations, PADO, and ICS 100-800. Nick also worked as a Per Diem member of Colchester Rescue during college. Nick also holds IBSC certifications of Flight Paramedic (FP-C), Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C) and Tactical Paramedic (TP-C). He holds paramedic licenses in Vermont, Massachusetts, New York and New Hampshire.Nick joined Northeast Emergency Training Solutions in 2016 as a AHA CPR instructor. In 2018 Nick was promoted to CPR Coordinator and became AHA faculty Instructor Trainer for NETS. In 2020 Nick bought into the company as a managing partner and was named the Chief Information Officer. At NETS, Nick is the host of the Code 321 Podcast, he manages the NAEMT programs (PHTLS and TECC) as Vermont State NAEMT Affiliate Faculty, all digital infrastructure, the Learning Management System, marketing, and is the Commission on Prehospital Continuing Education Program Manager. Support our podcast! The Readiness Lab shirts and merch: https://www.thereadinesslab.com/shop/ The Readiness Lab: https://www.thereadinesslab.com/ Connect with me: LinkedIn! Major Endorsements: L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com Doberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com

Host Prescott Nadeau interviews Ian Kilburn, the Transportation Management Center Supervisor with the Vermont Agency of Transportation and former VT Alert Administrator / VEM Watch Officer on the topic of mass notification. Support our podcast! The Readiness Lab shirts and merch: https://www.thereadinesslab.com/shop/ The Readiness Lab: https://www.thereadinesslab.com/ Connect with me: LinkedIn! Major Endorsements: L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com Doberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com

In the inaugural episode of "Life, Fire, Layout," host Prescott Nadeau sits down with Zack Borst, an emergency manager and host of the popular EM Weekly Podcast. Together, they delve into the purpose and vision for this new series. Nadeau shares his aspirations for the show, which aims to become a platform for public safety professionals to share their insights, wisdom, and experiences. From real stories on the front lines to the practical strategies for maintaining well-being, this episode sets the stage for what's to come. Join Nadeau and Borst as they unpack the journey ahead, promising a podcast that is as engaging as it is informative. Tune in to be part of this exciting voyage into the heart of public safety. Support the podcast! The Readiness Lab: www.thereadinesslab.com/ Doberman Emergency Management: www.dobermanemg.com Connect with me! LinkedIn Major Endorsements: L3Harris Technologies's BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com Doberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com