Tracy Eldridge

On Scene First with Tracy Eldridge

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On Scene First with Tracy Eldridge is designed to bridge the gap between public safety professionals and needed industry resources. It is centralized on the goal of bringing entertaining, educational, and empowering interviews with public safety difference-makers to discuss new technology, out-of-the-box thinking, and mental health resources to save lives on both sides of the call. Tracy began her career in 1997 as a 9-1-1 dispatcher and then became the Chief Dispatcher in Rochester, MA in 2003. Although she has left the 9-1-1 center, she still serves her community as a call firefighter/EMT. S...

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On Scene First: Ep 5: Jonathan Jones, GA EM and HSA, Field Coordinator 01.10.2020 36:33

Welcome Episode 5: I was wicked excited to chat with Jonathan Jones, he recently joined the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency as an Emergency Communications Area Field Coordinator after spending 13 years with the Athen’s Clark county Police Department, as the 911 Operations coordinator. I enjoyed. chatting with Jonathan about his career in 9-1-1, his drive to make bold move...

On Scene First: Ep 4. Part 2: Mark Swiderski- 9-1-1 Executive Director, Lake Cty, IN 17.09.2020 34:55

Welcome to part 2 of Episode 4: I am wicked excited to chat with Mark Swiderski, Mark is the Executive Director of the Lake County 911 center in IN. If you have not listened to part 1, hit pause and check it out, I enjoyed chatting with Mark about his life-saving actions because he was in the right place at the right time, here in episode 2 we pick up on how his team is utilizing RapidSOS technolo...

On Scene First: Ep. 4: Part 1 - Mark Swiderski- 9-1-1 Executive Director, Lake Cty, IN 09.09.2020 41:18

Welcome to Part 1 of Episode 4 of On Scene First with Tracy Eldridge: My guest is Mark Swiderski, Executive Director of the Lake County, IN, 9-1-1 Center. Mark shares a powerful story of being in the right place at the right time, by saving a 3-year old that drowned in a pool while on vacation. We will also discuss how his agency was able to utilize RapidSOS technology with some recent storms that...

On Scene First: Ep 3 - My Daughter Lauren 28.08.2020 45:27

Welcome to Episode 3 of On Scene First with Tracy Eldridge: Today my guest is my daughter Lauren. She is a servant leader in her Fire and EMS Explorer Post and we will discuss the importance of putting the team first. We also discuss, what life was like to have not 1, but 2 first responder parents, one of which was diagnosed with and treated for PTSD.

On Scene First: Ep. 2 - Ricardo Martinez - Within the Trenches; #Iam911 30.07.2020 55:52

Welcome to Episode 2 of on On Scene First with Tracy Eldridge. It is my pleasure to welcome the Founder and CEO of Within the Trenches Media, Ricardo Martinez. My guest is Mr 911 himself. Ricardo has made his way from “Within the Trenches” of the 911 center to the private sector of 911 and just recently launched his own Public Safety focused Media Company. Ricardo is the host of the "Within the Tr...

On Scene First: Ep. 1: Michael Martin, RapidSOS CEO 18.07.2020 51:41

Welcome to episode 1: My Guest is RapidSOS CEO, Michael Martin. I chat with Michael on how a Harvard Business School Graduate busts into the 9-1-1 Industry and makes bold changes for the first time in a long time. We will also discuss how he persuaded me to leave the 9-1-1 center after 20 years to join him on this mission,

On Scene First - Episode 0: The Intro 07.07.2020 40:57

Episode 0: The Intro will allow you to get to know your host. Tracy will share a bit of her journey from the 9-1-1 to RapidSOS, and what you can expect from future episodes.