What’s Your Emergency

Old friend and friend of the show, Sean Eddy first met us back in the Chronicles of EMS days as a Paramedic. Skip ahead a decade and he's living his best life as a Police Officer in Texas while still working EMS on the side. Add to that an impressive stretch as a guitarist and musician and he's the perfect guest for WYE, especially with a recent rant about TikTok lawyers. In Sean's...

Suicide. It isn't an easy topic to talk about for sure but one that needs to be referenced from time to time. There are 3 distinct viewpoints on suicide with small variations but your opinion on suicide boils down to 3 main categories: It's a selfish thing to do and no one in their right mind would do it. Everything would just be better without me around. You're not 1 but you can se...

For years, Fire and EMS expert and co-host of the show, Justin Schorr, has been in and out of stressful situations, therapy, you name it, trying to recover from a variety of issues. While the issues are complex, the solutions seemed to be simple: Get a hobby. "Sure, that's easy, I'll take up knitting or start scoring baseball statistics. For years I never had a hobby. I'd go to...

Fresh on the heels of a recent show about Fire Engines crashing into things, WYE brings you another world famous episode of Stump MC! HM has prepared 3 questions to try to stump MC with stories from EMS, Fire, Military, Police and Disaster Preparedness. We are now also starting a new scoreboard! So only to be fair (TOOOOO BE FAIIIIIIR!) I, as score master, hereby erase all scores and we start new,...

It has been a big year for fire engines crashing into things and your heroes at WYE Radio are on the case! This week we watch video from Patterson, NJ where 2 Engines collide responding to a fire call leaving 8 injured. This story of Engine on Engine crime is reminiscent of a story from San Francisco where 2 Engines collided there. And of course we can't talk about damaged Fire Engines withou...

What a wacky week it has been for law enforcement. Two stories jumped out and hit MC in the face this week and of course we had fire up the mics and talk about it. First up, Officer Breanna Straus who has some advice if you see her in your rear view mirror.  Next up we have someone who also should have known better, Georgia Deputy Police Chief Jason DiPrima, and his arrest in part of a sting opera...

Your favorite cartoon fireman, Justin, was wondering one day what it might take to get world famous motor officer and noted Soul Crusher, Jason, out of retirement and back on the bike. It turns out the only answer is a ton of money and an unrealistic set of circumstances. But why? Why doesn't the industry adapt to what the experts are willing to work for? Is it really better to keep kids on t...

In some places in the world temperatures are extreme. These places include Antarctica, Death Valley, Mississippi, the Sahara and, for the forseable future, our neck of the Left Coast.  Weather experts are predicting record high heat in some parts of the Western US with some places that hover in the 90s on their worst days seeing an entire week above 100 with some days above 110. Today's forec...

Ripped from the headlines like an old episode of Law & Order (Chris Noth and Jerry Orbach of course), your favorite Fire and Police experts are back with a couple of stories that made us scratch our heads this week. One involves life and the other death and then some. First up the heroic efforts of Officer Maysih Ford and what he did to revive a 2-year-old who ingested what Ford recognized as...

Once again we fire up the microphones and dig up 3 stories to try to stump one another! HM has 3 questions for MC and MC has prepared his own 3 questions to try to stump HM with stories from EMS, Fire, Military, Police and Disaster Preparedness. We are now also starting a new scoreboard! So only to be fair (TOOOOO BE FAIIIIIIR!) I, as score master, hereby erase all scores and we start new, with ea...

Warning: Explicit Content Also Warning: We talk movies and actors and completely forget Elijah Woods' name. Many years ago, when we were recording our previous show which was laden with expletives, innuendo and clergy molestation humor, Mrs MC mentioned that our off the mic conversations were more interesting than our on the mic conversations and we would often shout "WHY AREN'T WE...

You read that right, champions, an off duty firefighter was arrested recently in California after shooting someone over a dispute regarding puppies. Not Dalmations, that would be too obvious. As a quick aside, Dalmations were adopted as Firehouse dogs because they were mostly deaf, dumb as rocks and full of energy. They would run ahead of the horse drawn teams and clear the way when responding to...

FDNY veteran Vincent Dunn has forgotten more fires than you'll ever see. He has published articles, guidelines and books describing things you study for your promotional exam. The man eats, breathes and keeps fire in his life. So what happens when he posts something online about acceptable loss of life at "vacant building fires"? WYE takes notice. Dunn recently posted about firefigh...

With so many topics floating around the feeds while we were off, HM decides to ask MC some specifics about training on the LEO side compared to some of the issues that have arisen following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. Our show always tried to share what we can learn from one another and this week we focus on three glaring issues that came from the Texas DPS investigation...

You last heard from us on June 1st with a Steve Poltz concert. What happened the morning after that concert had both our families in chaos for almost the entire month of June. MClet #2 fell ill and the families scrambled with childcare, driving to and from the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, dance classes, summer activities, you name it. Oh, and sleep. There just wasn't a chance to fire up the...

They say to never meet your heroes because you'll feel let down. I'm here to tell you that ain't always true. After beating back Covid, MC and the family were able to make it to their favorite event of the year: Strawberry Music Festival. While waiting in line to have one of his favorite artists sign some vinyl, MC and MClet #3 were gifted a one-of-a-kind item by the aforementioned...

Both MC and HM got the 'Rona last week (thus the absence...apologies).  At any rate, this week sees the boys feeling loads better and at the Strawberry Music Festival. Consequently, no new episode. Instead, however, you'll get a bonus episode that is from MC's Badges & Budgets podcast! When you face a significant task with lots of moving parts, it can be quite overwhelming. Ever...

Good friend of the show, Bridget Truxillo is back on WYE to talk about her new offering: Basic Wellness Training . Back in Season 3, Episode 31 , we talked about automating wellness and some of the basics of getting yourself not only back on the right track, but sometimes, just back on a track. At her website MyProtectiveWellness.com Bridget shares tips to get a handle on your out of control life...

Yes, you read that right. Everything is bigger in Texas, except your belt, apparently. Wyoming says no . We all know slugs on the job in Fire, Police and EMS but can we really judge a person’s fitness simply by the size of their waistline? Texas DPS says yes. Listen in to see what the guys think and take a peek at this article which lists law enforcement as the most obese profession in America. Be...

As HM opened his computer, ready to stump law enforcement expert MC, there was a sly smile from across the recording studio. MC has prepared his own 3 questions to try to stump HM with stories from EMS, Fire, Military, Police and Disaster Preparedness. The questions go back and forth in a fury, seeing new records in correct answers by both contestants! Which can you get right?! Well, how did you d...

Every now and again your hosts look at the news and think...hmmm...that's weird. As experts in their respective fields it can be odd to read a news story then dig a little deeper to find out what's really going on. This week MC has scrubbed a few stories to share that really had him wondering what else is going on. First stop is Atlanta, GA, where Director of Black Panther 2 Ryan Coogler...

WARNING - This episode discusses traumatic events and discusses depression and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Retired Police Sergeant Michael Sugrue has quite the tale to tell so we had him come on What's Your Emergency. Faced with a life or death decision on the job sent Michael into a freefall. His job fell apart, his marriage crumbled and he found himself at the bottom of a deep...

With Covid more or less shutting most hospitals down it meant that all the regular patients who went to the ED were forced to wait longer to see a Doctor. This meant many systems were having Medic units sit on patients (No, as MC learns, not *actually* sit on patients) for hours, sometimes an entire shift. As part of the plan to alleviate this burden, the State sought contract Paramedics to come t...

From time to time we seek out experts in our respective fields and beg them to come on this show to share their experiences with our audience and beyond. This is one of those times. Author, Soldier, Firefighter, Husband, Father, Widower and Leader Joshua Chase is on this week to discuss his book Jumpseat Leadership. Yes, you read that right. All of the things that can break you down and spit you o...

This week welcomes back a fan favorite, Ask WYE, where we take a question from our listeners, viewers or each other, and get them answered. This week, Justin shares an experience from not long ago where there were two requests for code 3 PD support at the same time: Possibly armed suspect from earlier car jacking found injured, EMS staging at your supervisor's request OR Undercover Officers i...