What’s Your Emergency

Oof. That's a rough subject line, right? Lord knows we as a species aren't big on considering our own mortality, but for those of us working in the world of First Responders, we really should be required to do just that. This week we tackle a confusing topic: legal documents. Wendy K Reynolds is an expert in Estate Planning and, as we learn from this episode of What's Your Emergency...

Faith and Finances. Two topics people love to talk about, right? Hello? Is this thing on? Not to worry, friends. In this episode, you can simply listen and not be required to tell us your life story surrounding these taboo topics because MC has a great discussion with fellow financial coach, Johnny McWilliams, about these very things. In his new book, Biblical Faith Meets Financial Strategy , John...

Burnout in the disciplines is real. We all know it. Trouble is, most of the resources made available to first responders are tips on avoiding future stress (good luck with that), avoiding alcohol (C'mon, man), and maybe go and get you some therapy Justin has been going through anxiety and burnout for almost two full years (possibly longer) and thought there wasn't any more help out there...

In true WYE-fashion, we turn the tables on the week's Ask WYE. While recording a future episode with our guest, we started talking about our past experiences with DUI. No, not  committing them. Arresting them and then prosecuting them. MC took the chance to take the show down a rabbit hole and got our guest, Wendy Reynolds, to give her perspective as a former district attorney. You'll le...

During these challenging times (Aren't you sick of getting those emails?), Battalion Chief Tom Bouthillet saw an opportunity to improve EMT and Paramedic education and decided not to just watch it go by. The result was an entirely online education program that offered 30 hours of Continuing Credit Units for providers stuck at home due to Covid restrictions. And he didn't just read some s...

Listener Teri fired a question to Justin at Justin@WYERadio.com asking about benefits for first responder families after a line of duty death. While your hosts think this is a no brainer, there are apparently municipalities that do not automatically offer benefits for the surviving families of first responders killed in the line of duty. A quick search revealed a curious case the guys dive into in...

This week the guys welcome back Garrett TeSlaa, host of the Squadroom Podcast to discuss 6 key points to consider when looking to lead in the disciplines. It doesn't take a high score on the Lt's test or any brass on your collar, it takes the right attitude and application of the right tools. In this episode we discuss: Staying relevant and finding help around you Why leadership is not t...

Ever heard of Schrodinger's Cat? We're introducing a concept called Schrodinger's Retirement. To get a better (and brief) understanding of this oft quoted concept, check out the full show notes . Why are we diving so deep into theoretical physics on a first responder podcast? Because one of our hosts is experiencing what the other host refers to as Schrodinger's Retirement. Whe...

In this episode, the guys are back together, in studio, after a 10 day quarantine since Jason left the area to visit family over the holiday. With new toys and equipment, hopefully the show sounds cleaner and crisper and all our bad jokes are easier to hear. The guys discuss new segments, future guests and offer brief comments about recent events. Coming up in Season 3 you may hear: If Jason is ac...

Here comes MC. Here comes HM. Right down WYE lane. That doesn't roll right off the tongue, does it? Ah, well...at least we've got some gift ideas for the loved ones and/or first responders in your life! Here's a few of the things on our past Christmas lists that we talk about: Tacvent Pew Pew Lasercraft CanvasFreaks Firefighter Job Shirt X3 Bar Leather Radio Strap Merry Christmas an...

Listener Jeff Sinfield from the great Down Unda' chimes in this week with a question aimed at MC but that HM has some questions about, too. "Can you be sued personally on the job?" It turns out MC and his pals have a built in legal device called Qualified Immunity that HM is curious to learn more about. He asks: Could the removal of Qualified Immunity increase quality of service? Sh...

In this brief, pre-holiday episode, we thought you might appreciate an update on what's been happening with MC, his injury, and his plans for the future. Be sure to check out his FREE 5-day budgeting course ! Support the show Join our Facebook Community! Buy us a beer! Email Us! ( Justin or Jason ) Thanks for listening and please share the show !

This week Justin has been thinking about all the board games we play and have around our homes and got the idea in his head to write new rules for Monopoly. And that got him thinking, "If you could mash two games together to make a fun new one? Which would you choose?" Lucky for him, co-host Jason is also a game nerd and so this week's question is all about shaking up family game ni...

Here at WYE Radio, we fancy ourselves experts in our respective fields. Years of advanced education and training on top of decades of public service, pushing the limits, challenging the status quo and striving to make our professions better than we are. And then comes the Industry. Not the industry like "Oh, cool, electricity and factories" but the companies that prey upon confused (and...

In an effort to try to turn a sour election season sweet and a dark week bright, the guys come together to learn about the brilliance, and dim wittedness that is Yahoo Answers as well as trying a few Google auto complete searches about cops and firemen. We hope this episode finds you in the total bliss of a political win and the realization that, even if your old white guy lost and the world is co...

Listener Phil is back with another good question this week about cross training Police Officers as EMTs. We tackled this topic on our old show and discuss it sometimes but this week we get into the specifics about expectations on scene and how much EMT training is too much. While Police Officers do need tactical intervention training, like bleeding control and CAT use, there isn't much value...

To honor the memory of San Francisco Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Cortez, we've decided to pre-empt our usual show this week and "go dark" in his memory. Jason Cortez was a second-generation firefighter for SFFD that died in the line of duty on October 7th, 2020. The final report is still to be released, what we do know is he was knocked from the third floor of the training tower in...

This week your experts get together for a live video discussion of what they learned and their thoughts on the Netflix Docu-drama The Social Dilemma . They discuss the brain's reaction to notifications and our desire to be recognized and appreciated. The filmmakers interview the engineers who were there at the beginning to really get an idea of what the social media landscape was supposed to...

This week's Ask is brief. We're gonna ask you to check out the Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma . Both your hosts have seen it and were deeply intrigued. We thought it would be an interesting experiment to ask you, our faithful listeners, to check it out and then join us this Saturday, October 10th, at the WYE Facebook page (not at all ironically) to have a conversation about the...

You read that right, MC is moving out of town. We've discussed his line of duty back injury for a few weeks but today you'll learn what happens on the administrative side when you're off for more than a few weeks recovering. Yup, MC is getting kicked out of the Town. The Town he's been serving since you met him, since Justin met him, since he was MC. After 16 some odd years or...

If you're interested in entering the Disciplines (specifically Fire and/or EMS), what course of study will best benefit you: Fire Science or EMS? Short answer? Depends. Longer answer? Tune in and find out! Support the show Join our Facebook Community! Buy us a beer! Email Us! ( Justin or Jason ) Thanks for listening and please share the show !

As a basic rule, you should always know what you're putting in your body. You want to know that the food and medicine you buy at the store actually contains what it says it does. Is the same true for CBD? ​ We talk to Ted about: What THC content means in CBD both for therapeutic relief and testing positive at work, What a Canabanoid is and how it compares to a Terpene, Why a Broad Spectrum CB...

Do you know Gary? Not  a Gary. THE Gary. Tell him we said thanks for all the content. (If your name is Gary, but your not THE Gary, we humbly apologize for his destructive ways that impacts all the other Garys.) Having said that, though, Gary really stepped in it this week. ;-) SPOILER ALERT: Traveling on the company dime, getting drunk, and yelling racial epithets at the nice folks at the Best We...

It's September, do you know where your pants are? For regular listeners, that answer is easy, but for you new people, your hosts also co-founded a charity. Kilted to Kick Cancer was born on Labor Day weekend many moons ago when we were swaying in the breeze of our new found kilted freedom and wondering how to convince the wives to let us do it more often. Find out how you can become part of t...

Has your neighborhood seen Godzilla, Elder Demons, or mischievous Sprites running amok yet? (Man, I've been playing quite a bit of D&D lately.) Today's guest on What's Your Emergency may or may not have some insight on how to deal with those particular issues...but he can certainly help you with reality based ones. As you'll hear in this episode, there's far more to sa...