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In this week’s The Command Post podcast, hosts Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie discuss the recent outbreak of assaults and attacks on first responders.
“The ignasecond is that lapse from the time when the obvious trouble shows itself until the parties there recognize it as a threat,” Chief Wylie said. “If you don’t think it can happen, if you don’t go in with the mindset that trouble does exist, that ignasecond is the time it takes you to realize you’re in a bad situation. And that could be enough time to get you killed or seriously injured.”
A guest panel, including Kip Teitsort of DT4EMS, Matt Mullen of Worcester (Mass.) Fire, Chris Sanders of Ridgefield (Conn.) Fire, Dave Kascuk of New Britain (Conn.) EMS and David Rehder of West Redding (Conn.) Fire, provides tips on how to keep ourselves and our crews safer on the streets.
Lt. Duckworth and Chief Wylie also talk about the fundamentals of emergency response in their frontline tactical tips segment.
They also discuss the recent line of duty death report out of Bryan, Texas that highlighted the importance of saying the word “mayday” in their leadership lessons segment.
“Mayday is the alert word that is going to put everyone on notice,” Lt. Duckworth said. “The best thing we can do is to have the right practice and procedures to go in there and handle it in an organized manner.”
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Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show:
Firefighter nearly left blind after bottle hurled at fire truck
Series of gunshots fired into Philly firehouse
Woman linked to NY firefighter deaths sent to prison
Escaping violent encounters: The assessment L
Escaping Violent Encounters: The Parry
Burning bus heads straight for fire truck
How mayday training saved 1 firefighter’s life
FIREGROUND Flash Tip: Commanding the mayday
Firefighters injured in deadly Texas fire return home
Bryan, Texas firefighter memorial
Report: Firefighters’ death investigation reveals lack of communication
