Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast

AFR Podcast Episode 37: MCEP Calls

Welcome to the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast! This podcast is the thirty-Seventh broadcast of the AFR training team for Albuquerque Fire and Rescue. Each broadcast will cover various training discussions and bring interviews with professionals in order to provide best practices for all members of AFR

In this episode, Captain Andrew West interviews Capt. Rob LaPrise and Chief Chris Ortiz about different MCEP (Medical Control Emergency Physician) calls and ways to appropriately respond in different challenging situations.

AFR Podcast Episode 36: Geriatrics and Falls

Welcome to the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast! This podcast is the thirty-Sixth broadcast of the AFR training team for Albuquerque Fire and Rescue. Each broadcast will cover various training discussions and bring interviews with professionals in order to provide best practices for all members of AFR.

In this episode, Captain Andrew West interviews Paramedic Lieutenant Athena Valerio- Hirschfeld, Fall Prevention Coordinator at H.E.A.R.T. about Geriatrics and Fall Prevention in the elderly.

AFR Podcast Episode 35: Cancer on the Job

Welcome to the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast! This podcast is the thirty-fifth broadcast of the AFR training team for Albuquerque Fire and Rescue. Each broadcast will cover various training discussions and bring interviews with professionals in order to provide best practices for all members of AFR.

In this episode, Captain Andrew West interviews Driver Marco Lopez, Lieutenant Lorena Sergeant, Lieutenant Mark Hakas, Driver David Retinger about having cancer as a firefighter. They each share their story and the dangers and risks of working around carcinogenic hazards on the job.

AFR Podcast Episode 34: Pediatric Trauma

Welcome to the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast! This podcast is the thirty-fourth broadcast of the AFR training team for Albuquerque Fire and Rescue. Each broadcast will cover various training discussions and bring interviews with professionals in order to provide best practices for all members of AFR.

In this episode, Captain Andrew West interviews Captain Kevin Ferando about responding to various calls with multiple pediatric traumas.

Welcome to the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast! This podcast is the thirty-third broadcast of the AFR training team for Albuquerque Fire and Rescue. Each broadcast will cover various training discussions and bring interviews with professionals in order to provide best practices for all members of AFR.

In this episode, Captain Andrew West interviews Captain Kevin Ferando about responding to various calls with multiple traumas.

Welcome to the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast! This podcast is the thirty-second broadcast of the AFR training team for Albuquerque Fire and Rescue. Each broadcast will cover various training discussions and bring interviews with professionals in order to provide best practices for all members of AFR.

In this episode, Captain Andrew West interviews Captain Kevin Ferando and Lieutenant Justin Spain about responding to wilderness rescues and recoveries in the Sandia Mountains and Albuquerque Open Space.

Welcome to the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast! This podcast is the thirty first broadcast of the AFR training team for Albuquerque Fire and Rescue. Each broadcast will cover various training discussions and bring interviews with professionals in order to provide best practices for all members of AFR.

In this episode, Captain Clint Anderson interviews Captain Kevin Ferando and Lieutenant Jeff Ruscetti about responding to cardiac arrests treating patients that experience ROSC.

Welcome to the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast! This podcast is the thirtieth broadcast of the AFR training team for Albuquerque Fire and Rescue. Each broadcast will cover various training discussions and bring interviews with professionals in order to provide best practices for all members of AFR.

In this episode, Captain Clint Anderson interviews Captain Kevin Ferando and Lieutenant Jeff Ruscetti about responding to cardiac arrests and the use of ECMO in the field during the COVID-19 Crisis.

Welcome to the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast!

This podcast is the twenty-ninth broadcast of the AFR training team for Albuquerque Fire and Rescue. Each broadcast will cover various training discussions and bring interviews with professionals in order to provide best practices for all members of AFR.

In this episode, Captain Andrew West interviews Battalion Chief Joe Lopez, Lieutenant Miguel Tittman and Lieutenant Jason Fejer about responding to and single family dwelling fire calls and how to conduct appropriate size ups in the field.

Welcome to the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Podcast! This podcast is the twenty-eighth broadcast of the AFR training team for Albuquerque Fire and Rescue.

Each broadcast will cover various training discussions and bring interviews with professionals in order to provide best practices for all members of AFR.

In this episode, Captain Andrew West interviews Dr. Pruett about responding to and treating various types of toxic ingestions and how to treat them in the field.