Welcome to episode 14, I am wicked excited to speak to Jamison Peevyhouse, Jamison is the Director of Customer Success for RapidSOS. Join us as we share the Importance of incident-specific additional data during emergencies the RapidSOS Portal and what3words Partnership, and why overcoming F.U.D, is necessary to the mission of saving lives…. what to know more about FUD, keep listening, I promise you will not be disappointed.

Thank you to our premier sponsor RapidSOS, for more information on how you can become RapidSOS Ready and connect to the world's first Emergency Response Data Platform visit www.rapidsos.com today and tell them Tracy sent you.

Welcome to episode 13, I am wicked excited to speak with Tyrell Morris, Tyrell is the Director of Orleans Parish Communications District in New Orleans, From working at Disney World to running for president and everything in between, join us as we discuss leadership, embracing new technology and the importance of staying connected to the mission.

Thank you to our premier sponsor RapidSOS, for more information on how you can become RapidSOS Ready and connect to the world's first Emergency Response Data Platform visit www.rapidsos.com today and tell them Tracy sent you.

Welcome to episode 12, I am wicked excited to speak to Ashley Cashion of What3Words. If you have not yet heard of What3Words, you are missing out. This is an additional tool in the 911 telecommunicators toolbox to not only help locate your 911 and landline callers but to also assist you and telling you our first responders exactly where to go. Oh, and did I mention it is free to Public Safety? I hope you enjoy today’s conversation as we peel back the layers of how what3words can enhance the telecommunicator's call processing experience.

For more information reach out to Ashley at [email protected]

Visit: https://what3words.com/

Thank you to our premier sponsor RapidSOS, for more information on how you can become RapidSOS Ready and connect to the world's first Emergency Response Data Platform visit www.rapidsos.com today and tell them Tracy sent you!

Welcome to episode 11, I am wicked excited to speak to my dear friend and mental health advocate, Ryan Dedmon, Ryan currently the Outreach Director for the 911 Training institute. As a former 911 telecommunicator and police officer, he knows the importance of keeping our first responders mentally well. While Ryan may no longer be saving lives from "in" the seat he is part of the mission to save the ones in them. We hope you enjoy our conversation on mental health, leadership, and the importance of self and team awareness.

Find Ryan at www.911training.net

Link to Peace out to Peace Within https://www.crowdcast.io/e/peaceout

Thank you to our premier sponsor RapidSOS, for more information on how you can become RapidSOS Ready and connect to the world's first Emergency Response Data Platform visit www.rapidsos.com today and tell them Tracy sent you!

Welcome to Episode 10: I am wicked excited to speak to my Carl Waggett. As a career firefighter, Carl loves to help people, so when PTSD took hold of him, he was lead to help others understand. He started the blog turned podcast PTSD Bunker Gear for your brain as an aA support page for those who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, specifically those in emergency services and their families.

Visit Carl at:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1CaHPbBb_bMjhSWI0SXTtA

Facebook: www.facebook.com/PTSDBunkerGearForYourBrain

Thank you to our premier sponsor RapidSOS, for more information on how you can become RapidSOS Ready and connect to the world's first Emergency Response Data Platform visit www.rapidsos.com today and tell them Tracy sent you!

Welcome to Episode 9: I am wicked excited to speak to my guest D.Jeremy DeMar, Executive Director, Mountain Valley ECC, in New Jersey.

We hope you enjoy our conversation as we discuss,

-The importance of caring for your people FIRST

-What 3 Words - location technology

-Motorola Citizen Input

-Jeremy’ Master’s Thesis on Incident Related Imagery

Thank you to our premier sponsor RapidSOS, for more information on how you can become RapidSOS Ready and connect to the world's first Emergency Response Data Platform visit www.rapidsos.com today and tell them Tracy sent you!

Welcome to Episode 8: I am wicked excited to speak to my guest Mark J. Fletcher, ENP (Fletch).

Fetch is the Vice President for Public Safety at 911inform, LLC. Having worked as a Police Dispatcher, a Special Officer in NJ, and Chief Architect positions at Nortel and Avaya, he has contributed to the Public Safety / Telecommunications industry for nearly 40 years. Fletcher is listed at the inventor of 14 US Patents for NG911 call handling and has served on many Federally appointed committees for the FCC.

In this episode, we discuss Kari's Law Ray Baum's Act, and What 3 Words.

Find all things fletch here: fletch.tv

Welcome to Episode 7: I am wicked excited to speak to my guest Mandy Ptak, Mandy is the Director of the Baldwin County, GA 9-1-1 Center. We continued the chat that started with Ep 5 and 6 regarding Hurricane Sally hitting Baldwin County and her account of leading a team there for a TERT response, the mental health aspect when it is not "your" emergency and how TERT may help with reclassification.

Welcome to Episode 6: I am wicked excited to speak to my guest Dan Wright, Dan is the Deputy Director fo the Baldwin County, AL 9-1-1 Center. We will discuss how their center weathered, Hurricane Sally, what they learned when they requested a TERT response and how implementation of new technology prior to the storm, not only helped their telecommunicators but also the TERT folks that came from 4 other states.

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 moves in the 911 space, and his role in the recent TERT deployment to help the 9-1-1 team in Baldwin County, AL during and after Hurricane Sandy!