Within the Trenches

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 281 was recorded at the 2019 APCO national conference in Baltimore, Maryland. This episode features the stories of those who make up the #IAM911 movement out of multiple states.

Supported by INdigital

Episode topics –

• #IAM911 Stories

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at [email protected].

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 280 features Gina, Communications Officer with Roswell PD out of Georgia and Juan, Medical Interpreter with Telelanguage.

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Episode topics –

• Gina's 9-1-1 story

• How Juan became a Medical Interpreter

• Medical translation birth call

• 9-1-1 audio

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at [email protected].

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 279 features Jason, dispatch supervisor, and training coordinator with Leominster Police Department out of Massachusetts.

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Episode topics –

• Jason's 9-1-1 story

• Mic clicks for better or worse

• And much more

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at [email protected].

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 278 features myself as I take a trip back to where the podcast started as a class project, my last day in dispatch, 1 million downloads and counting and more. Thank you all for listening and for the support. This would be nothing without all of you.

Supported by INdigital

Episode topics –

• Behind the mic - Stories from the Trenches

• 6 year anniversary of my last shift in dispatch

• Final radio transmission

• And much more

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at [email protected].

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 277 was recorded at the 2019 NENA national conference in Orlando, Florida. This is episode features Sara, Senior Project Consultant with 911 Authority. This is an episode you do not want to miss. This will also be followed up by a guest blog written by Sara as a continuation of this story. Make sure to look out for it.

This episode is sponsored by RapidDeploy, the Cloud Aided Dispatch Company - Facebook | Twitter | Web

And sponsored by RapidSOS - Facebook | Twitter | Web

As well as sponsored by 911 Authority, Connecting Public Safety with Technology - Facebook | Web

For more information on the 911der Women Facebook page please click here and request an invite as it is currently a closed group.

Presented by NENA

Supported by INdigital

Episode topics –

• Sara's 9-1-1 story

• An introduction to Wendy Day

• Empowering the women of 9-1-1

• And much more

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at [email protected].

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 276 was recorded at the 2019 NENA national conference in Orlando, Florida. This is episode features Dispatch Dana, 9-1-1 advocate and James, 9-1-1 Field Coordinator for the Nebraska Public Service Commission.

This episode is sponsored by RapidDeploy, the Cloud Aided Dispatch Company - Facebook | Twitter | Web

And sponsored by RapidSOS - Facebook | Twitter | Web

Presented by NENA

Supported by INdigital

Episode topics –

• James's 9-1-1 story

• A hard lesson in giving out calls over the radio without reading it first

• 9-1-1 audio

• Dispatch radio mistakes

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at [email protected].

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 275 was recorded at the 2019 NENA national conference in Orlando, Florida. This is a live audience episode of Open Mic. This is the last half of Imagine Listening where we visit the lighter side of 9-1-1 and share funny and outrageous stories.

This episode is sponsored by RapidDeploy, the Cloud Aided Dispatch Company - Facebook | Twitter | Web

And sponsored by RapidSOS - Facebook | Twitter | Web

Presented by NENA

Supported by INdigital

Episode topics –

• Open mic stories

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at [email protected].

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 274 was recorded at the 2019 NENA National conference. This is a live audience episode of Imagine Listening featuring the stories of the #IAM911 movement. This is a hard episode and a WARNING that this is not intended for a younger audience as it contains adult language and adult content. IF YOU SUFFER FROM PTSD OR HAVE SUICIDAL TENDENCIES YOU ARE LISTENING AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE FOLLOWING STORIES ARE ALL TRUE AND COULD BE A TRIGGER.

This episode is sponsored by RapidDeploy, the Cloud Aided Dispatch Company - Facebook | Twitter | Web

And sponsored by RapidSOS - Facebook | Twitter | Web

Presented by NENA

Supported by INdigital

Episode topics –

• #IAM911 stories

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at [email protected].

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 273 features my sisters Crystal, Dee-von, her boyfriend Chris and myself. In this episode we reflect on different 9-1-1 calls that involved our family.

This episode is sponsored by RapidDeploy, the Cloud Aided Dispatch Company - Facebook | Twitter | Web

And sponsored by RapidSOS - Facebook | Twitter | Web

Presented by NENA

Supported by INdigital

Episode topics –

• Early 90's when our house was broken into and our run for safety

• Two weeks later - attempted break-in while we were at home

• Girl screaming for help after car crash

• 2 year old yelling for help in the middle of the night

• Guardian angel

• And much more

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at [email protected].

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Episode 272 was recorded at the 2019 NENA National conference. This episode features Tina, with the Denise Amber Lee Foundation.

This episode is sponsored by RapidDeploy, the Cloud Aided Dispatch Company - Facebook | Twitter | Web

And sponsored by RapidSOS - Facebook | Twitter | Web

Presented by NENA

Supported by INdigital

Episode topics –

• Tina's 9-1-1 story

• Calls that stick

  • Suicide call

  • Assisted a 7 year old do CPR on their father who had overdosed

  • Sex trafficking of a 15 year old that escaped and was saved

• And much more

As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at [email protected].