In The Arena

Jon and Eddy are back on the road at the Inter-Tribal Emergency Management Coalition Summit in Shawnee, Oklahoma this week and giving an update in recent disasters and safety tips for responders.

Eddy interviews two 14 year old girls about to take part in a large scale field exercise with a group of real responders.  

The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919.  In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in spring 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.

A live Interview from the 2019 National Hurricane Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana with a company changing the way responders stay safe. Meet Peter Kirvin, the CEO of FireNinja, Superior Safety Equipment.

Since Ferguson, Missouri and the death of Michael Brown in 2014, it seems an open season has been declared on police officers. The attacking and even killing of police officers is just a symptom of a larger epidemic that afflicts the United States, and that is we no longer love and respect our fellow man.

A follow up episode to "Crisis at the Border" of the In The Arena Podcast

A Live interview from the 2019 Texas Emergency Management Conference, with Sharon Evans and Mercy from HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response. 

A Live Interview from the 2019 Texas Emergency Management Conference, with Texas Parks & Wildlife Officer David Pellizzari.

The American Public has been feeding off one-liners and tweets for too long and that it is time we talk about the reality of the situation down at the border.  If people are going to get their news from Twitter in single sentences, they are going to stay uninformed and manipulated by whoever they follow. 

A live interview with Major Ryan Rickert and Major Jeremy DeHart of the 53rd Weather Recon Squadron. Recorded at the National Tropical Weather Conference in South Padre Island, Texas.

Live from the National Tropical Weather Conference in South Padre Island, Texas.

An update on the new FoxFury Lighting Solutions Forensic Learning Lab at SciTech Hands On Museum in Aurora, IL.

An interview Brian Failing (Executive Director) and Cayla Wagner (Museum Assistant) at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum in Aurora, Illinois.

Recorded at the Sci-Tech Museum in Aurora, Illinois, during the Spring-break "StayCation" an interview with Ian McCleary and Camille Coller. How response technology and history is being used to inspire a new generation of innovators and responders.

This bonus Episode features a powerful interview with Responder/Artist Daniel Sundahl.  Daniel captures the hearts and minds of responders around the world and turns them into thought provoking and often times healing works of art.  Passionate about raising mental health awareness for first responders, many of Daniel’s images are based on real calls that he himself has attended over a 15 year career as a paramedic/firefighter.  You have no doubt seen these images shared online or perhaps at a conference, but we were lucky enough to get an interview with the man behind these emotional works of art.

In this Radio Chatter episode, Eddy and Jon talk about podcast tours, craw fish disasters, border patrol and police recruiting. 

This phone-in episode is an interview with Oak Park Illinois Fire Department Lt Ed Weiss (Ret.) Lt. Weiss shares his experiences as he took the job he never thought he would have and how he was guided by a Divine hand to help change the course of firefighting and emergency management forever.  Rich in history, this episode features three generations of a legacy as Lt. Weiss is the father and grandfather of your hosts!

In the midst of our search for success & serving others we have forgotten about our first priority: Our family!How do we hold onto faith and family while answering the call?  Andy Starnes is a 20-year veteran of the fire service, currently serving as a captain with the Charlotte, NC, Fire Department. He is an instructor, member of the Kill The Flashover Project, writer, author, website contributor and founder of bringingbackbrotherhood.org. This episode was recorded LIVE at the Brotherhood On The Bayou Conference IN Baton Rouge March 8, 2019.

When one looks at the Fire Service, most of the tools that we use were designed for something else and we have adapted those tools to do what we need them to do.  FireMaul has taken on an innovative approach to modern day firefighting with tools created to do the job of a firefighting.  This interview with Greg Payeur was recorded live at the Louisiana Instructors and Firefighter Training Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on March 7, 2019. 

This episode was recorded in Baton Rouge on March 7, 2019 in memory of fallen firefighter Captain Jacob Ringering.