Hello everyone! I just wanted to drop a line to update you on some stuff that has been going on lately. I have been busy brainstorming on ideas for merchandise and Within the Trenches, the podcast that goes with the current items sold here. Along with that I have been dealing with some dental issues and I have been in a lot of pain. It’s been a hard week but I’m dealing with it and recovering to the best of my ability.
One of the big show ideas is to have a mixed panel where it would include police, fire, ems and another significant part of emergency services. The episode would give a balanced look at what goes on out on the road, field, and within dispatch. But in order to do this we need everyone’s help to raise at least $1,100. It would go to the extra mics, stands, cords, headphones, and a bigger headphone amp. The extra money will go to a bigger hosting package for our shows.
We have shirts, hoodies and mugs to choose from so help us out, we would really appreciate it! Just go to thejabberlogstore.com or you can even donate a little money by clicking the donate button on the right. Thanks!
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One chance – An #IAM911 Story
Author – Anonymous
One of the most important things about being a 911 dispatcher is safety. On so many levels. We have to have 3 sets of ears to hear what the caller is telling us, while listening to the background noise & radio traffic all at the same time. We have to make sure that we pass along all of the critical details. The suspect has a weapon. There is a person trapped on the 2nd floor of that house on fire. The patient took bath salts & is now hallucinating & combative. There is a warrant for the passenger of that vehicle.But even when we do everything right- things can still go wrong. We can’t protect our officers from drunk drivers on the road or the guy in the back seat on a traffic stop who is armed. We can’t protect our firefighters from collapsing floors or roofs. We can’t be with our EMTs/paramedics when they approach a dark house for a patient having chest pain & they don’t know who or what is behind that door. All we can do is wait and pray that it’s just another “routine” stop or another fire or another patient.We have to speak vehicle/foot pursuit-because when their adrenaline is pumping & they are screaming on the radio we don’t have the luxury of asking for a repeat. We have ONE CHANCE to get it right.We have to understand a MAYDAY call from a firefighter in full SCBA-because even though it’s muffled & hard to understand we don’t have the luxury of asking for a repeat. We have ONE CHANCE to get it right.We have to know where everyone is and what they are doing at all times. We have to worry about them when they may not be able to worry about themselves. We know -always- that it is our responsibility to bring them home safe. We owe that to them. To their families. To the communities that they protect & serve. But in the back of our minds we will always know that we might not be able to. We shoulder that risk. That stress. That worry. Every day. Every shift. Every call.#iam911 #notasecretary #definitelyessential -
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