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Day Watch

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27 episodes

6 months ago

Prepare for an exciting new podcast episode featuring the editor-in-chief of Fire Engineering, Retired City of Atlanta, Georgia Battalion Chief David Rhodes. We’re diving into the upcoming Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in downtown Indianapolis from April 7 to April 12. This is a must-listen for public safety professionals looking to explore the latest opportunities and hear about the tried-and-true specialties that keep attendees returning year after year. Join us as we discus...

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Prepare for an exciting new podcast episode featuring the editor-in-chief of Fire Engineering, Retired City of Atlanta, Georgia Battalion Chief David Rhodes. We’re diving into the upcoming Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in downtown Indianapolis from April 7 to April 12. This is a must-listen for public safety professionals looking to explore the latest opportunities and hear about the tried-and-true specialties that keep attendees returning year after year. Join us as we discus...

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Episodes (20/27)

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FDIC 2025, Indianapolis IN, David Rhodes

Prepare for an exciting new podcast episode featuring the editor-in-chief of Fire Engineering, Retired City of Atlanta, Georgia Battalion Chief David Rhodes. We’re diving into the upcoming Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in downtown Indianapolis from April 7 to April 12. This is a must-listen for public safety professionals looking to explore the latest opportunities and hear about the tried-and-true specialties that keep attendees returning year after year. Join us as we discus...

7 months ago

40 minutes

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FDIC 2024 | David Rhodes

FDIC is back in town, and Indianapolis is excited to welcome over 30,000 public safety members from the US and worldwide. David Rhodes, the editor and chief of Fire Engineering Magazine, joins us again this year to discuss the 2024 conference and the exciting new events and educational opportunities. www.waynefire.org

1 year ago

48 minutes

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Russ Shoaf, Division Chief of Training.

On this episode of the Day Watch podcast, I sit down with the Division Chief of training, Russell Shoaf. Chief Shoaf has been in the fire service, both volunteer and career, since the 1970s and possesses decades of experience in technical rescue operations and fire department leadership and development. Chief Shoaf comes to us from serving as the training and operations chief at Westfield Fire Department after retiring from Pike Township Fire Department on the west side of Indianapolis. www.w...

2 years ago

1 hour 7 minutes

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Captain Bob Crouch

In today's episode, I talk about the old days of the Wayne Township Fire Department with Captain Bob Crouch. Bob was born and raised in the Wayne Township area and has family roots that go back to the beginning of the fire department. Bob is one of the few members who has experienced firsthand the growing pains of this storied fire department, from the original station consolidations in the 1980s right through the transition to the fully staffed, career fire department of 2023. www.waynefire....

2 years ago

1 hour 1 minute

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Dr. Keeley Stewart Part II

On this episode of the Day Watch Podcast, Part Two of our series with Dr. Keeley Stewart, "The Barriers to Firefighter Mental Health." I talk with Keeley about her immersion study and her discovery of how trust plays a significant role in the first responder's barrier in seeking professional mental health counseling. www.waynefire.org

2 years ago

51 minutes

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Dr. Keeley Stewart Part I

On this episode of the Day Watch Podcast, I sit and talk with Doctor Keeley Stewart, Ph.D. Keeley conducted an immersion study about firefighter mental health at WTFD and defended her Ph.D. based on her research on career firefighters in our busy urban environment. www.waynefire.org

2 years ago

37 minutes

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Emergency Management Update, Troy Wymer

On today's episode of the Day Watch Podcast, I once again sit down with Wayne Township Fire Department Battalion Chief of Emergency Management Troy Wymer. We talk about our recently updated traffic preemption system, discuss active shooter training and how our rescue task force program is shaping up, plus our latest training to handle complex incidents such as coordinated terrorist attacks in our jurisdiction. www.waynefire.org

2 years ago

33 minutes

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Live from FDIC 2023

This episode of the Day Watch podcast was created live from the Indiana Convention Center during FDIC 2023. This special live podcast is presented unedited and will run the entire length of its original broadcast. Guests include Candace Ashby, Battalion Chief, Indianapolis Fire Department, retired Lieutenant Kevin Shea, FDNY, and Battalion Chief / Emergency Manager, Troy Wymer, with Wayne Township Fire Department. www.waynefire.org

2 years ago

54 minutes

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Ellen Robinson, HR Director

On this episode of the Day Watch Podcast, I sit down with Ellen Robinson, Wayne Township's new Human Resource Director. Ellen and I discuss her background before joining the Township and what the HR manager position entails. www.waynefire.org

2 years ago

35 minutes

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High-Reliability Process, Paul LeSage

On this episode of the "Day Watch Podcast," I talk to Paul LeSage, (Ret) lead flight paramedic, assistant fire chief, and director of Oregon’s second-largest emergency 911 and dispatch center, to discuss his upcoming orientation class at Wayne Township Fire Department on April 5th, 2023. Paul’s work includes conducting complex event investigations, helping organizations integrate Just Culture principles into their internal justice systems, evaluating learning systems in hi...

2 years ago

44 minutes

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Part II Making Search Your Priority with Chief David Rhodes

In part II of "Making Search Your Priority," Assistant Chief Matt Stewart and I continue our conversation with the Editor in Chief of Fire Engineering Magazine and retired Batallion Chief of the City of Atalanta Georga Fire Department, David Rhodes. Chief Rhodes joins us via zoom to answer follow-up questions about different search techniques and how to change your fire department's culture by making searching for and finding people trapped in burning structures the primary mission. www.wayne...

2 years ago

1 hour 12 minutes

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Making Search Your Priority! Chief David Rhodes

On this episode of the Day Watch Podcast, Assistant Chief Matt Stewart and I sit down with the new Editor in Chief of Fire Engineering and Educational Director for FDIC international, David Rhodes. We spend time discussing the science behind why searching for victims should be the top priority on every run, no matter the size or staffing of your fire department. www.waynefire.org

2 years ago

1 hour 22 minutes

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Fire Chief Marcus Reed

I introduce Chief of the Department Marcus Reed on today's Day Watch Podcast. Chief Reed talks about his career and his plans for the future of the Wayne Township Fire Department. www.waynefire.org

2 years ago

45 minutes

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Vent-Enter-Search

On this episode of the Day Watch Podcast, I sit down with the Divison Chief of Training, Scott Baker, and C shift firefighter Jeff Ball and discuss a house fire from January of 2023. This fire had the first due engine company performing Vent-Enter -Seach (VES) and all other responding units making the necessary adjustments to complete the incident. www.waynefire.org

2 years ago

33 minutes

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WTFD Medical Center with Sonya Alivio, Nurse Practitioner.

We have a big show in this episode! WTFD Medical Centers Nurse Practitioner Sonya Alivio, newly appointed Battalion Chief of Health and Safety Michael Phillips, and Assistant Chief of Planning and Administration Felicity Morgan all join me in conversation about our unique, specially built Medical Center, which serves the members and their families working for Wayne Township. www.waynefire.org

2 years ago

41 minutes

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Emergency Management at Wayne Township Fire Department

Battalion Chief Troy Wymer sits with me to discuss his new fire department Emergency Manager position. Troy brings real work experience and technical knowledge to this newly created position at Wayne Township. www.waynefire.org

3 years ago

43 minutes

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Eric Banister, host of the Day Watch Podcast.

Meet the host of the Day Watch podcast Eric Banister. Eric is a Captain and the Public Information Officer for the Wayne Township Fire Department in Indianapolis, IN. This is a short podcast just to update its listeners on the show's status and ask for suggestions for future podcasts. www.waynefire.org

3 years ago

8 minutes

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Wayne Township EMS Division Q & A

I sit with EMS Division Chief Andrea Grogg and interim Fire Chief Matt Stewart to discuss invited questions sent to them by members of the Wayne Township EMS division. This episode of the Day Watch Podcast will cover a wide range of topics like staffing, promotional opportunities, and other upcoming opportunities for members of the EMS division. www.waynefire.org

3 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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AXS Wellness LLS, First Responder Sleep Recovery Program

We are joined in the P-10 Recording Studio by Jacqueline Toomey, Co-Founder of "First Responder Sleep Recovery Program." Jacqueline, Division Chief Felicity Morgan, and I discuss the importance of sleep and how science and rest provide evidence of disease prevention and other health benefits. www.waynefire.org

3 years ago

49 minutes

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Chris Froelich, Service and Recognition Coordinator

On this episode of Day Watch, I speak with Chris Froelich, our newly appointed Service and Recognition coordinator at Wayne Township, to discuss how we are approaching and formalizing retirement and outstanding achievement awards for all fire department employees. www.waynefire.org

3 years ago

45 minutes