Officer Down (Covington PD)

A new host, Ike McConnell, takes over today’s episode to help navigate us through our topic of firefighter cancer support. Michele and Ken join us from the Firefighter Cancer Support Network to tell us more about who they are and how you can get connected and get help.

We bring on guest, Veronica Edens, with the Houston County 9-1-1 Center. Veronica gives her perspective of what it’s like working in a Center and also having a child diagnosed with autism and schizophrenia. We get to learn more about what it’s like living on both ends of the 9-1-1 phone call and ti…

Jonathan Jones with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency joins us on this episode. He explains what a Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team (TERT) is and why they are important. We’ll discuss how to become a TERT member, what to expect when deployed, and more.

Today's episode is all about Telecommunicators Week! Recognized this year from April 11th through April 17th. Our guests today include Melissa Alterio, Daniel Dunlap, and Anessa Westmoreland. These three discuss what each of their own traditions are for Telecommunicators Week, why it's important, a…