A year of communication we hate to hear, but train to say
As you listen ask yourself and your crew, what should a mayday from one of us sound like? Do we know what to say? Could we understand it if we were listening? Does our communication need help?
Audio videos are courtesy of RadioReference.com and Firefighter Dispatch.
Hartford, CT 3 January 2012
Levittown, NY 8 January 2012
Toronto, Canada 9 January 2012
Baltimore, MD 14 January 2012
Rockland County, NY 16 January 2012
Arlington, VA 8 February 2012
Philadlephia, PA 9 April 2012
Fairfax County, VA 25 August 2012
Detroit, MI 20 September 2012
Baltimore, MD 11 October 2012
Chicago, IL 2 November 2012
Brooklyn, NY 27 November 2012
Los Angeles, CA 28 November 2012
Mechanicsville, MD 3 December 2013
Staten Island, NY 13 December 2012
West Webster, NY 24 December 2012
Bill Carey is the daily news and blog manager for Elsevier Public Safety (FireRescue Magazine/Firefighter Nation, JEMS and LawOfficer sites.) Bill also manages the FireEMSBlogs.com network and is a former volunteer lieutenant with the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department in Prince George's County, Maryland.
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