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Welcome to the Solid Responder Podcast Network where we share stories from first responders and discuss the past, present, and future in disaster response. Solid Responders highlight key issues in emergency response — exploring, engaging, and educating the emergency response community with featured guests from all hazards response disciplines.
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When the earth shakes, the world answers the call. In this gripping episode of Solid Responder, we take you straight to the front lines of the international response to the devastating Venezuela earthquake. Hear the raw, untold stories directly from US Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) teams, medical specialists, and physicians as they brave the...
YOU’RE INVITED: First Responders Unite for a Live Cafecito Conversation Grab your coffee and join us for Grounded, a candid, real-time Live gathering for first responders from all walks—fire, EMS, law enforcement, emergency management, and beyond. In the field, we find moments of connection during cafecito breaks. Grounded brings that same energy online: open conversations, honest experiences, and...
Today’s episode is powerful and different. We’re celebrating EMS Week, which marks the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week. The motto, ‘Honoring Our Past, Forging Our Future,’ encapsulates this momentous occasion perfectly. This week, we recognize the incredible contributions of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals and express our deepest gratitude for their lifesaving work. In...
Today we pause to Honor our Nations Veterans on this 11th of November 2021. We Salute our Veterans on this day and Honor all who have served and continue serving to secure our freedom and way of life. It is also difficult to not stop and humbly remember our over 7,000 U. S. Service Members...
Our latest episode of Solid Responder featuring 31-year veteran of the Oklahoma Fire Department, Fire Fighter Chris Fields. After retiring in 2017, Chris began the second most important work of his life, shining a light on the hidden mental and emotional trauma so common to first responders. Through live events across the country, he shares...
Solid Responder host Joe Hernandez interviews paramedic, engineer, and firefighter, Katie Roberts—a highly trained member and instructor of one of California’s most elite FEMA all hazards Urban Search and Rescue response teams. Katie’s knowledge, skills, experience, and her commitment to sacrifice are what makes her a true SOLID RESPONDER. Join Joe and Katie for a conversation...
Join us along with host Joe Hernandez for Solid Responder podcast episode 2: Canada Urban Search and Rescue. We sit with Dave Bain to discuss the origins, history, and current state of Canada’s Urban Search and Rescue program. His involvement and contributions to the on going development of the system have made it a valuable...
We sit down with charter member of MD-TF1 Chief Michael Leigh to discuss the events of September 11, 2001 going through the history of Urban Search and Rescue and how the attacks impacted the system, members, and its mission.