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鈥淭o remember those who have sacrificed, and who ran up the stairs and escorted people in the eyes of danger, you owe it to them to try to be your best every day.鈥� 鈥� Aaron Zamzow
In this special crossover episode of the , and Inside EMS podcasts, Cohosts Jim Dudley, Aaron Zamzow and Chris Cebollero come together to discuss preserving the legacy of 9/11 responders and to assess our readiness to respond to a large-scale MCI in our communities.
Together, they dive into technology trends that we could (and should!) use to improve the security of citizens and first responders, from license plate readers to crime mapping, facial recognition, drone surveillance and AI analysis.
Tune in as our panel discusses:
- Keeping the 9/11 legacy alive with new generations
- How awareness of occupational cancer and mental health concerns is more prevalent today
- Community preparedness and incident command
- and its continued impact and devastation today
- How AI can contribute to the security of citizens and first responders
- The importance of information sharing and security
Memorable quotes
Our cohosts shared poignant reflections of the infamous September day and offered their analysis on how best to prepare first responders for large-scale mass casualty events, with several notable takeaways:
鈥淚t鈥檚 up to all of us to try to get better, try to improve, try to do something to hone our profession to provide the best service we can when we鈥檙e called to do that. And that doesn鈥檛 require a chief, that doesn鈥檛 require leadership; that requires a mirror, and that requires you and some dedication.鈥� 鈥� Aaron Zamzow
鈥淎fter 9/11, we had PPE in the trunk of every radio car, and training every year, and little-by-little, the suits expired, the training stopped, the funds ran out; and we may be at a situation worse than before, so we need that impetus to take another run at preparedness, training, exercises, PPE, equipment, and a best practices manual, and that鈥檚 got to come from above so that we鈥檙e all doing it the same.鈥� 鈥� Jim Dudley
鈥淭he economic factor should not be a factor. for free to law enforcement agencies and many more subsets beyond that. So if you are an agency 鈥� if you鈥檙e listening to this podcast 鈥� if you鈥檙e not practicing ICS, find out why and explain to your chief sheriff, 鈥榠t鈥檚 free, we鈥檝e got to do it; we should start doing it now.鈥� 鈥� Jim Dudley
鈥淲e鈥檙e not working for today 鈥� we鈥檙e working for the next 5 and 10 and 15 years now 鈥� and how do we need to prepare for this?鈥� 鈥� Chris Cebollero
鈥淲e saw firefighters run into that building 鈥� there were police officers there too 鈥� that were in harm鈥檚 way, trying to get people out of there, and that鈥檚 what we do, and now we鈥檙e seeing 鈥榟ey, even though we do that, there are harms beyond just that physical incident.鈥欌�� 鈥� Aaron Zamzow
鈥淲e鈥檙e in protective service and we need to be proactive in the way that we look at these things 鈥� we looked and said this could never happen; well it did, and we did a heck of a job responding after the fact, and we were very proactive after a period of time, and I think that鈥檚 gotten a little bit lax and we need to stay on our toes, stay vigilant, and I think that鈥檚 one of the best ways to remember all those people sacrificed in these events, is to grow from them.鈥� 鈥� Aaron Zamzow
Additional resources
Read more reflections, tips for processing and lessons for training to respond to MCIs in our 9/11 coverage, sponsored by .
Learn more with these resources mentioned in this episode, as well as additional articles from Police1, FireRescue1 and SA国际传媒:
- Are we communicating better after 9/11?
- Responding to an MCI of 9/11鈥檚 proportions, with today鈥檚 limitations
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