Rocktown Emergencies

Rocktown Emergencies

By Rocktown Emergencies

I've worked in Emergency Services for over 30 years and enjoy talking with industry leaders about how to improve it.

In this podcast where I explore emergency services in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. We talk with leaders and responders for Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Public Health.
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Episode 11 (Safety Stand Down - Part 3 - Fire Chief Ian Bennett)

Rocktown EmergenciesJun 24, 2019
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Episode 15 (Jeff Morris - Part 2)

Episode 15 (Jeff Morris - Part 2)

In this episode we continue the series talking with retiring Battalion Chief Jeff Morris. He talks with us about the benefits of being a fire inspector, even for suppression personnel as well as advise for those wanting to come into the fire service or move up through the ranks.

I want to thank Jeff, not only for spending time talking with him about his career in the fire service, but also for the guidance he's personally given me over the years I've known him.

If you liked the episode make sure to give it a thumbs up, and don't forget to subscribe so you know when the next episode drops.

If you have suggestions for people you'd like interviewed, or topics you want discussed, leave a comment or send me a note.

Until next time, have a safe week.
Jul 29, 201919:00
Episode 14 (Jeff Morris - Part 1)

Episode 14 (Jeff Morris - Part 1)

In this episode we start a series with Harrisonburg Fire Department Battalion Chief Jeff Morris. Chief Morris has been in the fire service for 36 years. In this episode we talk with Jeff about his start in the fire service as a volunteer and about his career starting in Rockingham County and then the City of Harrisonburg Fire Department. Chief Morris will be retiring after a 34 year and 1 month career in the local community.
Jul 15, 201915:00
Episode 13 (Chief Lee Shifflett - Part 2)
Jul 08, 201916:00
Episode 12 (Chief Lee Shifflett - Part 1)
Jul 01, 201915:30
Episode 11 (Safety Stand Down - Part 3 - Fire Chief Ian Bennett)
Jun 24, 201914:00
Episode 10 (Safety Stand Down - Part 2 - Denise Smith)
Jun 16, 201924:00
Episode 9 (Safety Stand Down - Part 1 - Bryan Frieders)

Episode 9 (Safety Stand Down - Part 1 - Bryan Frieders)

This week is a special week for Rocktown Emergencies because we have two episodes being released for The 2019 Firefighter Safety Stand Down. Safety Stand Down runs from June 16th through the 22nd and is a joint initiative between the International Associations of Fire Chiefs and the National Volunteer Fire Council. The focus this year is firefighter cancer. For our first episode, Deputy Chief Matt Tobia from the Harrisonburg Fire Department and I spoke with Chief Bryan Frieders. Chief Frieders has been in the fire service for 29 years. He's a Deputy Chief with the Pasadena California Fire Department. He's been an instructor for the Virginia Fire Officer's Association and an instructor at the Northern Virginia Fire & Rescue Leadership Development Institute. He's been with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network for 14 years, and the president For almost 5 years. You can find more information about the Firefighter Cancer Support Network at their website: https://firefightercancersupport.org/ You can also find out more about the 2019 Firefighter Safety Stand Down at their website: https://www.safetystanddown.org/ Until next time, have a safe week.
Jun 16, 201924:30
Episode 8 (Rod Pollard - Restorative Justice)
Jun 10, 201923:54
Episode 7 (Matt Cronin - Part 2)
Jun 03, 201915:00
Episode 6 (Matt Cronin - Part 1)

Episode 6 (Matt Cronin - Part 1)

In this episode I talk with Matt Cronin, Rescue Chief for the Harrisonburg Rescue Squad.

May 27, 201914:45
 Episode 5 (Scott Vanderkooi) - Part 2

Episode 5 (Scott Vanderkooi) - Part 2

In this episode we continue talking with Scott Vanderkooi. Scott is the EMS Program Director for Blue Ridge Community College. In this episode we talk about an EMS career and what to expect from the BRCC EMS classes.

May 13, 201914:30
Episode 4 (Scott Vanderkooi) - Part 1

Episode 4 (Scott Vanderkooi) - Part 1

Welcome to Rocktown Emergencies, I'm your host Paul Helmuth. For this next series I'm talking with Scott Vanderkooi. Scott is the EMS Program Director for Blue Ridge Community College. He talks to us about this new program at the college and what you need to do to register for the classes.

May 06, 201914:59
Episode 3 (Chief Eric English) - Part 2

Episode 3 (Chief Eric English) - Part 2

Welcome to Rocktown Emergencies, I'm your host Paul Helmuth. This show we continue our interview with Police Chief Eric English, with the Harrisonburg Police Department. After spending almost 30 years with the Richmond Police Department he moved to Harrisonburg, VA to become their new police chief. This week we talk about his transition from a department of 1000 employees to one with over 110 sworn officers.

Apr 29, 201915:00
Episode 2 (Chief Eric English) - Part 1

Episode 2 (Chief Eric English) - Part 1

Welcome to Rocktown Emergencies, I'm your host Paul Helmuth. Today I have the pleasure of speaking with the new Chief of Police for the Harrisonburg Police Department. Chief Eric English spent almost 30 years with the Richmond Police Department before coming to the City of Harrisonburg. After talking with several people who listened to our first episode, I decided to change things up just a little bit. This interview is done in two parts. In the first part we talk about how he ended up in law enforcement and what he did with the Richmond Police Department.

Apr 22, 201915:59
Episode 1 - Rocktown Emergencies (Deputy Chief Matt Tobia)

Episode 1 - Rocktown Emergencies (Deputy Chief Matt Tobia)

Welcome to Rocktown Emergencies.  In Rocktown Emergencies we talk with leaders in Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, Emergency Management and Public Health in the Shenandoah Valley.


In this episode we interview the new Deputy Chief of Training, Chief Matt Tobia.  Chief Tobia retired from Anne Arundel County, MD and then Assistant Chief of Loudoun County Fire and Rescue.

Apr 01, 201932:57