Code 321 Podcast

Steve Petit is a Deputy Chief of Administration for the City of Burlington Fire Department in Vermont. He has over 20 years of experience in the fire service in various levels of leadership. Steve has also served in EMS and Technical rescue capacities with a special passion for teaching Rope Rescue Operations. This episode, Nick and Prescott talk with Steve about how you can get yourself ready to receive feedback. Explore why it goes so wrong and what we can learn about ourselves to better respond to those around us. You can find the book "Thanks for the Feedback" by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen on Amazon.

Welcome back to Season 5! After almost 5 years of the show, Code 321 officially has a new co-host. Prescott Nadeau, a long-time friend of the show and host of his own Life, Fire, Layout podcast, joins our team to discuss all things morale. Nick and Prescott talk about what makes employees happy and what both sides of the chief's desk can do to make the organization thrive.

Courtney Tomaino is a state-level administrator and a current NREMT Paramedic. She has served in volunteer and paid EMS services in capacities ranging from CPR-certified driver to crew chief paramedic while raising a family with young kids in Vermont. She is involved in training, education, clinical practice, and administration centered around EMS providers. This episode is the second in the Lessons in Leadership series and dives deep into the work-life balance discussion many services face today. Courtney joins the show to share some common workplace dynamics seen in the modern EMS workforce with a few creative solutions to reinvigorate overwhelmed staff.

This special sneak peek is a selection from Precision’s national conference talks on training program methodology. Everyone wins when the training programs work, so where does it go wrong? This episode will dive into the fundamental structure of a training program and why students succeed. Did you know Precision offers consultation for training program design? Everything from writing a full curriculum to tutoring struggling students. Check out all Precision has to offer at www.precisiontrainingusa.com Risk Management: www.gordongraham.com

Critical Care Nurse Riley Hoke joins the show to share the nitty gritty about DKA pathophysiology, identification, and management. Riley has worked as a 911 Advanced EMT, a Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Nurse, and a flight nurse for the UVM Health Network transport team. This episode will dive into the complex pathophysiology of DKA and how treatment is much more than just lowering the blood glucose level.

Emergency Medicine Toxicology Doctor Joe Kennedy joins the show to share about how he approaches a patient who might be suffering from a toxicology emergency. From mushrooms to grandma’s medication, it’s his job to figure out what chemicals are causing the issue and correct them. Did you know the poison control hotline has an option for medical providers? Give them a call next time you encounter a toxicology case in the field (1-800-222-1222), you might hear Dr. Joe Kennedy on the line!

Derek Gavelis is a seasoned outdoor adventurer and current firefighter. Derek shares how years of high-risk adventure sports like rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, and kayaking have taught him life lessons he applies to his career in emergency services. Derek shares how adrenaline seekers share parallels with those responding to emergencies.

David Weiss is a Critical Care Flight Nurse (CFRN) who serves on the Vermont State Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team. As a nurse, David works full-time in a Level 1 Trauma Center Emergency Department and with the UVM HealthNet Transport Critical Care HEMS Program. He started his EMS career at 16, working on various EMS agencies in the Northeast. David holds specialty care certifications in Critical Care, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, and trauma care. This episode dives into how the USAR members prepare and deploy to large-scale incidents across the nation.