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!Please Remain Calm!

2 experienced LA paramedics who happen to be entertainers break down real 911 calls with the people involved in the call. Whether they were the victim, caller, or responder, they break down the incident from both perspectives, for an insight to what an emergency call is really like for everyone involved. There"s action, drama, & comedy, it"s 100% real, unbelievable, & raw.

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All Episodes

59:27

Mandate Mania

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2021/08/30

It’s just the 2 of us talking about the latest controversy sweeping thru the FD ranks, vaccination mandates. Notably, we discuss a recent social media video posted by a member of Danny’s department. We talk about the motivation behind these videos as well as pandemic clout chasing, checking sources, fake news, algorithms, doing your own research, & knowing who pays the person you’re listening to. We talk about how misinformation works & spreads & why it’s driving some FD members to extremes. We

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57:55

Motorcycle Crash with Tony Klein

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2021/08/23

Comedian Tony Klein becomes our 1st two time guest (Ep 3 "Get the Jaws") as he tells us about his own motorcycle crash in Hollywood, one morning before work. Flying over the hood of a car, waking up in the street with his bike on top of him, he literally dusts himself off & goes straight to work at LA's busiest breakfast cafe with his chin split open to the bone. We talk about Tony's treatment odyssey with no health insurance. The lengths he went thru to try to get diagnosed & treated "unofficially"

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53:20

Good Samaritan's Nightmare

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2021/08/16

Kevin Green was a rookie firefighter with the LAFD who was off duty one night out on a date when he witnessed a car crash on the freeway late at night. After pulling his truck over to help, a drunk driver crashed into the disabled vehicle, knocking it into Kevin & crushing his leg against his own truck. What happens after is a story of survival, recovery, & the importance of the fire family as Kevin frees himself from the wreckage, helps the original victim, then treats his own shattered leg. Once

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01:00:34

LIGHTNING STRIKE

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2021/08/09

We're joined by Dr Bob Kilroy, a chiropractor who was teaching his daughter to surf one Sunday at Venice Beach when the unthinkable happened. On an otherwise clear day a cloud appeared & started a light drizzle with a single lightning strike that hit the waters of Venice Beach, right next to Bob! Struck by literally a million volts in the equivalent of a bathtubs distance, Bob goes into cardiac arrest & inhales some seawater. His daughter, who was knocked off of her surfboard but spared from serious

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01:00:06

Active Threat With The POTUS

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2021/08/02

We're joined by Santa Monica FD Training Chief James Altman. Who recounts a day he'll never forget as a HazMat Captain, working on a special security detail for President Obama's visit in 2013. Just 6 minutes after the motorcade passes thru a quiet Santa Monica, California neighborhood, they get a call for shots fired and a shooting victim over the radio, followed by a call for a structure fire in the same neighborhood. What follows is the aftermath of an active shooter rampaging thru the city while

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01:01:48

Not Just a Referee

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2021/07/26

We're joined by triple threat (Paramedic, Water Polo Ref, MAC guy) Jeffrey Molina who tells us about an ordinary high school water polo tournament where one match tried to go into sudden death in the 2nd quarter. A 14 year old boy struggled to get out of the pool during a substitution in the 2nd quarter. When he needed 3 teammates to pull him out, Jeffrey the Referee noticed something was wrong, & sprang into action. Realizing the boy was pulseless, he began CPR & started to direct the most bizarre

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01:36:32

The Boyd Street Incident

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2021/07/19

We're joined by LAFD Firefighters Alex Saenz & Ryan Ramirez. These men barely escaped a nightmare scenario, caught inside a BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion) that blew a huge fireball thru the building they were inside of and on top of for a full 33 seconds of constant flashover flames with 8 men inside the building and another 6 men on the roof. We get the full story of how a seemingly routine commercial structure fire in the busiest district of LA turned into a hellscape. On top of

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01:03:28

"Do The Right Thing"

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2021/07/12

We get more firefighter life lessons as Danny breaks down a call that could've gone a couple of different ways but had a positive outcome as he got a meth addict into recovery. We also talk mentoring, what made each of us quit drinking and partying too much, the LAFD tattoo policy, why Danny tells patients he's from the hood, why you can't always cancel the engine or truck company on a "routine" medical run, tailgating, gun violence at Raider games, eating food from an Iron Chef (but Ben calls it

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01:03:41

Pull To The Right

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2021/07/05

We talk code 3 emergency response driving, the do's & do not F&#%$ng do's for regular motorists, and all of the dangers involved with maneuvering giant emergency vehicles at a high speed thru rush hour traffic. We explain exactly how a tiller truck works, and how crazy it is to haul ass thru traffic sitting high up in that back chair with only a steering wheel. We talk about EVOC training (& a lack thereof), accidents en route, obstacles in the streets, the weird stuff people do INSTEAD of pulling

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59:56

Fire Life Lessons

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2021/06/28

We get some good firefighter life lessons from Danny for people starting out on the job who want to hear from an 18 year LAFD veteran. We talk about the levels of a fire career, how important mentorship is between young firefighters and veterans, what it's like when your dad has a big reputation with the department, how people are inspired by Danny on social media but not by Ben, Subway tuna, chauvinism, early relief, station intimidation situations, & individual fire station subcultures. Plus we

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57:56

Medical Mysteries of Madison Sinclair

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2021/06/21

Comedian and podcaster Madison Sinclair (Madison PI) tells us her mystery medical history going back to when she 1st thought her dream of getting boobs had come true, only to find that they were actually full of benign tumors of an unknown cause & had to be removed. Then years later she moves to Hollywood, and begins having bad sinus problems and congestion, including black sputum coming out of her nose on a regular basis. After multiple tests & scans, doctors can't figure out what it is & also

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49:15

Shots Fired with Kelly Kilmartin

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2021/06/14

Retired LAFD Engineer Kelly Kilmartin tells us a harrowing story from the 1st night of the LA riots (4/29/92). Assigned to Engine 250, he began to pump water to a market fire in South Central LA, when he was approached by a man with an AK47 assault rifle who told him to let the fire burn. He proceeds to rob Kelly and his captain of their radios at gunpoint, then runs off. As Kelly begins to shut down, he hears the front of the truck get shelled by machine gunfire. He jumps in the cab and calls for

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56:39

Knee Slapper with Grant Cotter

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2021/06/07

Comedian Grant Cotter (Comedy Central, MTV) joins us & tells us all about losing his ENTIRE KNEECAP in a scooter accident in Cozumel, Mexico during the Vans Warped Tour Cruise he was booked to perform on. Read that sentence again if you need to. Yes there was a Vans Warped Tour Cruise (they only did one) & it turned into a nightmare during a shore excursion in Cozumel, when Grant was talked into taking a ride on a vespa scooter with faulty brakes. Losing his whole kneecap is only the beginning, as

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51:30

Medal of Merit with Rob Medrano

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2021/05/31

LAFD Engineer Rob Medrano was the 3rd engineer to arrive at a fully involved, single family dwelling structure fire in south central LA. Entering the backyard to do some exterior fireground work, he discovers almost all of the occupants of the house in the backyard, barely escaping the flames. Then one resident tells him they're missing 2 people inside. Without hesitation, Rob enters the house alone, with no air bottle or mask, & locates 2 trapped victims inside. He makes 2 more entries, ALL without

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01:04:13

True LAFD Stories with Benny Gonzalez

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2021/05/24

We are joined by LAFD legend, our dad, Benny Gonzalez. A 32 year veteran of the fire service, he breaks down how he wound up in LAFD instead of the Vietnam war, what the drill tower was like in the 70's, life in Downtown LA before gentrification, firefighting & living in the actual 1984 Olympic village, diversity posters, dangerous fire engine driving, & more. We also get a full breakdown of the famous Naval Reserve building fire which is now the LAFD headquarters named after the firefighter who

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59:05

Taking Off Days with Dan Ferrari

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2021/05/17

We're joined by world-traveling LAFD Firefighter Dan Ferrari (@wander_man_dan) who tells us all about how he uses the flexibility of the firefighter schedule to plan solo trips around the world. We learn all about how to get to exotic locales usually closed off to tourists. How to find the best fishing, scuba diving, & adventure spots, and get the best tips from local guides. Dan tells us all about the different travel jobs he does abroad (scuba divemaster, sport fishing guide, lifeguard

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01:04:15

Stay On The Line With Me

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2021/05/10

A 14 year old boy collapses on a baseball field. His stepmom calls 911, where she's given instructions on how to give CPR, which she relays to the boys mother, who starts chest compressions. What happens in those life or death moments when you're waiting for paramedics to arrive? We're joined by LAFD Firefighter Melissa Galleano who is assigned to the Metro communications division of the department. Melissa explains how Metro works, then gives a detailed breakdown of this amazing 911 call she worked

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54:00

Supply Guys with Nick Chavez

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2021/05/03

For the 1st time ever we're joined by a blood relative as our cousin Nick Chavez talks about his job as the supply chain chief for the biggest hospital in San Antonio, Texas. We learn all about the challenges that a supply chain chief faces, & why every single one is really important to the entire hospital staff as well as the patients. He compares it to working at NASA mission control during Apollo 13. We learn how the supply chain was severely impacted by covid at a time when supplies were needed

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59:22

"My Lymphoma" with Ryan Talmo

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2021/04/26

Ryan Talmo is a comedy workaholic who has hosted more hours of LA open mics and bar shows than nearly anyone in the past 7 years. He even kept on hosting shows while battling stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma for over a year. He talks to us about the whole ordeal. From early denial, to 12 rounds of chemo. From suicidal thoughts, to meeting his fiancee & having a baby after being told it was not possible for him after cancer. Now armed with a new lease on life, & a new comedy album, recorded whilst going

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01:02:08

"Lets Go To Prison" with Ed Zubia

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2021/04/19

Ed Zubia worked 2 multiple year stints as a paramedic in a Federal Prison complex (FCC Victorville) & he tells us ALL about it. What does a prison medic do? How dangerous is it to be the only guy with pain meds & needles with hundreds of federal convicts? How do you make Pruno? How do the prisoners keep the peace? Why soap on the ground is dangerous, nortenos, surenos, & MORE. We even get a real prison break story AND Danny explains how a cartel kingpin tried a SWAT style "a million bucks to whoever

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