EmergencyFD Storyline

This edition of EmergencyFD Storyline is called "The Memories That Don't Go Away." This episode focuses on the memories and experiences of Memphis Fire Inspector, Todd Conklin. Executive Producer, Tom Mann, talks with Todd Conklin as he shares his experiences and memories as a rookie firefighter fighting one horrific tragic motor vehicle fire. This podcast deals with the issue of post traumatic stress from incidences encountered by first responders.
Storylines guests include:
Todd Conklin- City of Memphis Fire Inspector
The story of the incident is featured on video and is available on emergencyfd.com or via this link: https://youtu.be/4CY1AyJ2oFw
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Have you heard the saying “turning lemons into lemonade?"

"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive "can-do" attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune. Lemons suggest sourness or difficulty in life; "making lemonade" means taking those difficulties & turning them into something positive or desirable. When I think of first responders in general, "turning lemons into lemonade" just seems to be in their DNA.

There are some stories I want to investigate. Not all are about a tragic event. Sometimes, it is to find out what makes a person tick. Why do they do what they do? Why are some people encouragers (exhorters)? Teachers? What drives the passion? When their lives are lived not for self but to serve others, it grabs my attention. In the fire Service, I find many that into that category. For them it is a lifetime of service no matter what they may find themselves doing.
Some may be sidelined by an injury or tragic event but they keep moving forward with that same passion to serve others. Some of these individuals could be bitter but they are not. What has been sidelined is re-defined... that is the story of my guest. And like me, he is a talker..... and he speaks everyday...via a podcast, social media, instructing, and in person. This is his story. It's about what makes him tick. You may have heard of "Coach Camp." His real name is Christopher or Chris Camp. He is the perfect example of who a firefighter/paramedic is and what they are constantly doing...
"Turning Lemons Into Lemonade"

-Tom Mann
Executive Producer/Host

Storylines guests include:
Christopher Camp/ Retired Memphis Firefighter Paramedic
https://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com/home
https://www.facebook.com/MotivatewithCoachCamp
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2NYLA-b6Cp3oFn-5Mk7Kg
Special Thanks to:
Shelby Row Productions LLC/Studio Services for Coach Camp
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This edition of EmergencyFD Storyline continues to discuss the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis for the fire service and includes a classic firefighter's story from his experiences. Storylines guests include:
Gary Ludwig- President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Fire Chief at Champaign Fire Department, Champaign, Illinois
Jim Cunningham- Retired Lieutenant Engine 7, Memphis Fire Department, Memphis, Tennessee
(1994 classic recording by Tom Mann)
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An active shooter situation. What do you do? The objective is to save lives. Obviously, it law enforcement plays a key role but treating mass casualties requires fire departments and emergency medical services to be on the scene. An immediate, coordinated response saves lives when you are on the firing line.
It can happen anywhere and it did. On September 21, 2021, the place was Collierville, Tennessee, often known for being one of many suburbs surrounding the City of Memphis. This incident became the first known case where police and fire entered together while an active shooter incident unfolded at a Kroger store..
This is the story of the Collierville Fire Department, the Germantown Fire Department and all the other agencies who provided mutual aid to this tragic event.. Many lives were saved that day through the efforts of the brave men and women who were on the scene risking their own lives for others.
-Tom Mann
Executive Producer/Host

Storylines guests include:
Chief John Selberg, Collierville, Tennessee Fire Department
Chief Eric Grizzard, Germantown, Tennessee Fire Department
Battalion Chief Mike Sansone, Collierville, Tennessee Fire Department
Lt. Jimbo Hunsucker, Collierville, Tennessee Fire Department
George Langston, Retired Memphis Firefighter
Featured in "Surviving the Unthinkable" EFD podcast links:
https://emergencyfdstoryline.buzzsprout.com/1036018/6566581
https://emergencyfdstoryline.buzzsprout.com/1036018/6751366
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2NYLA-b6Cp3oFn-5Mk7Kg
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I, first, began my passion of telling stories of those in the fire service as a young man. A big portion of my experience came from riding with, living with, and working with the men and women of the Memphis Fire Department. There was a particular group of young men and women who began work in the late 1980s/early 1990s who experienced the birth of a new era of firefighting. From that group, many new and effective leaders were born who serve our communities today. It has been an honor to know so many of them throughout the years.

One of those individuals was a skinny kid who would have you laughing almost as soon as you met him. His name was Ronnie Beasley but most of us referred to him as “Bease”. Some of my favorite memories are of being around Bease and his “band of brothers” on a rig known as “Rescue One” in Memphis or of watching him develop new safety techniques for the fire department as a young lieutenant in the fire training center in Memphis. You see, even as a rookie, Bease had a burning passion for the art of the fire service. Despite his contagious smile and laugh, (which he maintains today), he took his job very seriously and I witnessed the growth of the young Ronnie Beasley into a leader of leaders. Now, Chief Ronnie Beasley is on his second fire career as the Chief for the Laverne Fire Rescue in Laverne, Tennessee just south of Nashville, Tennessee.

-Tom Mann
Executive Producer/Host

Storylines guests include:
Chief Ronnie Beasley, La Vergne Fire-Rescue

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