public safety

The tickets I take before they become IT tickets.

EMD and EFD are how I talk people through medical and fire emergencies on a live 911 line. The FEMA Independent Study courses are the national language for incident command — the same framework I use when the board gets loud. PDFs are the originals.

Dispatch

iaed / medical

Emergency Medical Dispatch

active
scope

Protocol-driven medical interrogation, pre-arrival instructions, and priority dispatch for EMS. This is the script behind “tell me if they are breathing.”

where I use it
  • Medic911 — live medical and fire channel
  • OnStar — telematics medical/fire assists

iaed / fire

Emergency Fire Dispatch

active
scope

Structured fire and rescue questioning, coding, and pre-arrival so the right assignment leaves the bay the first time.

where I use it
  • Medic911 fire incidents
  • Special operations / MCI exercises

FEMA Independent Study

is-100.c

Introduction to ICS

completed

Incident Command System fundamentals — roles, span of control, and how a chaotic scene becomes a board.

is-200.c

ICS for Initial Response

completed

Single-resource and initial-action ICS. How a first-arriving unit starts command before the cavalry exists.

is-242.c

Effective Communication

completed

Emergency public information and interpersonal comms under stress — the same muscle as a clean radio transmission.

is-700.b

NIMS, An Introduction

completed

National Incident Management System — how local, state, and federal pieces lock together when the incident outgrows one agency.

is-800.d

National Response Framework

completed

How the nation responds: ESFs, unified command, and why a TERT deployment during Helene had a chain of command.

IT badges stay on Certifications. This page is the public-safety half of the same operator.