First responders; police officers, EMTs and paramedics, firefighters, campus safety officers, emergency managers and security professionals, hold a unique place in society. Like emergency and inpatient nurses and doctors, military service members and select others, they are called to serve regardless of the day, the time of day, or the holiday. But first responders are not only on duty, but also walking the balance of peace and health, and violence and disaster in unstable an

Depending on the audience, the story has different themes and touch points. At one point when I told the story, I focused on waking up to...

It was one of those shifts where we ran from call to call for several hours. It’s part of why I loved evening shift, it was busy when you...

When I arrived on scene there was blood on the floor, walls and ceiling, a victim bleeding out, kids screaming and crying, and a suspect...