!Please Remain Calm! Podcast
1) Ep 118: Truck Explosion with Tom Rodriguez
LAFD Firefighter Paramedic Tom Rodriguez tells us the story of a routine big rig fire that was anything but routine. This truck had a CNG natural gas tank that caused a huge explosion with Tom standin...Show More
2) EP 113: Nathan Espinosa
We talk to LAFD Firefighter Nathan Espinosa who survived a roof collapse on a major commercial structure fire as a first house rookie. We show video of the incident and you see why his crew assumed he...Show More
3) Ep 110: TV & Movies
We break down all of the Fire Department tv shows & movies of our lifetime. Scripted network tv shows from “9-1-1” to “Rescue Me” to “Emergency”. We tell you why things hit or miss & how dumb technica...Show More
4) Ep 109: Expect the Unexpected
We talk about unexpected things in life, like more crazy airline incidents after our last airport episode, planes coming apart midflight, an earthquake on vacation, auto fire operations gone wrong, Da...Show More
5) 102: The Williams Key
We talk to LA County Firefighter Tyler Williams, inventor of the Williams Key, a very cool and effective forcible entry tool used by firefighters everywhere. We talk about how he came up with this too...Show More
6) EP 100 Don Nash
Our 100th episode features the guy who goes back the furthest in Danny's fire life, LAFD Engineer Don Nash. Don was Danny's explorer post advisor at station 63 when we were teenagers. In additon to te...Show More
7) 99: RN/Comedian Taquita Love
Comedian and former Pediatric Oncology RN Taquita Love joins us for a deep conversation about healing thru laughter, the resilience of children and the lessons she learned working in a Childrens Hospi...Show More
8) Ep 97: Q & A
We answer questions from the listeners/viewers. We talk about burn out, working with other departments and agencies on incidents, switching from a smaller department to the LAFD, what to do with all o...Show More
9) GSW's with Elias Zepeda
Responding to a shooting is one of the routine calls that makes a paramedic feel like a paramedic. Getting a shooting victim to tell their story has been anything but routine. It takes bravery to surv...Show More
10) Chemical Burns
Comedian and actor Jon Kondelik tells us an incredible story of an incident that neither one of us had ever come across in our nearly 20 year paramedic careers. He had a unique chemical burn while lea...Show More