Rush The Bus

Our latest podcast is a conversation between Pete and Julie where they discuss the smells of EMS. If you know, you know. If you don't, consider yourself lucky. You have been warned.

Pete and Julie have a chat. On today's episode of Rush the Bus, creators Pete and Julie chat about EMS unity or lack thereof and how it effects the job regarding pay, camaraderie and work flow. Stay tuned for this informal discussion between partners.

Frank Borello is a retired Fdny Ems lieutenant, who tells us about his career working ems in Brooklyn New York.

This week Julie and Pete are back at it, finally! They discuss weekend shenanigans, heat emergencies, being filmed by the public while working and more. We hope you enjoy this informal chat recapping what summer is like in the city.

On this episode of Rush the Bus Pete and Julie speak with Paramedic Robert McEvoy. Rob and Peter were partners several years back but Rob's moved on to greener pastures in Long Island's Suffolk County. Take a listen to hear all about his EMS journey.

On today's episode of Rush the Bus we speak with Charles “Herbie” Herbert. Herbie started his EMS career in Brooklyn, NY, volunteering for Bensonhurst EMS. From there his family moved to Pennsylvania where he continued his career as an EMT, ultimately becoming a paramedic. He spent nearly two decades working an ambulance before moving on to the MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) where he still works today as a supervisor. Catch a ride with us from Brooklyn to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and back again to NYC as we stroll down memory lane with Herbie.

This week Pete and Julie have a chat with a paramedic working in Reno, Nevada. His name's Kobe Pole and although he's young he's already lived life several times over. This dynamic interview takes us all around the West Coast, from city to country and everywhere in between. Have you ever been curious about becoming a park ranger, doing search and rescue and working EMS inside the Grand Canyon? You won't want to miss this interview!

On today's podcast Julie and Pete chat with Paramedic Vince Zittnan. He's the co-host and executive producer of Chicago's Bravest Stories, a podcast that highlights the many amazing members of the Chicago Fire Department. We discuss what his career's been like, why he chose to podcast and what he's up to now since becoming an instructor for the EMS academy. You don't want to miss it!

We're back! New year, new podcast! We welcome in the new year with an intimate podcast where the two of us talk shop, chat about Covid 2021 and talk mental health. We hope you'll join us for our first podcast of the year. Be safe and healthy in 2022 folks!

Sebastian is an Advanced Care Paramedic who works for Deutsches Rotes Kreuz. We chat with him about his career on the ambulance in Germany and what it was like to work in an urban environment and ultimately transfer to the Black Forest region.

On this Rush the Bus episode we get a chance to speak with Nathan Trouten, a primary care paramedic from New Brunswick, Canada. We discuss what's in the scope of practice for a Canadian primary care medic as well as what life is like in a place with two official languages. Have a listen, eh?

This week on Rush the Bus Julie and Pete get a chance to chat with Jim Rossiter of Pleasant Hill Fire Protection District in Missouri. Jim's a firefighter-paramedic and we discuss how he got into this line of work and what it's like to work in different EMS systems.

We fixed it !! This week on Rush the Bus we’re speaking with Donny, a 16 year veteran of the Dutch Ambulance Service. We learn about the years of study it takes to be a paramedic in the Netherlands and what it’s like to work in a big city like Rotterdam. Currently Donny lives a quieter life, working EMS in Groningen.

We have a conversation with Janelle & Dwayne about being paramedics in Brooklyn New York.

Shane Jansen from Kansas City Missouri Fire.

Vince and Corey from Chicago's Bravest Stories interview Julie & Pete. Check out their Podcast for stories Chicagoland Area, they have cool accents too. You can find them where you find your podcasts.

On today’s episode of Rush the Bus Pete and Julie chat with Rob Ridley of National Fire Radio and Tony Cambone, Director of Operations for the School of EMS which runs EMT, Paramedic and Preceptor programs online. Tony was also recognized as Florida’s Continuing Educator of the Year.

Julie and Pete are back together on this episode with Simon Finglas of Dublin Fire Brigade. Previously, listeners met Simon during his one-on-one interview with Pete. Get to learn more about what it’s like to be an Advanced Paramedic and Firefighter in Dublin on today’s episode.

On today’s episode of Rush the Bus Pete and Julie speak with Constantine “Con” Sypsomos. Con is a Deptford Township career firefighter and an EMT. He works for Gloucester County EMS as well as Cooper EMS in Camden, NJ. He values a chosen career in EMS and takes great pride in this line of work. He hopes that through training and mentoring new EMTs he is able to uplift the profession. We hope you enjoy the episode as much as Pete and Julie enjoyed speaking with Constantine.

Pete's rolling solo on this on this episode where he speaks with Simon Finglas. Simon is an Advanced Paramedic with the Dublin Fire Brigade.

In today's episode, Julie and Peter speak with Firefighter/Paramedic Ian Thurber. Ian's career began as a volunteer firefighter, which ultimately led him to his career in EMS circa 2008. He became a paramedic in 2017 and currently works as a Firefighter/Paramedic out of Station 30, aka "Dirty 30", in Orange County in Central Florida Thanks for listening! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalfireradio/ Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/rush-the-bus IG: @The_Size_Up

Part 2 of Jim Torres's interview. On today's episode of Rush the Bus Julie and Pete interview Jim Torres, a retired member of Detroit EMS. Jim Spent 25 years on the street as both an EMT and later as a Paramedic. He retired from the department in 2015. Thanks for listening! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalfire... Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/rush-the-bus IG: @The_Size_Up

Part 2 of a 2 part episode, Pete and Julie speak with Richie Fredell from Pittsburgh EMS. Richie originally hails from Southern California, Ventura to be precise. He went to EMT school in 2015 in Berkeley California and later studied Paramedicine at the City College of San Francisco, graduating in 2018. Up until he decided to switch career paths Richie had been working in various tech companies in California, including Apple. When he became a medic he and his wife decided to head East to Pennsylvania where he began work as a paramedic for the city of Pittsburgh in June 2019. Richie draws from a rich life and work experience when caring for his patients. Thanks for listening! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalfire... Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/rush-the-bus IG: @The_Size_Up

Part 1 of a 2 part episode, Pete and Julie speak with Richie Fredell from Pittsburgh EMS. Richie originally hails from Southern California, Ventura to be precise. He went to EMT school in 2015 in Berkeley California and later studied Paramedicine at the City College of San Francisco, graduating in 2018. Up until he decided to switch career paths Richie had been working in various tech companies in California, including Apple. When he became a medic he and his wife decided to head East to Pennsylvania where he began work as a paramedic for the city of Pittsburgh in June 2019. Richie draws from a rich life and work experience when caring for his patients. Thanks for listening! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalfire... Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/rush-the-bus IG: @The_Size_Up

On today's episode of Rush the Bus Julie and Pete interview Jim Torres, a retired member of Detroit EMS. Jim Spent 25 years on the street as both an EMT and later as a Paramedic. He retired from the department in 2015. Thanks for watching! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalfireradio/ Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/rush-the-bus IG: @The_Size_Up

Part 2 of Paramedic Adam Palmer from Pittsburgh EMS

On this episode of Rush the Bus Julie and Pete speak with Ginny Sanzo. Ginny is a licensed funeral director in both New Jersey and New York. She currently works as the funeral director and embalmer for three funeral homes in New Jersey. She graduated as the valedictorian and with summa cum laude honors from Mount Ida College in MA in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Funeral Home Management. Ginny knew she wanted to be a funeral director when she was in high school and started mortuary school at 17 years old! She tells us what it's been like to move up in this world and what her current workload is while we move through the covid-19 situation. You won't wanna miss this episode! Thanks for watching! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalfireradio/ Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/rush-the-bus IG: @The_Size_Up

On Episode 5 Pete and Julie introduce us to Adam Palmer, a paramedic working in the city of Pittsburgh. Adam tells us what it was like to be a teenage EMT and how it feels to be one of the youngest Crew Chiefs in Pittsburgh. We talk about rescue jobs, the unique nature of working EMS in the city of Pittsburgh and how it feels to meet a patient for the second time, when your first meeting might've been the worst day of their life. Thanks for listening! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalfireradio/ Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/rush-the-bus IG: @The_Size_Up

On Episode 4 join Pete and Julie as they chat with a group of paramedics about Covid-19. They discuss workload, PPE and the lack thereof, patient presentation and trends that they’ve witnessed firsthand. It’s an episode not to be missed. Tonight’s special guests are Paramedics Dwayne Stewart and Maria Miranda as well as Lieutenants Neil Mancuso and Ann-Marie Mancuso, all of FDNY EMS. Pete and Julie are also joined by Ian Thurber, a Firefighter/Paramedic with Orange County Fire Rescue and Crew Chief/Paramedic Adam Palmer of Pittsburgh EMS. Thanks for watching! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalfireradio/ Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/rush-the-bus IG: @The_Size_Up

In our first ever video conference podcast, the crew welcomes Kelly Adams onto the show all the way from Detroit. Kelly is an EMT from Detroit Fire who is a peer support counselor as well as a field training officer. Pete and Julie asked Kelly about her career on an ambulance in Detroit, working through the city's financial crisis and subsequent bankruptcy, as well as the fallout and what that meant for civil servants. They also get a lesson in what it means to be an "East Sider". Thanks for listening! Head to http://www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: www.facebook.com/nationalfireradio/ Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: @nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus IG: @The_Size_Up Thanks for listening! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise

Episode 2 of Rush the Bus with a good friend of Pete and Julie's; Lt. Nancy Gwllym of FDNY EMS. Pete and Julie dive into her experiences on the job and what its like working in one of the busiest departments in the country. Thanks for listening! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: www.facebook.com/nationalfireradio/ Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: @nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus IG: @The_Size_Up Thanks for listening! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise

Our latest project, Rush the Bus, will follow the stories and culture of EMS. Our two hosts and newest additions to the team, Pete and Julie, are both EMTs in New York and have a tremendous amount of experience. This is our first episode with them and we welcome them to the team along with another guest that may be familiar to most. With them is our newest team member and host from our other page starting up known as The Size Up, with Robert "Pip" Piparo. Stay tuned for more episodes coming out and check them out on social media for more! Thanks for watching! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise Check us out on Facebook and Instagram, Spotify and more! Facebook: www.facebook.com/nationalfireradio/ Instagram: @National_Fire_Radio Twitter: @National_Fire_Radio YouTube: youtube.com/nationalfireradio Soundcloud: @nationalfireradio IG: @Rush_The_Bus IG: @The_Size_Up Thanks for listening! Head to www.nationalfireradio.com to pick up some of our latest merchandise