In this special crossover episode of the Side Alpha Podcast, Chief Marc Bashoor speaks with Chris Cebollero, the host of <a href='https://www.ems1.com/columnists/inside-ems/'>Inside EMS</a>, about the major news and trends impacting fire and EMS in 2021.
Bashoor and Cebollero unpack issues related to apparatus and ambulance safety, the COVID-19 vaccines, ET3 and telehealth, the use of ketamine, mayday training, and staffing shortages. 
Read more from our <a href='https://www.firerescue1.com/2021-year-review/'>2021 year-in-review special coverage</a>.
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Firefighters need to move beyond the fear of defeatism for calling a mayday ‘too early‘

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