In this episode DPS Director, Andy Wilson speaks with Kimberly Schwind, Assistant Director of the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, and Leah Fullenkamp, who lost her husband to a distracted driver.  For more information on the Ohio Department of Public Safety, visit ⁠publicsafety.ohio.gov⁠. Ohio Traffic Safety Office Social Media ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ In the Blink of a Fly https://intheblinkofafly.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/intheblinkofafly/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/intheblinkofafly/

In this episode, we talk to Beth Fulton, a mother who lost her son to a motorcycle crash, about the importance of receiving proper training before riding a motorcycle. We also talk to Michelle Piko, Program Coordinator of Motorcycle Ohio, about what the Department of Public Safety and Motorcycle Ohio offer to keep motorcyclists, and Ohioans, Safe and Sound. For more information on the Ohio Department of Public Safety, visit ⁠publicsafety.ohio.gov⁠. Motorcycle Ohio Social Media ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠

In this episode, we talk to Gary Allen, retired Major from the Ohio State Highway Patrol who survived the Xenia Tornado in 1974 as a young boy. We also talk to Sima Merick, Executive Director of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA) about what the Department of Public Safety does before, during, and after an event to keep Ohioans Safe and Sound. For more information on the Ohio Department of Public Safety, visit publicsafety.ohio.gov. https://ema.ohio.gov/prepare-respond/be-prepared/severe-weather/severe-weather Social Media Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube

Episode #1 - What does the number 9 and the Ohio Department of Public Safety have in common? The answer might surprise you! Learn about this and much more on this inaugural episode of the Safe & Sound Podcast by the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

Welcome to the Safe & Sound Podcast from the Ohio Department of Public Safety.