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Ryan Dedmon
- Mar 6, 2022
- 10 min
Retired Dispatcher who Survived Suicide Attempt Now Helps Other First-Responders do the Same
A retired police dispatcher who survived her own suicide attempt now helps other first-responders do the same as a Public Safety Advocate.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Jan 18, 2022
- 4 min
Peer Support Saved My Life
I am in a much better place now. It took me years to get here but I put in the hard work needed for my healing.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Jan 3, 2022
- 4 min
What I Loved Most About Being a 9-1-1 Dispatcher
A retired 9-1-1 dispatcher reflects back on what he loved most about the job.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Dec 16, 2021
- 4 min
How will I Manage our Holiday Schedule?
5 tips on how first-responder families can adjust to crazy holiday schedules and celebrate the season together.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Seasonal Depression Makes the Job Tougher for First-Responders
Public-safety is no easy job to begin with, but the holiday season always seems to make it tougher for first-responders.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Nov 18, 2021
- 7 min
A Year After "Bigger Than the Bias"
A personal perspective on the BLM movement and the challenge of being a person of color while serving in public-safety.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Nov 13, 2021
- 3 min
Atlantic APCO Remembers Fallen Members at Annual Conference
Atlantic APCO paid special tribute to remember Longtime Members who have passed away at its annual conference.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
Yoga 101 for 9-1-1 Dispatchers
Meditate on this: yoga can help public-safety emergency dispatchers deal with stress.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
Tell Us: What's Your Diversity & Inclusion Story?
Our call to action inviting 9-1-1 and public-safety professionals to share their own stories of diversity & inclusion.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Sep 24, 2021
- 6 min
Come Sit a Spell
The field training program at the Lawrenceville Police Department requires new officers to do sit-alongs in dispatch.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Aug 29, 2021
- 4 min
Some Benefits of Exercise for First-Responders
Physical exercise can help free your mind from the prison of compulsively dwelling on the stress to which you are constantly exposed.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Aug 14, 2021
- 3 min
How 9-1-1 Dispatchers can Combat Metabolic Syndrome
So, you are a 9-1-1 dispatcher and your blood pressure is high? This is most likely the result of chronic stress response.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Jul 19, 2021
- 3 min
Ode' to CMP1
All dispatchers have a favorite work station in their communications center. Here is a special tribute to the station I once called mine,
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Ryan Dedmon
- Jan 28, 2021
- 7 min
Creative Mental Resiliency Training for 9-1-1 Pros During the Pandemic
In 2020, 500 9-1-1 professionals participated in a virtual training pilot using the book, The Resilient 9-1-1 Professional.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Dec 29, 2020
- 3 min
A Remembrance of September 11th
I remember exactly where I was that fateful morning...
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Ryan Dedmon
- Dec 29, 2020
- 3 min
Finding My Happy Place Somewhere Sunny and 75
Living in Southern California has its advantages. For me, it is the beach; that is my happy place.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Dec 29, 2020
- 3 min
Dispatchers Must Find a Happy Place for Emotional Survival
With the stress and heartache that accompanies a career in emergency communications, it is vital to find an escape in order to survive.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Dec 29, 2020
- 4 min
Auburn Career Center Offers New 9-1-1 Program
New training program in Ohio aims to better prepare candidates to be hired as public-safety dispatchers.
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Ryan Dedmon
- Dec 29, 2020
- 7 min
Finding Compassion: Fighting for Myself after PTSD
A veteran dispatcher's harrowing fight to save herself using an unexpected weapon... compassion.
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