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This episode of the Inside EMS podcast is sponsored by Verizon Frontline. The advanced network for first responders on the front lines. Learn more at verizon.com/frontline. \n\u201cTo remember those who have sacrificed, and who ran up the stairs and escorted people in the eyes of danger, you owe it to them to try to be your best every day.\u201d \u2014 Aaron Zamzow\nIn this special crossover episode of the Policing Matters, Better Every Shift and Inside EMS podcasts, Cohosts Jim Dudley, Aaron Zamzow and Chris Cebollero come together to discuss preserving the legacy of 9/11 responders and to assess our readiness to respond to a large-scale MCI in our communities.\nTogether, they dive into technology trends that we could (and should!) use to improve the security of citizens and first responders, from license plate readers to crime mapping, facial recognition, drone surveillance and AI analysis.\nWatch in as our panel discusses:\nKeeping the 9/11 legacy alive with new generations\nHow awareness of occupational cancer and mental health concerns is more prevalent today\nCommunity preparedness and incident command\n9/11-related illness and its continued impact and devastation today\nHow AI can contribute to the security of citizens and first responders\nThe importance of information sharing and security\nMemorable quotes\nOur cohosts shared poignant reflections of the infamous September day and offered their analysis on how best to prepare first responders for large-scale mass casualty events, with several notable takeaways:\n\u201cIt\u2019s up to all of us to try to get better, try to improve, try to do something to hone our profession to provide the best service we can when we\u2019re called to do that. And that doesn\u2019t require a chief, that doesn\u2019t require leadership; that requires a mirror, and that requires you and some dedication.\u201d \u2014 Aaron Zamzow\n\u201cAfter 9/11, we had PPE in the trunk of every radio car, and training every year, and little-by-little, the suits expired, the training stopped, the funds ran out; and we may be at a situation worse than before, so we need that impetus to take another run at preparedness, training, exercises, PPE, equipment, and a best practices manual, and that\u2019s got to come from above so that we\u2019re all doing it the same.\u201d \u2014 Jim Dudley\n\u201cThe economic factor should not be a factor. FEMA puts out 100, 200, 700, 800 for free to law enforcement agencies and many more subsets beyond that. So if you are an agency \u2013 if you\u2019re listening to this podcast \u2013 if you\u2019re not practicing ICS, find out why and explain to your chief sheriff, \u2018it\u2019s free, we\u2019ve got to do it; we should start doing it now.\u201d \u2014 Jim Dudley\xa0\n\u201cWe\u2019re not working for today \u2013 we\u2019re working for the next 5 and 10 and 15 years now \u2013 and how do we need to prepare for this?\u201d \u2014 Chris Cebollero\n\u201cWe saw firefighters run into that building \u2013 there were police officers there too \u2013 that were in harm\u2019s way, trying to get people out of there, and that\u2019s what we do, and now we\u2019re seeing \u2018hey, even though we do that, there are harms beyond just that physical incident.\u2019\u201d \u2014 Aaron Zamzow\n\u201cWe\u2019re in protective service and we need to be proactive in the way that we look at these things \u2026 we looked and said this could never happen; well it did, and we did a heck of a job responding after the fact, and we were very proactive after a period of time, and I think that\u2019s gotten a little bit lax and we need to stay on our toes, stay vigilant, and I think that\u2019s one of the best ways to remember all those people sacrificed in these events, is to grow from them.\u201d \u2014 Aaron Zamzow\nAdditional resources\nRead more reflections, tips for processing and lessons for training to respond to MCIs in our 9/11 coverage, sponsored by Verizon.\nLearn more with these resources mentioned in this episode, as well as additional articles from Police1, FireRescue1 and EMS1:\nThe Raytom Group \u2013 training law enforcement officers in EMS\nPolicing Matters: BRINC's Blake Resnick and Don Redmond on evolving drone technology\n\u200ePolicing Matter