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Modelling Emergency Services for People - with Chris Connealy
Modelling Emergency Services for People - with Chris Connealy
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Oct 27, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, we wrap up the series that we presented during National Fire Prevention Month, focusing on not just an individual with multiple experiences in emergency services but, this time, a focus on multiple services under a single umbrella. Host Dr. I. David Daniels will speak with Chris Connealy, Senior Director of Emergency Services for Williamson County, Texas Department of Emergency Services.
Director Connealy has been in public safety for 45 years. He started with the Houston Fire Department (HFD) in 1978 and was promoted through the ranks to fire chief over a 26-year career before retiring. He was appointed fire chief of the Cedar Park Fire Department in 2004 and served eight years. In 2012, Chris was appointed as the State Fire Marshal of Texas 2012 and served six years. In July 2018, he was appointed Senior Director of Emergency Services in Williamson County.
Sources of stress for emergency responders may include witnessing human suffering, risk of personal harm, intense workloads, life-and-death decisions, and separation from family. Stress prevention and management is critical for responders to stay well and to continue to help in the situation. Respondents must be feeling well and thinking clearly to take care of others. There are essential steps responders should take before, during, and after an event, and we have a great guest to talk about that and other aspects of an emergency service organization. Based on his many decades in emergency services, Director Connealy has worked with the leadership of Willaimson County to initiate and fortify several innovative measures to help workers deal with the stress associated with their essential functions.
Director Connealy has been in public safety for 45 years. He started with the Houston Fire Department (HFD) in 1978 and was promoted through the ranks to fire chief over a 26-year career before retiring. He was appointed fire chief of the Cedar Park Fire Department in 2004 and served eight years. In 2012, Chris was appointed as the State Fire Marshal of Texas 2012 and served six years. In July 2018, he was appointed Senior Director of Emergency Services in Williamson County.
Sources of stress for emergency responders may include witnessing human suffering, risk of personal harm, intense workloads, life-and-death decisions, and separation from family. Stress prevention and management is critical for responders to stay well and to continue to help in the situation. Respondents must be feeling well and thinking clearly to take care of others. There are essential steps responders should take before, during, and after an event, and we have a great guest to talk about that and other aspects of an emergency service organization. Based on his many decades in emergency services, Director Connealy has worked with the leadership of Willaimson County to initiate and fortify several innovative measures to help workers deal with the stress associated with their essential functions.
Released:
Oct 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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