Best David Barrett Chris Nevil Luis Fierro Victoria Garcia Marlene Vega Podcasts (2024)

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Leave Fireworks to the Professionals! 21:17

12M ago21:17

21:17

Join MySafe:LA's David Barrett and our special guest La'Veyah Mosely and her mother to discuss the life changing fireworks can have on a person. La'Veyah - a talented 7th grade student in L.A. - and an athlete playing for the L.A. Watts Rams youth league lost all of the fingers on her left hand when she was handed a firework device on the 5th of Ju…

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BAM! The issue of illegal fireworks in Los Angeles 1:14:20

2y ago1:14:20

1:14:20

In the City of Los Angeles, ALL fireworks are illegal. In the County of Los Angeles, it depends on which city you're talking about. Many cities offer "Safe and Sane" fireworks for sale on and around the 4th of July. The lack of consistency from city to city complicates the public's understanding of fireworks and the law. Join host David Barrett as …

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Are You Ready For Wildfire? 29:24

2y ago29:24

29:24

Join MySafe:LA's David Barrett as he covers the ongoing threat of wildfires in California generally, and in Southern California more specifically. Los Angeles City Fire Department Deputy Chief Trevor Richmond shares insight in what to expect this year and unveils a new collaboration between the LAFD and MySafe:LA - the Los Angeles Wildfire Resilien…

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Making L.A. Safer in 2022 14:28

2y ago14:28

14:28

Join MySafe:LA Executive Director David Barrett as he discusses the challenges in public safety and resilience for 2022. David shares some of the new initiatives at MySafe:LA and how the public may benefit from the programs being offered by the recognized, award-winning community resilience organization. This episode focuses on the upcoming wildfir…

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The Fireworks 2021 Podcast 59:09

3y ago59:09

59:09

Join host David Barrett as he navigates the complex environment of illegal fireworks in Los Angeles. David is joined by three important guests, including LA City Area Prosecutor and Deputy City Attorney Gabrielle Taylor, Deputy Chief for the Office of Operations of the LAPD, Beatrice Girmala, and Public Information Officer Erik Scott of the Los Ang…

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S2; E2: Fireworks in Los Angeles, Boom in the Year of COVID-19 1:18:40

4y ago1:18:40

1:18:40

Fireworks have traditionally been at the core of national and regional celebrations. In Los Angeles, all fireworks sales and use are illegal - but even so, Angelenos celebrate every June through August with a nightly show of rebellion that brings joy to some, and fear and disaster to many. This special edition of CityTalk:LA looks into the issues s…

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S2; E1: COVID-19 Safety for the Armenian Community (in Armenian) 28:04

4y ago28:04

28:04

In this exciting Armenian-language podcast, Harout Harry Semerdjian of MySafe:LA’s Board of Directors and EMT Henry Halajian of MySafe:LA (and an ambulance operator for the Glendale Fire Department) discuss COVID-19 and important community protections related to the coronavirus epidemic. They also touch on our signature Smoke Alarm Installation Pro…

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S1; #21: Earthquake Prep 25:26

10y ago25:26

25:26

We continue our earthquake podcast conversation with Cameron Barrett, Education Director, and Mark Benthien, the Director of Communications, Education and Outreach at the Southern California Earthquake Center. Mark's team are part of the core group or organizers behind the ShakeOut drill every year. In this podcast he discusses the need for earthqu…

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S1; #20: Earthquake Tools That Save Lives! 24:18

10y ago24:18

24:18

Margaret Vinci is the Manager of the Office of Earthquake Programs at CalTech. She's been busy lately, what with the 5.1 La Habra Earthquake, the 4.4 Encino Earthquake, and the monster 8.2 Chilean Earthquake. All in the last few weeks. Cameron Barrett chats with Margaret about the earthquake tools available online that she, the scientists at CalTec…

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S1; #19: LAUSD and earthquakes - what happens to your kids when the Big One hits? 23:01

10y ago23:01

23:01

In the wake of the March 28th La Habra Earthquake, Todd Leitz, MySafe:LA's public information officer, speaks with Dr. Jill Barnes, the Coordinator for Disaster Services and Emergency Preparedness for the Los Angeles School District. If you have kids in the LAUSD, here's some details about the district's earthquake preparedness that should ease you…

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S1; #18: Look out: "The Big One" is coming - A major earthquake is just around the bend. 30:30

10y ago30:30

30:30

Cameron Barrett speaks about the latest string of earthquakes to strike Southern California with Kate Long, the Earthquake Deputy for the Governor's Office of Emergency Services. The 5.1 magnitude La Habra earthquake that struck March 28 did $10.5 million in damage to Orange County. Long says the La Habra Quake, like all temblors, is a wake up call…

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S1; #17: Hands Only CPR - A few minutes and you, too can save a life! 17:08

10+ y ago17:08

17:08

February is American Heart Disease Awareness Month. In celebration, let's review cardio pulmonary resuscitation, or CPR. When was the last time you took a CPR class? A year ago? 5? 10? Do you remember all the things you needed to do? All the compressions-to-rescue-breath numbers? No? You'll be happy to know, there's a new method. This ain't your Da…

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S1; #16: Smoke Alarms Save Lives - Double your chances of surviving a house fire. 21:47

10+ y ago21:47

21:47

Did you know that you don't have to be hard of hearing to NOT hear your smoke alarm go off in the middle of the night? Education Director Cameron Barrett discusses smoke alarms with Nancy Trench, the Assistant Director of Fire Protection Publications at Oklahoma State University. Trench is a smoke alarm expert and speaks about the latest research i…

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Smoke Alarm Experts - #15 19:51

10+ y ago19:51

19:51

How many smoke alarms are in your home? Are they all working? Are they in the right locations? If you don't know the answer to any of these questions, this podcast is for you! MySafe:LA Public Information Officer Todd Leitz chats with Deborah Hanson, the Director of External Affairs for First Alert, the smoke alarm manufacturer. First Alert and Deb…

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Vision 20/20 - #14 26:14

10+ y ago26:14

26:14

MySafe:LA Executive Officer David Barrett chats with one of the most respected voices in fire prevention, Jim Crawford, the former Fire Marshal for Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. Crawford has more than 37 years of firefighting experience and is currently the Project Manager for Vision 20/20. Crawford and Barrett discuss smoke alarms, w…

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Meri-K Appy - #13 18:12

10+ y ago18:12

18:12

In our first fire and life safety podcast of the month, David Barrett speaks with Meri-K Appy, an internationally recognized fire and life safety expert. Meri-K has spent her professional life in public safety education. She was a consultant to MySafe:LA and part of the Vision 20/20 Coalition. She and David speak about the recent rash of fire fatal…

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My Quake Story - #12 17:21

10+ y ago17:21

17:21

Executive Officer David Barrett speaks with retired Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Greenup, who on January 17, 1994 was three stories below Los Angeles City Hall in the LAFD's dispatch center when the Northridge Earthquake struck. Greenup spent the day (and many after that) sending LAFD resources to the devastated areas of Los Ang…

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My Quake Story - #11 18:04

10+ y ago18:04

18:04

In our continuing series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake, MySafe:LA Public Information Officer Todd Leitz speaks with retired LAFD Battalion Chief Steve Ruda. In 1994, Chief Ruda lived one mile from the Northridge Meadows Apartments and not much farther from the epicenter of the quake. He describes the preparations he had made,…

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My Quake Story - #10 12:11

10+ y ago12:11

12:11

Executive Officer David Barrett sits down with the former Fire Marshal for the city of Los Angeles for our continuing special series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake. Assistant Chief Donald Frazeur was a Captain II on January 17, 1994. He was at home when the earthquake struck, and some of his most vivid memories of that day cam…

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My Quake Story - #9 23:22

10+ y ago23:22

23:22

MySafe:LA Public Information Officer Todd Leitz talks with retired LAFD Captain Steve Owens who was a station commander at fire station 76 in the Cahuenga Pass of Hollywood 20 years ago. When the Northridge Earthquake shook him out of bed, Owens was immediately in earthquake mode, reviewing his escape options and preparing for the possibility of fi…

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My Quake Story - #8 16:41

10+ y ago16:41

16:41

Todd Leitz, MySafe:LA's Public Information Officer brings us the next installment of our special podcast series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake. Todd sits down with Jayson Johnson, an LAFD firefighter/paramedic and father of four. Jayson had just finished fighting a fire and was on his way back to the station when his fire engi…

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My Quake Story - #7 18:01

10+ y ago18:01

18:01

Our podcast series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake continues with MySafe:LA Education Director Cameron Barrett's conversation with LAFD Battalion Chief Greg Gibson. 20 years ago, Gibson was a station commander in South Los Angeles, but less than an hour after the quake hit, he and his crew were on their way to the devastation i…

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My Quake Story - #6 25:46

10+ y ago25:46

25:46

MySafe:LA's Executive Officer David Barrett talks with one of the most instrumental figures in the Los Angeles Fire Department's response to the Northridge Earthquake 20 years ago. Assistant Chief Frank Borden (retired) was in charge of much of the department's resources that day, but he had also spent the decade prior to the Northridge Quake creat…

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My Quake Story -#4 22:20

10+ y ago22:20

22:20

In our continuing series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake, MySafe:LA's Education Director Cameron Barrett talks with retired LAFD Assistant Chief Robert DeFeo, the man in charge of the harrowing rescues and recoveries at perhaps the most iconic disaster site that day in Los Angeles, the Northridge Meadows apartment complex. Supp…

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My Quake Story - #5 21:12

10+ y ago21:12

21:12

Education Director Cameron Barrett continues MySafe:LA's recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake in this episode when she interviews retired LAFD Chief Deputy Joseph Castro. In 1994 Castro was a station commander in Hollywood, where destruction was widespread following the temblor. He remembers he and his crew having to fig…

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My Quake Story -#2 12:37

10+ y ago12:37

12:37

We continue with our special series on the 20th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake. Executive Office David Barrett sits down with LAFD retired Assistant Chief Dean Cathey, who was in charge of Division 1 on January 17, 1994 and remembers how eerie it was to see his city completely dark in the hours after the quake hit. Support the show…

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My Quake Story - #3 19:01

10+ y ago19:01

19:01

MySafe:LA Executive Officer David Barrett interviews LAFD Captain Stacy Gerlich, who was a firefighter/paramedic 20 years ago when the Northridge Earthquaked rocked Southern California. She remembers traveling through the San Fernando Valley that day, trying to help Los Angelenos devastated after the quake. 20 years later, Captain Gerlich's passion…

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Northridge Quake - #1 15:06

10+ y ago15:06

15:06

The initial podcast in our 20th anniversary Northridge Earthquake series. Hosts Cameron Barrett, Todd Leitz, and David Barrett set the stage for a series of podcasts that feature Los Angeles firefighters. Support the showBy Cameron Barrett, Todd Leitz, David Barrett

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David Barrett Chris Nevil Luis Fierro Victoria Garcia Marlene Vega Podcasts

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CityTalk:LA - A MySafe:LA Podcast.

David Barrett, Chris Nevil, Luis Fierro, Victoria Garcia, Marlene Vega

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Leave Fireworks to the Professionals! 21:17

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BAM! The issue of illegal fireworks in Los Angeles 1:14:20

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Are You Ready For Wildfire? 29:24

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Making L.A. Safer in 2022 14:28

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The Fireworks 2021 Podcast 59:09

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S2; E2: Fireworks in Los Angeles, Boom in the Year of COVID-19 1:18:40

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S2; E1: COVID-19 Safety for the Armenian Community (in Armenian) 28:04

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S1; #21: Earthquake Prep 25:26

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S1; #20: Earthquake Tools That Save Lives! 24:18

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S1; #19: LAUSD and earthquakes - what happens to your kids when the Big One hits? 23:01

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S1; #18: Look out: "The Big One" is coming - A major earthquake is just around the bend. 30:30

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S1; #17: Hands Only CPR - A few minutes and you, too can save a life! 17:08

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S1; #16: Smoke Alarms Save Lives - Double your chances of surviving a house fire. 21:47

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Smoke Alarm Experts - #15 19:51

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Vision 20/20 - #14 26:14

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Meri-K Appy - #13 18:12

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My Quake Story - #12 17:21

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My Quake Story - #11 18:04

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My Quake Story - #10 12:11

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My Quake Story - #9 23:22

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My Quake Story - #8 16:41

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My Quake Story - #7 18:01

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My Quake Story - #6 25:46

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My Quake Story -#4 22:20

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My Quake Story - #5 21:12

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My Quake Story -#2 12:37

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My Quake Story - #3 19:01

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Northridge Quake - #1 15:06

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