Barry Furey's guest appearances

Barry Furey

Code 3 - The Firefighters' Podcast

9-1-WHAT? Podcast (91WHAT)

Just Dumb Enough Podcast

The PIO Podcast

Chris Adams

Sean Gray

Nick Loper

Scott Peterson

David Cain

Paul Smith

Paul Shapiro

Ben Cooper

Chris Baker

David Griffin

Ed Dolan

Marc Bashoor

Lane Kawaoka

Ron Moore

Matthew Stapley

OwlTail

Barry Furey is an award-winning public safety executive with over 50 years of experience. Serving as a fire officer in three states, a 9-1-1 director in four, and as a consultant here and abroad, he has authored more than 300 articles, contributed to industry texts, and published two books, including his recent "Managing 9-1-1, 365 Days a Year", available on Amazon Kindle. Chairman of numerous committees, he led the creation of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) "Homeland Security White Paper," which examined best practices for emergency communications centers after 9/11.Barry can be contacted through his website www.bareyFurey.comOverpowered ToolsStop losing customers to a missed phone call with Missed Call Text-Back! Sponsored by the Social Media Strategies Summit. Check out their website to learn more about their upcoming social media conferences for Public Safety and Government professionals. https://bit.ly/3IrRdDL

Barry Furey is an award-winning public safety executive with over 50 years of experience. Serving as a fire officer in three states, a 9-1-1 director in four, and as a consultant here and abroad, he has authored more than 300 articles, contributed to industry texts, and published two books, including his recent "Managing 9-1-1, 365 Days a Year", available on Amazon Kindle. Chairman of numerous committees, he led the creation of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) "Homeland Security White Paper," which examined best practices for emergency communications centers after 9/11. Barry can be contacted through his website <a href="https://www.bareyFurey.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bareyFurey.com</a><a href="https://www.overpoweredtools.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overpowered Tools</a> Stop losing customers to a missed phone call with Missed Call Text-Back! Sponsored by the Social Media Strategies Summit. <a href="https://bit.ly/3IrRdDL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out their website</a> to learn more about their upcoming social media conferences for Public Safety and Government professionals. <a href="https://bit.ly/3IrRdDL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3IrRdDL</a>

Barry Furey - Communications Consultant - Public Safety Consulting

My guest today is Barry Fury, and man who has been involved in public safety since 1970, only two years after the 911 system was established as we know it today. Barry has worked as a fire department officer in two states and a 911 dispatch director in four states! He is also a contributing editor of the very famous Firehouse magazine, and wrote a book on managing a dispatch center. Send me an email at dumbenoughpodcast@gmail.com or just message the show on any of the social media pages. Final February Numbers:1. United States, with Oregon and California leading the chart.2. An unexpected and unlikely exact time between Canada and the UK. You both tied in listens and listeners somehow.3. Estonia.4. Brazil. And...5. In the second time for one month, Ireland and Japan.March Numbers so far:1. Still the US, but with way less of a lead and the top states being Washington and Indiana.2. Beating both countries who usually sit here, India. Their first time making it on this list I believe.3. United Kingdom actually overtook Canada and making them number 4.And finally...5. Germany, back up in the top 5 after a few weeks just below.

My guest today is Barry Fury, and man who has been involved in public safety since 1970, only two years after the 911 system was established as we know it today.  Barry has worked as a fire department officer in two states and a 911 dispatch director in four states! He is also a contributing editor of the very famous Firehouse magazine, and wrote a book on managing a dispatch center.   Send me an email at <a href="mailto:dumbenoughpodcast@gmail.com">dumbenoughpodcast@gmail.com</a> or just message the show on any of the social media pages.   Final February Numbers: 1. United States, with Oregon and California leading the chart. 2. An unexpected and unlikely exact time between Canada and the UK. You both tied in listens and listeners somehow. 3. Estonia. 4. Brazil. And... 5. In the second time for one month, Ireland and Japan. March Numbers so far: 1. Still the US, but with way less of a lead and the top states being Washington and Indiana. 2. Beating both countries who usually sit here, India. Their first time making it on this list I believe. 3. United Kingdom actually overtook Canada and making them number 4. And finally... 5. Germany, back up in the top 5 after a few weeks just below.

Emergency Dispatch with Barry Furey

There is a shortage of 911 dispatchers nationwide, and it can lead to unfortunate outcomes. PSAP and 911 consultant Barry Furey explains why there’s a problem and offers some suggestions for how it can be fixed.  NOTE: This interview had some technical glitches in the sound quality. We hope you’ll bear with us. Barry’s comments are worth it. 

There is a shortage of 911 dispatchers nationwide, and it can lead to unfortunate outcomes. PSAP and 911 consultant Barry Furey explains why there’s a problem and offers some suggestions for how it can be fixed. NOTE: This interview had some technical glitches in the sound quality. We hope you’ll bear with us. Barry’s comments are worth it.

The Dispatcher Shortage with Barry Furey

Our current 911 system is built on the backbone of 1960s technology, and it's going to have to be re-built from the ground up. Communications  consultant Barry Furey talks about what that means to first responders and their communities.