On Scene First
Entertaining, Educational, Empowering
Why are we here?
On Scene First is a hub for public safety education, training, and support in the areas of technology, leadership, mental health, and tips and tricks. Here we will highlight the latest and greatest must-have technological tools, Leadership strategies, and mental health resources in the public safety space. In addition, we’ll feature entertaining, educational, and empowering interviews with public safety difference-makers, including 9-1-1 insiders and field responders, who are harnessing the power of new technology, out-of-the-box thinking, and mental health resources to equip first responders to save lives on both sides of the call.
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Podcast
The “On Scene First with Tracy Eldridge” podcast gives a stage to public safety difference-makers to share powerful stories of growth, perseverance, and leadership. We often laugh, on occasion cry, but at the end of the day, you will always hear the why!
She went from saving lives “from” the seat to saving lives “in” them!
After 25+ years in Public Safety, Tracy has recently launched her own company/podcast, On Scene First, which focuses on educating public safety professionals on must-have technology tools, leadership skills, and mental health resources to "save lives on both sides of the call."
She spent many years serving her community in rural Massachusetts, from the dispatcher to chief dispatcher. She still serves as an on-call firefighter/EMT on her local fire department. She is also one of the lead instructors for their Fire/EMS Explorer post.
Over the last 12 years, she has enjoyed traveling and training 9-1-1 telecommunicators nationwide in her part-time role with The Public Safety Group.
Tracy spent four years at RapidSOS. While there, she played a pivotal role in building the world's first emergency response data platform and successfully delivering device-based locations to 9-1-1 and field responders, which has saved thousands of lives.
With a passion for public speaking and mental health, Tracy has also been recognized nationally for her efforts to train on and bring awareness to PTSD in all public safety disciplines through conference training sessions, webinars, and keynote presentations.
Tracy has been the proud recipient of the 2007 Jeff Grossman Telecommunicator of the Year Award, The 2018 Illinois Chapter of APCO, "Presidential Award," the 2018 Illinois Chapter of NENA, "Sponsorship Award" and the NG911 Institute 2020 "Industry Professional of the Year."
“Life is too short to not know how to save one!”
-Tracy Eldridge