Tactical Talk: Andy Ihnatko and His Tactical Internet Pants
When Andy Ihnatko held a contest on his blog in 2008 searching for the perfect pants to purchase online, he had no idea he’d create such a following for “Tactical Internet Pants.”
Two years later, people are still asking the Chicago Sun-Times technology columnist, CBS personality and Macworld contributor about what fits in his 5.11’s (his [...]
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Behind the Seams: “Chronicles of EMS” Premiers, Public Safety Budget Cuts and More
Chronicles of EMS – Trailer (Premiere Feb 12th @ 5pm ChroniclesofEMS.com) from Thaddeus Setla on Vimeo.
Chronicles of EMS premiers, and EMTs party in San Fran. (Everyday EMS Tips)
More sights and sounds from the Chronicles premier. (Happy Medic)
10 things you should try to do with every patient. (Life Under the Lights)
Are public safety budget cuts [...]
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All-Time Favorite Tactical Pant Tweets
Who tweets about tactical pants? OK, that’s sort of a silly question coming from the people who write about them five days a week.
For several weeks now, we’ve dutifully collected the best (and, er, the only) tweets about tactical pants. We even replied to some, and, oh man, were those folks a little freaked.
Without further [...]
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Tactical Talk: Houston Police Department’s Mike McCoy
In March 2008, Officer Mike McCoy set up a blog for the Houston Police Department. Little did he know that he’d garner a devoted readership, local media attention and a steady stream of new recruits during the next two years. Currently McCoy still uses Blogger along with YouTube, Facebook and Twitter as a means to [...]
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Behind the Seams: Jets Fan Arrest, Why Police Need Twitter and More
What’s the public safety blogosphere furiously typing about this week? Find out!
Warning: The video below has NSFW language in second half.
Watch a Jets fan get arrested at San Diego stadium (video above). Some say he was arrested for nothing, others beg to differ. (Slam Dunks)
Five reasons why police should be using Twitter. [...]
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Behind the Seams: This Week’s Tactical News and Notes
What’s the public safety blogosphere furiously typing about this week? Find out!
FailBlog and Google Street View never fail to amuse. (Life Under the Lights)
What was it really like to meet the San Francisco fire chief? Find out in a two-part tale. (999 Medic)
Making aimless tweets? You’re not alone. (A Day in the Life of an [...]
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5 Outstanding Fire/EMS Twitter Accounts
You might recall that we recently published the top 101 military Twitter accounts on our sister blog over at MilitaryBoots.com. We were about to go through blood, sweat and tears again to dig up the best of the best in fire/EMS on the microblogging site, until we discovered The Fire Critic has already done all [...]
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