Levon Yongoyan's guest appearances

Levon Yongoyan

Camano Voice

Caitlin Kinnunen

Deanna Kitchen

Nick Sanders

Andrew Miller

Mark Crawford

Jennifer McGill

Brian Morrison

Leanna Crawford

Bryan Cooper

Chris Chavez

Jennifer Short

Carol Mason

Kevin Gilbert

Amy Slater

Michael Bloom

OwlTail

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode:Brenna Estrada Podcast (https://camanocommons.com/ep65/) Key Points of Interest: How has this year been going for Levon over the last year?  How have they had to adjust during COVID?  What was the level of PPE they had to wear in the beginning vs now?  Has call volume increased or decreased during COVID?  Who is the first response for marine calls?  How was the 4th of July for the Fire Department?  Have they been able to continue normal classes like CPR?  What are some fo the things they’ve tried to do for the community in the midst of COVID?  What virtual things have they been doing?  How does he feel like Camano Island has been doing with COVID?  How have inter departments worked together during COVID?  How has the Fire Department dealt with everything financially?  How have the government incentives assisted them during this time?  

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode:<ul><li>Brenna Estrada Podcast (<a href="https://camanocommons.com/ep65/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://camanocommons.com/ep65/</a>) </li></ul> Key Points of Interest:<ul> <li>How has this year been going for Levon over the last year? </li> <li>How have they had to adjust during COVID? </li> <li>What was the level of PPE they had to wear in the beginning vs now? </li> <li>Has call volume increased or decreased during COVID? </li> <li>Who is the first response for marine calls? </li> <li>How was the 4th of July for the Fire Department? </li> <li>Have they been able to continue normal classes like CPR? </li> <li>What are some fo the things they’ve tried to do for the community in the midst of COVID? </li> <li>What virtual things have they been doing? </li> <li>How does he feel like Camano Island has been doing with COVID? </li> <li>How have inter departments worked together during COVID? </li> <li>How has the Fire Department dealt with everything financially? </li> <li>How have the government incentives assisted them during this time? </li> </ul>

#71: Levon Yongoyan - COVID's Effect on the Camano Fire & Rescue

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode: https://www.camanofire.com/ https://www.burlingtonwa.gov/100/Fire https://www.northcountyfireems.com/ Peter Drucker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker)  The 4-Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss  The Advantage - Patrick Lencioni  Key Points of Interest: Where did Levon grow up?  How did moving around influence his life?  What brought Levon to Camano Island?  How did Levon get started with Geographic Information Systems?  Levon talks about his company TerraLogic GIS  He also explains what it is used for  What was his educational background?  After closing down his company, where did he move onto?  What was the idea behind these neighborhoods that they designed?  Levon poses the question, “What is connection?” in relation to young kids vs older folk  How did Levon get started with the Fire Department?  When did the Camano Island Fire and Rescue change from Volunteer to having career Firefighters?  When did he move on from Camano to Burlington Fire Department?  Levon gets into some of the biggest differences between working in a rural vs city department  Specifically, he gets into some of the dynamics of working on an island  He also speaks into how they work with North County Fire Department  Levon talks about the “unsung” heroes of emergencies  One of Levon’s project he is working on is support groups for the Fire Fighters  These also include helping other firefighters make sure their co-workers are doing well  How has Levon implemented the lessons from small business to his current position  Also, how does communication work when it is spread out among so many stations?  Camano Fire is the only form of government that only serves Camano Island, not all of Island County  Levon mentions some of the books that have been influential in his leadership building  Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode: Port Susan Bay  Arrowhead Ranch (https://arrowheadranchcamano.com/) 

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode:<ul> <li><a href="https://www.camanofire.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.camanofire.com/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.burlingtonwa.gov/100/Fire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.burlingtonwa.gov/100/Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.northcountyfireems.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.northcountyfireems.com/</a></li> <li>Peter Drucker (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker</a>) </li> <li>The 4-Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss </li> <li>The Advantage - Patrick Lencioni </li> </ul>Key Points of Interest:<ul> <li>Where did Levon grow up? </li> <li>How did moving around influence his life? </li> <li>What brought Levon to Camano Island? </li> <li>How did Levon get started with Geographic Information Systems? </li> <li>Levon talks about his company TerraLogic GIS </li> <li>He also explains what it is used for </li> <li>What was his educational background? </li> <li>After closing down his company, where did he move onto? </li> <li>What was the idea behind these neighborhoods that they designed? </li> <li>Levon poses the question, “What is connection?” in relation to young kids vs older folk </li> <li>How did Levon get started with the Fire Department? </li> <li>When did the Camano Island Fire and Rescue change from Volunteer to having career Firefighters? </li> <li>When did he move on from Camano to Burlington Fire Department? </li> <li>Levon gets into some of the biggest differences between working in a rural vs city department </li> <li>Specifically, he gets into some of the dynamics of working on an island </li> <li>He also speaks into how they work with North County Fire Department </li> <li>Levon talks about the “unsung” heroes of emergencies </li> <li>One of Levon’s project he is working on is support groups for the Fire Fighters </li> <li>These also include helping other firefighters make sure their co-workers are doing well </li> <li>How has Levon implemented the lessons from small business to his current position </li> <li>Also, how does communication work when it is spread out among so many stations? </li> <li>Camano Fire is the only form of government that only serves Camano Island, not all of Island County </li> <li>Levon mentions some of the books that have been influential in his leadership building </li> </ul>Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode:<ul> <li>Port Susan Bay </li> <li>Arrowhead Ranch (<a href="https://arrowheadranchcamano.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://arrowheadranchcamano.com/</a>) </li></ul>

#25: Levon Yongoyan - Chief of Camano Island Fire & Rescue