Fire Engineering Podcast Network

In this episode, host Larry Conley and his guests honor the life of St. Louis (MO) Firefighter Ben Polson, who died in the line of duty while responding to a house fire on January 13, 2022. Larry speaks with special guest April Cayce, the founder of Rebound 911, members of Engine House 13, and Colonel Kyle Taylor to talk about the healing process and honor Ben's life. Brought to you by MagneGrip a...

Steve Shaw invites Rusty Ricker on to discuss engagement.   The talk about how engagement is part of building a culture, the importance of local training, and the idea of a "plus one" mentality.   Brought to you by  MagneGrip.

On the inaugural episode of Mental Health Monthly, hosts Dan Degryse and Chris Muscle take on the topic of Generations, and how various generations have managed mental health in the fire service. They look at the topic through the lense of their own knowledge and experiences.  Brought to you by  MagneGrip.

Steve Hamilton invites his brother, Chris, to discuss how the Ithaca (NY) Fire Department deals with violent protest and other incidents. They discuss the challenges and issues that departments must deal with when dealing with these types of incidents, such as violent protests, crime scene preservation, and interacting with other agencies.   Brought to you by  MagneGrip.

Danny Sheridan, Erik Pettaway, and Tony Carroll discuss when to start thinking outside the box. As a chief officer, when are you comfortable implementing alternative tactics on the fireground? Brought to you by  MagneGrip,

Jim Duffy and Anthony Avillo invite on Brian Zaitz to discuss winter weather firefighting operations, the challenges, and how to best prepare for these types of events.   Brought to you by  MagneGrip,    

Dr. Beth Murphy invites John Murphy on to discuss stories.  The fire service is steeped in stories.  This tradition of stories can be helpful, or at times not, but nonetheless, still speak to where the fire service came from.  Dr Beth discusses how each and every person is unique and reacts in their own way to these stories, both historical as well as the stories that are currently unfolding durin...

Host Eddie Buchanan talks with Susan Olson and Clay Carpenter about the S.A.F.E.R program, the Fire Data Analysts Working Group, and how the city of Frisco Texas has been able to use data to make their emergency services across the board work more efficiently and effectively. They continue to implement solutions throughout the various governmental entities. https://www.friscotexas.gov/1080/SAFER  ...

Host Lisa Baker discusses the importance of sleep with guests Heidi Simon, Julie Nelson, and Gabriela Whitmer. More: https://womeninfire.org/ Lisa Baker, Southwest Women in Fire Trustee Heidi SImon, Lieutenant (Ret.), South Metro (CO) Fire Julie Nelson, Paramedic Firefighter, South Metro (CO) Fire Gabriela Whitmer, Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado and a board certified Neurofeedback Cli...

A great show lined up on this episode with special guest Assistant Chief Brian Zaitz. Chief Zaitz is a nationally recognized speaker and FDIC presenter, and also serves as the First Vice-President of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) and on this episode the Chief will outline all the support and services available from the ISFSI that extend well beyond the training grou...

Hosts Frank Ricci and Sam Villani talk with Brian Zaitz, the incoming president of the ISFSI (International Society of Fire Service Instructors) regarding the society’s mission and his goals for the next two years.    Brought to you by TenCate.

In this Episode, host  Eric Dreiman talks with Devin Craig about his career, his philosophy on fire training,  his experiences with the Smoke Divers, and his Train or Die group.   Brought to you by TenCate.        

Join host Christopher Naum on Buildings on Fire’s Taking it to the Streets podcast with guestChief Doug Cline, from The Fire and Training Podcast where they continue the conversation on their new Six-Part Podcast-Webcast Series; The Commercial Fireground with a new episode Part IV; Fireground Command  Now on YouTube as well. Check out the video on https://www.fireengineering.com/podcasts/   Brough...

Join host Doug Cline on The Fire and Training Podcast with guest Chief Christopher Naum, from Buildings on Fire’s Taking it to the Streets podcast where they continue the conversation on their new Six-Part Podcast-Webcast Series; The Commercial Fireground with a new episode Part III; Fireground Decision-making: Risks FireEngineering.com’s BlogTalk Radio. Now on YouTube as well. Check out the video...

Sons of the flag invites Ace Lane on to discuss  Sons of the flag, his own personal burn incident that occurred when he was a youth, and his recovery.    Sons of the Flag is a nonprofit organization supporting military, first responders, and civilian burn survivors by providing funding for innovative research. The Sons of the Flag brings together passionate community leaders, pioneering physicians...

 Ronnie Kanterman and Tommy Aurnhammer invite guests Chief Joe Jardin and Chief Frank Leeb from the FDNY.  While the fireground is where they lived their entire career, these two battle hardened veterans discuss fire prevention, protection and public fire safety education. As line officers and later on as Staff Chiefs, they made it one of their priorities in order to ensure that these activities w...

On this episode of Tailboard Talk, Jeff Wallin and Chris Rasmussen talk with guest Dan Fuller, the chief of West Fargo (ND) Fire Department. They discuss his career, the evolution of the West Fargo department, the process of building a new station, and their challenges and solutions.   Surf Inspector - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creat...

Hosts Rick Lasky and John Salka talk leadership, command, and more. In this episode, Chief Lasky and Salka discuss being into the job. How into the job are you?   Brought to you by TenCate.    

In this episode, Mike Gagliano and Mike Dugan talk with Candace Ashby about leadership and organizational change. Dr. Ashby dicusses the bottom 10%, and how to stop them in their tracks, how to bridge the operations gap, as well as looking forward to her big room session at FDIC. Dr. Candace Ashby is a career firefighter with over 33 years of fire service experience and is a Battalion Chief with t...

In this episode Stephanie starts the year off with a familiar face: her dad. Royce White is a Human Behavior Specialist and an international speaker on the subject of leadership. Stephanie and Royce kick around the true first building block of leadership - leading yourself.  Brought to you by TenCate.

Hosts Anthony Kastros and Brian Brush talk with Doug Mitchell about FDNY and how they manage the tactical gap.   Brought to you by TenCate.      

David Rhodes talks with Buddy Martinette about his new book Creating and Leading High Performance Organizations. Available today at FireEngineeringBooks.com

Host Steve Shaw talks with John "Bart" Simpson and Walt Lewis about the F.O.O.L.S. organization, it's founding, core mission, and what they feel is in the future for the organization that they helped form   Brought to you by TenCate.

The panel of fire service attorneys reviews recent cases that may impact firefighters and fire departments. Brought to you by TenCate.

Chris and Lex discuss myths and misconceptions related to legacy buildings.    Brought to you by TenCate.