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With close to 40 years in the fire service, over 30 of them with the FDNY, Captain Mark Gregory loves the job. Throughout his career he has been surrounded by some of the very best the FDNY has to offer. His mentorship line up reads something like a fairy tale, working the back step with big names of the business. The lessons learned and the character and integrity shared with him in his early yea...

Quite often the Chief's role can be a lonely one. From a once thriving firefighter and line officer, when you become the Chief of Department, there are plenty of hurdles that you have not encountered on your way up. One in particular, politics. Even the very best firefighter with an impeccable record and reputation isn't ready for the back and forth required when dealing with the higher ups. Jared...

YOLO, You Only Live Once is the motto of this week's guest. Firefighter/EMT, model, Calendar Stud, Game Show Star and good friend Levi Sandoval. Levi and Pip chat about fitness, fame and how hard work and his YOLO attitude landed him a major modeling deal with the Indian Motorcycle company. Levi has also been featured in and on the cover of the Colorado Firefighter calendar. He explains how workin...

Join Jeremy as he discusses the Vector, REV Group's electric fire apparatus now hitting the streets. This educational walk around occurred at FDIC 2023. Rob Anselmi, Toronto FIre Service and Roger Lackore of the REV Group join Jeremy in the discussion.

Join Jeremy as he hosts "It's Tiller Time" from FDIC 2023 with Steve Crothers of tractordrawnaerial.com and Dave Perkins of the REV Group.

Rob and Pip grab a bunch of friends and catch up during this years' FDIC in Indy.

Jeremy and Sam from HiViz Lighting catch up in the podcast booth during FDIC 2023.

@foodonthestovedc Second generation Washington DC firefighter Jonathan Tate wanted to give back to the fire service. As a child he saw the impact his father was able to make not only on the job, but on the community he grew up in. Food is a cultural staple within the fire service. Jonathan saw a need to educate firefighters on the importance of healthy eating. Starting the not for profit Food on t...

Today Rob sits down with Peter Volkmann to talk about CISM, mental health, and how first responders of today are tackling mental health as a whole. Pete was also Rob's initial trainer for in CISM when he joined the Hudson Valley Critical Incident Debriefing Team.

Episode 213. Walt Lewis by Jeremy Donch

Episode 212. Kestin Wiemer by Jeremy Donch

Episode 14 of The Size Up by National Fire Radio was sponsored by Mercedes Textiles. They want to know, just how often you CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT. Now, being a hose manufacturer , you may think they mean the equipment on your apparatus, but they aren’t talking about that equipment. They mean YOUR EQUIPMENT. April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, and Merecedes has partnered with the not for prof...

Jason Messerschmidt, Director of North American Sales for Teledyne FLIR joins Jeremy for an active discussion about thermal imaging and Teledyne FLIR’s commitment to the fire service. Celebrating their 10th anniversary of their popular K series thermal imaging camera, Teledyne FLIR proudly boasts that they are the inventors of thermal imaging. Through advancement in technology, they have been able...

Andy Plofkin enjoys his life. His no excuse love for the fire service has created so many incredible experiences along his journey. From his early childhood days of watching and wanting to emulate those who served with his family in the fire department, Andy knew he had a long road ahead of influencing in the fire service. His influence comes in the form of over 40 years serving as a firefighter a...

"Everything Matters" is the underlying theme of Brandon Lewis' life. He'll tell you alot of luck played a part in his career and the fortunate events that have led him to where he is today. But after getting to know him, one thing is for certain; he has created alot of his own luck. Opportunity can be found but you have to put in the hard work, have the passion to pursue it and then know when to e...

10 year Philadelphia firefighter Dave Weinman wanted one thing early on in his career, more fires. "Trying to find more fires" was something Dave wanted so that he could be the firefighter he always wanted to be. Landing at Ladder 13 on the west side of Philadelphia is home for Dave and he hopes to stay there until the day he walks out on his terms. Mentors early in his career coupled with his own...

With 756 podcast’s under his belt, James Geering is what we may describe as a serious podcaster. Pip was stoked to be able to interview him, being that Pip has been a guest on the Behind the Shield Podcast , not once, not twice, but three times. James and Pip spend their time talking about the vast array of guests he has had the privilege of interviewing and learning from. Hence the title of this...

Throw back episode of the The Coffee Table Podcast that debuted in 2021.

206. Alabama Firefighters Training Foundation by Jeremy Donch

Master Firefighter and Paramedic Kris Ussery is currently assigned to the Training Division of the Virginia Beach, VA Fire Department. In this position she has become the mentor and leader of the Fire Cadet program that embraces kids between 14-18 years of age and teaches them about the fire service. Kris' dedication to this group is evident by the incredible growth that has occurred over the last...

Mike France is the President of the MacBoston 18 Truck Organization which is a 501c3 not for profit group that recognizes our fallen. Serving as a moving memorial for LODD firefighters in New York state, the MacBoston TDA is named after its' origins, the city of Boston and after fallen comrade Paul MacMurray of Hudson Falls, NY. The initial intent of the TDA was to be a fun activity for a group of...

Are you Consistently Savage? Sarah Ray aka The Shrinking Savage is living proof that you can be. Pip and Sarah talk about her weight loss journey, which began when she put being a volunteer firefighter on a temporary hold. Sarah talks about how consistently being consistent with her healthy habits keeps her on track and moving forward. What started as an online journal of her journey for herself h...

Retired Fire Captain Bill Lavin hasn't slowed down his continuous efforts in public service since 2014. 26 years with the Elizabeth, NJ Fire Department, 11 years as the Local President and another 16 years as the Statewide Local President, Bill always fought for what is right and deserved. Maybe to his detriment, he takes everything personal. Witnessing tragedy during his tenure led Bill to believ...

With almost 40 years in the fire service, Aaron Heller has accomplished alot. Recently retiring as a Deputy Chief with the Hamilton Township, NJ Fire Department, Aaron knew the time was right. Being apart of a large scale consolidation of 9 fire departments into one, Aaron felt the time was right after some of the dust settled to hang up his duty radio and begin to focus on the other parts of his...

Recently, Jeremy hosted a roundtable discussion in New London, CT with Captain Nick Esposito. Bridgeport, CT and Lt. Mickey Farrell, FDNY. Titled, Experience Matters, this roundtable was a fund raiser for the New London, CT Burn Foundation. Both speakers have successful social media pages; Nick Esposito is the man behind @truck_tactics and Mickey Farrell runs @topfloortactics. Both knowledgeable p...