The Standard Issue

We discuss our tips for successfully completing the first year as a probationary firefighter. Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS (0:00) The First Day (11:09) Show Me (14:57) Two Ears One Mouth (18:49...

Standard Issue: Tractor DUIs, Only Fans PD style, and service call billing....that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Drunk Tractor Ride (14:24)...

Following our lecture at Mile High Firefighter's Conference on October 5, 2023, we fielded questions from our audience. We discuss these questions and more! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) How to Do It Right (6:00) How To Create Trainings (6:52) Am I The...

Standard Issue: Suing the volunteers, suing the professionals, Only Fans for firefighters, and pranks for the new guys....that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIME...

We’re going back to January 2020 when we spoke to Cory Sack of Cherry Hills Village (CO) PD. Cory was shot multiple times during a home invasion on August 20, 2018. Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Shots Fired, Officer Down (8:30) Crawling Out (14:00) Changing A...

Standard Issue: Tattoo policies, Tom doesn't want to talk about it, test cheating and funny firefighter moments....that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS...

We’re going back to June 2017 when we spoke to Justin McWilliams of Clackamas (OR) Fire District. Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Passion For Search (5:45) Brothers In Battle (11:00) Search Techniques (16:45) Mentors, Leadership, & The Mission (24:00) Haters

Standard Issue: "Bouncing" in a bar, lucky firefighters, ditching detention, and outhouse diving....that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Bo...

Standard Issue: Wedgies, speedos, Italian deaths, and hiring a hitman.…that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Death By Wedgie (5:14) What's In That Spe...

The listeners have sent in questions and we have answers. We cover all things firefighter in this Q&A. Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Maui Relief Fund (3:15) Listener Q&A Maui County FF Relief Fund

We’re going back to May 2019 when we spoke to Bryan Lynch with Colorado Springs Fire Department. Bryan is also the co-founder of Irons & Ladders. Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠Patreon⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Being The Senior Man (6:30) Laying Out Expectations (14:15) Irons & Ladders (19...

Standard Issue: Fake fire departments, fire engine doughnuts, and cops returning to high schools.…that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at  ⁠⁠⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard⁠ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Fake Fire Departments...

We’re going back to January 2018 when we spoke to Brian Olson with Eagle (ID) Fire Department. Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠Patreon⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Brothers In Battle (6:15) Passion For Search (19:30) Creating Buy-In (24:30) Starting Strength (33:30) Chaplain Duty

We’re going back to June 2017 when we talked to Mark vonAppen, a Captain with Palo Alto (CA) Fire Department and the man behind Fully Involved. Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠Patreon⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) So I'm Ready (8:00) Passing The Torch (13:00) Tough Conversations (20:00) Fitness As...

Standard Issue: Volunteer arson, Subway for life, manatee orgies, and flagpole javelin....that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at  ⁠⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard⁠ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Start Your Own Fires (04:28) Sub...

We’re going back to April 2019 when we talked to Ben Shultz, a veteran firefighter with West Palm Beach (FL) Fire Rescue. Wake Work & Win by joining our  Patreon . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Every Second Counts (13:00) Lightweight Concept (17:00) Fitness As A Prerequisite (21:00) Tryouts For Truck Compa...

Standard Issue: Grand Theft Auto for kids, selling soap for drugs, how to fight a bear, and AI first responders.…that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠Patreon⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at  ⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Grand Theft Au...

Craig describes his experience with depression and how Ketamine therapy and Polyvagal Theory saved his life. Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Having anxiety or depression? Here are some resources: The Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges Consciousness Medicine by Françoise Bourzat Te...

Standard Issue: Don't get high on your own supply, fire engine strippers, and firefighters in hot water.…that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠Patreon⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at  ⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard⁠ TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Don't Get Hig...

How do you get a job in the fire service? Are you wondering if/when you should promote? Wake Work & Win by subscribing to our podcast and joining our  Patreon . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! Get your free gift at ⁠Drinklmnt.com/thestandard⁠ TIMESTAMPS (3:20) If You Want To Be A Firefighter (15:20) The Interview (17:52) Prep...

We’re going back to September 2021 when we talked more senior man topics in the fire house with Cody McGinnis. Wake Work & Win by joining our  Patreon . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Shelving The Ego (5:00) Why People Stay Or Go (9:00) When To Promote (18:30) Avoiding Burnout (26:00) Receiving & Giving...

Standard Issue: Gun dreaming, "arms" dealers, jealous flight attendants, and funeral wake-ups…that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠Patreon⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Cuddling With A Gun (7:45) Ebay Body Parts (17:00) Break-Up Bombing (21:0...

We’re going back to September 2020 when we spoke to Ross Chapman. Ross is a Lieutenant with Arlington Heights (IL) Fire Department. Wake Work & Win by joining our  Patreon . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Ross Chapman (7:00) Path To The Fire Service (13:30) Backstep To Officer (20:00) Learning Culture (31:3...

Standard Issue: Mis-pronouncements, fire department service calls, stabbing arsonists, scissor smuggling, and 1/2 ton Tammy…that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news! Wake Work & Win by joining our  ⁠Patreon⁠ . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Paramedic Mis-Pronouncement (4:45) Lift Assists &...

We’re going back to August 2021 when we spoke to Garrett Rice. Garrett is a Battalion Chief with The Colony (TX) Fire Department. Wake Work & Win by joining our  Patreon . Get access to more episodes, video content, and everything else The Standard Community has to offer! TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Culture At The Colony (5:30) Blue Collar Chiefs (9:30) Effect Of Hands On Training (18:30) Biggest Challe...