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Send us Fan Mail Chief Thompson joined the volunteer fire service in 1981. He began his paid career in Plano, Texas in 1986. Over the course of his career, he has worked with several progressive fire service organizations. Chief Thompson is passionate about suburban fire operations So much, so he literally wrote the book on it. It’s called: The Functional Fire Company: Positioning Small Groups for...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 with Ljay! LJay Geist is a firefighter with the Garden City, KS Fire Department. He started as a volunteer in Oklahoma and quickly knew he wanted to do this full time. He is an instructor for the recruit academy at his department and a full time student of the craft. You can find him speaking in Oklahoma and Nebraska over the next four months at different conferences. Email...

Send us Fan Mail LJay Geist is a firefighter with the Garden City, KS Fire Department. He started as a volunteer in Oklahoma and quickly knew he wanted to do this full time. He is an instructor for the recruit academy at his department and a full time student of the craft. You can find him speaking in Oklahoma and Nebraska over the next four months at different conferences. Email me at 3pointFiref...

Send us Fan Mail  Dena Ali is a battalion chief with the Raleigh (N.C.) Fire Department. Prior to becoming a firefighter, she served five years as a police officer. She has a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina Pembroke, where her research focused on firefighter suicide. Ali is an adjunct instructor with the NFA and the founder and director of North Carolina Triangle Peer Support...

Send us Fan Mail The one job where lazy shouldn't exist may exist more than we think. Coasters are those "firefighters" that use the fire house as a day off. Don't like 'em...don't need 'em. We need to identify them and help them find their way back. Email me at 3pointFirefighter@Gmail. Com Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.faceb...

Send us Fan Mail  Andy Starnes is a lifelong student of the fire service and has been involved with the fire service as a volunteer since 1992 and as a career firefighter since 1998. He is a fire service website contributor on the topics of thermal imaging, fire behavior, leadership, behavioral health, and faith-based devotions. He also is the founder of Bringing Back Brotherhood, a nonprofit orga...

Send us Fan Mail Andy Starnes is a lifelong student of the fire service and has been involved with the fire service as a volunteer since 1992 and as a career firefighter since 1998. He is a fire service website contributor on the topics of thermal imaging, fire behavior, leadership, behavioral health, and faith-based devotions. He also is the founder of Bringing Back Brotherhood, a nonprofit organ...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of my conversation with Justyn Fraize. We finish with his favorite fire house prank. Email me at 3pointFirefighter@Gmail. Com Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560769894306 YouTube Channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAv_hMC8vxrurhIunXtaJXg 3 PFF Merch https://3-point-firefighter.printify.me/products #Jak...

Send us Fan Mail Justyn has been a husband to his wife Angela for 20 years and has a son in college and a daughter in high school. Justyn is a 23 year veteran of the fire service and is currently assigned to Squad 18 in The Colony Tx as an Apparatus Operator. He is an adjunct instructor for the North Central Texas College fire academy and has taught at various other conferences conferences around...

Send us Fan Mail  Mike Wallingford Jr. is a Captain with Jeffersontown Fire and EMS currently assigned to a HazMat Engine. He is also the Safety Director for Flynn Brothers Construction which is a large Construction and Paving company in Louisville, KY. Working in these two industries has helped Mike identify the need for further education in the fire service of the preplanning needs that construc...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever thought about your legacy in the fire service? Is legacy something we should even think about? In this podcast I talk about legacy for you and your department and you in the fire service!' 3pointFirefighter@gmail.com Join our private group on Facebook- 3 Point Firefighter Check out my YouTube channel Email me at 3pointFirefighter@Gmail. Com Check out our Faceboo...

Send us Fan Mail Do you work for an officer that says "I would doing anything to keep my people safe!" are they full of crap? I talk about those officers that use that phrase to make themselves feel better and put no effort behind it. Let me know what you think or another subject I should talk about! 3Pointfirefighter@Gmail.com Check out my social media on Facebook,Twitter, and Instagram...

Send us Fan Mail  Part 2 Kiel Samsing is a Lieutenant with the Newport News Fire Department on Engine 2 in the East End and a part time firefighter for the West Point Volunteer Fire Department. Kiel has been an instructor at Andy Fredericks Training Days, Art of Firemanship, and the Firemanship Conference Portland. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. lead instructor and classroom instructor. He specializes...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1 Kiel Samsing is a Lieutenant with the Newport News Fire Department on Engine 2 in the East End and a part time firefighter for the West Point Volunteer Fire Department. Kiel has been an instructor at Andy Fredericks Training Days, Art of Firemanship, and the Firemanship Conference Portland. He has been an FDIC H.O.T. lead instructor and classroom instructor. He specializes...

Send us Fan Mail We need to consider what a good firefighter is before we throw around the phrase "good firefighter" I talk about how important it is to save that phrase for those who truly earn it! Email me at 3pointFirefighter@Gmail. Com Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560769894306 YouTube Channel  https://www.youtube.co...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 David is a 37-year fire service veteran retired from the Atlanta, Georgia Fire Department. He currently works for Clarion Events as the Content Strategist on the editorial team for the Fire and Rescue Group that manages Fire Engineering and Fire Apparatus and Equipment magazines and the (FDIC).  He is a Chief Elder for the Georgia Smoke Diver Program, a member of the (FDIC)...

Send us Fan Mail David is a 37-year fire service veteran retired from the Atlanta, Georgia Fire Department. He currently works for Clarion Events as the Content Strategist on the editorial team for the Fire and Rescue Group that manages Fire Engineering and Fire Apparatus and Equipment magazines and the (FDIC).  He is a Chief Elder for the Georgia Smoke Diver Program, a member of the (FDIC) Execut...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3! On today's episode I talk about the dreaded "T" word: TRAINING! Take a few minutes and listen! Email me your thoughts an ideas. 3PointFirefighter@Gmail.com Check me out on Facebook Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram Email me at 3pointFirefighter@Gmail. Com Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?i...

Send us Fan Mail  Husband to Bethany, his supportive fire wife and father to Kelsey, my smart, beautiful 17 daughter. 14 yr Firefighter /Paramedic rank with the historical Weatherford TX Fire Department (1876). Assigned to Truck 1 Squad 1. Served with several fire departments as volunteer, part time and career. It took 6 years to get on to a career Department. Failed Paramedic school 3 times befor...

Send us Fan Mail How is leadership like pornography? We discuss that and how leadership if different throughout the ranks. Here is my article on leadership: https://www.firefighternation.com/leadership/the-3-point-firefighter/#gref Check me out on: Facebook Twitter Instagram TikTok Email me at: 3pointfirefighter.com Email me at 3pointFirefighter@Gmail. Com Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firef...

Send us Fan Mail Ryan Rodriquez is a firefighter, paramedic, husband, and father. He is an Arizona native and a graduate from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in fire service administration. He is an avid reader, loves to exercise, loves movies, and loves learning new things. He is the writer, producer, and host of the IGNITEd Firefighter Podcast and offers online courses gea...

Send us Fan Mail Clay is an instructor with Magic City Truck Academy and a Lieutenant with Birmingham Fire and Rescue (AL). Clay began his career with the East Oktibbeha Volunteer Fire Department in 2004. He holds a Bachelors from Mississippi State University and a Masters in Emergency Services Management from Columbia Southern University. He has been published in Fire Engineering and Firemanship...

Send us Fan Mail Today I reflect back on my shitbag days and when my motivation for the fire service started to wane. I talk about the things I did to get it back and how I fell in love with fire service all over again.  Please listen, share, and subscribe #IGAF #3PointFirefighter #FirefighterPodcast Contact me at 3 PointFirefighter @Gmail. Com Email me at 3pointFirefighter@Gmail. Com Check out ou...

Send us Fan Mail Jason Hoevelmann is a career fire chief with the Florissant Valley Fire Protection District and has been a career firefighter for 26 years. Chief Hoevelmann lectures and presents nationally on leadership, management, command and tactics and is a contributor to Fire Engineering and serves on the FDIC advisory board. He is co-owner of Engine House Training and has written two books,...

Send us Fan Mail Marc comes back for another podcast! Marc Aloan is a career captain with the West Columbia, SC, Fire Department and a volunteer firefighter with the Hephzibah, GA, Fire Department. He has been a member of the fire service for 19 years and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He speaks nationally on the topics of culture, leadership, and professional development. Marc holds a bachel...