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Send us Fan Mail Frank Leeb is a Deputy Assistant Chief in the (FDNY). He is the Acting Chief of Training. Frank has been a member of the FDNY since 1992 and a member of the East Farmingdale Fire Department in Long Island NY since 1983. He holds a BS degree in Fire Service Administration from SUNY and a master’s degree in Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Def...

Send us Fan Mail MIKE KENNEDY is a 27-year fire service veteran and chief of the Ann Arbor (MI) Fire Department. He is a CPSE Chief Fire Officer, a Michigan Fire Fighters Training Council Instructor II, and is a contract instructor for the International Society of Fire Service Instructors. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan and a Master of Public Admini...

Send us Fan Mail Blake Stinnett is a firefighter/paramedic at Sandy Springs Fire Department. He has been on the job for 7 years. He is currently assigned to Squad 53, which is the tech rescue house for Sandy Springs Fire. Blake is married to his beautiful bride and has two kids, Layleigh and Jack. Blake is the founder/director of a nonprofit called Next Rung, where there mission is to tackle them...

Send us Fan Mail OJ is a Capt. with Birmingham Fire and Rescue. He been with the department for 21 years. Out of those 21 years the majority of his career has been on a truck or heavy rescue company.    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/chan...

Send us Fan Mail What a great time at FDIC! I was able to sit down with some former guests and catch up. I hope you enjoy this episode with Tai Rondau, Mike Torres, Tim Kron, Jarod Sergi, and Aaron Adams. 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/ch...

Send us Fan Mail Richard Wiggins is a medically retired Firefighter/Paramedic with17 years in Fire/EMS and is still involved in the fools. Serving for, Escambia County Fire Rescue, Navarre Beach FireDept, DOD emergency services,  City of Seguin Fire Dept, and Numerous Volunteer Departments while moving around. Last year was medically retired from SFD due to ongoing heart issues following open-hear...

Send us Fan Mail 44 years old. Married 19 years. 16 years in the fire service, all with the Seattle Fire Department. Currently a Captain in the training division. One of the leads for Seattle's live-fire cadre. Taught at the Washington State Fire Training Academy for 3 years a while back. Owner/Operator of West Coast Fire Training which I started in 2018. WCFT helps departments put on acquire...

Send us Fan Mail Nicholas Newman: 18 years on the Lexington, KY FD last 9 at EO5 - EC1 as a paramedic before that. Has a Bachelor’s in Animal Science from Illinois State and a Bachelor’s in Art History from Academy of Art University San Francisco. Married to A Police commander and has a 10year old son. He is currently the same age as Elvis when he died  Email me at 3pointFirefighter@Gmail. Com Che...

Send us Fan Mail Kyle Romagus is a 19-year veteran with East Montgomery County Fire Department, oversees the training division as a Battalion Chief and is in love with engine work.  Kyle owns and operates smoothbore cartel, teaches engine operations for FD tactics, CF Tactics, Oathkeepers engine cadre and is also the admin of engine company resurrection.  His main goal is to spread knowledge about...

Send us Fan Mail One of my guests from season 1, Chief Bruce DeArk, passed away recently from cancer. His battle was inspiring, and Bruce gave it all he had. Ever since his funeral, he has been on my mind. He was a great guy and a great firefighter. He fought bravely and tried to inform as many firefighters as he could of the perils of our job when it comes to cancer. After he passed, I had a frie...

Send us Fan Mail Captain Cirello has been with the FDNY for 34 years. Currently, he is the Capt. Rescue 1 in Manhattan. He was Involved in FDNY’s research of wind impacted fires and modern ventilation concepts from the beginning. He is also an ISFSI instructor and Underwriter Laboratories advisory panel member. He is probably most proud of his lovely bride Laura and his wonderful daughter Luchia....

Send us Fan Mail Jay Bonnifield is a firefighter with the Everett Fire Department in Washington, assigned to the tailboard of Engine 1 serving old downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods. He has been a firefighter for 13 years, starting in suburban communities to the north of Everett prior to getting hired with EFD. Jay teaches engine company operations for Brothers in Battle, the Sno ho mish C...

Send us Fan Mail Captain Rob Ramirez has been a student of the Fire Service for over 22 years and holds a degree in Fire Science he is a Fire Instructor II, Fire Officer II, Safety Officer and Live Fire Training Officer.  Since 2006, he has served as a Rescue Team Manager for the Department of Homeland Security F.E.M. A. U.S.A.R. Florida Task Force 2. He has been on many high-profile deployments i...

Send us Fan Mail Matt Davis is from Tasmania, Australia. It's an island state of around 500,000 people south of mainland Australia. Matt started as a volunteer firefighter in 2003 and then started work as a Career Firefighter in 2009. He works in the Hobart fire brigade. The brigade looks after around 250,000 people and has four 24/7 fire stations and one 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday station. ...

Send us Fan Mail David Pruitt is a lifelong learner of emergency services.  As a second-generation firefighter,  David has a lifetime of experience watching and learning; and he regularly implements skills, tactics, and lessons learned into his daily life.  David has spent the last 19.5 years with the City of Hillsboro and currently holds the title of Major over Fire, EMS, and Special Operations....

Send us Fan Mail Jason Patton is a 13 career year Firefighter/Paramedic and creator of the popular video series Fire Department Chronicles which amassed 3.1 million followers and over 150 million views. Jason is also the Vice President of Fire Department Coffee, a board member and spokesperson for the Heroes Cup which works with NHL teams such as the Boston Bruins to raise money for First Responde...

Send us Fan Mail David Mellen is a 23-year student of the fire service and has been a Paramedic for 17 years. David currently serves as a career Firefighter/Paramedic in a suburb of the Kansas City metro area as well as Captain with the Reno Township Fire Department in Leavenworth County. He previously served as a lab instructor for the Johnson County Community College Fire Science Program and has...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Kessinger has been a student of the craft for 17 years, currently holding the role of Lieutenant with the City of Riverside Fire Department. Chris serves as the lead instructor and owner of Citizens First Fire Training in addition to the role of training officer/instructor for numerous schools, training facilities and departments. Chris has a deep passion for this job and ma...

Send us Fan Mail Tai Rondeau brings over 16 years of knowledge and experience ranging from his time as a volunteer firefighter to two career departments. Tai currently serves as a firefighter/ paramedic for the City of Milwaukee, Engine 34/Med13. He also teaches for Take the Door Training LLC, affiliated with the Brew City F.O.O.L.S., and has taught/assisted at several fire conferences and fire sc...

Send us Fan Mail Chief Brandon Skaggs of the Clarksville Fire Department in Indiana. He started in the fire service when I was 18 years old as a volunteer firefighter for Clarksville Fire and was given an opportunity of a lifetime to become a career firefighter in 2003.  Brandon has been chief for the last 6 years. He really enjoys being part of public education events,  Command training and multi...

Send us Fan Mail Devin Craig is a 20 plus year veteran of the fire service. He has been with a department north of Houston Texas since 2003 and an officer since 2007. He spent 7 years as a lead fire instructor at the largest fire academy in the nation He is a proud member of the Georgia Smoke Diver Association. and is now co-owner of Train or Die Fire Service Training.  Email me at 3pointFirefight...

Send us Fan Mail Eric has been a firefighter since 1990. He has served in every rank from firefighter up to division chief. He is currently the Chief of Training at the Indianapolis Fire Department. He holds multiple fire and EMS certifications and has a Bachelor’s of Science from Indiana University and a degree in Fire Science from Vincennes University. Eric teaches at FDIC, Firehouse Expo, Fireh...

Send us Fan Mail Kaleb Mauzy joined the fire service in 2000, starting his career with the U.S. Forest Service at the Sierra Vista Ranger District, working as a wildland firefighter. After 5 years with the Forest Service, in late 2005 he transitioned into structure firefighting with the Fry Fire District located in Sierra Vista, AZ. Upon getting hired with the Fry Fire District, he built out their...

Send us Fan Mail Josh Chase is a fire Lieutenant with Norfolk Fire Rescue, and is a 15 year veteran of the fire service. He has a passion for leadership and strengthening firefighters to lead at the informal level.  Josh has authored a couple of books with his latest book being Jump Seat Leadership: The Lead Yourself Workbook and his first fire service book: Jump Seat Leadership: The guide to info...

Send us Fan Mail Jesse is the Training Chief for a fire department in Southeast Michigan, where he has served since 2002. He is passionate about taking an innovative approach to training and continuing education. He has presented at various state and national conferences and enjoys learning as much as he can about the fire service. Jesse has a master’s degree in Public Safety & Emergency Manag...