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Send us Fan Mail We are talking fire science with Daniel Madrzykowski. Dan is the Director of Research for the UL's Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI). He has a PhD in fire engineering from the University of Canterbury and a MS in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland. Dan has more than 32 years of experience working to improve fire safety by conducting research and d...

Send us Fan Mail We are discussing certification based training for fire personnel and delve into a certification program for incident commanders (hint; it rhymes with "true guard". This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini , Josh Blum and John Vance . Sign up for the next Mayday Management Workshops, Division Operation Workshop, Big Box Workshop or a Blue Card Train the Trainer  here....

Send us Fan Mail RESCUE! We go to Deerfield Township, OH and Olathe, KS  for physical rescues of two different entrapped occupants. We break down the radio traffic and talk about the components of Blue Card.  One of the rescues makes Nick take pause while we talk about command function #1, deployment.  This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini , Josh Blum and John Vance . Sign up for the next Ma...

Send us Fan Mail RESCUE! We go to Cobb County, Georgia for a physical rescue of an entrapped occupant. We break down the radio traffic and talk about the components of Blue Card. This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini , Josh Blum and John Vance . Sign up for the next Mayday Management Workshops, Division Operation Workshop, Big Box Workshop or a Blue Card Train the Trainer  here. Shop B Shift...

Send us Fan Mail This is part 2 of our conversation with the legendary Chief Vincent Dunn. This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini and John Vance . Sign up for the next Mayday Management Workshop here. Shop B Shifter here . Vincent Dunn's Facebook Page Get Vinny's Books books here! Vincent Joseph Dunn is a retired firefighter who served the New York Fire Department for 42 years, risi...

Send us Fan Mail If you are interested in our new two-day workshops or a Train the Trainer for Blue Card, give this episode a listen! This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini , Josh Blum and John Vance . Sign up for the next Mayday Management Workshops, Division Operation Workshop, Big Box Workshop or a Blue Card Train the Trainer  here. Shop B Shifter here . 

Send us Fan Mail This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini and John Vance . Sign up for the next Mayday Management Workshop here. Shop B Shifter here . Vincent Dunn's Facebook Page Get Vinny's Books books here! Vincent Joseph Dunn is a retired firefighter who served the New York Fire Department for 42 years, rising in rank to Commander of Division 3 (Midtown Manhattan). A longtime cont...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini , Josh Blum and John Vance . We focus on the "help order" and how that works for resolving maydays from the inside out. Sign up for the next Mayday Management Workshop here. Shop B Shifter here .  Please subscribe!

Send us Fan Mail This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini , Josh Blum and John Vance . Grant Light joins us to talk about using Blue Card and more specifically, the strategic decision making model for non-fire events such as trench, water and haz mat incidents. Grant Light has more than 40 years invested in the fire service. He started in 1977 on small suburban departments as a volunteer and pa...

Send us Fan Mail Shane Ray has been a volunteer firefighter since 1984 and a career firefighter since 1994. He has also served as a mayor for six years and the Tennessee Fire Chief’s Legislative Chairman for 12 years. Ray served as the fire chief of the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department in Tennessee for 13 years. He then served under Governor Nikki Haley in South Carolina as superintendent a...

Send us Fan Mail Captain Phillip Grandon of Lubbock (TX) Fire/Rescue experienced a life changing event in 2018 while making an attack at a fire in cotton warehouse. He and a fellow crew member experienced a massive collapse of cotton bales and declared a MAYDAY when they were separated from their hose line and could not exit the structure. Captain Grandon shares with us, in detail what happened th...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini , Josh Blum and John Vance . We have seen a lot of big box and distribution center fires that have resulted in total losses lately. This includes the Home Depot Fire in San Jose on April 9, 2022. We review that audio and talk about the critical fire ground factors at Big Box Fires (hint: it is a lot different than a single family dwellin...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini , Josh Blum and John Vance . Radio traffic from Colerain Township Ohio that has a lot going on. The engine was sent to a smoke investigation and discovered a structure fire. Listen as the alarm is upgraded and IC #1 puts together an effective IAP after evaluating the critical fireground factors. This also features a great command transfe...

Send us Fan Mail Don Abbott's Project Mayday has been updated with 2021 numbers and we are here to break it down and offer some commentary on what is continuing to get Firefighters in to trouble. We finish up the episode with another Timeless Tactical Truth from Alan Brunacini. This episode is co hosted by Nick Brunacini , Josh Blum , Jeff King and John Vance Production Assistance from Katie...

Send us Fan Mail In 2008, Firefighters from Colerain Township (Hamilton Co, OH)  Fire Captain Robin Zang Broxterman, 37-years-old, a 17-year veteran career Firefighter and Paramedic, and Firefighter Brian Schira, 29-years-old, a 6 month probationary, part-time Firefighter and EMT with Colerain Township Fire & EMS both died in the Line of Duty after the floor they were on collapsed into the bur...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features real world radio traffic from Cobb County, Georgia. We will break down the different elements of the application of the 8 functions of command and review the initial size through a strategic shifts. This episode is hosted by Josh Blum. If you have radio traffic that you like to submit, please send it to josh@bshifter.com . This episode is co-hosted by Nick Br...

Send us Fan Mail We are putting B Shifter on hold this week to preview a new podcast for you, the Chief's Challenge. We will talk about leadership and administrative issues that chief officers deal with and to give you an outlet to share with us as well. To subscribe please check us out here: Subscribe to The Chief's Challenge Thanks for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Murrey Loflin, Nick Brunacini, Josh Blum, Jeff King and John Vance.  Murrey E. Loflin began his fire service career with the Beckley Fire Department in Beckley West Virginia on June 1, 1979.  He was hired by the Virginia Beach Fire Department in February 16, 1983 as a fire fighter/EMT.  He was assigned as the fire department safety officer as of January 1, 19...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of B Shifter Josh Blum and John Vance play and breakdown some more outstanding radio traffic from Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. This includes; -Initial Radio Report -Assigning Units -CAN's -Command Transfer -Strategic Shift If you are looking for some real world examples of Blue Card in use, look no further than this episode! Also we feature a Timeless Tactical...

Send us Fan Mail For the sake of continuous improvement, we owe to ourselves to critique or review our incidents. On this episode we talk about the kind of reviews we do and the benefits for our organizations and even the mental health of our members that come with the After Action Review! Nick Brunacini is the leader of B Shifter and Blue Card. He joined the Phoenix Fire Department (PFD) in 1980....

Send us Fan Mail Pour a cup of nog and settle in to this Holiday Classic from Nick Brunacini detailing his "first fire" after he and his brother John were given the task of disposing of the Brunacini family Christmas tree. The full story is here.... http://tinyurl.com/bshifterchristmastree Have a happy and safe holiday season from B Shifter!

Send us Fan Mail What is a CAN report, status change or priority traffic? What is the anatomy of a good roof report? We answer those questions plus tackle a Timeless Tactical Truth on this B Shifter! Nick Brunacini is the leader of B Shifter and Blue Card. He joined the Phoenix Fire Department (PFD) in 1980. He served seven years as a firefighter on different engine companies before promoting to c...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Nick Brunacini and Josh Blum. Does Blue Card only work if there are palm trees in front of the structure? Do we demand 5 Engines and 2 Trucks on the scene for Blue Card to really be effective? Do you get your Blue Card status suspended if you cut a hole in the roof? Is Blue Card pro combination nozzle? Find out the answer to these questions and more as we exp...

Send us Fan Mail “The initial radio report is probably one of the most important communications we transmit throughout an entire incident” - Alan Brunacini. This episode features Nick Brunacini and Josh Blum. We break down the Initial Radio Report (IRR), follow up and command transfer from some great examples and application from the street. First we go to Colerain Township, Ohio  for an excellent...

Send us Fan Mail Four years ago today, we lost our leader and friend, Alan Brunacini.