Combat Ready Fire Training Show

Christian Lambis and Calvin Nicholai sit down with Nick Martin for a round table discussion focused on stories and lessons learned from actual recent fires, tactical takeaways, and fireground experiences that shaped the way they operate. These brand new, special recurring episodes will give attendees an inside look at CRF instructors' recent fires and best stories, plus we'll cover recent...

Mentorship is one of the most powerful ways we pass on the standard, develop our people, preserve culture, and protect the future of the job. When done right, it goes far beyond a policy or a one-time conversation. It becomes a trusted, intentional professional relationship built on respect, honesty, and the courage to have hard conversations that develop knowledge, skills, judgment, and character...

Some of the most critical command mistakes start with a bad size-up ⚠️  Join Tim McCloskey aka Spray9 and Nick Martin for a focused discussion on size-up, initial radio reports, and how deceptive building layouts create command challenges early in an incident. We’ll break down: • Building types that create misleading first impressions • Common size-up and radio report pitfalls • How early assumpti...

Building an effective incident organization is one of the most important things an Incident Commander can do to maintain span of control, reduce radio traffic, and allow multiple tactical objectives to be addressed simultaneously. But many officers struggle with questions like:• When should the incident be divided?• How should divisions or groups be assigned?• What responsibilities should tactical...

Join Nick Martin & Heath Steen for this can't miss conversation about what it takes to develop and maintain an Aggressive Command culture within your department.

On this podcast, Floyd Wise joins Nick to discuss COMMAND FAILURES AND LODDs. This episode is them having a private, hard-hitting conversation about command’s role in fireground tragedy, including the real meaning behind the NIOSH Top 5:➡️ Improper Size-up➡️ Lack of Incident Command➡️ Lack of Accountability➡️ Inadequate Communications➡️ Lack of SOGsWe’ll be sharing our thoughts and experiences, wh...

Join Nick Martin, Kevin Burges, and Christian Lambis for a live conversation that gets candid about leadership, mindset, and fireground performance. This is a real talk about the Combat Ready Mindset, Common Command Issues, and How to Build Culture from the Bottom Up.

Join  Nick Martin, Kevin Burges, and Frank Malta  for an in-depth conversation on how to develop meaningful, effective command training. We’ll dive into: Practical and proven methods to prepare current and future ICs for fireground success Do’s and don’ts of command training—what works and what doesn’t Lessons learned from decades of real-world experience

How do we build the next generation of motivated firefighters? How do probationary firefighters start strong and stay motivated? It starts on Day 1. The probationary period is one of the most influential times in a firefighter’s career. That’s when mindsets are shaped, habits are built, and expectations are either raised—or left behind. This one’s for:👨🏻‍🚒 The new firefighter – what to do, how...

Watch the FULL 2 hour episode available exclusively on The Bay Floor - http://www.thebayfloor.com Nick Martin, Christian Lambis, and Jake Richardson review and discuss a working house fire they all responded to—each offering their unique perspective as the first-due engine officer, first-due ruck company driver, and incident commander. This fire involved two floors of fire and a tactical withdrawa...

Over the past 20 years, there have been significant lessons learned, studies, and changes in thought about how to manage a MAYDAY event. We’ll be talking about these important changes, and how WE would manage a MAYDAY on one of our incidents. Joining Nick will be Deputy Chief Floyd Wise (Harrisburg Bureau of Fire) and Battalion Fire Chief Chris Mullendore (Frederick County Fire).

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Watch the full 90-minute discussion on http://www.thebayfloor.com This podcast is for our aggressive engine companies! Nick Martin, Sean Donovan and Spencer White discuss hotly debated, unknown, or uncommon engine company tactics such as… 💧What are hydrant valves for?🚒 Why would we have an engine pump the hydrant?👨🏻‍🚒 Why do we stretch attack lines on every reported fire?🕰️ Some Stories and f...

On this month's podcast we'll be discussing several incident command hot-topics and our experiences and tips for the most practical and effective command of incidents. Frank Malta (BNC Frederick Fire and Rescue) and Floyd Wise (Deputy Chief, Harrisburg Fire Dept) will join Nick to discuss: ➡️ How our departments frequently break-down / divide an incident. ➡️ The command post location - in the car,...

One of the most challenging tasks of the company officer can be just PLANNING YOUR DAY. What does each of my firefighters need to progress? What will we drill on? What is the workout? What projects do I need to do? WHAT DO I PRIORITIZE? HOW DO I FIT IT ALL IN?  This is the first portion of a recent member’s-only podcast on Planning the Ideal Day as the Company Officer, delivered exclusively on our...

We've got seasoned truck company members Chris Ford (Columbia, SC), and Drew Evans (DCFD) who will be getting into their apparatus tips, set-up and specs, including recommendations and lessons learned from a recent tower ladder build. We'll compare and contrast the tiller truck, straight truck and tower ladder, and as always we'll get into some other fireground tips and tricks.

Fires may burn with the same physics in the “county" as they do in the “city", but often resources, manpower and other factors create challenges for applying traditional fire tactics to the rural or county environment. In this episode we discuss how we apply common fire tactics from the city environment to the county and rural environments. We’ll get into the specifics of water supply, fire attack...

Join Nick Martin, Blake Cartee (Columbia SC), and Kevin Burges (Salisbury, NC) for an important discussion and inside look into the post-incident review, tailboard critique, or hotwash. Whatever you choose to call it, this is a crucial step on any incident that should not be overlooked. On this show, each of us will reveal how we use these review systems on our most recent fires to improve ourselv...

Join Nick Martin, Bill Cunningham (Flint Hill, SC), Drew Evans (DCFD), Kevin Burges, and Christian Lambis (SFD) for a powerful topic on searches for civilian victims. On this show we will be diving deep into search techniques, scenarios, and lessons learned from actual rescues we've been a part of.

Join Nick Martin, BC Frank Malta (Frederick County) and Capt. Sean Donovan (Frederick County) as talk about the technician, chauffeur, wagon or truck driver – whatever you call it – this position is one of the most important assignments on any company and is often not paid the attention it is due. On this show we will be talking about our experiences in these positions as well as workflows and tip...

What makes an engine company Combat Ready? Nick Martin, BC Frank Malta (Frederick County), Capt. Sean Donovan (Frederick County), FF Tim McCloskey (Horry County Fire and Rescue) and Capt. Spencer White (Salisbury, NC) answer this question as they talk about setting up the apparatus, crews, and plans, plus the mindset and habits that go into developing an aggressive engine company.

Nick Martin, Frank Malta, Kevin Burges, and Sean Donovan discuss the two primary fireground command models: Incident Command Driven vs. Predetermined Assignment (SOG Driven) fireground command. They get into challenges and tips for operating in both environments, and how each affects our ability to rapidly deploy firefighters to get water on the fire and hands on the victim as fast as possible. 🔥...

Nick Martin, Floyd Wise, and Kevin Burges discuss common missteps and misunderstandings about organizing the fireground and accounting for our members.   This is one you won't want to miss if your department has ever struggled to establish and maintain control of the location and function of members on scene. 🔥⬇️ LINKS & RESOURCES ⬇️🔥 👨🏻‍🚒 Learn more about me and our classes http://ww...

We're talking with seasoned truck company officers, Bill Cunningham and Chris Ford out of Columbia, SC, and Drew Evans with DCFD. We'll get into search techniques and tactics, some victim rescue stories, and searching survivable spaces. 🔥⬇️ LINKS & RESOURCES ⬇️🔥 👨🏻‍🚒 Learn more about me and our classes http://www. CombatReadyFire. Com 💻 Access our library of online courses https:...

We'll be talking with Frederick County Fire & Rescue's Battalion Chief Frank Malta and Captain Sean Donovan about their top notch Recruit Training Academy. If you follow Chief Malta (@firefightnchief) on Instagram - you've no doubt seen this hardcore recruit school that builds motivated, disciplined firefighters. Join us as we talk about the mindsets, concepts, and practices behind...