San Bernardino County Fire: PIO Podcast

We’re back with Episode 10 of the San Bernardino County Fire PIO Podcast!  Host Captain Shawn Millerick and the team continue the mission to inform, educate, and entertain. In this episode: Leadership on the Road:  The crew visits the  George Washington Leadership Institute  and  Gettysburg’s Higher Ground Program , exploring decision making, training for the unexpected, and how strong communicati...

We’re back with Episode 9 of the San Bernardino County Fire PIO Podcast!  Host Captain Shawn Millerick and the team continue the mission to inform, educate, and entertain. In this episode: Host Shawn Millerick checks in from Mount Vernon, Virginia, but the focus is on San Bernardino County Fire’s recent Tesla First Responder Training at the ARFF Training Center. Firefighters spent two days learnin...

We’re back with Episode 8 of the San Bernardino County Fire PIO Podcast!  Host Captain Shawn Millerick and the team continue the mission to inform, educate, and entertain. In this episode: From San Bernardino International Airport, Captain Jay Dimoff of Station 233 shares his 26-year fire service journey and how his ties to San Felipe, Mexico inspired decades of cross-border donations of fire engi...

We’re back with Episode 7 of the San Bernardino County Fire PIO Podcast!  Host Captain Shawn Millerick and the team continue the mission to inform, educate, and entertain. In this episode: Division Chief Jim Topoleski joins the crew to share his fire service origin story, his decades-long career path through Redlands and Cal Fire, and his perspective on why San Bernardino County Fire offers “a fir...

We’re back with Episode 6 of the San Bernardino County Fire PIO Podcast!  Host Captain Shawn Millerick and the team continue the mission to inform, educate, and entertain. In this episode: Deputy Fire Marshal Adam Panos is joined by EMS Division Chief Mike O'Bier and Fuels Specialist Jarrod Dowden.  Together, they highlight recent fire incidents, community safety concerns, and behind-the-scenes co...

We’re back with Episode 5 of the San Bernardino County Fire PIO Podcast! Host Captain Shawn Millerick and team continue the mission to inform, educate, and entertain. In this episode: Captain Andrea Binley discusses firefighter recruitment, the Girls Empowerment Camp, and recent community outreach events. Fuels Specialist Jarrod Dowden explains his path from forestry to fire crews and breaks down...

We’re back with Episode 4 of the San Bernardino County Fire PIO Podcast! Host Captain Shawn Millerick and team continue the mission to inform, educate, and entertain. In this episode: Office of the Fire Marshal spotlight:  Deputy Fire Marshal  Kristen Ward  explains the  CUPA program , hazardous materials inspections, battery safety, and how her team supports firefighters and the community. Tech C...

We’re back with Episode 3 of the San Bernardino County Fire PIO Podcast! Host Captain Shawn Millerick and team continue the mission to inform, educate, and entertain, and this time with dirt still on their boots after returning straight from a San Bernardino fire. In this episode: Baker station insights: A phone-in with Captain Steve Simpson on wild calls, remote response challenges, and life in o...

Episode 2 heads to the mountains as host Shawn Millerick covers the 1,069-acre Gold Fire, the Blue Envelope program with K9 handler Shawn Reiss, cutting-edge fire robotics with Jeff Alexy, and arson investigations with Brian Headley. We also dive into fireworks busts, exclusive Tesla training for SBCoFD, and a few surprise guests.

In our very first episode of the San Bernardino County Fire Connection Podcast, host PIO Shawn Millerick welcomes listeners to the new Tippecanoe HQ studio . He’s joined by Division Chief Joe Barna to cover everything from analytics, staffing, and apparatus updates to insight on strike teams, hand crews, and what the County Duty Chief (CDC) role really means. Plus, updates from stations 164 and 96...