Student Of The Game Fire Podcast

Robert Ricci- 15 years of career of experience. Currently a Captain on Engine 16 with the Fort Lauderdale Fire Department. Robert is an instructor who has taught in various training conferences within the Florida area one being Making Engine’s Great Again. Robert is also a certified Florida smoke diver and will shed some light on a house fire that sparked some controversy on social media. IG: robr...

22 years of career and volunteer experience. Lieutenant on Engine 805 in Prince George’s County. Michael believes that every individual should have pride from the way you look, how you come to work & perform on calls. That translates to how you do anything is how you do everything. You work ethic speaks for itself. IG: tip_of_the_spear_leadership

5 years of career fire service experience. Firefighter with the Eagle River Fire Protection District in Colorado. Sean believes that the senior man is a vital key role that sets the tone for any individual under them. In Sean’s words “How can we make the experiences we see on calls & turn them into educational opportunities & not opportunities to see if we can make or break you. IG:robinat...

3 Years of career and volunteer experience within the Houston area. Although Reed is fairly new within the fire service he already has the mindset of not settling for mediocrity and believes in having a strong work ethic for getting proficient at the job and that physical fitness is a key standard Firefighters need to embrace. IG: r_hampton11

25 years of fire service experience. Currently the Assistant Chief with Petaluma FD in Northern California. Chief Costa has worked in a variety of organizations, including the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), rural districts, semi-rural districts. He is currently working on a masters degree in fire service leadership and emergency services management.

16 years career experience with the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Currently Lieutenant and the Senior lead instructor for Miami-Dade’s training division for the past 5 years. Reginald believes whole heartedly that instructor’s are responsible for shaping, training and molding the new generation of Fire Fighter’s coming in and that they need to have these 4 pillars in order to do the job correctly and ef...

Julio Ramos: 17 year veteran of the fire service. Lt with Orange County Fire Rescue assigned to Squad 3 which is a Special Operations Squad Company. Founder and Lead Instructor for Fire ground and Special Operations Concepts, LLC. Creator of “Everything Saws” program. Julio has a passion for Rescue, HAZMAT, USAR and R.I.T. operations. Julio teaches and lives by his motto of “Destiny Favors the Pre...

Cory Lail: 16 years of career fire service experience. Cory is a second generation FireFighter. Cory is an instructor with his local fire college where he teaches anything truck world related. Cory believes in discipline and making sure what he’s doing is positively affecting the fire service. IG: corylail

Nick Alioto- 13 years career and volunteer experience who grew up in St. Mary’s county MD. Nick is the definition of if you don’t like what you see within yourself and you want to change it DO IT!! Apply the work and maintain discipline. IG:nic.ali3

David Polikoff- A 35 year veteran of the fire service. Chief Polikoff is a retired Batt Chief who spent 34 years with Montgomery County Fire Rescue in Maryland, a Deputy Chief For Sykesville Freedom District, An Asst Chief in Frederick County Fire Rescue for a year, a life member with Kentland Fire Department and teaches a class titles Command Under fire class along with an a staff instructor with...

David Rhodes- 37 years of Career and volunteer experience. Retired Battalion Chief from Atlanta Fire Dept where he rode every position. Chief Elder for the Georgia Smoke Diver program, Fire Engineering Editor In Chief along with Education Director for FDIC International. This man has so many accolades it would be hard to summarize them all. One of my favorite quotes from Chief Rhodes is this “ Whe...

A 24 year veteran of the fire service all volunteer and with the same organization..Fort Washington Fire Company in PA. Zach holds the rank of Assistant Fire Chief. Zach believes in order to do the job correctly you have to want to be good at this and remembering it’s all about the basics. IG: zvelivis

8 years of fire service experience all volunteer. Currently the Assistant Chief with Chester FD in Orange County NY. Tom is also a 911 dispatcher and knows first hand in the in’s and out’s when it’s related to emergencies within our field. Tom’s message is simple he “Wants to leave the job better than he found it.”IG: firemantom193

18 year’s of fire experience. Founder of Trial By Fire, Author of No-Nonsense Leadership published back in 2019, Instructor at Real Fire Training, Captain with Norfolk Fire-Rescue in VA and recent University graduate with a Masters of Arts in Executive leadership. Jarrod is the most down to earth, humble, intelligent & very passionate Firefighter when it comes to knowing how to do and operate...

21 year student of the fire service with 18 of those being Career. Currently an Engineer on Engine 3 in Mooresville. Recently state certified to being a lead instructor on Engine pumps Jeff love for the job is un matched. All he wants to do is come into work have a good time, train break bread and of course go to fires. IG: jeff_russell45

Kevin Pfluger- 15 year veteran of the fire service. Lieutenant with The Live Oak FD in Texas. Bearers of the Oath Instructor, Cadre member with MV Fire-Rescue, part of No quit RIT, 1st Line Engine Ops and President Of Live Oak Professional Firefighters Association Local 4098. Kevin is an example of what it means to define your odds after being given a second chance. IG: kevin_pfluger_

Started his career back in Jan of 1986 in Charleston SC with the US Air Force in Joint Base Charleston. Instructor Cadre for disaster response, has held numerous Assistant Chief’s positions in different Air Force Base’s around the globe, Fire Chief for 3 years for King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia and most recently is the Asst Chief For Special Ops within the US Air Force. Chief Siddiq c...

32 years of Fire fighting experience with 28 of those being career. Some of his accolades includes Captain with Lewisville FD & East Lincoln FD, Asst Chief for 10 years with South Iredell FD, Fire Investigator with Charlotte FD, The Fire Marshall rank positions with Mooresville, Statesville and Forsyth along with canine handler for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire Arms and most recently...

15 years of career and volunteer experience. Currently Tech 2 with Fauquier Fire Rescue in VA. Creator of F.D.I.R where he loves teaching anything related to Truck work and tactics and making sure it’s done right. IG: f.d.i.r

14 years career and volunteer experience. Currently a recently promoted driver with the Garden City FD in Kansas who still gets to ride as back step from time to time and loves it. Cadre member of Valor Fire Training. Ljay is very passionate on aggressive search and fire attack culture. IG: geistljay

Generational FF with 41 years of being a Stuart of the game from Christiana Delaware. Retired Captain from Fairfax FD. Currently Emergency Management planner and Assistant Coordinator in Iredell Co. IG:todd410marshall

28 year veteran both volunteer and career. Special Ops Chief with Witchita FD. Keith simply loves going to fires and making sure he leaves the job better than he found it when the time comes to hang it up. IG: knemo963

Lieutenant with 10 years of experience with Fountain Inn Fire Rescue in SC and also an Engineer with Belton FD where he’s been there for 13 years. Stephen has a passion and I mean a passion for anything Rescue related from ropes, to rigging to chainsaws. IG: stephen_eller

Back step FF for the past 14 years in Miami-Dade on busy Engine 7. Creator of the Cadre group “Way Of The Nozzle” passionate about teaching others to love the craft and to never give up. Recently promoted to Lieutenant now riding Rescue 202.IG: the_wayofthe_nozzle

16 years of career and volunteer experience. Casey is currently the Capt on Engine 171 in Irmo, SC. Casey was taught by a role model of his this quote “Influence who you can when you can.”IG: casey_clink