The Firehouse Leadership Podcast

In this podcast I interview Retired Fire Captain John M. Cuomo from Palm Beach Fire Rescue!!! John had it right when he said, "A good fire officer can read smoke, understand building construction, and fight fires. Exceptional leadership, though, means going above and beyond what is required to answer the call of duty. In the fire service, it can be the difference between survival or disaster....

You want to be enouraged to be a better leader in the fire service?! This is your podcast episode! Captain Vermeulen wrote the book, The Modern Fire Officer to encourage and inspire you to pick up where you and learn to lead well. It's all about communicating, motivating and leading! The was a great conversation about modern leadership, being fit to lead, mental health, and how influential you...

This episode is all about family!!! You have to keep your priorities straight in the fire service. I had trouble early on and almost ended up divorced. Since then, I have learned that balance and communication are key. If you want your marriage to be a priority, you have to keep it a priority. I had the chance to expand more on this thought on the Fit to Fight Fire Podcast, and the Behind the Shie...

Pretty stoked to finish up my convo with Fire Chief Les Karpluk! Of course we're talking fire service, leadership and his NEW BOOK Coffee Cup Leadership. Les has written a phenomenal book that the fire service needs! It's all about putting rank aside and leading like a human being... It's about having those real conversations in the firehouse over coffee. Yah know, the hard ones we put off because...

Pretty stoked about my guest this week, Fire Chief Les Karpluk! Of course we're talking fire service, leadership and his NEW BOOK Coffee Cup Leadership. Les has written a phenomenal book that the fire service needs! It's all about putting rank aside and leading like a human being... It's about having those real conversations in the firehouse over coffee. Yah know, the hard ones we put off because...

Lt. Carl Lee Throckmorton - Part 2 of 2: Functional Fitness and Kaizen Groundworks This is Part 2 with Lt. Carl Lee! Check out the bio below and be sure to check out part one if you haven't already. This week we finish up our conversation about functional fitness, tactical athletes, informal leadership and other fun fire department things. Sit back, listen in and let's get started mi compadres! Ex...

Let’s get right to it. The fire service is not a competition of who can do it better or what department is better. This is a collective effort to provide the communities we serve in with the best possible outcome during an emergency! I would say we are competitive in nature, but it’s gotten to the point where some days the competition turns into mud slinging. Maybe let's work together?! 

Well, it's January and everyone is making those "fitness changes." So, I couldn't think of a better month to bring on my friend Carl Lee Throckmorton. He is a 26 year veteran of the fire service, joined the Virginia Beach Life Saving service in 1993, and has been a strength and conditioning coach since 2008. He has a passion for fitness in the fire service and 100% believes that we are tactical at...

New Year, New You? No. Why do we feel the need to "reinvent" ourselves every year? What if we just figured out who we were as men and women in the fire service? What if we set some consistent goals we could be committed to? Someone should do a podcast on this....

It's the end of 2022 and everyone is talking about New Years Resolutions and what they are going to do next year. Why? There are still 19 days left in this year. Don't put off for tomorrow what can be down today! Why are you waiting till 2023 to accomplish what you set out to accomplish?! Use the last part of this year to hit it hard and finish strong. Let's not finish the year eating cheese and c...

This episode is all about taking ownership of your career in the fire service, staying fully involved in your decision to take ownership, and making the decision not to quit. The fire service is not easy every day. Our standards, morals, and patience are tested DAILY! These are three simple things you can do to make your career in the fire service all the more enjoyable! Sit back, listen in, and l...

This is Part 2 of 2 with my guest Jake Barnes . Jake is a training Chief and is passionate about three things. Pride, training, and physical fitness in the fire service. In this episode we get into pride, training, and you guessed it, physical fitness. We also discuss his passion for teaching NFPA 1403 courses as well as discussing a holiday argument that needs to be settled. Is Die Hard a Christm...

This is Part 1 of 2 with my guest Jake Barnes . Jake is a training Chief and is passionate about three things. Pride, training, and physical fitness in the fire service. In this episode we get into pride, training, and you guessed it, physical fitness. We also discuss his passion for teaching NFPA 1403 courses as well as discussing a holiday argument that needs to be settled. Is Die Hard a Christm...

This weeks episode is all about self reflection. That's why its called look in the mirror... One of the most powerful things you can do in the fire service is take a look at where you are at in your career and begin to make the necessary changes. It's either that or talk trash about where other people are in their career to make yourself feel better! The choice is yours my friends. So, sit back, l...

Well, no one cares. No one cares what you did before the fire service and in this episode we're going to talk about why. Even if you came from another department, most of us still don't care. I get that's not very encouraging, but it will be if you understand why. If you want to be an informal leader, sometimes it takes being humble and starting from the bottom. Sit back, listen, and lets get star...

In the first episode of the season we really get into the meat of Jump Seat Leadership and what it's all about. Leaders wanted; Bugle not Required. You want to be encouraged to lead without rank in the fire service? This is your episode. Sit back, listen in and let's get started. 

What's up my friends!? I'm your host Josh Chase, and this is the trailer episode for the Jump Seat Leadership Podcast. This podcast is all about strengthening the fire service through informal leadership. Leaders are wanted and rank is not required. In this trailer I talk about Jump Seat Leadership, the man behind Jump Seat Leadership and what Jump Seat Leadership is all about. Sit back, listen in...