The Weekly Scrap, Firefighter Podcast

Because of last minute real life stuff, Mike Terpak had to reschedule... so we get a last minute fill in by none other than the man the myth the mustache... Kyle Romagus!!!!  He absolutely crushed it with engine nerd talk and so much more!

Joined by Matty Johnson to discuss his story and his journey, and all the lessons learned and learning along the way. It was an awesome scrap to be a part of, and mental health is a topic that is near and dear to my heart.

Joined on this episode by Derek Roberts, and it lived up to the promise! We  discussed how to teach new people, the challenges of changing culture from the bottom up, Fire Behavior and engine operations... and of course that is just what was planned and does not include the audience taking over with their questions and discussion!

Joined on this episode by the one and only Kevin McCart. We had a blast as we discussed the proper mindset that leads to success on the fireground, the rule of 3's, Accidental Success, Elimination of Variables- comfort and it's effect on growth- and if you know the Scrap, you know the audience took over and asked a lot of leadership and culture questions!  What a great Scrap!

Ryan McCormick is dealing with the Tornado damage from this weekends storms, so Adam Maiers of Brothers in Battle, and Engine Zero was gracious enough to step in! We talk engine work, Search, Training, and Engine Zero... plus everything the audience brought to the table!

Live from the Daggum Fire Conference.  So many guests and so many great questions at this live event.  Ray Dorival, Todd Shepherd, Blake Stinnett, Justyn Fraize, Don Sapp, Andy Starnes, Chad Daily, David Pruitt, Chis Snow, Kevin Pfluger, Dennis Reilly and Tom Hollick!

Joined on this episode by the Roof Pervs... Rob Fisher, James Johnson (Almost, instead we got Kyle Romagus as a stand in!)  and William Knight! We plan to deep dive into building construction and take on rumors, facts, the past and the future in this Mega Scrap on building construction! Audience brought their best questions on the topic and made this one for the ages!

Joined by my brother from another mother, mi hermano, the incomparable Rob Ramirez. We are going to talk Mayday Mindset, approaches to training, getting in knife fights in elevators, and of course making yourself hard to kill. It is going to be Varisty AF!!! All this plus what the audience decides to throw our way.

Joined on this episode by the incomparable Frank Leeb to discuss... wind driven fires, the recent 5th Alarm Brooklyn fire, safety and aggressive firefighting, how process drives outcomes, backdrafts, smoke explosions, and over pressurization... all of this plus all the curve balls the audience threw our way!  Was an amazing Scrap... enjoy!

Joined on this episode by the one and only Chris Stewart. We plan to discuss leadership, culture, customer service, training, incident command, safety, extinguishment, search, and ventilation... all of that plus everything the audience threw our way! Was an amazing time.

Joined by the host of the Couplings Fire podcast Taylor Anderson to have an amazing Scrap! We talk about directing your passion, dealing with villains, communication, imposter syndrome and that is just what was planned...it doesn't include what the audience brought to the table! What an awesome show!!!

Went live at the 22nd Orlando Fire Conference to do a Scrap live on location with an in-person audience and also the facebook audience. The panel was Walt Lewis, Matty Johnson and Rob Ramirez. They fielded questions from both audiences, and they were not soft tosses!!!  The panel crushed it as they discussed everything from the state of brotherhood, suicide and females in the fire service. Was a g...

Joined on this episode by the one and only Cody Trestrail to discuss being passionate for the fire service and the adversity that must be overcome. It was an excellent and inspiring scrap and I have been looking forward to having Cody on for quite some time. Unbelievably good time! Enjoy!

Joined by one of my favorite people on this planet, Chief Scott Thompson. We discuss training, developing a fire first culture, promotional processes, the future of education in the fire service... and of course everything that the audience threw at us! The internet did us no favors and listening live was tough. I edited out most of the rough patches... there are a few spots that some content was...

It's the return of Grant Schwalbe, Facebook would not let his original scrap happen, but he is back! Was an awesome conversation. I have already borrowed (stolen) so much from Grant, and I look forward to even more! The audience showed up as always and brought amazing questions. Enjoy! 

Joined on this episode by Christopher Snow creator of the Rogue Tailboard. We are going to discuss faith, passion and commitment to the craft. We will discuss keys to staying ignited, and how to weather the detractors. Plus, as always the great interaction, questions and thoughts from the audience!

Joined by Benjamin Martin to go deep diving into the psychology of leadership. Group culture, motivation, and whatever rabbit holes we can find to dive into. As always, the show was driven by the awesome questions from the audience.

Joined on this episode by Joe Wisz, aka Driver Joe!  Was an awesome episode as we dove into the transition from Volly to FDNY, the traditions along the way, and all of the transitions in his career. He talked about the responsibilities of the senior man, and the honor and traditions of the fire service. The audience was amazing as always, with the on point questions!

Bringing in the new year in style with my friend David Pruitt. It was an amazing scrap with solid discussion on live fire training, and how to best make it happen. We discussed acquired structures and 1403, and of course all the questions and comments from the audience! Take the time to check this one out.  As I sit and upload it, it is one of my favorites to have been a part of.

Joined by the one and only Tim Klett! We talked Engine Operations and firehouse Leadership! And of course all the questions and comments that the audience decided to throw our way!

Joined by Manny Barajas to discuss nozzle-work and engine duties. Everything from the first line, to fireground priorities, functional training, and we will probably discuss a corn harvester at some point! Look forward to the audience questions and everything we will discuss!

MEGA SCRAP CHARLIE IS HERE! Brian Brush, Steve Robertson and Jerry Herbst talking , loads, nozzles, deployment, tactics and all things attack packages. 

Joined on this episode by Joe and Heather Yowler. It was an interesting Scrap as we discussed finding balance while being ate up with the job, Real training, conference life and all with the spouse perspective at the same time. They discussed how the Spouse experience came to be and the impact it has had.

Guess whos back? Back Again? Duffy's back- tell a friend! Excited to have my bro-mate, Sean Duffy back on the Scrap. It was a fantastic time and an awesome episode. Sean never disappoints, and of course the audience is the best there is, there questions completely drove the episode! Enjoy!

Joined by Fit to Fight Fires very own, John Spera. We  discuss how you define firefighter fitness, the physical demands of the job, why firefighters are out of shape, promotions and fitness... it rapidly turned into one of the most raw and heartfelt interviews I have been a part of.  An absolutely amazing Scrap!