Heath Meredith

Third Alarm Cowboys Podcast

Business EN ↓ 145 episodes

Teaching what it takes to be a successful firefighter on and off the job. Having real life conversations about topics that most people refuse to talk about. Thirdalarmcowboys.com Paynemason.com/thirdalarmcowboys 1stphorm.com/thirdalarmcowboys

Author

Heath Meredith

Category

Business

Podcast website

thirdalarmcowboys.com

Latest episode

Jul 4, 2026

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Episodes

#52 Clean Trucks and Toilets Isn’t Station Pride 08.06.2024

PRs and clean trucks aren’t building station pride. You are more than an employee number. Love the community by being part of it.

#51 Fire Chiefs vs. Administrators 27.05.2024

Linktr.ee/thirdalarmcowboys Why fire departments are in a cycle that causes egg shells. How to fix the issues and get accountability.

ANNOUNCEMENT 22.05.2024

Announcing subscribers. Early access to shows. Questions for guests.

#39 Why Do You Work Multiple Jobs? 16.05.2024

The real reason why firefighters work multiple jobs. FB survey on TAC page had over 87% of guys are working multiple fire jobs.

#50 Fire Service Cowboys feat. Chief Scott Thompson 15.05.2024

Linktr.ee/thirdalarmcowboys Great conversation! Fire service cowboys are the professional elite. Seat assignments and their importance. Chief egos. Family and brotherhood of the fire service. The importance of the OATH.

#49 Firefighter Education System 08.05.2024

Let’s talk about firefighters and formal education. Chiefs and education. How the system is really set up.

#48 Get Out of the Office and Get on the Truck 28.04.2024

Why am I hard on fire chiefs? How do I feel about overtime? linktr.ee/thirdalarmcowboys

#47 Do Something Different 06.04.2024

Are you at a department that repeats the same cycles? Staffing crisis, leadership issues, etc. you keep handling the issues the same way. It’s time to do something different.

#46 Broke A** Firefighters 17.03.2024

Numbers and stats. Firefighter pay.

#45 Repeated Cycles 07.03.2024

What are you modeling to the next generation? How bad behavior has changed the fire service

#44 Write Them Off 03.03.2024

Let’s talk about haters closest to you

#42 I’ll Put My Name On It 04.02.2024

Work references and everything it means

#41 Next Generation feat. EO Clay Morse #thirdalarmfighter 03.02.2024

Introducing the TAC fight team’s new member #thirdalarmfighter. Discussion about the next generation of today’s fire service. Coaching. Being a Dad. Sharing stories from working on the East side.

#40 Blue Collar vs Education feat. Assistant Fire Chief Chad Costa 26.01.2024

Blue collar job vs education driven job? Promotions, culture, family, etc. Deep conversation on what matters in today’s fire service.

#38 Pride and Ownership vs Resume Building 21.01.2024

If I can’t trust you to do this little things how can I trust you on scene? We hear that question all the time. Well let’s talk about the little things.

#37 Mandatory Overtime 05.01.2024

Chronic Staffing issues. Leadership characters and certs. TAC Team updates

#36 Truthful Talks 23.12.2023

Policies and laws. Uncomfortable conversations. Merry Christmas.

#35 Family and the Fire Service ft. Josh Chase (Jumpseat Leadership) 05.12.2023

Let’s talk about having a family and being a firefighter. Marriage and parenthood. Josh Chase tells his story of being a husband and father while being a firefighter. Dealing with hardships and grief. Sharing lessons learned and the goal of becoming better.

#34 Experience vs. Exposure 29.11.2023

Let’s talk about real experience

#33 Happy Thanksgiving Do the Little Things 22.11.2023

Have a safe Thanksgiving. Bring be the brotherhood by doing the little things. Fix the staffing issues by doing the little things.

#32 Fire Department Game of Thrones 17.11.2023

TAC Team announcement!! Fire department game of thrones for positions.

#31 Standards and Changing Sh*t 30.10.2023

New ideas and the fire service. How does it change the team. Plus some nutrition education about protein.

#30 Who Are We Hiring? Ft. Chief Dave Robertson 14.10.2023

Fire-edge.com Chief Dave Robertson on the show to talk about fire departments hiring practices. Today’s Fire Chiefs. Certs.

#29 Steal the Joy 07.10.2023

Best job I ever had. Leadership, trauma, decisions.

#28 Rural America Comes to the City 01.10.2023

Real discussion over rural American values that are needed everywhere. Sometimes you have to dig for that next inch.

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