Undisclosed Agents Firefighter Podcast

Stephen Tyler is an engine captain with Eagle Fire in Idaho, where he has served since 2007, beginning as a volunteer firefighter before transitioning to career service in 2013. Over the years, he has worked every seat on the rig including backseat firefighter, driver engineer, training captain, and now company officer on Engine 44 B. Stephen is passionate about engine company operations and still...

Bob Ryser began his fire service career in 2002 and has served full time with two combination departments. He is currently the Fire Chief of the Storey County Fire Department in Nevada, where he leads from the front and sets the standard by doing the work alongside his people. Chief Ryser is a leader who still puts his turnouts on, still trains, and still participates in the same evolutions he exp...

Noah Katz Captain on Engine 15 in the City of Phoenix where he began his career in 2013. Noah is also the founder and owner of Priority Fire Training LLC.  Noah is extremely passionate about training and the fire service. And because of that passion he has traveled the country learning and educating himself.  In 2011 Noah graduated the Georgia Smoke Diver Program, class 59 as Smoke Diver 1100 and...

Steve is a veteran of the fire service recently retiring after 35 1/2 years.  Steve retired as the LT of engine 18 of the Columbus Ohio Division of Fire.  Steve has been a classroom instructor at FDIC for the past several years teaching engine company operations. Additionally, Steve is the lead instructor of the FDIC HOT program Stretching For Success.  Steve is also an instructor for County Fire...

The Undisclosed Agents Firefighter Podcast is proud to feature Captain Anthony Rowett of the Mobile (AL) Fire Rescue Department in its latest episode. Captain Rowett brings two decades of fire service experience, leadership insight, and instructional expertise to the discussion. Anthony has served with the Mobile Fire Rescue Department for the past 17 years and began his career with the Ogdensburg...

On this episode we’re joined by Captain Clark Lamping.  Clark is a 27-year veteran of the Clark County fire department in Las Vegas Nevada.  Clark has spent the last 16 years serving as a captain and is currently assigned to Firehouse 38 on B-shift. Clark holds a master’s degree in Crisis and Emergency Management from UNLV.  Beyond the firehouse, Clark is a well-respected instructor who has taught...

On this episode we sit down with Jeff Bryant — third-generation firefighter, Aurora (IL) Fire Department member, and one of the most connected fire service trainers in the country. From founding the Midwest Area Fire Academy & Illinois FireNuggets to leading FireNuggets, Inc. and serving with Brothers in Battle , Jeff’s passion is building the next generation of firefighters. He’s organized ma...

Micah Rains has been in the fire service for 18 years and is the Captain of West End Firehouse at Greenville City Fire Department in South Carolina. Micah is a member of the South Carolina Carolina Task Force 1 USAR team and has a masters degree in Organizational Leadership.   Micah has taught at many conferences including the NFPA Fire Conference, Florida Fire Conference, Metro Atlanta Fire Confe...

Hey everybody, thanks for joining us as we crack open another episode of the Undisclosed Agents podcast. Today, we had the chance to sit down with Marc Aloan a Battalion Chief with the West Columbia Fire Department in South Carolina. Marc is the creator of The Fire Inside blog and a member of the Rust Belt Jakes cadre. He’s an active speaker, author, and instructor with 20 years of combined volunt...

In this episode, we talk about FireShowsWest, what it is, why it matters, and how H&H is involved this year. From hands-on training to top-tier instructors, FireShowsWest continues to provide high-quality education and networking opportunities for firefighters across the West. We break down what makes FireShowsWest a must-attend event, highlight this year’s impressive lineup, and share how H&a...

Danny has been in the fire service for 26 years. He started in a small suburban department north of Atlanta in 1999. After a few years, he knew he wanted to be a City Fireman and began applying in Atlanta. Danny got picked up by Atlanta in February 2005, and that began an amazing experience.  He was blessed to serve in several busy companies, including Special Operations. During his time with Atla...

Jonathan is a Lieutenant with the Denver Fire Department. He began his fire service career in 2009 and has served as both a career and volunteer firefighter. Jonathan has instructed in both lecture and hands-on formats at fire conferences nationally and has published works in several trade magazines. He has been married for 16 years to his beautiful wife, Molly, has three awesome daughters, and ha...

Hey everybody, thanks for joining us as we crack up another episode of the undisclosed agents podcast. Today on the podcast, we got a chance to sit down with Jay Bonnifield. Jay is a Captain with the Everett Fire Department in the state of Washington, he is a proud member of station 6, assigned to E6. Jay has been blessed with the opportunity to teach engine operations and live fire training in ma...

Grit First Fire Training is a training company based out of San Diego California. The trio that makes up Grit First are some of the most solid gentlemen we’ve had the pleasure to work with. Grit First offers classes both hands on and lecture on search, tactical TIC use and fire dynamics to name a few. Keep your eye out for these guys, they’ll be offering classes at a conference near you.  Dave Ste...

Robert Policht started his career as a volunteer and is lieutenant of Ladder Co. 2 of the Passaic, NJ, Fire Department. During his time with Passaic he assisted with developing and establishing the department’s response to human vs. machine incidents and has a class on this subject he teaches at conferences nation wide. He is attached to Passaic’s  fire Investigation Unit as well.  Rob teaches at...

Nick Ledin is a firefighter paramedic with the O Claire Fire Department in Wisconsin, currently assigned to Engine 2. Nick has been a student of the job for over 16 years. He is a major contributor to ‘Firefighter Rescue Survey’, was the former president of the Northland FOOLS, and is an affiliate member of FireNuggets. Nick is a technical committee member for NFPA 1700, he was a former technical...

Mickey is a Lieutenant in the New York City Fire Department. He is a third-generation firefighter with 29 years of experience, the last 23 years being with the FDNY. Mickey has been instructor at the New York City Fire Academy, as well as a speaker and instructor at conferences all over the country. He is the founder and author of Top Floor Tactics, and the host of A View From the Top Floor Podcas...

In this episode we got the chance to sit down with Justin McWilliams. Justin is a veteran on the fire service and currently serves the citizens of Clackamas Fire in Oregon as the Captain of Heavy Rescue 5.  Anyone who has followed Justin knows he has a unique unapologetic personality. This is exactly what the fire service needs and exactly why I was so stoked to finally have this conversation.  Ju...

Kyle Romagus is a 21-year veteran with East Montgomery County Fire Department in Texas.  He oversees the training division as a Battalion Chief, and in his words, is in love with engine work.  Kyle is the owner of smoothbore cartel and founder of Engine Company Resurrection. Kyle teaches engine operations for several well-known fire service instructor groups such as: • FD tactics • Brothers in Bat...

 Today on the podcast, we got a chance to sit down with Logan Broberg.  Logan is first and foremost, a proud husband, and a devoted father, however he is also a firefighter with ten years on the job. Currently serving as a Squad Chauffeur in Kissimmee FL.  Logan is the Founder of Rogue Firemanship Training, dedicated to honing skills and improving performance.  On top of that, you guessed it Logan...

Sometimes in the fire service, those of us who are engaged, find ourselves involved in anything and everything we can get our hands on . I feel like this is a learned behavior and I think we may have learned it from Chief David Rhodes.  Chief is a 37 year veteran fire service. He retired as a battalion chief with the Atlanta fire department. Along the way has been published in more periodicals tha...

Anthony Kastros is a 33-year veteran of the fire service he retired as a Battalion Chief with the SAC Metro Fire Department and is the founder of Trainfirefighters.com . He is the author of several Fire Engineering books and video series, including Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center, and Mastering Fireground Command – Calm the Chaos! Co- authored with Chief Brian Brush. Chief Kastros is...

On this episode, we sat down with Jarrod Sergi. At the time of this recording Jarrod was a Captain with Norfolk Fire Rescue in Norfolk VA. And was just about to get promoted to Battalion Chief.  Jarrod is a State Instructor for both the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and the National Fire Academy focusing on MAYDAY and Strategy/Tactics.  He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Execut...

On this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Captain Clark Glass of the Atlanta fire department. Clark joined the fire service in 1997 at a small 2 station fire department department. In 2005 Clark had the itch for something more and made the switch to the Atlanta Fire Department. He began his career with Atlanta serving at companies on the Southwest side of the City until when he was assigned...

Brian Brush is the training chief for the Midwest City (OK) Fire Department. With more than 25 years of fire experience, his background spans several states from rural volunteer to metro-sized departments. He holds a masters degree in fire and emergency management, and an EFO as well.  He has recently published a new book co-authored with Chief Anthony Kastros titled Mastering Fireground Command t...