Fire Engineering Podcast Network

The Professional Volunteer Fire Department: The Corporate Transparency Act

This must-listen episode features renowned fire service attorneys Brad Pinsky and Curt Varone. Pinsky and Varone put the Corporate Transparency Act in the spotlight, discussing its impact on fire and EMS agencies. Changes will be implemented as of January 1, 2025, so tune in if any of the following apply: 
You believe your agency is tax exempt. 
You know your agency is tax exempt. 
You need to learn more.
Pinsky and Varone will discuss the importance of well-developed and meaningful policies, from operational and organizational perspectives. And for organizations that need quality policies put into place, they offer tips and background info that will help you build a committee for that exact purpose.
 
 
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Command Show: Command Qualifications

In this episode, Anthony Kastros and Brian Brush discuss a topic covered in their book, Mastering Fireground Command: the importance of incident command professional qualifications, development, and standards. They take a deep dive into the NIOSH 5 and how correct application of ICS can help to keep the fireground safe.
 
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Fireground Strategies: Tanner Miick

Jim Duffy and Anthony Avillo talk with Tanner Miick, a new firefighter with North Hudson Regional  (NJ) Fire District about his family’s history in the fire service, what it means to be new on the job, and what he hopes for his future. 
 
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Perspectives on Leadership: Aggressive EMS Operations

Host Steve Shaw talks with Stephen Wilcox from The Colony (TX) Fire Department about his role and what it means to have aggressive EMS operations.
 
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Fire Service Court: Diversity

On this episode of Fire Service Court, John Murphy discusses diversity in the fire service. 
 
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Main Street Firefighting: Vacant Buildings

Hosts Chris Tobin and Lex Shady talk about vacant buildings, the language we use to describe them, the way the fire service approaches the buildings, and the people who may inhabit them.
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Sons of the Flag: Robert Dallimore

Sons of the Flag talks with Robert Dallimore, deputy fire marshal of the San Marco (TX) Fire Department. Dallimore responded to the apartment fire that burned Zachary Sutterfield and killed five of his friends.
 
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The Larry Conley Show: Dr. David Griffin

Larry Conley and the G.L.U.E. Crew (David Conley and Elaine Kluttz) invite Dr. David Griffin on to discuss the fire service, passion for the craft, and being intelligently aggressive.
 
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Fire Service Data and Tech Talk: Phoenix Fire In-Service Training Data

Host Eddie Buchanan talks with Jason Miller, Maki Lloyd, and Aaron Kelley  about how the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department uses data for training and what conclusions they've drawn from their latest dataset.
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The Training Officer: The ISFSI and Brian Zaitz

Host Dave McGlynn talks with Brian Zaitz, president of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI), about the fire service and the training officer as a calling. They also discuss what the Society is up to and how it's working to help the fire service. 
 
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