Fire Engineering Podcast Network

The Professional Volunteer Fire Department

Greensburg (PA) Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tom Bell and President Rick Steele join host Tom Merrill to discuss the steps that have been taken to help mitigate the cancer risk and carcinogen exposure in their agency. Their simple yet highly effective plan is something all departments can learn from. It was not always easy and they had many hurdles to cross, but their resilience and determination to succeed is a testament to the professional culture prevalent throughout this volunteer fire department.
Chief Bell was also honored at the recent International Association of Fire Chiefs Annual Conference and Expo as Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year in recognition of not only his cancer prevention program, but his many other initiatives that emphasize teamwork, skills and core values (a.k.a. TOTAL PROFESSIONALISM).
Sponsored by MagneGrip.

Fireground Strategies (and Other Stuff from the Streets)

In this encore performance, Anthony Avillo and Jim Duffy talk with their guests about incident command, the fireground, and other stuff.
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Hooks and Hoses

Host Eric Dreiman speaks with Gabriel Salas and Jeff Eckert. Jeff is a 17 year member and Gabe is a 20 year member of the Philadelphia FD. Both are assigned to Squad 72 in the City of Philadelphia. They discuss their careers, department, and the importance of training.
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Fire Service Court

John K. Murphy--without the usual band of Chip Comstock, Brad Pinsky, and Curt Varone--examines current legal issues in the fire service.

Main Street Firefighting: Justin McWilliams

Hosts Lex Shady and Chris Tobin talk with Justin McWilliams of Clackamas County (OR) Fire on all things search and building construction.
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SOTF Radio: Burn Ambassador Zach Sutterfield

Today, we are joined by our Burn Survivor Ambassador, Zach Sutterfield, for our first reoccurring guest episode. Join us for this very special episode!
More: https://sonsoftheflag.org/
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Politics and Tactics

The Politics and Tactics crew gets an update from their guests about how the COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on many firefighters’ careers. Frank Ricci speaks with his guests about the vaccine mandate at many fire departments around the country and their personal experiences.
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Perspectives on Leadership: Succession Planning

Perspectives on Leadership: Succession Planning Chief Shaw talks with Chief David Rhodes about Succession Planning in the Fire Service
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Firefighting Fridays: Culture

In this Firefighting Fridays session, Jeff Shupe and other members of Strategic Fire Training discuss culture in the fire service.
The panel: Shupe, Knapp, Diederich, Hydeman, and Gruver
http://www.strategicfiretraining.com/
 
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Fire Service Data and Tech Talk

Chief Eddie Buchanan talks with Brandi Miller from South Metro Fire and Captain  Jeremy Maners from Carmel Fire  about leveraging data related to Fire Department minimum staffing, scheduling, PTO accrual, and overtime!
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