Fire Engineering Podcast Network

Women in Fire: A New Day and Age

The panel discusses ways to keep your millennial and Gen X firefighters.
 
Panel: 
-Lisa Baker, Southwest trustee, Women in Fire
- Adrian Sheppard, chief, Redmond, WA
- Heather Mozdean, deputy chief, Fremont CA
-Laura Lyons, lieutenant, Des Moines, IA
-Emily Scott, engineer, Fremont, CA
-Kat Desonier, firefighter, Evans (CO) Fire Protection District
-Brooke Simms, firefighter, Aurora, CO
 
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Talkin’ Tactics: Decision Making for On-the-Job Confidence and Effectiveness

Hosts David Polikoff and Robert "RJ" James welcome Mike Burkett of the Baltimore City (MD) Fire Department to the show. They discuss ways to prepare to be a good officer and the art of making good decisions.
 
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Tactical Impact: Considerations for Interior and Exterior Vertical Hoseline Stre

Jim Silvernail and Jason Hoevelmann talk with Lieutenant Dave Quick of the Manchester (NH) Fire Department about his article in Fire Engineering titled Considerations for Interior and Exterior Vertical Hoseline Stretches.
 
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Hooks & Hoses: Aerial Apparatus Positioning

Host Eric Dreiman talks with Kevin Lewis, tillerman for Truck 3 at the Dallas (TX) Fire Department. They discuss a recent near miss in Chicago. They also dive into the importance of aerial apparatus positioning and getting the most out of a truck company when it arrives at a working fire.
 
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The Command Post: Size-up and the 360

Hosts Rick Lasky and John Salka discuss size-up and the 360. They discuss the critical observations made and the important results that come out of performing these tasks.
 
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Fire and Training: How the built environment is affected by weather events.

Douglas Cline invites Christopher Naum onto the show to discuss the built environment and how recent weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes and flooding affect the built environment.
 
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The Professional Volunteer Fire Department: Winning With the Engine You Have

In this episode of The Professional Volunteer Fire Department, host Tom Merrill talks with Brandon Fletcher. They discuss what departments can do to create a winning mindset and achieve success on the fireground with the engine they do have, not the one they wish they had. 
Building the perfect engine for your fire department is a challenge that many would love the opportunity to solve! Unfortunately, the opportunity is rarely afforded to the departments that operate in a rural environment. Rising apparatus costs have seen new engines that easily exceed the $500k mark on the low end, and can reach over $1 million on the high end. Even if money was of no concern, the current production times can range from two to three years. Many rural departments operate with 15-, 20-, or even 30-plus-year-old engines. 
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Back Step Boys: Lithium-Ion Batteries, OSHA, and More

In this Back Step Boys episode, Ronnie K. and Tommy A. walk through a litany of current issues including the following:
 
-The lithium-ion battery saga.
-The new OSHA Emergency Response Standard.
-Wildland season in NYC and the vicinity.
-The newly appointed Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator, Donna Black.
-Liability issues in a propane explosion that resulted in an LODD.
-The NERIS reporting system.
-The book of the month club! 
 
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In the Books: Sprinkles

David Rhodes welcomes the Sprinkles book series writer Frank Viscuso and illustrator Paul Combs onto the show. They discuss the latest edition in the series, Sprinkles the Fire Dog 3: Working Together. They cover the inspiration behind the series, the creative process, and what they hope people get out of the series.
 
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Generation Engine: Coastal Issues

In this episode, Todd Edwards and Anthony Rowett welcome Alan Griffin, fire chief of Carolina Beach (NC) Fire Department. They discuss issues you can expect to run into if you're in a coastal area, including the following:
-Fire.
-Wind.
-Flooding. 
 
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