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Few of us will ever forget the terrible fires of January 2025. Around the country, viewers were looking for news, statistics, etc. Our Guest...
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Few of us will ever forget the terrible fires of January 2025. Around the country, viewers were looking for news, statistics, etc. Our Guest...

If you have been a firefighter, you may have heard the name of our guest for this episode. Capt. Daley “wears” several endeavors, not only i...

Episode 9-18 – Chief-Emeritus/Retired Charles Werner- New Technology for First Responders Chief-Emeritus/Retired Charles Werner has served 4...

In most fire departments and some EMS agencies have to file a bunch of paperwork to report the fires/rescues, additional info i.e. number of...

Episode 9-16 – Miranda Spivack and Dianne Cotter – “Backroom Deals in Our Backyards” As we pass through life, we encounter many people. This...

Episode 9-15 – Assistant Chief Jacob Johnson We are proud to have Asst. Chief Jacob Johnson from the Pearland Fire Department in Pearland TX...

What are some of today's most pressing issues in the Fire Service? We look at a couple in this episode: Training in Today's Fire Service, as...

Whether you’re a veteran firefighter or a rookie, the likelihood that you’ve seen or even read FIREHOUSE® Magazine, is high. It has been a s...

Since 2015/2016, we have an elevated consciousness regarding cancer in the fire service. With slow, but sure processes, we learned the AFFF,...

How many times have we heard about a friend or relative made his/her annual visit to their doctor. She runs a batch of tests, only to tell y...

If you are a “student of fire service,” you should know the name of our guest very well! Capt. Daley has over 35 years of experience in the...

Like many kids in countries around the world, many want to be firefighters. And many of us fulfill that childhood dream. Our guest on this e...

Often, where we are dispatched to a building that we know has automatic water flow in the event of the fire, we tend to expect that the wate...

Chief Justin Bailey is a 25+ year “student of the Fire Service. He is the Fire Chief with the Oliver Springs (TN) Fire Dept. and a Captain/M...

Capt. Kory Pearn has over twenty years in the Canadian Fire Service. However, looking at the trades to provide more than photos and fire sto...

Chief Dave Robertson has more than 25 years in the Fire Service in five different departments in Canada, from bust urban systems to wildland...

Chief (ret) Marc Bashoor has been one of best chiefs in the business. He was the Chief of Prince George's County Fire Department, a mix of c...

It is no secret that being a firefighter, career, volunteer, WUI, Paid-on-Call, etc., can take a physical and emotional toll on us. Often a...

Jeff Dill was an active firefighter and officer with the Palatine Rural Fire Prevention District. But in 2010, he founded the Firefighter Be...

Those of us who have served or those who continue to serve as a First Responder, as a firefighter, law enforcement and EMS know that beneath...

So many podcasts about the fire service cover tactics, gear, tools and many more, focusing on what we do when we respond to a call. However,...

Our guest, Jack Sullivan is the Director of Training for the Responder Safety Institute and has been with us several times over the years. O...

If you have been or still are a firefighter and you have a few years (or more) under your belt, you have probably had a couple of “workers”...

There is no doubt that Asst. Chief Jacob Johnson has had a well-experienced path in the fire service, starting as a 15-year-old “water boy”...

David Wiklanski is an Engine Company Captain for an urban fire department in New Jersey. He has over twenty years in Emergency Services. Wik...

If you’re a firefighter and you have been on social media oh, let’s say some time around 2011, you could not help but notice the frequent po...

We all know that many fire departments across the country, both career and volunteer are struggling with retention and recruitment. And most...

Mutual aid – fairly common in the fire service, right? Sure, there can be “stumbling blocks” in setting these arrangements up, such as perso...

Almost every industry in the U.S. has its “Trades,” that is, magazines devoted to and about that industry. The U.S./Canadian fire services a...

The American career Fire Service has often used basic testing and an interview of two when seeking new hires. And that may have served the n...

We have all seen videos on the news or on social media of big-city fire departments doing their “thing.” Lots of apparatus and a large conti...

Every profession has standouts. These are the men and women who always strive to do their best for their profession, often going beyond the...

We often refer to the “trades,” the publications of fire service, for learning tactics, theories, seeing new equipment and new developments...

My guest on this podcast is Andi Clark. She is a certified Sleep, Stress and Resilience coach with over 30 years in the health and wellness...

Difficult to believe that the Firefighter Cancer Initiative is about six years old. A strong part of the credit goes to our Brothers and Sis...

What type of firefighter are you? No, I’m not talking about engine, truck or rescue companies! How dedicated are you to what we do? Do you d...

You are sound asleep. You’ve had a busy day with lots of runs. Add the training that was squeezed in and you’re exhausted. You lie down on y...

There is an old adage in the fire service that what firefighters hate the most are “status quo” and “change!” Doesn’t leave much wiggle room...

It is no secret that behavioral health has become an important topic, not just in the fire service, but for all arms of first responders. We...

If you are a firefighter, career, volunteer, paid-on-call, WUI, etc., and you do not know anything about PFAS/PFOS, you are woefully behind...

We are honored to welcome back our guests for this podcast, Dr. Caban-Martinez and Dr. Schaefer Solle, who head up the FCI in Florida and sh...

It is no secret that fire departments across North America are “hungry” for more firefighters, including career, volunteer, paid-on-call and...

In the last ten-to-fifteen years, we have heard various terms used to describe the fire service, e.g., “We’re a family,” and “We have a cult...

If you are a firefighter dedicated to being the best you can be, then this podcast/video is for you! Our guest is Capt. Mike Daley, who has...

When we talk about the fire service and firefighters, our thoughts often go to firefighters working at a fire, HazMat scene, big and shiny a...

For decades and decades, young children have always been enamored, curious and excited to see fire apparatus. Whether it was/is an engine, t...

As firefighters we spend a large part of our careers learning our craft. Some learn from the start and keep it going throughout their career...

We see it almost every day and sometimes, we are as much to blame as anyone else. We’re talking about distracted driving and the very real,...

Challenges…this job has plenty of them! To be a firefighter, there are certain attributes necessary, e.g., good physical condition, willingn...

If you’ve been a firefighter for more than a year or two, you probably realize that this job is not what you thought it was when you were an...