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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2026 · 50 MIN

Taking Back the Firehouse: Stop Waiting to Be Saved

from Fire Engineering Podcast Network · host Fire Engineering Podcast

This week on the Humpday Hangout, Brian Zaitz, P.J. Norwood, and Candace Ashby discuss FDIC, problematic employees, leadership, and management. Ashby challenges firefighters to stop waiting for administration to save them and star saving themselves. They discuss a leadership crisis in the fire service and how negative people spread through the ranks while the majority stay silent. The panel argues that company officers are more powerful than any chief, yet many have traded real command for endless consensus building. She breaks down six core issues plaguing modern departments in this raw, unapologetic look at why the "brotherhood" is fraying now more than ever and how they can reclaim their stations.   This episode is brought to you by The Fire Store: https://thefirestore.com/   This episode is brought to you by Fire Facilities:  https://www.firefacilities.com/   Quick favor: take our 3-minute (anonymous) listener survey to help shape what we cover next: https://sprw.io/stt-9EB04

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