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Better Every Shift — 324 episodes · page 3 of 4
Electric vehicle fires: Products, strategies and the power of time
‘We need to walk the walk’: Leaders face off in wellness competition
Jason Patton: ‘Nothing comes natural to me at all’
‘Don’t do that!’: A first responder therapist signals common relationship red flags
Chief Jason Caughey: ‘Everything we do is about people’
Super Bowl showtime: How Glendale fire crews are preparing for the big game
January rear-view: Hamlin ‘takes,’ tattoo controversy, giving life beyond death
Chief Tim Sendelbach: ‘This profession can’t afford the status quo’
Battalion Chief Dena Ali: ‘You can’t leave your baggage at the door’
‘Royal Rumble’ of firefighter fitness: Zam goes head-to-head with Dan Kerrigan and Jim Moss
2022 in review: ’Words of the year,’ major incidents that hit hard, uplifting moments
Chief Josh Waldo: ‘You’re only going to grow when you get uncomfortable’
Chief Reggie Freeman: ‘I refused to be the weakest link’
Dr. Sara Jahnke on data-driven change: ‘You have to give early, easy wins’
EChief Frank Leeb: ‘We can do better. Start today.’
‘Never forget’: meaning, purpose and emphasis
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Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr reflects on blazing a trail as the first woman to hold various fire service leadership roles
Bryon Gustafson speaks to the benefits of higher education for firefighters and details one public safety program’s unique approach
’Fireman’ vs. ’firefighter’: What’s in a name – a fire service association name, that is
Dr. Bill Jenaway details ERSI’s new nationwide database where first responders can report roadway response struck-by incidents
’It’s those low-frequency events that tend to get us in trouble’
Robert Weisbaum addresses the challenges of affordable housing and the resulting impact on recruitment and retention
Walmart distribution fire raises questions about fire protection systems
Captain John Haseney outlines 7 common barriers to implementing cancer-focused best practices
Chief Otto Drozd details the challenges of leading a major metropolitan fire department
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell shares her experience as the newest U.S. fire administrator
Chief Billy Goldfeder shares his cancer story and details his new initiative 40PlusFire
Don Abbott shares insights from Project Mayday research
The grass isn’t always greener at another fire department
Fire Chief John Oates talks fire service data and his new role with the IPSDI
Firefighter Jonathan Tate offers simple steps to healthier firehouse food
Chief Dave Downey reflects on the Surfside condo collapse response effort
Firefighters need to move beyond the fear of defeatism for calling a mayday ‘too early‘
Looking back at 2021: Bashoor and Cebollero unpack the stories and trends affecting fire and EMS
Dalan Zartman digs into fire operations involving electric vehicles and storage systems
Chief Reginald Freeman shares his experience moving across the country to join the Oakland FD
‘This isn’t what I signed up for’: Chief Bob Horton unpacks his provocative editorial
‘Are we really this childish?’ Reflecting on the ‘over-sexed culture’ station investigation in S.C.
FDNY Chief Frank Leeb talks training at ”The Rock” and how to market safety messages to members
Side Alpha Podcast: IAFC President Ken Stuebing talks vaccine mandates, leadership tenets that resonate, and IAFC support
Keith Stakes details the newly expanded mission for UL‘s Fire Safety Research Institute
Varone explores the top disciplinary issues that get fire officers in hot water
‘I didn‘t come here to make friends‘: Discipline in the fire service
Tulsa Chief Michael Baker talks firefighter morale, department change and lifelong learning
Pittsburgh Chief Darryl Jones details how to engage the naysayers and be a positive change-agent
Chief Sam Greif tackles terrorism response and cybersecurity threats facing public safety
‘A punch in the gut‘: Unpacking the Baltimore FD retirement debacle
Public safety leaders discuss the 20th anniversary of 9/11
Former Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano reflects on the arduous role of redesigning FDNY post-9/11
‘We shall never forget‘: Reflections and questions 20 years later
NIFC‘s Jessica Gardetto addresses the wildfire threats unfolding across the country
Division Chief Martha Ellis unpacks fireground communications and FirstNet
Chief Bashoor tackles a new epidemic: ‘D-Drivers‘ putting first responders at risk
Captain Andrea Hall discusses servant leadership plus her presidential inauguration story
Chris Cebollero unpacks ET3, treatment-in-place, reimbursement and more
‘Be nice‘: Chief Bashoor applies Chief Brunacini‘s mantra to interactions within the industry
Dr. Sara Jahnke details the effects of ‘Long-COVID‘ on first responders
Chad Costa considers why some firefighters are still suffering from ‘Dirty Helmet Syndrome‘
IAFC CEO Rob Brown discusses the future of the IAFC, plus emerging fire service issues
‘I‘d say America is still burning‘: Chief Bashoor reflects on seminal fire and life safety report
Pete Piringer talks PIO life and offers tips of the trade
Sean Duncan details how and why firefighters should follow PPE decontamination protocols
Chief Nathan Trauernicht: Inside a university fire department
Jim Pauley and Russ Sanders explain how firefighters can get involved in the NFPA
Unpacking mobile integrated healthcare in the fire and emergency services
Fire Chief Trisha Wolford tackles cross-generation supervision in the fire service
NVFC leaders Sarah Lee and Kevin Quinn detail the organization‘s current transition plans
Superintendent Eriks Gabliks shares what‘s ahead for the National Fire Academy
Chief Eric Valliere explains the 2021 Safety Stand Down theme, ‘Rebuild Rehab‘
Chief Dan Rogers explains why not every volunteer wants to operate like FDNY
Why do we keep experiencing so many apparatus rollover accidents?
Chief Jon Dorman addresses how to balance booksmarts and practical fireground skills
Aaron Zamzow and Marc Bashoor share their fitness journeys and current fitness regimens
ISFSI President Chief Peter Van Dorpe connects fire service training and research
How the Cosumnes Fire Department incorporated virtual reality into training
The Firefighter 3 crew swap stories about those firefighter life skills beyond FF1 and FF2
Deputy Chief Ian Emmons offers guidance for fostering a new crop of leaders
The next ‘giant leap‘: A federal parent for fire and EMS
Firefighter and finance expert Matthew Broom details how firefighters can stay smart about money
Chief Ralph Terrazas shares LAFD‘s approach to county COVID-19 surges, plus vaccine distribution
Fire Chief Marc Bashoor tackles the debate over patient transport in the engine
Fire Chief Tiffany Green explores professional development, from cadet through chief
Fire Chief John Tippett discusses the impact of crew resource management on the fire service
Fire Chief Marc Bashoor addresses the Constitutional crisis facing America
Marc Bashoor and Janelle Foskett reflect on a year unlike any other
Mike Pertz tackles why members leave the fire service and offers advice for new recruits
Gordon Graham details the top risks facing firefighters – and how to avoid them
2019 LODD data: Analyzing the USFA report amid the push to ‘Get Below 50’
Dr. Burton Clark examines fire service safety culture
Dr. David Black discusses his work with firefighters on behavioral health and mental fitness
Firefighter James Pribyl shares why he became a volunteer firefighter
Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder explains what keeps chiefs up at night -- and where to focus training
Gordon Graham talks response coordination and Lexipol Connect
Chief Randy Bruegman outlines critical issues impacting the future of the fire service
Keith Stakes explains the recent UL FSRI research into coordinated fire attack
Division Chief Greg Ward details Loveland‘s Tactical Firefighting Teams
Side Alpha Podcast: Baltimore Chief Niles Ford talks navigating politics and budgets
Side Alpha Podcast: Chief Jason Caughey talks volunteer leadership
Chief‘s Forum: We are not the enemy