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70. Firsthand Account of a LODD & Service After Tragedy - Lionel Crowther

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69. How Experience Shapes the Way We Train and Make Decisions

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68. Chasing Growth & Becoming An Indiana Smoke Diver - Corey Gotay

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67. Keeping Fire Departments Equipment Compliant & Mission Ready - Kim Jolley, CEO, AOS Services, Inc.

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66. U.S. Navy Search & Rescue, Leadership, & Fire Service Leadership Consulting - CMDCM (ret) Flip Griffin

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65. Lessons from the 1977 Honda Canyon Fire & the 2016 Canyon Fire at Vandenberg AFB - Mark Smith

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64. Are You Ready? Training, Culture, Policy & The Moment of Truth - Terrell Thomas

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63. Tax Strategy for Federal Firefighters Before April 15 - Matt Stelmaszek

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62. When You Don't Get the Job You Want: Leadership Insights from a 32-Year Chief - Pete Webb

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61. Leaving the Military, Overcoming Loss, and Building a Career in Safety - Chris Lopardi

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60. Reflections on Service, Leadership & a 30-Year Career - CMSgt (ret) Shanton Russell

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59. Kadena AB HazMat Storage Fire After Action Review - Kyle Rollins

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58. Developing Fire Service Leaders-Inside the New Fire Officer Strategies & Tactics Leadership Course (FOSTLC)

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57. The Power of Doing Hard Things with Ultramarathoner & Firefighter - Justin Andreas

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56. - F3 Master Class - Exploring the New Foam & How it Performed on an F-35 Crash - Austin Perry

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Table Talk 09. How to Balance Military & Firefighter Obligations

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55. From Firefighters to Founders: FireDawgs Building Businesses - Mark Abrahamson & Ashontay Owens

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54. Building the Next Generation of Leaders - CW03 Justin Barnes

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Table Talk 08. The Power of Purpose

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53. Marine Corps Fire Protection: Perspective & Integration with the Air Force - MGySgt Martinez

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52. From Firefighter to Air Advisor - Insights of a Unique Path - Quentin Patterson

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Readiness Series 2. From Bar Napkin to Combat-Ready: Shaping the AF F&ES Role in the Future Fight - CMSgt (ret.) Phillip Winkelmann, CMSgt Mark Abrahamson, and SMSgt Jesse Marshall

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51. Essential Negotiation & Leadership Skills for Fire Service Leaders - Chief AJ Kehl

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Readiness Series 1. Origin & Evolution of Air Force Force Generation - CMSgt Geoffry Wilson

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Table Talk 07. Risk vs. Reward: When to Push Forward, When to Hold Back

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50. Leadership, Education, & Change in the Fire Service - Chief Jason Hoevelmann

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Table Talk 06. Engine Company Decision Making and the Rule of 3s - Austin Perry

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49. North Carolina Air National Guard (ANG) Rescue School - Jeret Kinnaird & Brandon Pelkey

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Table Talk 05. Engine Company Operations, Interior Firefighting Tactics, Empowering Firefighters - Austin Perry

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Table Talk 04. A Standardized Approach to Fireground Size Up - Brandon Laird

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48. After Action Review - Firefighter Rescue & Survival (FRAS) Class 9 - Ryan Julius & Leah Lloyd

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47. Improving the AF Fire Service Logistics Officer Position - Robert Gerry

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46. Recounting "Black Sunday" with FDNY and Former Air Force Firefighter - Jeff Cool

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 45 – Don't Sell Yourself Short - How to Maximize Your Transition Out of the Military - Chief Michael "Mikee" Ott

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 44 - The Importance & Application of Fireground Thermal Imaging - Andrew Starnes

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 43 - Air National Guard Deep Dive - Chief Josh Loescher

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Table Talk - 03 - Education, Networking & Workplace Performance - Jared Aardema

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 42 - Creating an "Always Ready" Training Regimen & Mentality - Nick Martin

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 41 - Fire Protection Support for the 2021 Afghanistan Withdrawl - MSgt Roy Campos

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 40 - Advice on Leadership & Military Service Transition - Retired Ohio Fire Marshal Chief Robert Rielage

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Table Talk - 02 - Tactics for Training & Stress Management - Chris Bauchle & Travis Bender

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The FireDawg Podcast - Department Highlight: Episode 4 - Travis AFB

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 39 - CFM Update #2 - CMSgt Phillip Winkelmann

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 38 - Leadership Dilemmas - Chief David Rhodes

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Table Talk - 01 - Timing, Opportunity, & Preparation

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 11 - Suicide Prevention Initiative - Phil Crews

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 37 - Exposure to Carcinogens & Firefighter Cancer

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 36 - The Rising Warrior - A Practical Approach to Mental Healing - Dr. Lance Davis and Sean Lazio

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 35 - Commanding the Mayday, Training & Leadership - CMSgt Peter Webb

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 34 - Air Force FES Diversity & Inclusion - MSgt Maria Stivers & MSgt Cartalo Madison

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The FireDawg Podcast - Fire Protection History - Part 4 - 2000's - Present - Damean Moore

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 33 - Fire Officer Development - 7-Level Course - SMSgt Jeffrey Wyatt

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The FireDawg Podcast - Department Highlight: Episode 3 - Kadena AB

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The FireDawg Podcast - Fire Protection History - Part 3 - 1980's - 1990's - Damean Moore

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The FireDawg Podcast - Fire Protection History - Part 2 - 1960's - 1970's - Damean Moore

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The FireDawg Podcast - Department Highlight: Episode 2 - Cannon AFB

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The FireDawg Podcast - Fire Protection History - Part 1 - Origin - 1950's - Damean Moore

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 32 - Air Force Firefighter & Entrepreneur - Bennett Grove

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The FireDawg Podcast - Department Highlight: Episode 1 - Peterson AFB

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 10 - Finding Balance w/Leadership & Striving to be Better - Brett Tompkins

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 31 - Real Risk Management with Gordon Graham

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 9 - FireFit World Champion - Sean Sullivan

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 30 - IAFF Peer Support Program at Wright-Patterson AFB - Bryan Weeks & Andrew Ohls

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 8 - Advice on Transitioning to Civilian Fire Service & Working with Iraqi Firefighters

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 29 - Women in the Fire Service - Tiana Bykowski & Darliska Shaw

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 7 - Journey to Citizenship & Opportunity - Marlon Smith

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 6 - Promotion Advice and Breadth of Experience - David Webster

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 5 - Data Collection, Use, & Implications - Christian Jacobs

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 4 - Firefighter Fitness - Keith Collins

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 3 - Building Relationships & Dealing with Loss - Chris Lopardi

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 2 - College Education - Chris Engelke & Kevin Ferguson

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The FireDawg Podcast - Coffee Break: Episode 1 - PCS, Networking - Cody Freel

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 28 - Higher Level Perspective w/the Director of Air Force Engineers - Brig Gen William Kale III

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 27 - C17 Crash, Training, and Leadership - Chief David Donan

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 26 - Contingency Firefighter Training - Nathan Hutslar & Erik Montes

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 25 - Firefighter, First Sergeant & Command Chief - CMSgt Daryl Hogan

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 24- Fireground Survival & RIT - Chris Bauchle & Travis Bender

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 23 - FES Apparatus, EMS, & Equipment Programs - Fred Terryn

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 22 - Firefighter Support to Human Space Flight - Jeremy McLendon

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 21 - U-2 Crash & Servant Leadership - Chief Kevin Smith

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 20 - Fire Academy Update - Cody Simpson & Jeff Van Rees

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 19 - Seizing Opportunity, Becoming an Author, & 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Winner - Justin Starks

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 18 - Shaw AFB Hose & Nozzle Advancements - Whit Dodson

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 17 - Firefighter Fitness, Health, & Resilience - Dave Wurtzel

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 16 - Part 2 - Diversity, Civilian Retirement, & Fire Service Future - AF Fire Chief Jeff Wagner

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 16 - Part 1 - PFOS Blood Testing, AFFF Replacement, & Fire-Based EMS - AF Fire Chief Jeff Wagner

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 15 - RAF Alconbury Firefighter Performs CPR at Home - Bob Smith

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 14 - Lessons Learned - B-1 Collision Andersen AFB, 2008 - Chief John Thompson

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 13 - Deployment Taskings & Readiness Training with FES Deployment Manager - Ryan Raneiri

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 12 - Q&A with FES Career Field Manager - CMSgt Andy Morris

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 11 - Training, COVID-19, & Leadership - Chief Pete Lamb

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 10 - Malmstrom FD Tactical Training & Rescue Task Force - Dallin Wilson & Adam Van Lange

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 9 - Command Chief Perspective - CMSgt Randy Kwiatkowski

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 8 - Special Duty Highlight: Military Training Instructor - Jordon Pritchett

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 7 - Attack on Al Asad, TBIs, & AF Fire Service - Al Johnson

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 6 - Special Duty Highlight: Professional Military Education Instructor - Kevin Ferguson

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The FireDawg Podcast - Episode 5 - Bridging the Gap with Total Force Partners - Matt Portka

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4. Rookie Development Program with TJ Smith & Nick Martin

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3. Life Safety Initiatives & Innovation with 12 OAY winner, AJ Kehl

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2. Resiliency, Leadership, & Reading with Eric Barlow