Fire Captain Alan Wilkes sits down with Division Chief Dave Steffen days before he retired to discuss his career and philosophy in the fire department. SHOWNOTES News & Noteworthy (00:31) Exit Interview with Chief Steffen (09:26) For content suggestions, please contact Multimedia Specialist Kevin Hansen at kevinhansen@ocfa.org

Ep. 35 - Exit Interview with Chief Steffen

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Assistant Chiefs of Operations Tim Perkins and Shane Sherwood discuss their operations priorities for 2024. Later on, they welcome Battalion Chiefs Neal McCann and Mike Summers on to talk about the new Command and Control Handbook.SHOWNOTES01:09 - Out-of-County Assignments03:49 - Standards of Cover05:47 - Mobilization Plan09:57 - Communication During Fires13:15 - Apparatus Committee15:25 - Equipment Committee18:16 - Command and Control HandbookFor content suggestions, please contact OCFA Multimedia Supervisor Kevin Hansen at kevinhansen@ocfa.org

Ep. 72 - 2024 Operations Priorities

Assistant Chief of Operations Shane Sherwood sits down with three members of the Ceremonies, Awards, and Protocol (CAP) Committee - Battalion Chief Mike Sheehan, Training Program Analyst Jocelyn Casillas, and Fire Captain/AFTO Derek Acosta - to discuss the upcoming Best and Bravest Awards Ceremony and encourage everyone to submit nominations to https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7664486/2023BestandBravestNominations by January 26th.For content suggestions, please contact OCFA Multimedia Supervisor Kevin Hansen at kevinhansen@ocfa.org

Ep. 71 - Best & Bravest Nominations

Assistant Chief of Field Operations North Shane Sherwood is joined by OCFA’s Behavioral Health & Wellness Coordinator Ryan Kinney to review everything OCFA has to offer with regards to behavioral health. September is Suicide Prevention Month and we encourage anyone who is struggling and/or having thoughts of suicide to please call 988 today.SHOWNOTES01:09 - Ryan Kinney Introduction1:37 - Suicide in the Fire Service3:44 -  Risk Factors5:55 - Warning Signs9:32 - Helpful Resources20:02 - Mock Appointment Scheduling with TCTI

Ep. 70 - Suicide Awareness & Prevention

Assistant Chief of EMS and Operations Training & Promotions Rob Capobianco sits down with his three training Battalion Chiefs - Jason Fairchild from Promotions, Jason Sultzer from Operations Training & Safety, and Eric Bennett from the Academy - to review what’s new in their shops and what we can expect in the near future.SHOWNOTES00:47 - Academy 58 Update with Chief Bennett02:36 - State Accredited Academy04:50 - Promotions with Chief Fairchild09:20 - Minimum Qualifications for Different Ranks10:40 - ocfatraining.org—>Futures tab11:50 - Training & Safety/TAG Update with Chief Sultzer13:17 - 4th Quarter TAG13:55 - Other Training & Safety ProjectsFor content suggestions, please contact OCFA Multimedia Supervisor  Kevin Hansen at kevinhansen@ocfa.org

Ep. 69 - OCFA Training Sections

Assistant Chief of Field Operations, North, Shane Sherwood sits down with Investigations Battalion Chief Truhill, Fire Investigators Miller and Strohm, Fire Captain and OCIAC liaison Dierdorff, and IPD Detective  Russell to discuss the many roles our Investigations Section plays within our agency and our county.For content suggestions, please contact OCFA Multimedia Supervisor Kevin Hansen at kevinhansen@ocfa.org

Ep. 35 - Exit Interview with Chief Steffen

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