Fire Engineering Podcast

Where education meets experience and expertise. Learn from the decision makers and talk one-on-one with elected leaders. Being a great firefighter is not good enough! Politics affect our staffing, budgets, and equipment. Get involved now with Frank Ricci and company.

Frank Ricci, Nick Papa, and David Polikoff explore the intersection of politics and fire tactics.

Welcome to The Senior Man podcast show on Fire Engineering Talk Radio. The mission of this show is to increase firefighter knowledge for the purpose of life preservation.We will open up the instruction manual of the fire service by interviewing our Senior Men. The interviews will be led with our host reading fire service literature and using it to stimulate questions for The Senior Men to answer. .Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy the show. Follow us and engage with us on facebook at The Senior Man page.

Bob Pressler (co-host)

Bob Pressler has been involved in the fire service for more than 40 years and is a retired Lieutenant from FDNY. Previous to FDNY, Bob was a member of both combination and volunteer departments. Bob currently serves as the Chief of the Montgomery, NY, Fire Department.

Jeff Shupe (co host)

Jeff Shupe began his career in 1974 and retired from the Cleveland (OH) Fire Department in 2011. He then served briefly as a Division Chief in North Myrtle Beach (SC) Fire and Rescue. He has also served as a volunteer firefighter. He is an Ohio certified fire instructor.

Jeff Rothmeier (Host)

11 years on the Saint Paul Fire Department, Currently Serving as Captain on Engine 17. Former Rescue Squad 3 member. Member and former Shift Coordinator of the Minnesota Aviation Rescue Team. Lead Instructor at Minnesota’s 1st State Fire Academy.Assistant instructor with SPFD Training Division and Century College. Education includes: AAS in Fire Science Technology / Bachelors in Fire and Emergency Response Management. Contributing Author of Fire Engineering. Proud Decorated Combat Veteran!

Join Jeremy Hurd, a fire captain and chaplain, as he talks about how and why a chaplain program is important to the fire service.

Among many other duties, Chief Ron Kanterman does fire & life safety consultation, fire service training and fire protection through Gold Horn Associates.

Tom Aurnhammer is the Deputy Chief of the Los Pinos Fire Protection District in Ignacio, CO.  Join them as they come together as the Back Step Boys and listen in as they share their wealth of fire service knowledge and experience.

Ron Kanterman and Tom Aurnhammer talk fire service current events, leadership, and much more.

In this episode Dane Carley, Craig Nelson, and Jeff Wallin discuss when and how we do searches in vacant buildings, the importance of talkboard talks after the fire and what may be changing with crude oil shipments in the US.  Recorded at the Fry'n Pan Restaurant in downtown Fargo for a unique audio experience.

Tools, technology, and methodology, this show is the rescuer's roadside stop to weigh in on everything extrication. Dave Dalrymple presents a new "crunching" topic every session on the world of vehicle rescue.

SOTF Radio special guest The Colony (TX) Fire Department Chief Scott Thompson joins Task Force Director, Chad Gruver, and SOTF President & CEO, Ryan "Birdman" Parrott, to discuss his new book "The Functional Fire Company: Positioning Small Groups for Success and Survival", leadership, and creating a culture at your fire department.

In honor of those Firefighters who've made the ultimate sacrifice since our last episode. We will never forget:

Robert Phillips II, Daniel Lister, David Fischer, Eric Aarseth, Michael Reese, Jeff Holden, Madison Clinton Jr., Andrew Brake, Barry Everett, Pasquale DiBenedetto, Brian Hughes, Don R. Smith, Jeremy Stokes, Nathan Flynn, Zachary J. Fazekas, Braden Varney, Cory Barr, Michael Goodnight, Michael Cherubini

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Anthony Kastros and Ed Hadfield talk about fire command, leadership, the NIOSH Five, and much more.

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Steve Hamilton and company discuss fire and EMS response to scenes of violence, including active shooters, terrorism, and the like.

In this special episode, Steve will be talking with Capt. Kittelson and Capt. O'Shaughnessy with Clark County (NV) Fire Dept about the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting and the recently released FEMA AAR of the incident.

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For truckies everywhere: O.J. Kolodziej and company discuss truck company operations.

The panel is:

OJ Kolodziej, Birmingham (AL) T-1

Shawn Donovan, Boston (MA)  L-4

Michael Torres,  Chicago (IL) TL-34

Brian Mattson, Seattle (WA) L-11

In this debut episode, the guys will introduce theirselves and talk about what clicked wth each one of them and kept them to wanting to do truck work.