Fire Engineering Podcast

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

Active shooter situations - how should a fire department respond? Do firefighters enter the warm zone or stage in a safe place and wait? What steps are needed to put a fire department in a position to respond to an active shooter incident? Are mass shootings a problem that is limited to "big cities"? Dane Carley, Craig Nelson, and Jeff Wallin discuss these questions based on best practices and the NFPA's new provisional standard.

Fire service attorneys Chip Comstock, John K. Murphy, Brad Pinsky, and Curt Varone discuss legal issues affecting fire training and firefighting.

Mark Lamplugh is a fourth-generation firefighter and former captain with the Lower Chichester (PA) Fire Company. Mark is working with Institute for Responder Wellness and Deer Hollow Recovery with their First Responder Trauma program.He has helped hundreds of firefighters, police officers, veterans, EMS personnel, and civilians nationwide find help for addiction, alcoholism, PTSD, and mental health support. He can be reached for comment at [email protected].

We have two special guests this episode with the first being Barry Jacobs who has three decades of experience as a volunteer and professional firefighter/paramedic and supervisor. He was an early advocate of Critical Incident Stress Management, obtaining a master’s degree in professional counseling. Our second guest is Dr. Stephanie Conn. Dr. Conn will be discussing her career as a first responder Psychologist and her new book about Responder Resiliency. You can find her information at the website: https://firstresponderpsychology.com

The four owners of Traditions Training--Ricky Riley, Dan Shaw, Doug Mitchell, and Nick Martin--provide advice and direction on how to keep combat ready.      

More: http://traditionstraining.com/

Join Robbie Fisher, Training Chair, F.O.O.L.S. International, as he talks with a few chapter presidents about what it means to be a chapter and how to start one. He will be talking with Greg Ledoux, President, First Whip F.O.O.L.S (OR). and Zach King, El Presidente, Lone Stare F.O.O.L.S (TX). The team might be joined by Ben Fleagle, Secretary, F.O.O.L.S. International...Robbie is still trying to coerce him.

The Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society (F.O.O.L.S.) is an organization dedicated to the camaraderie and brotherhood forged between firefighters. The F.O.O.L.S. provide real fire training for real firefighters and feel it is their duty to keep their brothers and sisters in the fire service as safe as possible on the fireground.

More: https://www.foolsinternational.com/

Chief Rick Lasky and Chief John Salka discuss leadership lessons learned from their experience in the fire service. Listen in as they provide effective critiques and tips for every level of the job, from chiefs on down.

More: http://www.fivealarmleadership.com/

Members of the International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services (iWomen) talk about fire camps, recruitment, and various other issues affecting female firefighters.

More: https://www.i-women.org/.

Danny Sheridan of Mutual-Aid Training Group discusses the business of training and consulting on the basics of firefighting worldwide.

Join Larry Conley and company to talk leadership and other fire service issues.

-25 year veteran of the St. Louis Fire Department

-Captain of Truck Company 13

-Chief Instructor, Firefighter 1&2 course St. Louis Community College at Forest Park

-Director at Large ISFSI (International Society of Fire Service Instructors)

-Co-Chairman Fire Education sub committee Missouri Community College Association

-Camp Director Missouri Children's Burn Camp

-Faculty Presenter Expert Online Training (expertonlinetraining.com)

-Board Member and Supervisory Committee Chairman St. Louis Firefighters Credit Union

-President/Founder Leadership Development Concepts, LLC (specializing in personal leadership training)

-Father of  4 children