Fire Engineering Podcast

Chief Rick Lasky & 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..

Tonight on the Engine House Training Show we will talk with Dr. David Griffin.  Dr. Griffin is a Training Instructor with the City of Charleston Fire Department.  Dr. Griffin is the author of "In Honor of the Charleston 9" - A Study of Change Following Tragedy.

Dr. Griffn will discuss several topics related to his story, and the result of his study of the Sofa Super Store fire to which he was the first arriving apparatus operator.  The events of that day took the lives of 9 members of the Chaleston Fire Department.

Dr. Griffin has taken on the task of educating the fire service worldwide about organizational learning and the change that has occured as a result of this incident.

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.

Host Al Schlick discusses training challenges and opportunities in 2014.  Listen in or join in on the conversation at The Training Office, the official show of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors.

The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) leads fire and EMS instructors in their efforts to reduce firefighter fatalities and injuries, increase firefighter safety, and improve the profession through education and training. ISFSI supports instructors through educational opportunities, networking, mentoring programs, leadership opportunities, instructional resources, and legislative representation.

Anthony and Ed talk about fire command.

Join Craig and Jeff tonight for the next episode of Tailboard Talk.  We will be talking with recently retired Los Angeles fire chief Brian Cummings.  We plan to pick his brain about what a big city fire chief does on a daily basis, how the public’s expectations of the fire service have changed, whether or not the fire service is adapting to meet those expectations, what tools we can use to adapt, and what the fire service might look like in the future.  Please feel free to call in live and ask him questions you might have about the direction of the fire service.

Chief Rick Lasky & 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.

Douglas Cline, is a 34+-year veteran and student of the Fire Service serving as Assistant Chief of Operations with Horry County Fire Recue.  Cline is a well-known international speaker presenting dynamic power packed programs on instructor development, officer development, rapid intervention team training and firefighter safety and survival.

In the fire service you either "lead, follow or get out of the way." Pat Nichols & Mark Gregory are definitely leaders. Join them as they discuss training that is both interesting and informational.

Chief Dennis Rubin is a rescue consultant, writer and teacher.  In this series, he and his guests  address the latest hot button issues in the fire service.