Fire Engineering Podcast

The Engine House Training Guys are friends and students of the fire service who like to share their combined knowledge and skills with others.  Discussions will include  the most basic tactics and training to leadership and officer development and everything in between.  They love the fire service and look forward to having spirited discussions around the virtual kitchen table or from the engine bumper.

Fireground Strategies & Other Stuff From the Street

Deputy Chief Anthony Avillo hosts "Fireground Strategies and Other Stuff from the Street."  Along with his co-host, Jim Duffy, this show covers fireground organization and operational safety as well as building construction and choosing a strategic mode of operation from the point of view of those in command of both the fireground and individual companies.

Lieutenant Ray McCormack FDNY and Erich Roden from the City of Milwaukee fire department discuss Urban Firefighting tactics.

The Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society 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 brother and sisters in the fire service as safe as possible on the fire ground

Chad Sartison discusses a number of topics as they pertain to Recruitment Retention, Funding and Community Support.

Fire service attorneys Chip Comstock, John K. Murphy, Brad Pinsky, and Curt Varone discuss legal issues affecting fire training and firefighting. In this episode, the panel discusses the potential liability for fireground decisions and negligence.

Tools, Technology & Methodology:  The Rescuer's Roadside Stop to Weigh-In On Everything Extrication.  A new "crunching" topic every session on the world of vehicle rescue. This week's subject is extrication challenges as learning venues and how you can get involved.

Danny Sheridan of Mutual Aid Training Group dicusses the business of training and consulting on the basics of firefighting world wide.  In this show he uses Command Sim created on the Fire Engineering Community page to discuss shaft fires.

Dr. James Augustine, the former DC Fire Medical Director who has once again returned as the Atlanta Fire Medical Director, will talk with EMS Editor Mike McEvoy about heat emergencies and management of patients with hyperthermia, including rehab of firefighters and athletes experiencing heat-related complications.

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.