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 effect our staffing, budgets and equipment.  Get involved now with Frank Ricci and Chris Pepler.

Fire service lawyers Chip Comstock, John K. Murphy, Brad Pinsky and Curt Varone discuss legal issues affecting firefighters around the country.

Join Christopher Brennan and P.J. Norwood tonight for "Making the Turn" on Fire Engineering Talk Radio.

Fireground Strategies & Other Stuff From the Street Deputy Chief Anthony Avillo.   Along with his co-host, Jim Duffy,  cover 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.Tonight we will also be talking about officers setting expectations

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.   Their special guest this episode will be Fire Engineering Technical Editor Glenn Corbett.

Dane Carley, Jeff Wallin, and Craig Nelson of Tailboard Talk will be discussing current trends and issues related to wildland firefighting on their show tonight. Their guests will include Captains Pat Sprengel and Drew Smith from the Los Angeles (CA) County Fire Department, who work as superintendents in the Air and Wildland Division. Also on the show will be Howard Mooney and Gary Larsen from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Find out what your crew needs to know to operate safely and effectively in the wildland environment.

Join host Al Schlick as he welcomes Matt Lawrence from the Rockford (IL) Fire Department as they discuss changing training in a large and very traditional fire department.  Rockford is the third largest city in Illinois with over 280 uniformed members.  Listen in as we discuss changing the direction of training with lessons for all departments big and small.  The Training Office is the official show of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI).

Join Dan Sheridan of the FDNY to talk firefighting strategies and tactics.

Anthony Kastros and Ed Hadfield talk about fire command.

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