Firehouse Sergeants Podcast

🔥 FIREHOUSE SERGEANTS PODCAST — MARK ANDREW 🔥 ⠀

Tune in as we welcome Captain Mark Andrew (ret).

Mark is a 30+ year Firefighter/Paramedic with the Dearborn, Michigan Fire Department and author of Leading Through The Heat. Mark brings more than three decades of fire service experience and a powerful perspective on leadership, resilience, mentorship, and navigating the challenges that come with a career in the firehouse. ⠀

Checkout Marks book Leading Through The Heat at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leading-through-the-heat-mark-andrew/1148970680

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Leadership is earned; Every Shift, Every Call, Every Day. ⠀
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Join us for our conversation with Fire Chief Samson "Mufasa" DeSessa; combat veteran, firefighter, EOD Technician, former protective security specialist, instructor, and author of Brotherhood is a VERB! Not Another Damn Leadership Book.

With over 35 years of experience in high-risk environments and public service, Mufasa has built a career around leadership, preparedness, service, and brotherhood. Today, he serves as Fire Chief at Naval Air Station Fort Worth TX and has been presenting for Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) since 2008.

We talk leadership, the firehouse, combat experience, brotherhood, and what it really means to live the word rather than simply say it.

Check Chief DeSessa's amazing self published book Brotherhood is a VERB! Not Another Damn Leadership Book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX1GYZTT?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_0CSQCNKD7Y2W4Q7HRJ67&bestFormat=true

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Leadership is Earned; Every Shift, Every Call, Every Day.

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Join us as we welcome Eileen Bellew, author of After John Jumped: The True Story of a Family’s Rise from the Ashes. ⠀

Eileen is the widow of FDNY Firefighter John Bellew, who lost his life following the tragic Black Sunday Fire. She joins us for a powerful conversation about John, loss, family, resilience, and rebuilding a life while honoring the memory of someone you love. ⠀

This is more than a fire service story—it’s a family’s story. ⠀

Lead with Purpose. Serve with Honor. Earn Your Stripes. ⠀

Checkout Eileen's story and grab a copy of After John Jumpes at https://eileenbellew.com/ ⠀And dont forget to checkout her daughters pending film at https://johnbellew.com

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This week we’re joined by Chief Jason Corthell, serves as Division Chief of Training of Harris County ESD 13. Chief Corthell is a fourth-generation firefighter, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, author of Freedom Found: A Mental Health Memoir, and nationally recognized speaker on firefighter health, wellness, and leadership. In 2024 he was Named Texas Fire Instructor of The Year by the Texas Association of Fire Educators.

With more than two decades in the fire service, Jason has dedicated his career to helping firefighters become healthier, more resilient, and better prepared to lead both on and off the fireground. We’re looking forward to talking with Jason about leadership, firefighter wellness, mental health, and the role company officers play in building stronger crews.

Checkout Ironclad Wellness @ www.IroncladWellness.com and don’t forget to grab a copy of Jason’s book Freedom Found: A Mental Health Memoir @ https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Found-Mental-Health-Memoir/dp/B0H1HK5Z84

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This week on the Firehouse Sergeants Podcast, we’re joined by Battalion Chief Danny Arroyo from the Perth Amboy Fire Department. Danny has built an outstanding reputation as a leader, instructor, author, and mentor who is passionate about developing firefighters and creating strong training cultures. From leading one of New Jersey’s busiest training divisions to teaching across the country,

Danny brings a wealth of experience in leadership, fireground operations, firefighter safety, and building organizations where learning never stops. We’re excited to dive into training culture, developing company officers, leadership lessons, and what it takes to prepare firefighters for the challenges they’ll face on the fireground. Danny, welcome to the Firehouse Sergeants Podcast.

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Captain Joe DeVito is a firefighter, paramedic, and nationally recognized educator with more than 30 years in the fire service. Joe is the founder of TIC Tips Fire Training and has become one of the leading voices in helping firefighters better understand and use thermal imaging technology on the fireground.

Joe has taught firefighters across the country and is passionate about realistic training, fire behavior, and developing better company officers and firefighters.

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Captain Ryan Dullea of the Westfield, NJ Fire Department has served the fire service in a wide variety of leadership roles, including firefighter, company officer, fire marshal, instructor, and fire service program adminstrator. In both public and private sector, Ryan has investigated fire & explosion incidents, trained the next generation of firefighters and investigators, and worked to strengthen the profession through education and leadership.

Ryan holds the prestigious IAAI-CFI and NAFI-CFEI designations and is a credentialed Fire Marshal throught the Commision on Professional Credentialing. He serves on the Board of Directors for the NJ Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators, and continues to teach throughout the state for Fire Training & Consultants. In 2022 Ryan founded RCD Group Solutions, which is committed to improving the public safety of communities through the state.

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On this episode, we're joined by Fire Marshal Erik Mickelsen, a highly respected fire investigator, educator, and public safety professional with more than two decades of service. Erik currently serves as Fire Marshal for Franklin Township Fire Prevention in Somerset County, NJ and is Chief Fire Marshal for the Borough of Bound Brook. He has been an Investigator with the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Fire Investigation Unit since 2004. Erik holds both the coveted IAAI-CFI and NAFI-CFEI designations. 

Fire Marshal Mickelsen has become well known throught the fire investigation community for sharing his knowledge and passion for the craft through his "Back to Basics" series, helping investigators at every stage of their careers.

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This week we are joined by Dr. Johnny Torgeson. "Dr. JT" holds a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership and is an Assistant Chief of Operations at US Marine Corp Logistic Base Barstow, California.  

He is a college instructor, Owner of Fire Dawg Consulting, US Army Veteran, and author of the Fire Engineering Books Best Seller Forging Your Team: Demystifying Team Development for First Responders. Throughout his career, Johnny has focused on helping firefighters and officers build stronger cultures, develop high-performing crews, and lead with purpose.  

Find Dr Torgeson at https://forgingteams.com/ or grab your copy of Forging Your Team: Demystifying Team Development for First Responders at https://fireengineeringbooks.com/books/forging-your-team-demystifying-team-development-for-first-responders/ ⠀

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This wee on the Firehouse Sergeants Podcast, we're joined by Firefighter Mike Greco.

Mike is a second-generation firefighter who started his career as a volunteer in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Mike rose through the ranks to Chief of Department and remains an active firefighter today. In 2010, he was hired as a career firefighter in the City of Hackensack Fire Department, where he has built a reputation for professionalism, hard work, and a commitment to doing the job the right way.

Whether it's training, mentoring, or answering the bells, Mike brings the passion and dedication that define the best of our profession. He's the kind of firefighter every crew wants riding on the rig and the very definition of a Firehouse Sergeant.

We're honored to have Mike join us to talk about leadership, tradition, training, and the lessons he's learned throughout his career.

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