In this podcast with Chief Eric Saylors, a consummate pracedemic, we explore and go deep on a handful of topics, namely: succession planning, quantifying fire department return on investment, communicating with City Hall, the importance of telling a story, and, of course, IMCIs (intentional mass casualty incidents). I can promise you that you will learn something from Chief Saylors...and that you'll enjoy this episode.We mention a couple of articles and his master's thesis in the podcast, and here are the links to each of them.

Bio:Eric Saylors is a Fire Chief with has 29 years of experience in the fire service and a Doctorate in Leadership from USC. He currently serves the El Cerrito/Kensington Fire Department after serving the Sacramento City Fire Department for 25 years. During his career he’s held the rank of paramedic firefighter, engineer, captain, battalion chief, assistant chief, and fire chief. He’s worked on an ambulance, fire engine, ladder truck, type 1 hazmat team, and heavy rescue unit. He has experience in high-rise, large commercial, Urban interface, basement, and balloon construction fires. Before promoting to the executive staff, he served as BC1, the battalion chief in downtown Sacramento.In addition to the doctorate, he has two associate degrees, a bachelor's in finance, a master's in Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).He teaches Command and Control of Major Incidents and Chief’s General Administration classes for the California State Fire marshal and is an instructor for Elite Command Training. He also regularly consults with fire departments in active shooter events, succession planning, leadership, and post fire analysis. He has published over twenty articles on homeland security and fire service topics.

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