We sit down with our good friend Dustin to talk about his career, passion, family, and much more.

Dustin is an excellent resource when it comes to Search and Rescue Operations.

We hope you enjoy the show as much as we did!

Thank you to our sponsors, Vanguard Safety Wear, Key Hose, and Elkhart Brass.

We sit down with an excellent man. Todd Edwards (Atlanta Fire - Ret.). We talk about training, career, spouses, and much more.

We hope you enjoy getting to know Todd like we do.

Thanks to our sponsors, Elkhart Brass, Key Hose, and Vanguard Safety Wear.

We sit down with our buddy Preston from the Relentless Rejects podcast. We talk about leadership, family, some articles he has written, and more!

We hope you enjoy the show!

A huge thank you to our sponsors: Elkhart Brass, Key Hose, and Vanguard Safety Wear.

We sit down with the Firefighter Rescue Survey for a second time. we discuss what has been happening with the survey to mostly include data collection. Near the end we touch on some tactics as well.

You can check them out here - www.firefighterrescuesurvey.com

Also, a huge shoutout to our sponsors - Elkhart Brass, Key Hose, and Vanguard Safety Wear.

Lastly... Thank you to Dinges Fire Company for supporting our tactical tribute which is allowing us to donate money to the Gary Sinise Foundation.

We sit down with our good friend Kyle Romagus to discuss some engine company tactics. This was our first live show and it was for a good cause.

While we talk Engine Company tactics, we were raising funds for Next Rung. They're an excellent group of people who are helping firefighters across the country who are hurting.

You can see more on them here - https://www.nextrung.org/

We hope you enjoy the show and thank you to our traditional sponsors - Elkhart Brass, Key Hose, and Vanguard Safetywear.

*If you wish to see the video, it's available on our FireNuggets Youtube channel.*

We sit down with the team from the MHFC. Cody McGinnis who has run the conference for many years is stepping down (but still helping out) from running the show. Tyler Smith is stepping in. We sit down to talk about the conference. What lead them to start it, what it looks like this year, and much more.

Please check out their website for more updates - https://milehighfirecon.com/

Thank you, and we hope you enjoy the show!

David Quick is a 30-year veteran of the fire service and is a lieutenant with the Manchester (NH) Fire Department assigned to Engine Co. 11. He is a lead instructor in the department’s recruit school, where he teaches engine company operations. David is a technical panel member of the current FSRI "Fire Dynamics and Firefighter Tactics in Multi-Story Residential Structure" study. In addition, he consults with fire departments across the county on fire attack package design.  David is a senior staff instructor at the New Hampshire Fire Academy and he holds a bachelor’s degree in Fire Science from the University of New Haven.  He is the owner of 603 Fire Service Consulting & Training, LLC.  

Thanks again to our sponsors: Elkhart Brass, Key Hose, and Vanguard Safety Wear.

We sit down with an absolute legend! Chief Jerry Tracy was with the FDNY for over thirty years. He retired as a Battalion Chief in Queens. He was the charter Captain for Squad 18. He was Andy's Captain. He's written a book on high rise operations (the link is below). He has taught at FDIC, was the keynote speaker there, and was the recipient of the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award.

Thank you to our sponsors, Elkhart Brass, Key Hose, and Vanguard Safety Wear!

Here's the link to his book on High Rise - https://www.amazon.com/High-Rise-Buildings-Understanding-Vertical-Challenges/dp/1593705808

We hope you enjoy the show!

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.

Thanks again to our sponsors: Vanguard Safety Wear, Elkhart Brass, and Key Hose!

We sit down with our great friend OJ. We discuss multiple topics, but mainly hang around and chat about ladders. If you want to know more about ladders and ladder operations, stick around!

You can find OJ on Facebook or follow Magic City Truck Academy.

Thanks to our sponsors Vanguard Safety Wear, Elkhart Brass, and Key Hose for their wonderful sponsorships!