We sit down with Nate Miller from Stow Fire(OH). We have a fantastic discussion on multiple subjects, but mostly his love for the job!

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Bio - Nathan Miller began his fire service journey in 2011, spending 12 years on the backstep before promoting to Lieutenant in 2022. He currently serves on an engine company with a mid-sized suburban department in Northeast Ohio, where he’s grateful to work for an organization that believes in its mission, its members, and purposeful leadership.

Driven by a relentless pursuit to master the craft, Nathan has traveled across the country attending classes and conferences, sharpening his understanding of engine company operations and the fundamentals of firemanship. In 2022, he was honored to join Brothers in Battle LLC, working alongside a dedicated group of instructors committed to spreading firemanship and buying back the mission of the American fire service.

He teaches engine work through his department’s in-house academy and provides ongoing instruction throughout Ohio with a group self-named “The Shopping Cart Gang.” As the leader of the Ohio Fire Nuggets affiliate, Nathan has helped deliver high-impact, no-excuses training to hundreds of firefighters—strengthening departments that serve millions of Ohioans. He is unapologetically Mission First.

Outside of the firehouse, Nathan is married to his wife Shelby, whose support makes everything possible, and he is a proud father of two children who have redefined his “why.” He’s a shameless Cleveland Browns fan who understands adversity and loyalty, and he finds peace in the natural resources of Northeast Ohio and Northern Ontario—spending time on the water fishing, boating, and enjoying God’s creation with family and friends.

Nathan’s life and leadership are rooted in faith, anchored in the belief that Christ is King. He lives by the principle of Faith, Family, and Firemanship, drawing inspiration from 2 Thessalonians 3:10:

“The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”

We sit down with JD Ducharme to discuss all things fire service and training. JD has an interesting background and has landed on a few different departments. He currently is a company officer with Western Lakes, WI on their Truck Company.

We hope you enjoy the show as much as we did. Pass it around and tell your friends!

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We sit down with Anthony Braxton from Portland Fire. Brax started his career in 2002 in the PNW. He started with Portland Fire in 2003. He's been with Truck 7 for over 18 years and is assigned as the driver there currently. Brax has taught around the country with Brothers In Battle and nationally with Global Mission Readiness.

He has his own blog - https://adzdeep.blogspot.com/

He has been instrumental with truck company culture within his organization and even outside of it through his teaching.

He has also been on Portland Fire's own podcast here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pffa-pod/id1378817978

Have a listen and enjoy. So many good pieces of information and takeaways. Thank you Brax!

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We sit down with our friend Helton to talk about his career, his business, and his mantra! We talk about The First Things First which is his company that talks about putting Faith, Family, Fitness, and Firefighting.

We enjoyed the conversation and so will you! He has his own podcast as well - The First Things First.

He's also an author! Check out his book here - https://www.amazon.com/First-Things-Helton-Pereira/dp/B0F3W2SWPN

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Ed Hartin, MS, EFO, FIFireE, CFO retired as fire chief with East County Fire and Rescue in Camas, Washington after an over 50-year fire service career serving with urban, suburban and rural fire and rescue agencies on the east and west coasts. Ed has international training and consulting practice since 2006 and has delivered fire dynamics and command training in Europe, Asia, South America, North America, and Australasia. He is co-author of 3D Firefighting and has authored numerous articles for fire service trade publications in the United States and Europe. Ed has undergraduate degrees in fire protection technology and fire service administration and a master’s degree in postsecondary, adult, and continuing education. He holds the Chief Fire Officer designation from the Commission on Professional Credentialing and is a Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers and is a past-president of the USA Branch. Ed served as a member on several Underwriter Laboratories (UL FSRI) technical panels and as a UL FSRI Advisory Board for 11 years and now serves as an Emeritus member of the board. Since 2017, Ed has also developed over 500 tactical decision games to provide ICs with deliberate practice to build competence.

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Nick Papa and Jay Bonnifield sit down with one of the best Chief Jose for a second show. They're able to pull even more out of the Chief in this one and talk more on TDG's. If you don't know what TDG's are, I'd look them up and especially the programs Chief Jose is part of.

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

You can also see the live video here on Youtube - https://youtu.be/RajdUkFQRLw?si=GOXWtvJxkJjTEusm

We sit down with Marcos Orozco to have an in depth conversation on what drives him and what he cares about.

We talk about -

The difference of being into the job and good at your job.

Training in gear and fitness.

Training in general.

And much more!

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Nick and Jay sit down with Chief Jose to go over everything decision making. Chief Jose is well known for his TDG's (Tactical Decision Games). FireNuggets has hosted his games before and you can catch some of them right now via Fire Engineering too.

Thanks to Chief Jose for a great show.

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Nick and Jay sit down with Dave Quick to crush their next Framework Podcast. Dave has a magnificent mind for Engine Company Operations. He has recorded an episode with us before you could check out too!

Episode #62 - Dave Quick

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Enjoy!

Jay and Nick sit down with one of the best, James Johnson. If you don't know James, you should. His view and understanding of building construction along with his experience with construction in relation to the fire service is impressive.

If you love this episode and want more of James, check back to our episode #16 for more!

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