Flashpoint: The Fire Inside Podcast

In this episode, Coach Langan speaks with Frank Viscuso about building and sustaining championship-caliber teams. Chris Langan has been Felician University’s head baseball coach since the 2004 season. During that time he has turned their program around, leading the Golden Falcons to 12 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Berths and two Championships, along with four NCAA Regional appearances. Chris Langan was named CACC Coach of the Year four consecutive times following the 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 seasons.

Whether you are a probationary firefighter or have years on the job, whether for a promotional exam or just to stay at your peak performance, in this episode Frank Viscuso speaks with his friend and mentor, Deputy Chief Mike Terpak on the importance of maintaining your desire to never stop learning.

In this episode, Frank Viscuso speaks with John Hughes, Brand Ambassador for Jersey Mike’s, the nation’s fastest-growing sandwich chain, and how the company has built their brand with employees and company values first.

What are your core values?

What are the traits and behaviors to support core values?

Captain John Wright and Firefighter Gus Trujillo nearly died in a house fire on a windy night in June while searching the second floor of a burning home. Crews had reports that someone could still be inside.

During their primary search, flames suddenly began shooting from a wall. Conditions changed quickly and they couldn’t find their way our through the thick black smoke.

In this episode, Captain Wright tells the story of what happened on that nearly fateful day.

Episode 20 is up with Joe Dubuque, two-time NCAA Division 1 National Champion wrestler and current assistant coach of Princeton University wrestling. Frank and Joe discuss how to set and maintain the highest standards inside of an organization.

Dena Ali is a captain with the Raleigh (NC) Fire Department and, prior to becoming a firefighter, she served five years as a police officer in North Carolina. She has personally experienced the benefits of peer support and recognizes how critical it is to simply be heard and understood.  Dena is also a graduate student and has spent the last couple of years researching firefighter behavioral health and learning methods to prevent firefighter suicides. In this episode, Dena speaks about the link to sleep behavior and the overall mental and physical health that it controls.

Chief Rick Lasky is a 40-year veteran of the fire service and best selling author of the books “Pride and Ownership – A Firefighter’s Love of the Job” and “Five Alarm Leadership: From the Firehouse to the Fireground”.

JP Dinnell is a former U.S. Navy Seal who spent nearly a decade in the SEAL Teams with three combat deployments. While with SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, JP worked closely with SEAL Officers Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, and was a factor in many of the combat operations Jocko and Leif wrote about in Extreme Ownership. J.P now is sharing his talents in leadership and excellence serving as the Director of Tactical Training Programs, Leadership Instructor, Speaker, and Strategic Advisor for Echelon Front. For more information on JP Dinnell and Echelon Front visit https://echelonfront.com/.

Mark Leiter had an impressive 11 year career in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for teams such as the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies among others. In this episode Frank Viscuso speaks with Mark on what it took to become a professional athlete and how he is using those skills today to help the next generation of athletes make it to the highest level of their sport.

Ryan Pennington is a Lieutenant/Paramedic for the Charleston Fire Department in Charleston West Virginia. He is currently assigned to the Training Division and is part of the West Virginia Task Force 1 USAR team. He has over 20 years of combined Fire, Rescue and EMS experience. Ryan started with a local volunteer department and continued through EMS to spend five years as a Critical Care Paramedic. Ryan transferred to the career fire service in 2003 and has worked for the City of Charleston since 2007. Ryan is currently a WV State Instructor 2, Hazmat Technician, and Certified Fire Officer 2. He is very involved teaching EMS and firefighter safety around the country.