Brandon Cory is an 11-year veteran of the fire service working in EMS for the past 10 years. He currently serves with the City of Marquette Fire Department in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as a full-time firefighter/paramedic. In March of 2020, Brandon was involved in a mayday situation as a RIC team member that ended up being an LODD. The LODD was that of Banjamen "Ben" Lauren. Listen in as Brandon discusses the fire and the operation from the eyes of the RIC and paramedic that claimed the life of his friend, Ben Lauren.

Brandon is part of Build Your Culture, Great Lakes HOT, and is the MI state lead for the NFFF. He has a fantastic article on the lasting effects of a LODD via Firefighter Nation.

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https://www.firefighternation.com/health-wellness/firefighter-mental-health/the-invisible-scar-the-lasting-effects-of-a-firefighter-lodd/

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Lack of Situational Awareness, Lack of Physical Fitness/Wellness, and Human Error.

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Ron Burgess Jr hails from Connecticut and is the name behind RIT OPS on IG, The RIT Nerds Podcast, and has his finger prints all over the fire service. In today's episode, we discuss two Maydays he has been on, tactics for mayday preparedness and survival, and more.

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I'm incredibly honored as I got to sit with Battalion Chief Dena Ali, author of "Hope Out of Darkness." We dove into some of the researched and nuanced details surrounding mental health, leadership, the self, and gratitude for the fire service. A lot was covered in a short amount of time.

From Fire Engineering: Dena Ali is a Battalion Chief with the Raleigh (NC) Fire Department, where she has worked her way up the ranks. She also serves as the program manager of Behavioral Health for the First Responder Center for Excellence. Ali holds a degree from North Carolina State University and an MPA from the University of North Carolina—Pembroke, where her research focused on firefighter suicide. She is an Executive Fire Officer Program graduate through the National Fire Academy. Throughout her career, she has received several awards, with one of the most notable being the NC Office of State Fire Marshal Honor, Courage, and Valor Award. She earned this award for her steadfast efforts to bring awareness to firefighter mental health through her vulnerability.

Amazon link for her book: https://a.co/d/7PIEDPd

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On today's episode, I'm honored to have Jess Rodzinka, Captain with the Charlottesville (VA) Fire Department. He has around thirty years in the fire service and his experience shows through as we discuss training and leadership, the cultural and historical nuances of where he works, mentoring up and coming students and instructors, and the role of the "Senior Man." You can find him working with "The 350 Line" training group, out at Wichita HOT, a familiar face at Training Days, among others.

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This week I have friend Eric Budd, technician at DCFD's Rescue 3, with well over two decades of firefighting experience. We discuss the squad culture of Rescue 3 and their selection and preparedness process, common tactics, training, and key points of dedication, discipline, and details in our profession.

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Today we breakdown Air Usage Data on two Mayday fires, one with a LODD. In it, we can begin to breakdown increased air demand, those that are not physically and mentally prepared, those that are highly skilled but need to increase their physical wellness, and what the data looks like for those that are tactically proficient as well being able to handle the adrenaline of the event.

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