Mentors on Fire Podcast

Retired Fire Chief Dave Freeman shares his fire service career, and his experience with the Save the Warrior program.

Fire Chief Michael shares his experience in the fire service.

Chief Aubert-Utz discusses her career with the Baltimore County Fire Department in this episode. Chief Aubert-Utz is a 22-year Baltimore County Fire Department veteran, currently serving as an assistant fire chief. In addition to providing executive leadership and professional oversight to over 1,000 career and 2,000 volunteer members, Aubert-Utz is responsible for preparing and continually reviewing the department’s operating budget, enhancing human relations, and ensuring the fire department is well-represented at all levels of government. Dedicated to the foundations of public service motivation and the advancement of the fire service, Chief Aubert-Utz serves as the chairperson for the Maryland Center for the Study of Health Effects of Fire, a commissioner on the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s Fire Rescue Training & Education Commission, a technical expert on the International Fire Service Training Association Fire Service Training publication and training manual revision team, and has served as a professional advisor on the NFPA Responder Forum. Chief Aubert-Utz holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in management from Johns Hopkins University, earned the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Designation, and holds several professional fire service affiliations.

In this episode, Chief Wineman shares his career serving in various leadership positions and his experience with line-of-duty deaths.

In this episode, retired Fire Chief Buchanan discusses his tenure in the fire service and the mentorship that he received that propelled him into key leadership roles with several agencies. 

In this episode, Fire Chief Brett Reinbolt discusses his transition from the business world to the fire service, where he found his love for the job, who inspired him, and how he inspires those around him.

In this episode, Deputy Fire Chief DeSessa discusses leadership, mentorship mental health, and his love for the fire service.

In this episode, we discuss several mental health topics such as self-care, sleep and diet, substance use, and cumulative stress.

Retired Deputy Fire Chief Michael Allora discusses his career in the fire service.

Michael Benson discusses his career. Beginning as a part-paid firefighter and eventually becoming a Fire Chief, Michael had many challenges he had to overcome. Having his experiences, he was able to mentor many firefighters and other Fire Chiefs.