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We call this "Open Shift", discussing a variety of topics with the crew this time around including health and wellness, wild land fires, communications and out of control IC's.

This episode features Nick Brunacini,  John Vance,  Sean Glaser and Mike Dobesh.

Sean Glaser is currently a lead instructor for the Train the Trainer Blue Card Command Training and Certification program (for Type 4 & 5 Incident types).  He is assigned as Assistant Chief of Operations for the Vandenberg Space Force Fire Department located on the Central Coast of California.  Sean has served 31 years in the fire service as a DOD firefighter.  

Mike Dobesh has been in the fire service since 1996, currently serving as the Fire Chief for the Richfield Fire Department (MN).  He has held the rank of a Chief Officer since 2004.  As an active member of multiple other committees and work groups, Mike is passionate about firefighter health, safety, enhancing training, and expanding leadership within the Fire Service and all of its strategic partners. 

Mike is an Blue Card Lead Instructor , serves on the Minnesota Type III Incident Management team, past-president of the Hennepin Fire Chiefs Association and the Metro Fire Chief Officers Association (MN), and is a co-founder of the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative (MnFIRE) https://mnfireinitiative.com/.  

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This episode was recored in Phoenix, AZ at the Alan V. Brunacini Command Training Center. 

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