This month I had the pleasure of talking to (ret) Battalion Chief Anthony Kastros. Anthony is the author of Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center and Understanding Unified Command. In this show we talk about succession planning and building up the new firefighters and line officers to one day take your position. Anthony explains mentoring, training, getting ready for you next promotional exam and leading using the Incident Command System.

Fire Chief Tom Coe talks about his journey in the fire service as a rookie to becoming the Fire Chief and what leadership lessons he has learned along the way.

I sit down with my good friend and fellow Capitol Fire Training instructor (ret) FDNY Capt. Tony Tricarico. We discuss training, keeping your guys engauged, leading by example and protecting your shift from upper management.

In this episode (ret)Command Master Chief and Navy SEAL Jason Gardner talks about his past experiences as a SEAL and a Leader. In his 30 plus year career he honed his skills as a leader by understanding humility, relationship building and keep the ego in check.

I have the pleasure of speaking to my good friend Frank Ricci. Frank and I Co-host a radio show called Politics and Tactics for Fire engineering.

In this episode we talk about making change, listening, being humble and keeping your ego in check. All are great traits to have if you want to be an effective leader.

To be a good leader you need to connect with your people. My guest is my good friend Sam Villani. This episode we talking about

1. connecting with the people who work for you, I reference the book "The Military Leader" By Andrew Steadman. We touch on a few points the author writes about.

2. We close out with, setting expectations for your shift.

In this episode my guest Lt. Shelly Wheeler and I discuss how Leadership in the fire service the military and the business world intersect.

In this episode I speak with my friend Lt. David Braun. David is a former Marine Scout Sniper who spent 7 years with the Marines with much of his time in Afghanistan where he serves at the rank of Sergeant. David is now a Fire/Rescue Lieutenant in the DC Metro Area. We dig into the leadership lessons learned in the military and how it fits into the fire service.

Today I am joined by my good friend Capt. Sam Vallani. This episode we discuss being a mentor in today's fire service. We will talk about being a mentor, how to be a mentor and setting your people up for success.

In this episode I sit down with my good friend Phil Bird. He is a Battalion Chief in the Washington DC Metro Area. Phil and I talk about the fire service in general and how we got to where we are. We talk about the job and do excel and what it means to be a good leader and how to earn respect.