The Professional Brotherhood™

By Chief Brian Soller

Promoting professionalism in the volunteer fire service because, "A paycheck does not make you a professional, how you approach the job does!" Hosted by: Chief Brian Soller and brought to you by Pr

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How many episodes does The Professional Brotherhood™ have?

The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.

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May 01, 2020014 - Mutual Aid, En·ti·tle·ment
**Listener Request**
In today’s mutual aid episode, Chief Soller discusses, “Entitlement”.

Definition:
The fact of having a right to something.
The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
About our host:

Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:

@chiefmillermedia
@chief_miller
@chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
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12min
April 29, 2020013 - Mental Health in the Fire Service with Abi Rogers and Chief John Sahatjian
On today's episode, Chief Soller is honored to welcome back Chief John Sahatjian of "Jersey Shore Emergency Training" and newcomer to the podcast, Abi Rogers of "Confessions of a Firefighter Wife" to discuss mental health in the fire service. We also discuss the importance of communication within the family and communication among the members of the emergency services organization.

Resources discussed in this episode can be found at www.confessionsofafirefighterwife.com and www.jerseyshoreemergencytraining.com.

Follow John and Abi on social here:

@confessionsofafirefighterwife
@jerseyshoreemergencytraining

About our host:

Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:

@chiefmillermedia
@chief_miller
@chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
...more
47min
April 24, 2020012 - Mutual Aid, Micro-Management in the Fire Service
Whether it's the Chief micro-managing the officers or the AHJ micro-managing the Chief, micro-management can be extremely frustrating. In today's mutual aid episode we discuss this common problem in the volunteer fire service and things you can do to avoid it.

About our host:

Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:

@chiefmillermedia
@chief_miller
@chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
...more
10min
April 22, 2020011 - Talking Fitness with Chris Torres from NYC_IGY6FITNESS
In today's episode we are discussing fitness in the fire service with Chris Torres from @nyc_igy6fitness and @coney_island_fitness. Chris is a firefighter with the FDNY and the head coach at IGY6FITNESS and a coach and co-owner of Coney Island Fitness.

NYC I Got Your 6 is a fitness program, based out of Crossfit STEED, centered around getting those who aspire to be, or are currently in the process of preparing to enter a civil service academy (such as the FDNY Fire Academy, FDNY EMS Academy, NYPD Police Academy).

About our host:

Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:

@chiefmillermedia
@chief_miller
@chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
...more
41min
April 17, 2020010 - Mutual Aid, Radio Communications
Welcome to our "Mutual Aid" series. These episodes will be shorter than our traditional episodes and more than likely recorded on the fly by Chief Soller or a guest. Today's episode discusses the use of emergency services radios and just a few of the "do's and don'ts" regarding this often untrained skill.

About our host:

Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:

@chiefmillermedia
@chief_miller
@chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
...more
14min
April 15, 2020009 - My Health Journey and the Importance of being Fit to Fight
In this episode Chief Soller discusses his health journey, the importance of taking care of yourself and why we must remain fit to fight.

About our host:

Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:

@chiefmillermedia
@chief_miller
@chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
...more
30min
April 08, 2020008 - "On the Job and Off" with Ali Rothrock
In this episode Chief Soller welcomes special guest Ali Rothrock of "On the Job and Off". Ali's journey in the volunteer fire service started when she was just sixteen after visiting her local department's open house. Ali shares the up's and down's of that journey and how it shaped her into the incredibly gifted and caring person that she is today. Put those headphones on, grab a cup of coffee, because you don't want to miss a moment of this episode.

About our guest:

Ali Rothrock is a speaker, author, educator and advocate who has delivered over 500 presentations nationwide. Rothrock has been in the volunteer fire service since 2005, enjoying more than a decade as a firefighter and EMT. She is the CEO and Lead Instructor for On the Job and Off, an online platform dedicated to building more resilient first responders.
Rothrock is the author of Where Hope Lives, a memoir detailing her journey through her first few years in the fire service. She is currently writing her second book After, which details her story of trauma recovery while featuring other’s stories too.
A Certified Trauma Responder through the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, she has worked as a sexual assault and domestic violence counselor and has served on multiple national diversity and inclusion committees. She is also the eastern division trustee for Women in Fire.
Connect with Ali on social media:
@aliwarrenrothrock
@onthejobandoff
@overacuppodcast

About our host:

Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:

@chiefmillermedia
@chief_miller
@chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
...more
1h 1min
April 01, 2020007 - Lieutenant Nick Hilton (York, Maine) host of the BAR Podcast
In today's episode Chief Soller welcomes Lieutenant Nick Hilton, host of the Brotherhood Academy Radio Podcast. Brian and Nick discuss recruitment and retention, stipends, combination departments and a training pathway for potential officers.

About our guest:

Leiutenant Nick Hilton is the founder and a host of the Brotherhood Academy Radio Podcast. Nick grew up around the fire department all his life. He joined as an official member of the York Village, Maine Fire Department in June of 2001 and worked his way up to the rank of Lieutenant. He served 11 years as a public safety dispatcher for a local police and fire department and now works full time as a Pierce fire apparatus salesman for Allegiance Fire & Rescue covering the state of New Hampshire. Nick has a strong passion for preserving the volunteer fire service culture.

Instagram: @barpodcast

About our host:

Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:

@chiefmillermedia
@chief_miller
@chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
...more
47min
March 25, 2020006 - The Combination Challenge with Lt. Garrett Lewis
In this episode Chief Soller and Lieutenant Garrett Lewis discuss the challenges faced by firefighters that serve as both career and volunteer firefighters as well as common difficulties faced by combination departments. They also touch on the challenges faced by the volunteers that serve alongside off-duty career firefighters in a 100% volunteer department.

About our guest:

Garrett Lewis is a full time career firefighter/driver with the Guil-Rand Fire Department, NC and a volunteer at the Pleasant Grove Fire Department, NC, where he currently serves as a Lieutenant.

You can follow Garrett on Instagram: @garrettlewis41

Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
Interested in being a guest on the show? Please reach out to us via DM or email.

We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:

@chiefmillermedia
@chief_miller
@chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
...more
57min
March 19, 2020BONUS - COVID-19 and the Volunteer FD
In this special bonus episode Chief Soller discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and suggestions for volunteer firefighters and their agencies to help keep them healthy and safe during these difficult times.

COVID-19 Resources Available:

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

International Association of Fire Chiefs: https://www.iafc.org

Mental Health Resources via Instagram:

@nextrung
@confessionsofafirefighterwife
@jerseyshoreemergencytraining

Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
Interested in being a guest on the show? Please reach out to us.

We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:

@chiefmillermedia
@chief_miller
@chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
...more
21min

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