How do you get a job in the fire service? Are you wondering if/when you should promote?

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(3:20) If You Want To Be A Firefighter

(15:20) The Interview

(17:52) Preparing For The Job

(24:44) Benefits & Retirement

(26:32) Preparing For An Academy

(35:08) When To Promote

We’re going back to September 2021 when we talked more senior man topics in the fire house with Cody McGinnis.

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(0:00) Shelving The Ego

(5:00) Why People Stay Or Go

(9:00) When To Promote

(18:30) Avoiding Burnout

(26:00) Receiving & Giving Feedback

(33:00) Standing Up For Others

Standard Issue: Gun dreaming, "arms" dealers, jealous flight attendants, and funeral wake-ups…that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news!

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(0:00) Cuddling With A Gun

(7:45) Ebay Body Parts

(17:00) Break-Up Bombing

(21:00) Coffin Knocking

We’re going back to September 2020 when we spoke to Ross Chapman. Ross is a Lieutenant with Arlington Heights (IL) Fire Department.

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(0:00) Ross Chapman

(7:00) Path To The Fire Service

(13:30) Backstep To Officer

(20:00) Learning Culture

(31:30) Embracing The Suck

(38:00) Elevated Safety

(46:00) Providing For The Family

Standard Issue: Mis-pronouncements, fire department service calls, stabbing arsonists, scissor smuggling, and 1/2 ton Tammy…that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news!

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(0:00) Paramedic Mis-Pronouncement

(4:45) Lift Assists & Service Calls

(25:00) Arson With A Knife

(28:30) Scissor Smuggling

(36:00) 860 Pounds To Move

We’re going back to August 2021 when we spoke to Garrett Rice. Garrett is a Battalion Chief with The Colony (TX) Fire Department.

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(0:00) Culture At The Colony

(5:30) Blue Collar Chiefs

(9:30) Effect Of Hands On Training

(18:30) Biggest Challenges for Chief Officers

(26:30) First On Scene

(34:45) Chiefs That Say Yes

Standard Issue: PD chokeholds, head-scratching promotions, no confidence votes, cat ladies, and slurpee investigations…that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news!

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(0:00) Miami PD Chokehold

(9:20) Promoting With A Record

(15:50) No Confidence Vote

(21:15) Crazy Cat Lady Down

(27:40) Slurpee Intel

We’re going back to November 2017 when we spoke to Engineer Zac Varela. This episode has been one of our most popular ones, as Zac doesn't hold back on his thoughts on what an engineer should be.

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(0:00) Next Level Engineering

(8:15) Staying In Shape

(16:00) Train To Win

(20:00) Tough Conversations

(25:30) Age Is Just A Number

(32:45) Married With Children

Americans are having less and less children. Is it because kids ruin their lives? Do they regret not having children later?

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(0:00) Women Regretting Not Having Children

(10:30) Men Lonely Without Family

(20:00) A State of Worry And Pain

(26:30) Kids Add Years To Your Life

Standard Issue: Shower shenanigans, dodgeball gone wrong, and statue extrications…that’s what’s currently going on in public safety news!

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(0:00) Poop In The Shower

(9:30) Dodgeball Gone Wrong

(16:40) Statue Extrication