Third Alarm Cowboys Podcast

By Heath MeredithBusiness Careers

Third Alarm Cowboys Podcast episodes

April 22 #120 Texas Roots feat. Captain Kelcey Trotty
Texas Firefighter of the Year
SFFMA 4th Vice President Candidate
Longview Texas Fire Captain
Heath and Kelcey talk about their Texas roots. Growing up together in Nacogdoches. Kelcey is the first Chief that hired Heath for a paid fire job.
Discussion about fire service leadership and the future.
Longview Fire Departments radio tower high angle rescue.
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1 hr 18 min
April 15 #119 Lateral Transfers
Are lateral transfers good or bad?
What do they mean for the future of the service?
Why should we even do laterals?
How should be pay?
I challenge Chiefs to listen to this episode and reflect on their opinions about lateral transfers!
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Cigars-
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1 hr 1 min
April 10 #118 What is Experience?
What is real fire experience?
Do years of service count?
Are you Brave?
Are you the same person in real life you say you are on social media?
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1 hr 6 min
March 23 #117 Calling Balls and Strikes
#117 Calling Balls and Strikes
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Stop riding the fence on everything!
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1 hr 11 min
March 09 #116 Violent Encounters
Jake Hecht from VEST First Responder Training comes on the show to discuss his class. Violent Encounters training is now required by NFPA.
ITS ABOUT TIME! We have all had issues with crazy folks on scene or drug addicts. FINALLY someone is addressing the issue!
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1 hr
March 02 #115 Small Ball Ignorance
Do we even know the basics?
Complacency isn't killing us in the future... its ignorance!
Fire Chiefs... here is your challenge!
Whats the difference between ball and the fire service?
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1 hr 8 min
February 16 #114 Policies are Killing the Service
How are policies killing todays fire service?
Whats more important... your guys family or department policy?
Why cant you hire enough people to fill your departments ranks?
Why does the whole service see a decline in staffing and retention?
Why is the civilian fire death toll increasing?
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1 hr 4 min
February 11 #113 Hope Is Not a Tactic
Firefighter critical thinking is dead....
We have to teach them how to stay alive!
Are you just collecting a check?
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1 hr 5 min
February 04 #112 Composure, Character, the Company Officer
#112 Composure, Character, the Company Officer
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Composure even in the hard times
Firefighter Character Matters
How to set the expectations as a company officer
Virtual TAC Lecture scheduled for Feb 20 2026
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1 hr 3 min
January 23 #111 The Mirror
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Its time to piss everyone off! Firefighters have to do better!
51 min

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Teaching what it takes to be a successful firefighter on and off the job. Having real life conversations about topics that most people refuse to talk about.