I'll take "what do firefighters hate" for $1000 What is change
Apr 1, 2024
This month I sit down with my boys RJ and Sam. we talk tactics, learning new things, keeping your emotions in check and dealing with the dreaded word, change! It was great to just freestyle the conversation.
Treat your people like you want to be treated
Mar 1, 2024
This month I speak with Steve Jones. Steve retired from Montgomery County MD as the Operations Deputy Chief. Steve and I have known each other for many years. We both started as High School Cadets for the fire department. Steve talks about his career in the fire service and what he learned along the way. He used what he...
Your people deserve the best leaders. Train to be the best
Feb 1, 2024
In this episode I talk with Battalion Chief Rafael Gibson. Chief Gibson is assigned to the Training Academy in Montgomery County Maryland.
As chiefs we demand our people to train every day and be the best. Your people expect you to be equally trained to be the best.
Chief Gibson discusses the new line officers training...
Going old school with my dad
Jan 1, 2024
In this episode I sit down with my dad Mike Kerr. We discuss the fire service back in the day and how it has changed. My dad tells his story about his love of the fire service as a kid and how he got started as a volunteer in Prince Georges County in Greenbelt, to becoming a career firefighter with the DCFD as a...
To make big changes you have to start small
Dec 1, 2023
This month I had the pleasure to speak to Asst. Chief Siddiq. We discussed a lot of topics.
Change in the fire service is hard and you will be met with resistance if you try to go big right away. The key is to start small, get buy from those closest to you. Be honest with your reason for change.
Making decisions will...