Being the Truck Boss
Oct 6, 2024
This month i talk with Capt. Mike Burkett. Mike is a Captain with the Baltimore City Fire Department assigned to Truck 5 and an instructor with Capitol Fire Training.
Mike and I discuss being the Truck boss.
- Crew expectations
- Operating in commercial and residential structures
- Searching vacant
- training to...
Sleep deprived, anxiety and inflammation CBD can help
Sep 2, 2024
Sleep deprived, anxiety and inflammation ,CBD is helping first responders as well as nurses and doctors cope with the stresses our work hands us. Jon Vought and I discuss the stresses our job has. John is the owner of Rescue 1 CBD. His product is 100% THC free. Jon and I dig deep into what his product is, what it does...
Change the culture by going back in time
Jul 16, 2024
This month i sit down with Stephanie White. We discuss CBD in the fire service, the kitchen table, keeping a heathy shift and changing the culture by looking at the past.
We are firefighters, our job is to go into burning buildings and
put fires out. It seems we have steered away from our past culture
of being...
Tactical Considerations for Garden Apartment Fires
Jun 6, 2024
Tactical Considerations for Garden Apartment Fires
One of the more complex fires we are faced with is fires in garden apartments. This month I welcome back Capt. Bobby Eckert of the Camden New Jersey Fire Department. Bobby and I dig deep into the subject.
Garden Apartments are in all areas of the country....
The art of decision making
May 2, 2024
This month I ask the questions, why are people reluctant to make
decisions? How do we overcome the fear of making a decision on the
fireground? what tools can we use to help people to make quick
decisions with less than perfect information.
I enlist the help of Deputy Chief Shane Darwick. Shane is a
longtime friend,...