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The four owners of Traditions Training:  Ricky Riley; Dan Shaw; Doug Mitchell; and Nick Martin provide advice and direction on how to keep combat ready.

Fire Engineering and Crossfit 4 Fire are partnering to bring the American Fire Service a viable and proven fitness and conditioning program which includes a strong emphasis on mobility, rehabilitation, functional fitness and endurance training for the occupational athlete dedicated to the fire service.

Danny Sheridan of Mutual-Aid Training Group discusses the business of training and consulting on the basics of firefighting worldwide.        

A focus on building the foundation of the fire service by introducing  you to the best of the fire service authors and trainers.

Whether you are from “the sticks” or “the bricks”, discuss the latest topics in the fire service with the crew of S.A.F.E. Firefighter, LLC.   We’ll talk about how strategies, tactics and current events effect YOU on the fireground.   We want you to be a “Smart, Aggressive, Fundamental & Efficient” firefighter. “Get It Done. No Excuses.” Matt McDowell is a Captain with the Bluffton Township Fire District, Instructor for the South Carolina Fire Academy, President of the Lowcountry FOOLS and Owner of Safe Firefighter, LLC. He holds a degree in Fire Administration and has previously served as Training Officer for Hardeeville Fire Department in South Carolina and Firefighter for the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Where education meets experience and expertise.  Learn from the decision makers and talk one-on-one with elected leaders.  Being a great firefighter is not good enough!  Politics effect our staffing, budgets and equipment.  Get involved now with Frank Ricci and Chris Pepler.

Firemedically Speaking host Mike McEvoy is joined by Paramedic Guy Bull, currently serving with the George Washington University Ambulance Service covering the State of Kuwait. With the onset of winter, Guy describes a simplistic ice rescue technique (http://youtu.be/UG56sDTySFA) using a rope and backboard. Rather than standing around waiting for additional support, any ambulance or fire service can immediately effect a thin ice rescue with minimal equipment. Listen to this prerecorded episode to learn how.

Chief Rick Lasky & Chief John Salka discuss leadership lessons learned from their experience in the Fire Service. Listen in as they provide effective critiques and tips for every level of the job, from chiefs on down..  

Tonight on the Engine House Training Show we will talk with Dr. David Griffin.  Dr. Griffin is a Training Instructor with the City of Charleston Fire Department.  Dr. Griffin is the author of "In Honor of the Charleston 9" - A Study of Change Following Tragedy. Dr. Griffn will discuss several topics related to his story, and the result of his study of the Sofa Super Store fire to which he was the first arriving apparatus operator.  The events of that day took the lives of 9 members of the Chaleston Fire Department. Dr. Griffin has taken on the task of educating the fire service worldwide about organizational learning and the change that has occured as a result of this incident.

Among many other duties, Chief Ron Kanterman does fire & life safety consultation, fire service training and fire protection through Gold Horn Associates. Tom Aurnhammer is the Deputy Chief of the Los Pinos Fire Protection District in Ignacio, CO.  Join them as they come together as the Back Step Boys and listen in as they share their wealth of fire service knowledge and experience.

Host Al Schlick discusses training challenges and opportunities in 2014.  Listen in or join in on the conversation at The Training Office, the official show of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors. The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) leads fire and EMS instructors in their efforts to reduce firefighter fatalities and injuries, increase firefighter safety, and improve the profession through education and training. ISFSI supports instructors through educational opportunities, networking, mentoring programs, leadership opportunities, instructional resources, and legislative representation.

Anthony and Ed talk about fire command.

Join Craig and Jeff tonight for the next episode of Tailboard Talk.  We will be talking with recently retired Los Angeles fire chief Brian Cummings.  We plan to pick his brain about what a big city fire chief does on a daily basis, how the public’s expectations of the fire service have changed, whether or not the fire service is adapting to meet those expectations, what tools we can use to adapt, and what the fire service might look like in the future.  Please feel free to call in live and ask him questions you might have about the direction of the fire service.  

Chief Rick Lasky & Chief John Salka discuss leadership lessons learned from their experience in the Fire Service. Listen in as they provide effective critiques and tips for every level of the job, from chiefs on down.

Douglas Cline, is a 34+-year veteran and student of the Fire Service serving as Assistant Chief of Operations with Horry County Fire Recue.  Cline is a well-known international speaker presenting dynamic power packed programs on instructor development, officer development, rapid intervention team training and firefighter safety and survival.