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

Fireground Strategies & Other Stuff From the Street Deputy Chief Anthony Avillo & Jim Duffy will be talking some tactic stuff and a little leadership ideas . Some of the failures of officers and instructors is not setting expectations for your firefighters; so there are no suprises on the fireground. Filling in for Anthony will be LT. John Shafer from GreenCastle FD & the District 7 Training Coordinator in Indiana as well as Green Maltese Training. John and I hope to give you some tools to help you become better teachers company officers and firefighters. Tune in!   

Lieutenant Ray McCormack FDNY and Erich Roden from the City of Milwaukee fire department discuss Urban Firefighting tactics.

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.

Chris Mc Loone brings the pages of "Fire Apparatus and Emergency Equipment" magazine to the airwaves.  Topics covered focus exclusively on those professionals whose job it is to buy Trucks, Tools, Turnout Gear and Firefighting Equipment.                

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. 

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.

Do you have a call that sticks with you? Do firefighters in your department drink a lot? Is there a high divorce rate? Have firefighters in your department committed suicide? Tailboard Talk’s next episode will cover job related mental health issues. Successful organizations effectively address employee issues to improve the organization’s performance and morale one person at a time. Because we are not experts in this field, we are bringing in some guests who are. We will be joined by Jeff Dill of Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance. We will also bring in ND legislators Ron Guggisberg and Scot Kelsh who are attempting to pass mental health legislation to help firefighters.

Fire service attorneys Chip Comstock, John K. Murphy, Brad Pinsky, and Curt Varone discuss legal issues affecting fire training and firefighting.

In the fire service you either "lead, follow or get out of the way." Pat Nichols & Mark Gregory are definitely leaders. Join them as they discuss training that is both interesting and informational.

Anthony and Ed talk about fire command.

Join Eric Hankins and Rob Fisher tonight (June 21, 2013 at 7:30pm EST) as they discuss with a special guest the good / bad of social media and the legal concerns surrounding it. If nothing else…come listen to two company officers chat with a chief as if they were sitting around the beanery table - something all great fireman love to do. The show's special guest is Deputy Chief (Ret.) Curt Varone from Providence (RI) Fire Department. He is a practicing attorney, licensed in Rhode Island and Maine. He has written Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook and is a member of the Fire Engineering Fire Service Court. Eric Hankins is Vice President of FOOLS International, while Rob Fisher is an executive board member. Eric works as a Capt. with Yuba City Fire and Rob is a Lt. with Snohomish County Fire District #7. RFB-KTF-DTRT-PTB-EGH  

The Engine House Training Guys are friends and students of the fire service who like to share their combined knowledge and skills with others.  Discussions will include  the most basic tactics and training to leadership and officer development and everything in between.  They love the fire service and look forward to having spirited discussions around the virtual kitchen table or from the engine bumper.

Chief Dennis Rubin is a rescue consultant, writer and teacher.  In this series, he and his guests  address the latest hot button issues in the fire service.

Join "Tap the Box" with host Billy Greenwood of FETC Services as introduces Russell Osgood, City of Portsmouth Fire Department and Coordinator of the Firefighter Cancer Awareness Program as they discuss fire service cancer concerns.