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

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

Join Capt. Mike Dugan (FDNY) and Capt. Mike Gagliano (Seattle Fire) on Wednesday January 25 at 4:30 PM (Pacific) as they share their knowledge and answer your questions. This week's guest is Chief John Mittendorf, who will be discussing the "10 Commandments of Truck Ops."

Fireground Strategies & Other Stuff From the Street    Deputy Chief Anthony Avillo &  Shift Commander Jim Duffy Have a special Guest, KyleMCGetrick from Barnegat NJ   Tune and listenn to this brave 11 year old tell his story.  The show's  format will be a little different.   Kyle will tell us that the fire service brotherhood is alive and well in NJ and the rest of the world. He will also tell us about his giant patch collection.

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.

The Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society is an organization dedicated to the camaraderie and brotherhood forged between firefighters.  The F.O.O.L.S. provide real fire training for real firefighters and feel it is their duty to keep their brother and sisters in the fire service as safe as possible on the fire ground  

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.

Tap the Box with Billy Greenwood of FETC Services will have  Dave LeBlanc, author for Backstep Firefighter - A View From the Front Right Seat. They will have an open-candid discussion on firefighter training, demands and getting back to the basics.

Tools, Technology & Methodology:  The Rescuer's Roadside Stop to Weigh-In On Everything Extrication.  This month's topic is SRS safety systems.

Frank Ricci and Chris Pepler.talk about how politics affect staffing, budgets, and equipment. This epsiode they discuss 4-firefighter staffing vs. 3-firefighter and whether it's better to close companies to achieve the former; making elected leaders understand the staffing issue; deferred compensation; and how to handle a crew that goes a less than direct way to an alarm.

Please join Craig Nelson, Jeff Wallin and guest host Captain David Conrad (Fargo Fire Department) for this month’s Tailboard Talk on Fire Engineering Talk Radio. The topic for our first show of 2012 will be Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Teams.  We have a great line up of expert guests including: Dean Scott, FEMA USAR Branch, Washington, D.C, Captains Pat Sprengle and Brian Kross from California Task Force 2 (L.A. County Fire Department) and Chief Dan Wright (retired) from Nebraska Task Force 1 (City of Lincoln Fire & Rescue Department, NE.)

FireLife is dedicated to all things “off-duty” that are of interest to firefighters while they are not working/training.

Captain Peter McBride of  Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) Fire Services hosts an annual International Firefighter Workshop.  He brings that knowledge to the airwaves in this show that will focus on developing a broader understanding of fire dynamics, fire suppression techniques, tactics, command decision making, and realistic training methods for the fire service. Join me for two very special guests, Fire Chief Ed Hartin of the Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue and Station Officer Shan Raffel of the Brisbane Fire Brigade, Queensland, Australia. Both men have a passion for fire service excellence and are co-authors of the 3-D Fire Fighting book by FPP - Oklahoma State University.

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.

Anthony Kastros & Ed Hadfield talk about fire command.