Episodes

  • Episode 19: Remember, Reflect, Refine

    Episode 19: Remember, Reflect, Refine
    Sep 12 2022
    On Episode 19 we sat down and reflected on our personal experiences with 9/11, the importance of ensuring all generations in the fire service remember and appreciate the sacrifices that were made, and how to ensure we properly memorialize and remember the fallen in our own cultures. We talked about learning, training, and building from our fallen and why truly remembering is much more than a sticker on our lids or laptops. This we a more serious conversation but many great points and great points of view. Enjoy!
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Episode 18: Managing Expectations

    Episode 18: Managing Expectations
    Aug 18 2022
    On Episode 18, Marc and John lead a discussion about managing expectations in the fire service, the fire house, and on our crews. We talk about what we are selling as a profession, what we are selling within our departments, and how to set our people up for success by using expectations with those we work alongside every tour. There are some agreements, some disagreements, and ultimately a great conversation of different perspectives and experiences. Enjoy!
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    2 hrs and 1 min
  • Episode 17: Managing Your Seasons

    Episode 17: Managing Your Seasons
    Jul 1 2022
    The whole gang made it for Episode 17 and we had a great chat about managing the seasons of our careers. We had all sorts of perspectives from parenting to the daily ups and downs of the job to seniority. If you have ever wondering why your motivation seems to wane or why you are going through ebbs and flows, give this one a listen!
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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • Episode 16: Putting Yourself Out There

    Episode 16: Putting Yourself Out There
    May 16 2022
    The path to stepping up isn't always easy. Whether you are serving in a formal or informal leadership role in your department, sharing your knowledge as an instructor in a regional or state academy, or traveling far and wide on the national conference circuit, our efforts aren't always well received. On Episode 16 we talked about some of the pitfalls of putting yourself out there but also why it is so important and rewarding to do so. If you are on the fence or fell send on a bigger role in your department or the fire service, you will probably enjoy this conversation.
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Episode 15: John's Retirement

    Episode 15: John's Retirement
    Apr 19 2022
    On Episode 15 we talk to our very own John Hayowyk about his recent decision to hang up his bunker gear. We touch on what led to John's decision to retire, some of the fears that come with that dreaded "R" word, his last tour, and life after the firehouse.
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Episode 14 - Eric Dreiman

    Episode 14 - Eric Dreiman
    Jan 17 2022
    In Episode 14, Marc and Sean sat down with Chief Eric Dreiman. Eric is a truckie by trade and currently serves as the Training Chief of the Indianapolis Fire Department. We talked about his passion for truck work and the importance of ensuring that skillset is accomplished in any culture, the training cultures both in and out of the academy, and how we can adapt some of traditions to modern times and science while still preserving them. This was a great conversation. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • Episode 13 - Nick Peppard

    Episode 13 - Nick Peppard
    Dec 14 2021
    On this episode we sat down with Nick Peppard who runs the North Florida Fire Expo. We talked about his path to passion for the job and training, some of the conferences that helped shape him, dealing with adversity, what it takes to run a conference, and ultimately gave a free registration and lodging to the 2022 North Florida Fire Expo as our Christmas gift to one of our listeners. Check out this episode and the North Florida Fire Expo!
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Episode 12 - Bill Aresenault

    Episode 12 - Bill Aresenault
    Nov 22 2021
    Episode 12 brought Chief Bill Aresenault of the Kamiah, ID Fire Department. Bill is a life long public servant and veteran. He has served in EMS, Fire, and the Army! Bill is what we would call a fireman's Fire Chief. He believes in passion, training, and putting people first. We talk about his journey to his current position, where he came from, the impact of volunteering on career departments, balancing culture in combination departments, some of his favorite parts of the job, and a bunch of other great sidebars about basically just loving the job! Enjoy.
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    1 hr and 42 mins