Sun, 31 March 2019
This week on The Firefighter Training Podcast we talk about how to build good tabletop exercises and the system of identifying a problem, gathering intel, training, tabletop, and then full scale exercise. The tabletop is not a test but 1 piece of a comprehensive training plan. Also two very important "AskThe Chief" segments on self dispatch and the working relationship between career and on call departments in the same system and organization. |
Sun, 24 March 2019
This week The Firefighter Training Podcast asks the questions, "Are we teaching tactical decision making wrong?" My thoughts on maybe a different way of instruction. This episode is operational in nature. |
Sun, 17 March 2019
This week the Firefighter Training Podcast celebrates 6 years of podcasting on this St Patrick's day. Because of that we talk about 6 factors or considerations of being on an engine company, being on a ladder company, being and officer and being a firefighter. |
Sun, 10 March 2019
This week The Firefighter Training Podcast talks about the speed bumps that might be occurring on your organizations information highway. |
Sun, 3 March 2019
This week The Firefighter Training Podcast discusses many aspects of the term controlling the response. I talk about the obvious driving and responding things, but more importantly I talk about controlling your personal response in difficult times, situations, and dealing with difficult people. |