Latest Fire officer Podcast Episodes
David Hesselmeyer - 073
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - April 08, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDavid Hesselmeyer started in the emergency services in 1997. He holds certifications such as North Carolina Firefighter Level II, Advanced Firefighter, Rescue Technician, Hazardous Materials Level I Responder, EMT-Paramedic, Executive Emergency Management Coordinator, and Certified Emergency Man...
Jared Vermeulen - 072
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - February 19, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJared Vermuelen is a captain with Boca Raton Fire Rescue in Florida where he has served for over 15 years. He is a first generation firefighter that entered the fire service in 2007 after working as a paramedic for a local ambulance company and hospital. Jared Specializes in hazardous materials,...
Arjuna George - 071
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - January 15, 2023 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsArjuna George is the author of “Burnt Around The Edges, A guide to Mastering Stress and Surviving Burnout.” He retired in 2021 as the Fire Chief for Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue after 24 years of service. Chief George is a trauma-informed resilience coach and T.R.E.® Provider specializing in ...
Ryan Rodriquez - 070
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - December 11, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsRyan Rodriquez is a firefighter/paramedic who has been on the job for 16 years. He is the founder of IGNITEd, a company where he provides public strength training and nutrition coaching services as well as private leadership and teamwork consulting services. Ryan also hosts the IGNITEd Firefigh...
Jesse Quinalty - 069
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - November 19, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJesse Quinalty is a Master Instructor and the owner of Red Helmet Training in Southern California which houses four classrooms and a command training center. He specializes in Company Officer Training as well as table top and digital fire simulations. He is a Captain with the San Bernardino Coun...
Curt Isakson - 068
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - November 06, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsChief Curt Isakson is a 30-plus year veteran of the fire service, with experience working in volunteer, career, and combination departments in urban, suburban, rural, and countywide settings. He is currently a battalion chief for Escambia County Fire Rescue in Florida where he has worked for th...
John Cuomo - 067
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - October 23, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJohn Cuomo is a firefighter and paramedic, author and owner of Wild Bull Media, Inc. With over 20 years as a firefighter, John is passionate about the fire and police communities and the service they provide to our country. In his career, John served as a driver/engineer, lieutenant, and captain...
Josh Wells - 066
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - October 09, 2022 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJosh Wells is an Arizona native who has been a firefighter for nearly two decades. He currently serves as a captain for the Sedona Fire District. In 2010, Josh took his first promotional test for captain and failed miserably. He was discouraged after this loss, but this set him on a quest to fi...
Doug Mitchell - 065
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - April 17, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDoug Mitchell is a captain in the New York City Fire Department with 30 years of fire experience, the last 23 being with the FDNY. He is a principal member of the NFPA 1400 committee and co-authored Fire Engineering’s “25 to Survive: Reducing Residential Injury and LODD” in 2013 with his fire ...
Prepared to Fight Fire - Julian Serrano - 064
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - April 10, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJulian Serrano is a firefighter with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue in Florida. He is passionate about mentorship, leadership, training and firefighter fitness. Early in his career, he decided to take ownership of his fitness, losing nearly 100 pounds. Since then, he has become a Florida Smoke Di...
Dan McBride - 063
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - March 20, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDan McBride is a firefighter in Chelan County, Washington. He started out as a volunteer firefighter, following in his dad’s footsteps, who is a 39-year fire service veteran and deputy chief. Dan shifted gears and went into law enforcement, serving 7 years as a corrections officer in maximum sec...
Eddie Buchanan - 062
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - March 13, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsEddie Buchanan began his fire service career in 1982 and is currently the Chief of Administration for Hanover Fire-EMS in Richmond, Virginia. He is a past president of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and was the George D. Post Instructor of the Year in 2015 for the creation...
Mike Matros - 061
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - March 06, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsMike Matros is a career firefighter paramedic of 16 years and is currently with the Sudbury Fire Department in Massachusetts. Mike is also the founder and executive director of the Hero's Cup Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on the health and safety of all first responders. In add...
Paul Hasenmeier - 060
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - February 27, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsPaul Hasenmeier is a 22-year fire service veteran and the fire chief of the Sunset Beach Fire Department in North Carolina. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. He also possesses a bachelor’s degree in Fire Science from Columbia Southern University as ...
Scott Geiselhart - 059
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - February 20, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsScott Geiselhart is a 24-year retired assistant chief from the Frazee Fire Department of Minnesota. He is a PTSD, addiction, and suicide-attempt survivor. Scott escaped a near-death experience on his road to discovery and recovery from his post-traumatic stress disorder. Scott is now a nationa...
Nick Papa - 058
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - February 13, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsNicholas Papa is a lieutenant with the New Britain Fire Department in Connecticut, where he has served for more than 14 years. A second-generation firefighter, he entered the fire service in 2003, volunteering for a neighboring suburb until his appointment to the New Britain Fire Department. N...
Nick Higgins - 057
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - February 06, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsNicholas J. Higgins is a firefighter and district training officer for Piscataway Fire District #2 in Piscataway, New Jersey. He is a New Jersey State Level 2 Fire Instructor, a National Fallen Firefighters Foundation state advocate, and a member of the Board of Directors for the 5-Alarm Task Fo...
Ryan Johnston - 056
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - January 30, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsRyan Johnston is a 30-year student of the fire service, with the last 24 years as a career firefighter. Ryan is also a rescue technician at the Waterville Fire Department in Maine. He is also a lieutenant in his hometown with the Oakland Fire Department. Ryan is also a contributing writer for ...
Nick Joiner & Murphy Arsenaux (Firehouse Mentor) - 055
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - January 23, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsMurphy Arsenaux is a retired captain and 37-year veteran of the fire service. He started his career at the New Orleans Fire Department and finished it at St. George Fire Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Check out episode 054 with Murphy, where we discuss his book: A Company of Leaders: Lea...
Murphy Arsenaux - 054
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - January 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsMurphy Arsenaux is a 37-year veteran of the fire service. He is the author of A Company of Leaders, Leading At Every Level and Co-author of Firehouse Mentor. He entered the New Orleans Fire Department in 1984 and rose to captain in 1995. In 1999 he transferred to the St. George Fire Department...
Jared Van Ek - 053
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - January 09, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJared Van Ek is a lieutenant with the Spartanburg City Fire Department in South Carolina - an ISO Class 1 and Internationally Accredited Fire Department. He is a 31-year fire service veteran – serving 24 years as a volunteer and the last 7 as a career firefighter. Jared is passionate about fi...
Stephen Shaw - 052
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - December 26, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsStephen Shaw is a 26-year veteran of the fire rescue service. He is the Assistant Chief for Training & EMS for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue. Chief Shaw is an accredited Chief Fire Officer and the chair of the EMS Subcommittee for the Fire Chiefs Association of Broward County. He serves as Vice Ch...
Steve Pegram - 051
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - December 19, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsSteve Pegram is a 35-year firefighter who has served in every rank from firefighter to Chief in both the volunteer and career fire services. Chief Pegram has been Fire Chief of Goshen Township Fire and EMS since 2009, and is set to retire on January 1, 2022. He will start his new role of Townshi...
Dan Shaw - 050
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - December 12, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDan Shaw is a Deputy Fire Chief for the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department in Northern Virginia and 29-year veteran of the fire service. He is a national fire educator who has instructed at FDIC since 2009. Chief Shaw is a Vice President of Traditions Training, teaching all over the United...
Brian Olson - 049
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - December 05, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsBrian Olson is a 13-year veteran of the Eagle Fire Department in Eagle, Idaho. He is a founding member of the Firefighter Rescue Survey, a Brothers in Battle Instructor, and a Georgia Smoke Diver. He is also a dedicated husband, father, and man of faith. Brian one of the hard-chargers in the fi...
Dennis Reilly - 048
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - November 28, 2021 10:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsDennis Reilly is a forty-eight-year fire service veteran currently serving as the Fire Chief in Pittsburg, Kansas. Prior to his current position, he was the Fire Chief in Sunrise Beach, Missouri, an Assistant Chief in North Carolina & California and he retired as a Battalion Chief in Cherry Hill...
Chris Hickman - 047
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - November 21, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsChris Hickman has served for nearly 27 years in the emergency services. Chris currently serves as a Captain/Paramedic for Ocala Fire Rescue in Florida. During his career, Chris has remained active as a mentor, coach, and advocate for the community’s youth. His passion for inspiring the next gen...
Eric Dreiman - 046
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - November 14, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsChief Eric Dreiman has been a firefighter since 1990. He has served in every rank from firefighter up to division chief. He is currently the Chief of Training at the Indianapolis Fire Department. He serves on several state and local training boards and he is currently the Chairman of the Indiana...
Julian Serrano - 045
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - November 07, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsJulian Serrano is a firefighter with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue in Florida. He is passionate about mentorship, leadership, training and firefighter fitness. Early in his career, he decided to take ownership of his fitness, losing nearly 100 pounds. Since then, he has become a Florida Smoke D...
Tilden Billiter - 044
FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST - October 31, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsTilden Billiter is a 24-year fire service veteran and the assistant chief at the Sacramento Fire Department in California. He also serves as the director of training, overseeing all in-service training, recruit and lateral training academies, college fire academy, health and fitness program, and...
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