Captain Russell Merrick moderates a roundtable that looks at the changing roles of engine companies based on new construction, vacant structures and the decrease in staffing.
Panelists include:
Deputy Chief (retired) Robert "Butch" Cobb, Jersey City, NJ
Apparatus Architects Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur held the third annual Apparatus Manufacturers Roundtable at the Firehouse Expo last month in Baltimore.
J. Gordon Routley, a division chief with the Montreal Fire Department, hosts a roundtable that explores how the safety culture can evolve in the fire service.
This podcast looks at issues facing technical rescue teams on an international level including training, funding and resource allocation.
Panelists include: Lt. Michael Daley, Monroe Township Fire District 3; Pete Rizzo of Tech Rescue Corp and Garth Vincent, chief of emergency operations with Eastern Emergency Response in Trinidad. The host is Capt. Bob Duemmel with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department.
Dr. Richard Gasaway hosts this edition of VCOS Radio, which examines the impact of the economy on the volunteer and combination fire departments.
Panelists include VCOS Chairman Tim Wall, Chief of the North Farms Fire Department; Williamsport, MD, Chief William R. Ball; Chief Mike Lee of the Lincolnton, NC, Fire Department and David See, retired fire chief from Salisbury, MD.
The group discusses alternative funding ideas, grants and whether the man-hours dedicated to some fund raising are worth the efforts.
Hosts Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur start this month's podcast with a heated discussion on the Buffalo, NY, Fire Department's use of pick-up trucks being as front line apparatus because of an aging fleet and lack of spare units. This chat looks at other departments who are in a pinch when it comes to spare units.
They also review a recent incident where two firefighters were killed in the line-of-duty while training with a new apparatus.
Three veteran wildland firefighters discuss a variety of topics, including situation awareness for the urban/wildland fire crews and the challenges brought on my mutual aid units. Guests include Quinn MacLeod, retired from the Parker Fire Protection District in Colorado and retired Los Angeles City Fire Department Battalion Chiefs Patrick Shanley and Don Stuckey. The podcast starts with a discussion on what constitutes a "Red Flag" day in California and how this can fall into each firefighter's size-up for their shift.
Listen as several fire officers talk about wildland and urban interface firefighting operations.
Guests include Assistant Fire Chief Brian Crandall and Captain John Culbertson of the Central Valley Fire District in Belgrade, Montana; retired Los Angeles County Battalion Chief John "J.P." Harris; and Chief Thomas Kuntz of the Red Lodge City/Rural Fire Department in Montana.
Firehouse.com Editor Peter Matthews sat down with several truck company veterans to talk about their operations on the West Coast.
Guests include Division Chief Ed Hadfield from the Coronado, CA, Fire Department; Captain Wes Kitchel of the Santa Rosa, CA, Fire Department; Captain Andy Mejia from the Encinitas, CA, Fire Department and Lt. Todd Werner from Seattle. They are all members of Firetown Training Specialist, a group dedicated to educating firefighters and fire officers across the country.
