Editor-in-Chief Peter Matthews talks with Firehouse authors and speakers and members of the fire service about firefighter training and tactics, leadership, trends and traditions.

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The Firehouse Yak Grant Tinker
Peter Matthews talks with Grant Tinker about the impact of normalization of deviance – not to be confused with complacency –in the fire service and what can be happen if it is...
Aug. 18, 2025
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The Firehouse Yak: Jeremy Blair and Courtney Hull
Peter Matthews talks with Jeremy Blair and Courtney Hull about a high school firefighter training program that's redefining recruitment and how your fire department can better...
Aug. 4, 2025
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The Firehouse Yak: Steve Baker
Peter Matthews talks with Assistant Chief Steve Baker about the moment that changed his life and the interactions that led him to assess his mental health.
July 22, 2025
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Peter Matthews talks with Michael Dozier on the factors fire departments are having trouble improving their culture as both crews and organizations.
July 7, 2025
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The Firehouse Yak Ariel Jackson
Peter Matthews talks with Capt. Ariel “AJ” Jackson about the program helped developed in Anne Arundel County, MD, to help new fire officers learn from ropes, from payroll to fireground...
June 24, 2025
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The Firehouse Yak Michael Glore
Peter Matthews talks with deputy chief and author Michael Glore about the importance of accurate fire department histories and how that helps firefighters understand what they...
June 9, 2025
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The Firehouse Yak Robert Moran and John Lewis
Peter Matthews talks with John J. Lewis and Robert Moran, also known as The Jersey Guys, on their careers and what led them to become the 2025 Firehouse Hall of Fame Inductees...
May 26, 2025
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Steve Baker The Firehouse Yak
Peter Matthews sits down with Assistant Chief Steve Baker to reflect on 25 years of fire service evolution and the push toward today’s forward-thinking culture of training and...
April 28, 2025
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Robert Policht - The Firehouse Yak
Peter Matthews talks with Rob Policht of Flow and Vent about being an officer in today’s ever-changing fire service, with a focus on leadership coupled with down and dirty training...
April 14, 2025
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Capt. Joe DeVito The Firehouse Yak
Peter Matthews talks with Capt. Joe DeVito about why fire departments are not taking full advantage of thermal imagers on their apparatus.
March 17, 2025
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Janet Wilmoth and Robert Manns The Firehouse Yak
Janet Wilmoth and Rob Manns discuss the 2025 Station Design Conference and how to get the most out of your trip to the conference in Glendale in May.
March 3, 2025
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Christopher Zak The Firehouse Yak
Peter Matthews talks with Christopher Zak, who retired out of Connecticut and took a training chief’s job in South Carolina, about the transition to a new place for a new role...
Feb. 17, 2025
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Daniel DeYear The Firehouse Yak
Peter Matthews talks with Daniel DeYear about his company officer development program and some of the key takeaways that he shares to help lead today’s fire service.
Feb. 3, 2025
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Jeff Cool The Firehouse Yak
Peter Matthews talks with Jeff Cool about the 20th anniversary of FDNY’s Black Sunday, where the department lost three firefighters at two fires in the same day and his efforts...
Jan. 20, 2025
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Andy Starnes The Firehouse Yak
Peter Matthews talks with Andy Starnes about why everyone should have their own personal board of directors to navigate both big and small events in life.
Jan. 6, 2025
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Mike Wisko - The Firehouse Yak
Agency Chief Mike Wisko talks about the Texas Commission on Fire Protection’s focus on firefighter safety through training, proper equipment and injury investigations.
Dec. 20, 2024
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Jake Ryks - The Firehouse Yak
Firefighter Jake Ryks details the efforts where crews pulled seven victims, including six children, from an overnight house fire in St. Paul, MN, and Ryks credits their training...
Dec. 3, 2024
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Victor Stagnaro The Firehouse Yak
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation CEO Victor Stagnaro talks about the goal of the group that looks to prevent firefighter deaths, and ensures their survivors are taken care...
Nov. 18, 2024
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Division Chief Scott Richardson
Division Chief Scott Richardson offers insight into his role as the chief of special operations for South Metro Fire Rescue in Colorado, which covers multiple technical rescue...
Nov. 4, 2024
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Deputy Chief (ret.) Daniel DeYear talks about his involvement with LODD investigations and the loss of friends and how that should impact your fireground and training decisions...
Oct. 21, 2024
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Fire Chief Brandon Fletcher discusses top challenges in today’s volunteer fire service and how being a NFFF Memorial Weekend family escort has changed his view as a leader.
Oct. 8, 2024
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Three community risk reduction members share how their fire departments have built partnerships to expand public outreach efforts, including fire prevention, the opioid epidemic...
Sept. 23, 2024
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Peter Matthews talks with Capt. Ragan Underwood from the St. George, LA, Fire Department about a close call he had during a training burn.
Sept. 9, 2024
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Peter Matthews talks with Brian Gettemeier, a captain with the Cottleville Fire Protection District about fires in warehouses, including sprawling ecommerce facilities that are...
Aug. 27, 2024