B Shifter
Fire command and leadership conversations for B Shifters and beyond (all shifts welcome)!
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 155
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Case for Certification Based Training (including the IC!)
We are discussing certification based training for fire personnel and delve into a certification program for incident commanders (hint; it rhymes with "true guard".
This episode is co-h…
Rescue Radio Traffic Part 2
RESCUE! We go to Deerfield Township, OH and Olathe, KS for physical rescues of two different entrapped occupants. We break down the radio traffic and talk about the components of Blue …
Rescue Radio Traffic
RESCUE! We go to Cobb County, Georgia for a physical rescue of an entrapped occupant. We break down the radio traffic and talk about the components of Blue Card.
This episode is co-hoste…
Vincent Dunn Part 2
This is part 2 of our conversation with the legendary Chief Vincent Dunn.
This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini and John Vance.
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Looking For Training? New Workshops Announced! (Plus how to get Blue Card training delivered to you locally and CTC update)
If you are interested in our new two-day workshops or a Train the Trainer for Blue Card, give this episode a listen!
This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini, Josh Blum and John Vanc…
Vincent Dunn Part 1
This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini and John Vance.
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The Help Order
This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini, Josh Blum and John Vance.
We focus on the "help order" and how that works for resolving maydays from the inside out.
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Blue Card for Tech Rescue, Haz Mat, Water Rescue and Other Events
This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini, Josh Blum and John Vance.
Grant Light joins us to talk about using Blue Card and more specifically, the strategic decision making model for n…
Big Box Fires Part 2 with Shane Ray (Pull Up & Hook Up!)
Shane Ray has been a volunteer firefighter since 1984 and a career firefighter since 1994. He has also served as a mayor for six years and the Tennessee Fire Chief’s Legislative Chairma…
MAYDAY in Lubbock
Captain Phillip Grandon of Lubbock (TX) Fire/Rescue experienced a life changing event in 2018 while making an attack at a fire in cotton warehouse. He and a fellow crew member experienc…
Big Box Bulletin!
This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini, Josh Blum and John Vance.
We have seen a lot of big box and distribution center fires that have resulted in total losses lately. This include…
Wind Driven Fire Radio Traffic (with upgraded response)
This episode is co-hosted by Nick Brunacini, Josh Blum and John Vance.
Radio traffic from Colerain Township Ohio that has a lot going on. The engine was sent to a smoke investigation and…
Project Mayday Updated
Don Abbott's Project Mayday has been updated with 2021 numbers and we are here to break it down and offer some commentary on what is continuing to get Firefighters in to trouble.
We fin…
Colerain Mayday with Chief Allen Walls
In 2008, Firefighters from Colerain Township (Hamilton Co, OH) Fire Captain Robin Zang Broxterman, 37-years-old, a 17-year veteran career Firefighter and Paramedic, and Firefighter Bri…
Real World Radio Traffic (with strategic shift)
This episode features real world radio traffic from Cobb County, Georgia. We will break down the different elements of the application of the 8 functions of command and review the initi…
Preview of a new podcast, "The Chief's Challenge"
We are putting B Shifter on hold this week to preview a new podcast for you, the Chief's Challenge. We will talk about leadership and administrative issues that chief officers deal with…
Murrey Loflin talks about Bruno, NFPA 1500, LODD Investigations & Fire Command
This episode features Murrey Loflin, Nick Brunacini, Josh Blum, Jeff King and John Vance.
Murrey E. Loflin began his fire service career with the Beckley Fire Department in Beckley West…
More Outstanding Radio Traffic (IRR, CAN's, Transfers and Strategic Shifts)!
On this episode of B Shifter Josh Blum and John Vance play and breakdown some more outstanding radio traffic from Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. This includes;
-Initial Radio Report
-Assigning …
After Action Reviews
For the sake of continuous improvement, we owe to ourselves to critique or review our incidents. On this episode we talk about the kind of reviews we do and the benefits for our organiz…
Oh Christmas Tree!
Pour a cup of nog and settle in to this Holiday Classic from Nick Brunacini detailing his "first fire" after he and his brother John were given the task of disposing of the Brunacini fa…