the fire officer trust podcast

Katherine Thais Ridenhour, retired Battalion Chief, Aurora Fire Department (CO), is passionate about teaching competent and confident leadership on and off the fireground. Her classes include strat…

I want to thank the members of the International Association of Fire Chiefs' HRC committee for allowing me to speak on the matter of Diversity. 

It is my hope that we can move the discussion from "Cu…

Captain Tiffanye Wesley and her team guard the U.S. Pentagon.  Along with this trusted position, she is an author, leader and continues to inspire others. She speaks about her challenges and her per…

I want to thank the members of the board and colleagues for allowing me an opportunity to share some thoughts.  Please support this worthy endeavor.

Located on the grounds of the Connecticut Fire A…

GLUE is a universal resource for the growth and development of EMPOWERment paradigms. This program is certain to develop strong leaders in all ranks of your organization.

The "GLUE Guys" touch on vit…

While attending a community event in the City of New Haven, Hartford Fire Chief Reggie Freeman and I got the opportunity to "chop it up" …

While attending the 2018 i-Women Conference, I had the most fortunate opportunity to sit down with Ms. Cindy Ell of the Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation.

The Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation:

Working t…

Had the tremendous opportunity to spend an evening, back in February of this year, sharing some ideas on Black Heritage.  I want to thank Leonard Webb of Ethnic Online for asking me to participate in…

Had the privilege speaking to the Connecticut Fire Service Instructor's Association.  The topic was training the new firefighter.  The audio is basic.  It was live and not planned to be recorded. The…

I joined the Fire Smoke Coalition years ago.  It was not until I got their information at FDIC (www.fdic.com) and reviewed it that I found a wealth of resources that can change firefighters lives.

T…

Some people say that the toughest change or transition for them is from firefighter to officer; it would be the same in any profession or industry, when you move from worker to supervisor. Just as in…

Deputy Chief Chris Pepler has been on the lecture and training circuit for some time now.  He holds the rank of Deputy Chief and is a 15 year veteran of the Torrington Fire Department, Torrington, C…

Had a chance to talk to Safety Battalion Chief Wayne Smith of the Indianapolis Fire Department about the dangers of fire smoke and his department's "On Mask, All the Time" Policy.  See the whole top…