The OCFA Pass-Along
From the Orange County Fire Authority, this is the Pass-Along Podcast. We address firefighter issues from top to bottom. Be sure to check back here for more episodes in the future!
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 85
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2024
Ep. 25 - Greg Hosburg: Two Sides of the Radio, Pt. 2
Fire Captain Peter Condy wraps up his interview with former OCFA Fire Captain/current OCFA Fire Communication Dispatcher Greg Hosburg.
SHOWNOTES
News & Noteworthy (01:18)
Greg Hosburg Interview (10:40)
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Ep. 24 - Greg Hosburg: Two Sides of the Radio, Pt. 1
In the first of two episodes, Fire Captain Peter Condy sits down with former OCFA Fire Captain/current OCFA Fire Communication Dispatcher Greg Hosburg to talk about what it's like to work on both sid…
Ep. 23 - Exit Interviews with Chief Abel and Chief Pardi
Fire Captain Chad Gremel conducts back-to-back interviews with retiring Division Chief John Abel and Battalion Chief Steve Pardi, to discuss their time in the fire service.
SHOWNOTES
News & Noteworthy …
Ep. 22 - Staffing
Fire Captain Peter Condy sits down with Assistant Chief of Operations Brian Young to discuss the staffing issues at OCFA.
SHOWNOTES
News & Noteworthy (01:04)
Chief Young Interview (04:48)
For content sug…
Ep. 21 - Exit Interview with George Ewan
Fire Captain Danny Kamakani sits down with 47-year fire service veteran Wildland Resource Defense Planner George Ewan to talk about how wildland firefighting has changed over the years.
SHOWNOTES
News …
Ep. 20 - Lessons Learned: Tesla Fire
Incident Commander Battalion Chief Steve Pardi and first on-scene Captain Dave Rich review an incident from September where a person driving a Tesla drove into a garage in Lake Forest, taking out a l…
Ep. 19 - Mike Summers Interview
Operations Admin Captain Daryll Milliot interviews Battalion Chief Mike Summers, who talks about his new assignment in HR/Training and his responsibilities with regard to promotions, recruitments, an…
Ep. 18 - Canyon 2 Fire Compilation
After some media inquiries regarding the Canyon 2 Fire, OCFA went through all the dispatch audio leading up to the initial dispatch of that fire, held a press conference, proposed an Independent Revi…
Ep. 17 - OCFA's Benevolent Association Overview
Community Risk Reduction OSS and Benevolent Director Brandi Najm interviews OCFA Fire Captain and Benevolent Association President Jim Cass about how the group got started, and the benefits they offe…
Ep. 16 - Canyon 2 Fire Review
Battalion 2 Chief and Initial Incident Commander Phil Johnson interviews Operations Chief Brian Young on how the Canyon 2 Fire went and what we're doing to prepare for the next big event.
SHOWNOTES
New…
Ep. 15 - EMS Podcast #1 - Field Breech Delivery
Earn an hour of CE by listening to this episode and taking the quiz on Target Solutions! Listen to OCFA Fire Apparatus Engineer (formerly a Firefighter/Paramedic) Ryan Summers tell the story of a rec…
Ep. 14 - Chief's Report with Patrick McIntosh
Fire Captain Jim Day sits down with our new Interim Fire Chief Patrick McIntosh (our former Deputy Fire Chief) to find out what his goals and objectives are for the near future.
SHOWNOTES
News & Notewo…
Ep. 13 - Cancer Awareness & Prevention Pt 2
OCFA Fire Captain Jeff Hughes finishes up his panel discussion on the new OCFA Cancer Awareness & Prevention Program.
Panelists Include:
•Ron Blaul, retired OCFA Deputy Chief and husband of recently d…
Ep. 12 - Cancer Awareness and Prevention Pt 1
OCFA Fire Captain Jeff Hughes leads a panel discussion on the new OCFA Cancer Awareness & Prevention Program.
Panelists Include:
•Brad Phoenix, OCFA Battalion Chief of Strategic Services and Chair of t…
Ep. 11 - Hurricane Harvey After Action
Fire Apparatus Engineer Jeremy Vallone sits down with Battalion Chief and Task Force Leader Jeff Hoey fresh off California Task Force 5's return from Houston after assisting with the efforts from Hur…
Ep. 10 - Airport Emergencies Pt. 2
Operations Admin Captain Daryll Milliot went down to Fire Station 33 at John Wayne Airport to talk to the crew that responded to the crashed airplane on the 405 freeway on June 30th.
PANELIST INCLUDE…
Ep. 09 - Organizational Updates
Fire Captain Jeff Hughes sits down with Acting Fire Chief Dave Anderson on the morning of Friday, September 1st to discuss updates in the organization, from Hurricane Harvey to next steps in choosing…
Ep. 08 - Hurricane Harvey Update
Fire Captain Jeff Hughes talks over the phone with deployed Battalion Chief Shane Sherwood regarding the conditions in Texas as they battle the elements. Plus there's an update on the movement in Exe…
Ep. 07 - Airport Emergencies Pt. 1
Operations Admin Captain Daryll Milliot went down to Fire Station 33 at John Wayne Airport to talk to Battalion 5 Chief Ric Schultz and Station 33 A-Shift Captain Bill Valdez about airport emergency …
Ep. 06 - The Fire Chief's Report
Fire Captain Jim Day sits down with Fire Chief Bowman to talk about the memo the Chief sent out on August 3rd addressing the organizational changes.
SHOWNOTES
News & Noteworthy (01:03)
Chief's Report (0…