The Weekly Scrap, Firefighter Podcast

Joined by Brian Bastinelli of the Art of Firemanship, it was an awesome evening as we discuss company level training, and task level skill sets. Firefighter education vs. training... vulnerability, h…

Joined by Isaac Frazier and excited to talk about being "Into the Job". Topics included tactical extrication, his journey in the fire service, how Into the Job Firman's Symposium came about, and of c…

Joined by none other than the legendary Ray McCormack to kick off the new year in style. It was an awesome conversation as he talked about his history in the fire service... then transitioned to the …

Excited to have as my guest on episode 119 non other than Dennis LeGear. The man knows his hydraulics, his hose, his pumps... he basically is a fire attack genius. If you are a water/fire nerd at all…

The first ever Mega Scrap -- MEGA SCRAP ALPHA: featuring Scott Thompson, Walt Lewis and Mike Walker. The game plan was to deep dive into one topic: Creating a culture of Mentorship in the modern fire…

Joined by Chris Kessinger of Citizens First Fire Training. We lead off with talking about the military mindset and fire service then have discussion and questions focused on search, putting the citiz…

Really excited to have Raymen Dorival on this episode of the scrap! Was an awesome discussion on what gets him fired up, and where he draws his energy from. Raymen got to share his thoughts on traini…

Joined by Justyn Fraize to talk about mindset, attitude and motivation. Was a blast to pick his brain about preparation and his approach to training. As always the best part was what the audience thr…

Joined by Chief Mo Davis of Houston Fire and was able to get him fired up and talking about all things fire! Topics included command, mindset, fireground strategy, tactics, training and my favorite..…

Excited to have Julio Ramos on to talk about "Destiny Favoring the Prepared" among many other fire service topics. We discuss special operations, leadership, tactics and everything the audience threw…

Joined by Kevin Lewis of Twisted Truckie Training. Was an awesome conversation and a good time as we discussed Truck Operations and his love of all thing truck and tillers. Of course the audience had…

Joined on this episode by Danny Dwyer who was thrust into the firefighting limelight with a decision he made.  Danny comes on to discuss that fire, and then fields a variety of questions thrown at hi…

 Back from traveling and kicking November off right with none other than Chief Dave McGrail! Topics we discuss are dominated by great questions from the audience!  A lot about water supply, High-rise…

Joined by Nicholas Papa to talk about his just released this year "Coordinating Ventilation: Supporting Extinguishment and Survivability" - It is going to be a good time as we delve into all things v…

Joined by one of the coolest cats on the planet. Major Dane Yaw is coming on to talk about all things fire! Starting with training and his current duties, then moving on to tradition and why it is so…

Get your popcorn and your drink of choice because this one was fun! Joined by Dustin Martinez of Reformation Fire Training. Topics we covered: Size-up, initial decision making, search tactics and con…

Joined on this episode by Jim McCormack of FDTN! Corley barely gets to ask any questions in this episode before the audience takes over, and Jim absolutely crushes it with answer after answer of know…

Joined on this episode by Fit to Fight Fire's very own Craig Stalowy. We are going to be discussing the new book The Backstep, and all about how to earn influence in the firehouse as well as when and…

Joined on this episode by Steve Robertson of Stretching for Success. He absolutely crushes on this Scrap with topics covered including  but not limited to: First engine placement, Estimating the stre…

Joined on this episode by Chief Trey Nelms, he has been plugged in for over thirty years, is passionate about learning, training and excellence. Made for some great conversation. Tons of info and lea…