The Weekly Scrap, Firefighter Podcast

One of the best Scraps of all time!!!! Over 68 years of history to dive into as I am joined by one of my favorite people, Dave McGrail.  I have wanted to make it happen for a very long time and it fi…

Joined on this episode by Mr. Smoklahoma himself!  We discuss what the citizen expects when they call 911, and get ready because it is a gut-punch!. Adjusting your mindset towards the job. Mental tou…

Joined on this episode by Andrew Pristach and we had a lot of topics to cover!  We discuss forcible entry and training realism. Skill acquisition, training theory and stress.  Tool design and the cha…

Very excited for this episode as I am joined by the always awesome Rich Stack. We discuss leading from the front. Having the moral courage to call a mayday. Family and the fire service, the sacrifice…

Joined on this episode by the one and only Micah Horton, and it an awesome Scrap!  Our topics include: The Anecdotal vs. fact based training.  The evolution of technology and tactics. How to broaden …

Joined on this episode by none other than Bryan LaFleur himself! Highly requested guest and it was a great conversation. We start off by talking about building a truck culture from the ground up. The…

Joined on this episode by the one and only B.J. Breecher, and it was a fun Scrap, he was not afraid to poke some bears!  We discuss training versus just checking boxes. Why so many departments just g…

Joined once again by the person I call an absolute force of nature...hurricane Ike.... Curt Isakson!  We talk about the challenges of the firefighter life.  Training up the most important Probie.  In…

Joined this week by the YOOF himself, Ryan Scellick and we discuss all things decision making, specifically in emergent situations and the stress involved.  We discussed Coopers Color Code, we discus…

Sean Duffy, Nick Ledin and Scott Thompson come on to talk about the state of OSHA and the revisit to two in/two out. 

  Here is Nick Ledin " TWO IN/TWO OUT IS TOO SLOW.... FIRE SERVICE, WE NEED YOUR H…

Joined on this episode by the exceptional mind that is Dennis Legear.  It is hard to name someone who has put in more effort and thought into fire stream development than Dennis.  We talk about the t…

Joined on this episode by the Company Officer himself, Michael Dozier! It was a phenomenal episode as we deep dove into leadership at the company level, and discussed his key principles for success. …

Joined by one of my favorite amigos, the one and only Mike Gagliano. We discussed fireground decision making. The art of go and no-go.  The pendulum swing that is the fire service, and how to build a…

Joined on this episode by one of my biggest mentors, the one and only Scott Thompson. We talk mentorship, being mentored. The discussion will always cover culture and how you can impact your departme…

Joined on this episode by Dan Shaw and it was an excellent episode! We talked about 25 to Survive and LODD's impact on everyone.  Leadership through the ranks and how to have an impact on your organi…

Joined on this episode by Ian Bennett and it was an exciting episode, especially if you love the topics of training and live fire. I was able to pick his brain on his training philosophies and the le…

My guest this week is none other than Mike Greco. He is a very opinionated firefighter and not afraid to share his mind.  Our planned topics were truck operations and tactics, as well as how to be a …

Joined on this episode by Chief Michael Paschal and I am excited for all that we got to discuss. It seems like every class I attend in my home state he is always there. Even with his decades of exper…

WOW, what an episode!  One of the most requested guests for the Scrap... Chief Candace Ashby. We discuss the six most common organizational issues. Leadership from the bottom up. Why the disconnect e…