The Weekly Scrap, Firefighter Podcast

Going live with Cody Trestrail to discuss all the details for Firemanship 2024. Cody takes the time to explain how the registration will work, and then gives a rundown of all the HOT tracks, the Lect…

Joined on this episode by none other than the man, the myth, the legend Mr. Training Seconds himself, Ron Smith! I am excited for this one and looking forward to all of the topics we will attempt to …

New pieces of equipment come out all the time in the American Fire Service, but nothing has created as much interest as the HEN Nozzle in a long time. Not only has it been stirring interest but it is…

Joined on this episode by my friend and mentor, the one and only Brian Crush!!! This episode hade me super excited for this discussion. From his perspective on the current state of the fire service, …

Joined on this episode by Reginald McKnight to discuss all aspects of training especially when it comes to new recruits. We will deep dive into the challenges of training in todays world. How he goes…

Joined on this episode by the one and only Paul Shoemaker. Paul is passionate about Electric Vehicles and Lithium ion batteries! We go deep diving into considerations and concerns for this evolving a…

Joined on this episode by none other than my brother Bassel Ibrahim, to talk about one bad tour. Thinking outside the box. How to have a playbook, but remain flexible. Resiliency and taking on challe…

Joined on this episode by the one and only Frank Leeb. Many know him as the Deputy Chief of safety from the FDNY, I know him as a friend and mentor.  The timing of this show could not be better as he…

Joined by my good friend Brian Richards to discuss the new generations of firefighters and how to engage and bring them on board.  We plan to deep dive into their perspective and why certain aspects …

Was very excited to have this conversation with Jeff Rothmeier— had a blast discussing his book that just came out this year: "Mastering the Craft." We discussed his military background and how that …

Joined on this episode by Hornet Fire training himself, Chief Jonah Smith. Super excited to talk about all things engine. Company/Chief Officer Leadership, we discuss Lou Holtz and the impact he had …

Joined on this Episode by the one and only Clay Magee. We dove down rabbit holes on various firefighting topics including: Consistency in leadership, recognizing needs, not enforcing styles, the powe…

On this episode of the Scrap is Chief Jason Hoevelmann. This was a fantastic conversation about leadership and culture.  I think every firefighter who wants to lead in any way shape or form should li…

Joined by my brother from Canada James Johnson.  Tried to have him on the Mega Scrap for Building Construction, but of course life got in the way the day of the broadcast. Well he's back and we dive …

Went live with Cody Trestrail to talk about the return of Firemanship, July 14-19, 2024. Unbelievable what Brothers In Battle are going to pull off once again. Registration goes live November 27th (C…

This is a must listen if you have any part in developing or influencing the SOG's, Procedures, or Tactics for your departments Active Shooter Response. Eric Saylors brings the key takeaways from  the…

Joined on this episode by the one and only Jeremy Sanders. We discussed building and maintaining that "Crew first culture", as well as how you overcome adversity and stay fired up? His keys to leader…

Joined by Charlie Dall on this episode of the Scrap! This one was an awesome one! We talked about the power of culture, safety vs. risk, victim minded decision making, Incident priorities, using wate…

On this Scrap,  the other brother! The one and only DJ Stone.  We discuss the Suburban fire problem, our attempts to be the Jack of all trades master of none. How sub-urban methods are a hodgepodge o…

Joined on this episode by the one and only Mike Lombardo. We discuss his perspective as he rose through the ranks. The 21 LODD's that Buffalo fire had in his time on the job. Training items from the …