This week The Firefighter Training Podcasts discusses looking back on your knowledge, training, experience and certainly your effort that you gave this past year. More importantly and honest look back provides for a better diving board platform as you jump into the new pool of 2019.

Happy New Year to All!

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast talks about the quote that is attributed to Einstein that says the definition of insanity is completing the same action over and over and expecting different results.

I have a conversation with Joe Starnes from Kill The Flashover Project and we venture into a variety of fire service areas.

This is not a fireground operational episode.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast looks at riding positions on apparatus in the Career and the volunteer / on-call department.

This episode is operational.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast looks at everything to do with SOPs or SOGs as some like to call them.

What are they, how do you format them, what is their purpose, and how to review and revise them are all topics that are discussed.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast talks about Communicating your vision as an officer (of any rank) and a leader.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast interviews Assistant Chief Joseph Pronesti from Elyria Ohio and we have a special no cost training offer for your department. We are offering 3 free size up and simulation training to 3 departments. Offer valid until December 31, 2018.

This is a must listen if you want a chance to have 2 experienced fire officers help train your folks.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast looks at another book in the making and I ask the listeners to be contributors if they wish. All of us must have a favorite firehouse story of some shenanigans going on in the firehouse. Jon and Jeremy are compiling a list of the greatest. Help them out!

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast talks with Author Mauro Porceli about his new book called Surviving the Firehouse. This book is a great read for the probie to the senior person on shift.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast offers some tips and solutions for growing as a leader.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast discusses how apparatus placement on the incident scene affects a lot more than you would think.