The Weekly Scrap, Firefighter Podcast

Joined on this episode by Chief John Lightly and we had lots of stuff to discuss. Topics include, Good VS. Toxic Leadership, mindset and creating change in your organization.  The ways in which instructors are failing and how we can improve.  The Curse of knowledge. When to follow the book and when to throw it out the window.  And of course that is just the tip of the iceberg and does not include the wonderful questions that the audience derailed our plans with! Enjoy the show!!!

I am back from my globe trotting and excited to be joined on this episode by the OG of the Scrap, Mr. Episode 11, Cort Smith.  We dive deep into his philosophy on training recruits and why he believes it is such an overlooked topic.  We discuss tradition and it's impact on training. Of course the audience as always determined the direction and actual rabbit holes we dove down. It was an amazing episode with a lot of useful resources offered.  Enjoy!

Guest host, Chief Scott Thompson, was joined on this episode by Bret Stidham. They discussed Starting the USAR team in Dallas, rising the ranks, leadership And of course all the questions and comments that the audience had!  It was an amazing Scrap! Don't miss this one!

There was a lot of mystery surrounding episode #260 and what exactly was going on with it, but one thing that was not a mystery was the guest.  It was none other than Phil Jose and the topics that were discussed were, the Art of Reading Smoke, Naturalistic decision making and training. This one got into into the weeds on making decisions and it was a Scrap you do not want to miss.  Find out what was going on last Monday night!!

Joined on this episode by Arthur Ashley, as always,  he is never afraid to speak his mind.  We talked truck work, truck work and truck work,  Time is opportunity,  Never forgetting where you came from, How arrogance is killing the fire service, Rank vs. Legacy and so many wonderful topics that the audience threw our way!  Hope you enjoy the episode as much as I had making it!

Joined on this episode by the one and only Chris Wessels. We discuss the difference between a culture of safety and a culture of aggression.  The power of mentoring. The epiphanies that impacted his career... and his take on family and the impact of the fire service on it.  Of course the questions and comments that the audience brought, as always drove the show.  Enjoy!!

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 finally happened... we will be joined by his father Pat McGrail for an epic, one-of-a-kind Scrap.  From 1955 to 2023 there has been a McGrail working at the Denver FD and we dive into that legacy and tradition.  Of course you can always count on the audience to bring the best questions and topics for discussion! Killer Scrap!!!

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 toughness and the OSD program... and one of my favorite topics, BJJ and the fire service!  It promised to be a fun discussion and of course the amazing questions and comments from the live audience absolutely delivered! Enjoy!

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 challenges and processes involved. Of course that is just what we had planned and does not include the wonderful topics and questions from the audience! Enjoy!!!

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 sacrifices and the struggle. Training your instincts and of course... blitz attack!  And as every scrapper knows, that is only what we had planned and does not include all of the wonderful questions from the audience that make the Scrap so amazing!