Brian Yonkin's guest appearances

Brian Yonkin

Refined By Fire

Chris Brennan

Rob Fisher

James Greenwood

Jim McCormack

Luke Miller

Scott Hewlett

Dena Ali

Graham Peaslee

Curt Isakson

Brian Olson

Adam Maiers

Gary Lane

Travis Rask

Eric Haskins

OwlTail

 “You can do your job here, and it’s f-ing awesome.”Brian Yonkin is a third-generation firefighter working in Harrisburg, Pa, where he’s currently the driver of Tower 2. Brian is a part of the team which created and continues to run the Art of Firemanship Days training conference, and serves on the editorial board of the excellent Art of Firemanship Journal.In our talk with Brian, we covered a lot of ground. We discuss fitness for firefighters (5/3/1), the idiosyncrasies of fighting fires in rowhomes, how his time as a kitchen manager prepared him for life in the fire service, The Lessons are in the Ring, and the Four Pillars of his life and how he manages them to achieve balance and success.Books mentioned by Brian:Seven Habits of Highly Effective PeopleAs a Man ThinkethThird Circle Theory: Purpose Through ObservationThe DipBooks mentioned by Stephen:Quitter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast features the song “Spray Paint it Gold”, by Little Glass Men, available under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

“You can do your job here, and it’s f-ing awesome.”Brian Yonkin is a third-generation firefighter working in Harrisburg, Pa, where he’s currently the driver of Tower 2. Brian is a part of the team which created and continues to run the <a href="http://www.firemanshipdays.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Art of Firemanship Days</a> training conference, and serves on the editorial board of the excellent <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5668c7042399a34df12fe70b/t/58c0a0cebf629ab8bacd5a81/1489019112067/AOF+Journal+Winter+2017+Single.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Art of Firemanship Journal</a>.In our talk with Brian, we covered a lot of ground. We discuss fitness for firefighters (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Simplest-Effective-Training-System-Strength/dp/B00686OYGQ/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=GRH0KGPF128FTQ2CZBT0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5/3/1</a>), the idiosyncrasies of fighting fires in rowhomes, how his time as a kitchen manager prepared him for life in the fire service, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BTrWmqpFXzp/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=hustle_and_flow_fire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lessons are in the Ring,</a> and the Four Pillars of his life and how he manages them to achieve balance and success. Books mentioned by Brian:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seven Habits of Highly Effective People</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/As-Man-Thinketh-Complete-Original/dp/1523643536" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As a Man Thinketh</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Third-Circle-Theory-Purpose-Observation/dp/0985601337" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Third Circle Theory: Purpose Through Observation</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dip-Little-Book-Teaches-Stick/dp/1591841666" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dip</a>Books mentioned by Stephen:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Quitter-Closing-Between-Your-Dream/dp/0982986270" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quitter</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast features the song “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Little_Glass_Men/The_Age_of_Insignificance/Spray_paint_it_Gold" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spray Paint it Gold”</a>, by <a href="http://www.clauscreative.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little Glass Men</a>, available under a Creative Commons <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution</a> license.

Episode 3: Brian Yonkin