Ranked #1
Episode 027 - 16 Minutes Under a Collapse in a Structure Fire with Clark Glass
Episode 027 - 16 Minutes Under a Collapse in a Structure Fire with Clark Glass
16 minutes doesn't sound like a long time, unless you're pinned under a collapse, unable to move, and running out of air... Read more
26 Aug 2018
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35mins
Ranked #2
Episode 041 - Two Phones (The Wives Part 2)
Episode 041 - Two Phones (The Wives Part 2)
Often, the longer you are with an organization, the more your responsibilities increase. Get enough responsibility and t... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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57mins
Ranked #3
Episode 035 - What Makes A Good Firefighter?
Episode 035 - What Makes A Good Firefighter?
It seems like a pretty simple question. If you were to ask the public what makes a good firefighter, they probably would... Read more
30 Jun 2019
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43mins
Ranked #4
Episode 063 - Talking Shop with Chief Chris Wessels
Episode 063 - Talking Shop with Chief Chris Wessels
When we sat down to talk with Chief Chris Wessels, we had a specific topic in mind that we thought we would cover. But w... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #5
Episode 016 - Firefighter Perspective vs Chief Perspective with Cale Hamilton
Episode 016 - Firefighter Perspective vs Chief Perspective with Cale Hamilton
Cale Hamilton was a self-described mediocre firefighter until a 2010 mayday incident prompted him to explore what it mea... Read more
10 Dec 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #6
Audiobook: America Burning - Chapter Twenty: What Citizens Can Do
Audiobook: America Burning - Chapter Twenty: What Citizens Can Do
This audiobook was a project of Combustible to produce an audiobook version of one of the most important documents in fi... Read more
21 Oct 2019
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8mins
Ranked #7
Episode 071 - Sizing Up The Size-Up
Episode 071 - Sizing Up The Size-Up
We all should be doing a size-up as we approach any scene. And if you’ve got other units responding with you, someone is... Read more
25 Apr 2020
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40mins
Ranked #8
Episode 067 - Flippin' Firefighters with Todd Edwards Part 1
Episode 067 - Flippin' Firefighters with Todd Edwards Part 1
The illusion of a perfect fire is a tempting one, but it’s also just that: an illusion. In the first part of our discuss... Read more
29 Feb 2020
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45mins
Ranked #9
Audiobook: America Burning - Chapter Three: Are There Other Ways?
Audiobook: America Burning - Chapter Three: Are There Other Ways?
This audiobook was a project of Combustible to produce an audiobook version of one of the most important documents in fi... Read more
21 Oct 2019
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24mins
Ranked #10
Episode 019 - Scott Stroup And The Catch Seen Round The World
Episode 019 - Scott Stroup And The Catch Seen Round The World
It's a once in a career moment, and it actually happened twice on this one fire in DeKalb County GA. Two children, in de... Read more
10 Feb 2018
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #11
Episode 030 - How Close Is Too Close?
Episode 030 - How Close Is Too Close?
How well do you know the person above you in the chain of command? How about the person below you? When your buddy got p... Read more
23 Dec 2018
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48mins
Ranked #12
Episode 014 - Criticism, Condemnation, and Complaining
Episode 014 - Criticism, Condemnation, and Complaining
Is there a place for criticism in your fire station? It might seem like a somewhat silly question, and most of those of ... Read more
24 Sep 2017
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41mins
Ranked #13
Episode 033 - Fast Track Or The Wrong Track?
Episode 033 - Fast Track Or The Wrong Track?
Fast Tracking…Lateral Transfer…Whatever you want to call it…The idea of bringing persons into your organization who are ... Read more
14 Apr 2019
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1hr
Ranked #14
Episode 034 - Listener Responses: It All Comes Down To...
Episode 034 - Listener Responses: It All Comes Down To...
We’ve recently started asking weekly fill-in-the-blank questions on our Facebook page, and the first question generated ... Read more
1 Jun 2019
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47mins
Ranked #15
Episode 020 - Moneyballing It: Leadership Lessons Of The Film Moneyball
Episode 020 - Moneyballing It: Leadership Lessons Of The Film Moneyball
Moneyball is the story of the Oakland Athletics' 2002 season; a season in which General Manager Billy Beane used the unc... Read more
2 Mar 2018
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1hr 27mins
Ranked #16
Audiobook: America Burning - Chapter Nine: The Hazards Created Through Materials
Audiobook: America Burning - Chapter Nine: The Hazards Created Through Materials
This audiobook was a project of Combustible to produce an audiobook version of one of the most important documents in fi... Read more
21 Oct 2019
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25mins
Ranked #17
Audiobook: America Burning - Chapter Six: A National Fire Academy
Audiobook: America Burning - Chapter Six: A National Fire Academy
This audiobook was a project of Combustible to produce an audiobook version of one of the most important documents in fi... Read more
21 Oct 2019
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10mins
Ranked #18
Episode 069 - The Boots on the Ground
Episode 069 - The Boots on the Ground
There is a central concept that runs throughout Pete Blaber’s The Mission, The Men, and Me: that you should always liste... Read more
27 Mar 2020
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46mins
Ranked #19
Episode 013 - Why Data Should Matter To Firefighters with Matt Hinds-Aldrich and Tom Burrell
Episode 013 - Why Data Should Matter To Firefighters with Matt Hinds-Aldrich and Tom Burrell
If you're a firefighter who thinks this episode sounds like it's going to be boring, then you're exactly who needs to li... Read more
3 Sep 2017
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #20
Episode 023 - What Motivates Someone To Be Unmotivated?
Episode 023 - What Motivates Someone To Be Unmotivated?
A listener wrote to us about some senior firefighters being disengaged with less experienced firefighters in the station... Read more
27 Jun 2018
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46mins