Blog & Show

Episode 77 | Rewarding undesirable behavior
In this episode I am talking about the results of rewarding undesirable behavior. This is a topic more often discussed in my leadership programs

Episode 76 | Ontario Fire Service Critical Incident Initiative
In today’s episode I interview Brent Thomas, Stephen MacInnis and Richard Craibbe. As members of the Ontario Fire Training Officers Association they are leading

Episode 75 | Interview with Personal Safety Expert Shawn Rafferty
In today’s episode I interview Shawn Rafferty, creator of the Safety Blueprint personal awareness and protection program. We will talk about how first responders

Episode 74 | Creating the Thinking Firefighter
This episode is a recording of my presentation at the Executive Fire Officer Program Graduate Symposium, hosted on the Campus of the National

Episode 73 | Ryan Pennington on Hoarder Home Fires
In this episode I interview Ryan Pennington about his new book Hoarder Homes: Piles of Hazards for Firefighters. This book is the first to

Episode 72: The dispatcher’s role in forming first responder situational awareness
Some of the least appreciated members of the emergency response team are the communications specialists (in some venues, termed dispatchers). How do I know