J-List: A Compilation of EMS/Fire/Management Training

Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast: February 2023: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking with Jon Acuff

APS Radio: Birth Defects in Children of Male Firefighters

On this episode of #APSRadio, Dr. Miriam Siegel from NIOSH discusses the recently released study regarding birth defects among children of male firefighters. Dr. Siegel describes the makeup of the study, results, and what firefighters can do to protect themselves.

Center for Creative Leadership: How to Scale Development Opportunities for Employees to Prepare for the Future (Webinar Recording)

Leading virtual teams, navigating staffing issues, managing broken supply chains, keeping people safe while keeping the business going — these are all challenges leaders are facing right now, along with ongoing personal disruptions and stressors. When the present is so unpredictable, planning your next move (or development opportunities for employees) can feel like trying to play a game without the rulebook. But it also brings the opportunity to adapt and find new ways of doing things that can set your organization and your talent up for success both now and in the future.

CFSI: 2023 Schedule of Events!

Crackyl Magazine: Quality Over Quantity: How to Make the Most of Your Workout in a Limited Time

Developing and maintaining a high level of physical readiness not only provides numerous health benefits and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease but also helps boost morale and self-esteem.

Create Your Own Light Podcast: Changing Your Pedigree

In this episode I discuss having the ability to change the way that you think while having an open mind in order to promote personal growth. I go on to talk about what I used to think a man was vs what I belive a man is now. I also talk about writing a goodbye letter to the people you love and working through mental health setbacks. Enjoy!

Echelon Front: The Debrief - Telling Your Employees the Truth

EMS1: SURVEY OPPORTUNITY - EMS Trend Survey seeks providers' input for 8th industry report

This year’s survey touches on topics such as lights and sirens usage and treatment-in-place adoption, as well as recruitment and retention initiatives

EMS1 Podcast: Why you should strive to leave the EMS profession better than you found it

FDSOA Wellness Wednesday: Infection Control

FCCMA: Episode #91: Craig Radzak - Preventative Community Para-Medicine Programs

Assistant City Manager Craig Radzak has been with the City of Sanford for 31 years. He transitioned to city management from the fire department, and in this episode, he talks about an incredible program Sanford instituted that helps proactively care for the health and safety of residents.

FFCA: February Magazine

Check out articles on page 16 & 24!

Fire Engineering: Podcast: Main Street Firefighting: EMS Recon

Hosts Chris Tobin and Lex Shady talk about how fire departments can best use EMS runs as a form of prefire recon and planning.

Fire Engineering: Upstream Practices That Predict Firefighter Resilience

“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” ― Desmond Tutu

Firefighter Rescue Survey

Firefighter Nation: FDIC 2023 Preview: Firefighter Fitness with Jim Moss and Dan Kerrigan

Firefighter Nation: Fireaway Announces U.S. Coast Guard Approval

Fireaway Inc. is proud to announce receipt of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Certificate of Approval (COA) for our pre-engineered Stat-X? condensed aerosol fire suppression systems to protect Class A (surface), B, and C hazards in marine applications. USCG certified fire protection products are required for vessels operating within the waters of the United States. Stat-X is the first aerosol fire suppression system to secure this respected approval.

Firefighter Success Podcast: Jared Vermeulen - 072

Jared Vermuelen is a captain with Boca Raton Fire Rescue in Florida where he has served for over 15 years. He is a first generation firefighter that entered the fire service in 2007 after working as a paramedic for a local ambulance company and hospital. Jared Specializes in hazardous materials, rope rescue, trench rescue, confined space, and heavy extrication as a part of his department’s regional hazmat team for Boca Raton and Palm Beach County.

Fireground Fitness Podcast with Rayne Gray: Ep87, Set the Brake with Josh Stefancic

Episode 87, with Fire Chief Josh Stefancic, is another great episode were we talk to a firefighter from “another town”. And while “the circus may be different, the clowns are the same” and this is what really bonds us together, we are in this business for the same purposes and mission. Stefancic and I talked about so many great things and then we pushed record and captured a great podcast as well! We discussed management, mentoring, education, and the critical importance of relationships.

FireHouse: CA Firefighters Narrowly Escape Facade Collapse

A captain with San Bernardino noticed the pending collapse and both escaped with seconds to spare.

Get Balanced with Dr. Donnie: Episode 146: Life Scan Learning Lab Edition | Preet Bassi

In Ep. 146, we chat with Center for Public Safety Excellence CEO Preet Bassi about her career journey, CPSE programs, health and wellness, mentorship, and much more

Grabs Podcast

Harvard Business Review: How to Become More Adaptable in Challenging Situations

In unfamiliar, high-stakes situations, we’re hard-wired to default to the mechanisms that we’ve relied on the past. However, new situations often can’t be met with old solutions. This is the adaptability paradox: When we most need to learn, change, and adapt, we are most likely to react with old approaches that aren’t suited to our new situation, leading to poorer decisions and ineffective solutions. To better overcome the obstacles posed by our old habits, the authors propose the strategy of Deliberate Calm to help leaders take stock of their situation and encourage them to discover new solutions with intention, creativity, and objectivity.

IAFC: FSEDI 2023 Fire Service Executive Development Institute Participants Selected

The Fire Service Executive Development Institute is a year-long leadership-development program developed by the IAFC to provide new and aspiring chiefs with the tools they need to have successful and productive tenures. The members of the cohort will meet three times during the year.

IAFC: Safety, Health, and Survival Section’s virtual 2022-2023 training

Self-Paced, Online - The trainings included in this offer cover a wide range of topics, including assembling a peer support team, cardiac health awareness and the benefits of early detection, the impacts of bullying on your members’ health and wellness, and how to choose the right occupational healthcare provider for your department. Watch one training that particularly stands out to you or watch them all – the training format allows you to choose the trainings that will make the biggest impact in your department’s health, safety, and wellness programs.

IAFC: Strategic Direction

IAFF: General President Recognizes Florida Member for Heroism

iChiefs: Winter 2023 Magazine

ICMA: EP33 Assistant Manager Exchange Program

How assistant and deputy managers can break out of their grind, learn and contribute in a new environment, gain rare access to council, and prepare for a future manager position.

Leadership Under Fire: Leadership Continuity in a High-Risk, Ever-Changing World with Lt Jack Meara, FDNY

As you’ll hear in this conversation, that continuity of leadership has made a great and lasting impact on those around him.

National Counterterrorism Center: First Responder Toolbox, Terrorism Prevention Spectrum

NFFF: Vulnerability Assessment Program

NFPA: Impact of Elevated Walkways in Storage of Sprinkler Protection

NIOSH: National Firefighter Registry

Psych Health and Safety USA Podcast: The DE&I connection to Psychological Safety - with Sacha Thompson

Science Alliance Website: Fire Service & Reproductive Health

Smart Firefighting: Episode 148: How to be a Leader of Change in the Fire Service with Jeff Buchanan

Here's how to remain true to yourself as you move up the ranks of the fire service.

SA Matters: Situational Awareness, Complacency: A Lesson Worth Sharing – The Eric Wappel Story – 390

USFA: Podcast, Helping Primary Care Providers to Better Understand Unique Health Risks to Firefighters

Conferences:

IAFC WUI: Nevada March 2023

IAAI: Cherokee NC, April 2023

CFSI: Washington, DC, May 2023

25th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium – Register to attend (250 cap), Submissions also being accepted: NETC Emmitsburg, June 2023

NFPA: Las Vegas, June 2023

Firehouse Vigilance list of events

Upcoming Opportunities:

Lexipol: Get Curious Before Getting Furious: How Cynicism Impacts Behavior On Scene

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 1:00pm ET

You’ll learn: 

Six additional tools* to continue building trust within your community.

How to reduce frustration and think more effectively in the face of conflict.

Ways to practice kindness and increase positive interactions.

How to rethink policing to better serve your community.

Lexipol: Evidence-Based Tactics: Applying Research & Technology for a Safer, More Effective Fireground

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 1:00pm ET

You’ll learn: 

A systematic approach to evaluating tactics and technologies and building support among line firefighters.

The 4 key components LFRA uses to build and maintain a progressive, forward-looking fireground.

The 5 tactics LFRA is using to confront the challenges of the modern fireground and deliver a more efficient, effective operation.

Fire Engineering: Initial Size-Up Reports for First-Due Incident Commanders

Friday, March 31, 2023 at 11:00am ET

This webcast covers the initial on-scene size-up for first-arriving officers at all incidents. It sets up the framework for the entire fireground experience from assessing the incident scene on arrival to setting up an IMS organization. Students will use a systematic mental checklist using the CASH acronym (Command, Actions, Size-Up, and Help) for on-scene size-up reports, which can be used at all incidents. Topics include the establishment of command, the 13-point size-up factors, first-due company assignments, and additional resources that will be needed.

Jocko Echelon Front: Women’s Assembly

Thursday, March 16, 2023 1:00pm ET

Open Forum

IAFC VCOS: Generational Classrooms: How to Connect with All Ages

Thursday, June 6, 2023, 4:00pm ET

Contemporary instructors are facing an ever-increasing challenge: mixed generations in the classroom. While this has been an age-old factor, it's been amplified by the technological renaissance, the atypically large cultural gap between recent and tenured generations, and the rapidity with which retirements and recruitments are occurring due to a dynamic, volatile job market.

“People will quit on you. You gotta get up every day and make sure you never quit on yourself.” -GBE

-Judah