Capitol Fire Training Podcast

Capitol Fire Training Podcast

Capitol Fire Training Podcast is a radio show that discusses fireground tactics, tools, and performance to make the fire service better.

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May 4, 2021 62 mins

This month we get the honor to have an exclusive interview with Detroit Fire Department's Senior Lieutenant Darnell McLaurin of Rescue Squad 5. During this one of a kind podcast, we started talking about how rescue company's work and perform in a city like Detroit where there is never a shortage of fires, but constant struggles with a growing urban city.

The conversation shifted to some well thought out concepts of "why we got into...

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Job specific fitness training and having the mentality and motivation to stay physically fit is important. Often times we loose track of the importance of these trhree traits. In this "welcome back" to podcasting podcast, we sit down with couple Jared Seitz and Gailynn Petry, and talk about firefighter physical fitness. 

 

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February 23, 2021 1 min

We're Back into 2021 with the Capitol Fire Training Podcasts. This is just a quick update on where we've been, but most importantly where we're going.  

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December 19, 2019 86 mins

Fire service tools have been around for many years. Just like anything in the fire service, they evolve over time. Some tools have made a heavy impact on the fire service. During this podcast we sit down with tool inventor and fire service leader Fred Malven, the inventor of the Malven Works Hawk tool, and Monster Halligan, and discuss their concepts, their abilities as well as their locations across the world.

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October 1, 2019 17 mins

The Lost Tape

We previously recorded a podcast while out in Indy and forgot to post this podcast. We were still getting used to our own podcast and how to maneuver our own site, that we forgot to post it. 

In this episode we sit down with FDNY Rescue Co.4 fireman Aaron Martin before he teaches his FDIC presentation on Firefighting in Subdivided Structures. 

When we arrive on scene of these particular occupancy's there are clues tha...

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September 3, 2019 63 mins

We talk it, but is everyone walking it? In this [podcast we sit down with fire service mentor, leader, instructor, and Ocean City Maryland's Skip Carey, and hit it all. This unedited podcast covers fire service training, the building blocks to a successful career, how we keep the brotherhood alive and most importantly the relationships that are made and how to keep them. 

 

*Bonus Content* towards the end of this podcast, we pick M...

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We previously discussed managing the mayday from the outside with Deputy Chief Lenny Chornock, but what about managing the mayday from the inside? How are we managing the process of removing our brother and sister firefighter's from the nasty environment after the mayday is called? Have we taken the steps to prepare for the inside actions? How quick are we getting them out of that environment and into the better environment? These ...

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July 1, 2019 56 mins

One push of a shutter button on a camera can capture life's most precious moments. Some of those moments we can never get back, and some of those moments had they not been captured via camera we could never reflect on them ever again. In this podcast we sit down with Brooklyn New York's Photo Journalist Lloyd Mitchell, as he talks exclusively to us about what he's seen while he captures some of life's most iconic images in the fire...

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June 3, 2019 46 mins
Mayday...Mayday...Mayday
The most chilling set of words that nobody ever wants to hear, come across a portable radio. On top of that, being able to not only manage dealing with it, but continuing to mitigate an emergency around that, as well as keeping your emotions in check.
 
This episode with CFT instructor Robert “RJ” James and special guest Deputy Fi...
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We all have that person or persons in our life that has shaped us in the fire service. These people are the ones that may have showed us key traits to being successful in the fire service. Each mentor has their own way of doing it. This exclusive episode , CFT instructors "RJ", Aaron Martin, Dave Polikoff and special guest Dave McGill, sit down while live at FDIC in Indianapolis and discuss the mentorship of the fire service. Who w...

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The fire-ground is one big band performance with everyone playing in sync with each other. The command officer is the band maestro and he/she is in charge of the way the team sounds, In this episode Battalion Chief Dave Polikoff gives a little insight on his command program that he will be presenting tomorrow at FDIC as well as his perspective on being a successful command officer. 

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April 7, 2019 31 mins

The fire-ground is one big band performance with everyone playing in sync with each other. The command officer is the band maestro and he/she is in charge of the way the team sounds. In this episode Battalion Chief Dave Polikoff gives a little insight on his command program that he will be presenting tomorrow here at FDIC as well as his perspective on being a successful command officer.

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March 1, 2019 47 mins

Motivation is key to a successful crew in the fire service. But how do we get to that point? How do we motivate the unmotivated? How do we deal with the unmotivated? Capitol Fire Training instructors RJ & Dave Polikoff discuss the fine details of combating these obstacles and people in the fire service. 

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