Code 3 - The Firefighters Podcast

Aug 22 2024 300 ep. 18 mins 129

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The podcast for and about firefighters, "Code 3" covers topics of interest to those in the fire service, in about 20 minutes. We take one subject, one guest, and get it done. We don't waste your time.

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The Art of Throwing Ladders with Kevin Weis

Aug 22 2024 15 mins

One of the first tools you were taught about when you started this job is the basic groundladder.Once you learned how to throw one, it was no big deal, right? The longer the ladder, the more firefighters get to carry it. Except…What if there’s not enough people on the fireground to do that?You might be surprised to find that the 24-foot extension ladder can safely be carried an

Community Risk Reduction: Part of the Job with Chad Costa

Jul 04 2024 25 mins

One of the least exciting jobs for a firefighter is the dreaded Community Risk Reduction assignment.In an urban environment, CRR may mean doing a meeting with the people you serve. Or maybe you’re changing smoke alarm batteries.Either of those—not exciting, but not so much work, either.But if your department covers urban and rural areas, where you could be tasked to fight a bru

[Rebroadcast] Fifth Annual Granite Mtn Hotshots Memorial in Prescott AZ

Jun 27 2024 16 mins

On June 30, 2018, the fifth anniversary of the LODD of 19 members of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew at Yarnell Hill, a memorial ceremony was held in Prescott, Arizona, their home base. The brief ceremony commemorated their loss and celebrated their lives. This is the event.

Command Post Placement and Distractions with Robby Bergerson

Jun 20 2024 16 mins

Incident commanders, here are some questions for you:How much thought do you put into where you set up your command post?Is it usually on the alpha side of a structure? Why is that? Routine? Street access?What about distractions? For example, noise. That can not only give you a headache but also make you miss an urgent radio call, right?My guest on this edition of Code 3 has been c

How to Set Standards for Probie Training with Jesse Marcotte

Jun 13 2024 19 mins

This week’s show is related to last week’s. If you haven’t heard episode 344 with Jennifer Stanislaw, go ahead and listen to it—it dovetails nicely with this one.On this episode, we’re talking about the importance of setting standards for probie training.Years ago, that training consisted of handing the probie a mop as often as a ladder. It was designed to “teach a soli

Two-In/Two-Out: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed with Sean Duffy

Jun 06 2024 24 mins

Firefighters around the country are looking at the possibility of a new OSHA ruling very carefully.I’m talking about the two-in/two-out rule, contained in NFPA 1500.There’s a new report written by five prominent members of the fire service that says two-in/two-out doesn’t make firefighters any safer. Instead, the time wasted waiting for a RIC crew to get ready makes it more l

Avoid Death by PowerPoint and Still Teach a Class with Jennifer Stanislaw

May 30 2024 19 mins

From Day One in the fire service, the lecture is the standard teaching method. Sometimes, it seems like fire departments must keep Microsoft in business, what with all the PowerPoint software they must be ordering.And you know the instruction -- notice I didn’t say “learning” – keeps going like this until you retire. Want to be a Battalion Chief? There’s a lecture and Pow

Using a Halligan Hook as a RIT Tool with AB Turenne

May 23 2024 24 mins

Every firefighter who rides an engine has a favorite tool: The Halligan Bar. As nearly all young firefighters learn, it was invented in 1948 by an FDNY Deputy Chief named Hugh Halligan.Not long after that, he created the Halligan Hook. Sometimes it’s called a New York Roof Hook.This six-foot bar is a favorite of truckies who need to open up roofs.But there’s another way to use

A Call to Arms with David Rhodes

May 09 2024 21 mins

If you were among those fortunate enough to be in the audience at the opening of FDIC 2024, you heard something special.I’d say it was a call to arms… a call to take revolutionary action.Chief David Rhodes spoke for about a half-hour, laying out a case for change in the fire service.His main argument: that the fire service has become too risk-averse. That the leaders of departm

Why Are So Many Firefighters Ready to Leave the Profession? with Dr. Reggie Freeman

May 02 2024 20 mins

Fire departments around the U.S. are approaching a tipping point.At the same time career departments are seeing a drop in applicants, they’re also losing existing firefighters.This is a problem. Once upon a time, not so long ago, it was tough to get a job in the fire department.But now, fewer people line up for those spots. Maybe it’s generational, maybe it’s just a natural c