FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS PODCAST
When lives depend on us, success is our only option. Learn from successful firefighters and fire service leaders on how to achieve excellence, continuously improve, and leave a lasting impact and legacy in the fire service. Learn more about the Firefighter Success book at FirefighterSuccessBook.com.
Episodes
73 episodes
David Hesselmeyer - 073
David Hesselmeyer started in the emergency services in 1997. He holds certifications such as North Carolina Firefighter Level II, Advanced Firefighter, Rescue Technician, Hazardous Materials Level I Responder, EMT-Paramedic, Executive Em...
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Episode 73
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41:55
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 comp...
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Episode 72
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1:04:20
Arjuna George - 071
Arjuna George is the author of “Burnt Around The Edges, A guide to Mastering Stress and Surviving Burnout.” He retired in 2021 as the Fire Chief for Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue after 24 years of service.Chief George is...
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Episode 71
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44:14
Ryan Rodriquez - 070
Ryan Rodriquez is a firefighter/paramedic who has been on the job for 16 years. He is the founder of IGNITEd, a company where he provides public strength training and nutrition coaching services as well as private leadership and te...
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Season 70
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50:25
Jesse Quinalty - 069
Jesse Quinalty is a Master Instructor and the owner of Red Helmet Training in Southern California which houses four classrooms and a command training center. He specializes in Company Officer Training as well as table top and digital fir...
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Episode 69
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1:00:33
Curt Isakson - 068
Chief Curt Isakson is a 30-plus year veteran of the fire service, with experience working in volunteer, career, and combination departments in urban, suburban, rural, and countywide settings.He is currently a battalion chief for <...
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Episode 68
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1:13:18
John Cuomo - 067
John Cuomo is a firefighter and paramedic, author and owner of Wild Bull Media, Inc. With over 20 years as a firefighter, John is passionate about the fire and police communities and the service they provide to our country. In his career...
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Episode 67
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1:14:53
Josh Wells - 066
Josh Wells is an Arizona native who has been a firefighter for nearly two decades. He currently serves as a captain for the Sedona Fire District.In 2010, Josh took his first promotional test for captain and failed miserably. He wa...
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Episode 66
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51:57
Doug Mitchell - 065
Doug Mitchell is a captain in the New York City Fire Department with 30 years of fire experience, the last 23 being with the FDNY. He is a principal member of the NFPA 1400 committee and co-authored Fire Engineering’s “25...
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Episode 65
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37:46
Prepared to Fight Fire - Julian Serrano - 064
Julian Serrano is a firefighter with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue in Florida. He is passionate about mentorship, leadership, training and firefighter fitness. Early in his career, he decided to take ownership of his fitness, losing near...
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Episode 64
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31:03
Dan McBride - 063
Dan McBride is a firefighter in Chelan County, Washington. He started out as a volunteer firefighter, following in his dad’s footsteps, who is a 39-year fire service veteran and deputy chief. Dan shifted gears and went into law en...
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Episode 63
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37:47
Eddie Buchanan - 062
Eddie Buchanan began his fire service career in 1982 and is currently the Chief of Administration for Hanover Fire-EMS in Richmond, Virginia. He is a past president of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and...
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Episode 62
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1:06:01
Mike Matros - 061
Mike Matros is a career firefighter paramedic of 16 years and is currently with the Sudbury Fire Department in Massachusetts. Mike is also the founder and executive director of the Hero's Cup Foundation, a non-profit organization focused...
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Episode 61
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41:32
Paul Hasenmeier - 060
Paul Hasenmeier is a 22-year fire service veteran and the fire chief of the Sunset Beach Fire Department in North Carolina. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. He also possess...
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Episode 60
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53:50
Scott Geiselhart - 059
Scott Geiselhart is a 24-year retired assistant chief from the Frazee Fire Department of Minnesota. He is a PTSD, addiction, and suicide-attempt survivor. Scott escaped a near-death experience on his road to discovery and recovery from h...
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Episode 59
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39:19
Nick Papa - 058
Nicholas Papa is a lieutenant with the New Britain Fire Department in Connecticut, where he has served for more than 14 years. A second-generation firefighter, he entered the fire service in 2003, volunteering for a neighboring suburb un...
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Episode 58
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1:12:19
Nick Higgins - 057
Nicholas J. Higgins is a firefighter and district training officer for Piscataway Fire District #2 in Piscataway, New Jersey. He is a New Jersey State Level 2 Fire Instructor, a National Fallen Firefighters Foundation state advocate, and...
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Episode 57
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51:57
Ryan Johnston - 056
Ryan Johnston is a 30-year student of the fire service, with the last 24 years as a career firefighter. Ryan is also a rescue technician at the Waterville Fire Department in Maine. He is also a lieutenant in his hometown with the Oakland...
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Episode 56
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33:17
Nick Joiner & Murphy Arsenaux (Firehouse Mentor) - 055
Murphy Arsenaux is a retired captain and 37-year veteran of the fire service. He started his career at the New Orleans Fire Department and finished it at St. George Fire Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Check out episode 054 w...
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Episode 55
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1:01:24
Murphy Arsenaux - 054
Murphy Arsenaux is a 37-year veteran of the fire service. He is the author of A Company of Leaders, Leading At Every Level and Co-author of Firehouse Mentor. He entered the New Orleans Fire Departme...
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Episode 54
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1:04:49
Jared Van Ek - 053
Jared Van Ek is a lieutenant with the Spartanburg City Fire Department in South Carolina - an ISO Class 1 and Internationally Accredited Fire Department. He is a 31-year fire service veteran – serving 24 years as a volunteer and th...
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Episode 53
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59:41
Stephen Shaw - 052
Stephen Shaw is a 26-year veteran of the fire rescue service. He is the Assistant Chief for Training & EMS for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue. Chief Shaw is an accredited Chief Fire Officer and the chair of the EMS Subcommittee for the ...
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Episode 52
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48:03
Steve Pegram - 051
Steve Pegram is a 35-year firefighter who has served in every rank from firefighter to Chief in both the volunteer and career fire services. Chief Pegram has been Fire Chief of Goshen Township Fire and EMS since 2009, and is set to retir...
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Episode 51
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1:14:24
