Scott Orr

Are you a grinder? Do you go above and beyond, not for the praise, but because it’s necessary? TJ Ward joins me on this episode to explain the grinder mindset. […]

When you think of ownership, what comes to mind? Well, there’s Rick Lasky’s book, “Pride and Ownership.” That’s what we’re talking about on this show: having a sense of ownership […]

What if you had unlimited funds to design and build the ultimate fire engine for your department? Yours would undoubtedly look different than one designed halfway across the country. You […]

We all know we’re facing fewer structure fires these days … but the ones that do ignite are more dangerous than ever. More lumber is being used, and , worse […]

On this show, we discuss a major line-of-duty-death incident: the loss of the Charleston Nine. It happened on the evening of June 18, 2007, at the Sofa Super Store in […]

How do you conduct a primary search? I’ll bet you do it by having the whole search crew follow the walls, staying in a line, right? Doesn’t that seem a […]

On this show, we’re going to talk about team-building from a different point of view. How do you get your co-workers to live up to your expectations? Let’s say you […]

We call it the Brotherhood. It’s been the basis of the fire service since … well, forever. But of course, nowadays, women are joining the brotherhood. Not many yet—the national […]

On this episode, we take a look at a confined space rescue and dissect it. It happened in 2014 at a water treatment facility in New Jersey.  An employee found […]

When do you request a medical helicopter to a scene? Most captains and battalion chiefs will err on the side of caution and at least put the aircraft on standby. […]