
Where Are All the Women? with Cheryl Horvath
The number of women who have joined the ranks of firefighters is still hovering at around five percent. This is true even in departments with female chiefs. Why, with these […]
The number of women who have joined the ranks of firefighters is still hovering at around five percent. This is true even in departments with female chiefs. Why, with these […]
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 […]