The Weekly Scrap, Firefighter Podcast

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Weekly Scrap #294 - Chris Scott, into the Dragon's Den Mar 31, 2025

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Joined on this episode by the one and only Chris 'Dragon' Scott. I was excited about this conversation because the planned topics were off the charts!! The journey of passion. How taking action leads to opportunity. the unbelievable power of relationships and what can be accomplished when you reach out to humble brothers and sisters. All of this and of course the great questions that the live audience completely destroyed with!!!!

Weekly Scrap #293 - Steven Shaffer on Fire Dynamics, Training and Adversity Mar 25, 2025

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Joined on this episode by the one and only Steven Shaffer and it promises to be an awesome discussion! We start off by having Chief Shaffer talk about the Beacon Street LODD fire and the lessons learned. then we shift gears and talk about Steven's mindset towards training, training, and more training! Peer support and how to handle the tough-times when they come along. He has a unique perspective and there is a lot of value in what we discussed!

Weekly Scrap #292 - Marc Aloan, The Fire Inside once more Mar 18, 2025

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Joined on this episode by one of the first ten guests of the Scrap... Mr. Fire Inside himself... Marc Aloan. It was an amazing episode as we dep dive into followership and craftmanship and the decline of the importance of tenure in modern society. We discuss Dunning/Kruger and how it plays a part. Impact Vs. image and which one does your department care about? Quality Vs. Quantity and how it goes into everything including calls and our approach to personnel. It promises to be an awesome discussion and that does not even include all of the amazing questions that we got from the live audience!

Weekly Scrap #291 - Keith Stakes, Data and tactics Mar 09, 2025

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Joined on this episode by the one and only Keith Stakes! It was an amazing show!!!! We discussed research, research, research and how effective our operations are! The audience absolutely brought the questions for this one and it led to an amazing, amazing discussion as Keith absolutely crushed them! If you like data and you like tactics, then this is the Scrap for you!

Weekly Scrap #290 - Nick Papa on Impacting the Culture Mar 04, 2025

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Joined on this episode by the one and only Nick Papa and I am super excited for all that we got to discuss. We talked about how to make an impact in your organization. How to shift the paradigm and the importance of setting your new people up for success. How to build a legacy for your department that you can be proud of... and as always there was the the amazing questions and topics brought up by the audience!!!

Weekly Scrap #289 - Chris Sleigher, the power of networks Feb 24, 2025

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Joined on this episode by the one and only Chris Sleigher and I am excited for the conversation. We discuss the power of relationships and networking in the fire service and the impact he has made along the way. From Fire by Trade to Fire Nuggets and everything in between! Not to mention we dicuss throwing water around and nozzle work! All of this plus the great questions from the audience along the way!

Weekly Scrap #288 - Mega Scrap Gulf! The Lullwater fire Feb 17, 2025

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Joined on this episode by four of the big players involved in the Lullwater fire of 2014. We deep dive into the events of that fire and the ensuing Mayday and near miss. How it was handled and the lessons learned. You do not want to miss this one because it is soooo good! We look forward to seeing you all live this Monday evening, February 17th... live on YouTube at 8pm cst!!!!

Weekly Scrap #287 - Dena Ali, Hope Out of Darkness Feb 08, 2025

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Joined on this episode by my friend and mentor, the one and only Dena Ali. We plan to discuss her new book "Hope Out Of Darkness", and the impact it has already had. We will be digging into mental health and the fire service. You know we will be diving down some rabbit holes! Of course the main discussion was driven by the wonderful questions from the audience, and Dena absolutely crushed it in her answers! This one has some great insight, enjoy!!!

Weekly Scrap #286 - Jimmy Davis, Challenging Your Mindset Feb 03, 2025

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Joined on this episode by the one and only Jimmy Davis and it was a good one! We discussed the culture and value of training, aligning priorities, how to assess your mindset. The 10 factor error reduction... Input vs. output... and all of this barely scratched the surface of what he wanted to come on and discuss. Of course got wonderfully derailed by the beautiful questions from the audience. Enjoy the episode!!!

Weekly Scrap #285 - PJ Norwood, Give thanks, give life Jan 27, 2025

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Joined on this special (unplanned episode) by none other than PJ Norwood. We have a whole lot to talk about including his story of donating life to a friend, and why we are spreading the word. Of course it is PJ Norwood so there was a lot of tactics, and why we should stop believing and start knowing. Fire behavior was on the agenda... plus as always... everything the audience threw our way!

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