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Undisclosed Agents Podcast #25 Brad Driscoll - Hard Truths May 20, 2024

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Today we got a chance to sit down with Brad Driscoll. Brad is a retired member of the Fresno Fire department. Serving at all ranks from firefighter to Battalion Chief. During his 22 years with Fresno Fire department Brad pretty much had his hands and everything from chairman of the local 202 executive board, recruit Academy drill instructor, public information officer, and was also a member of the serious accident review teams on the Cortland incident and Porterville incident. I will attach a link to these two SART reports in the show notes. I suggest if you haven’t already reviewed these reports you do so, the findings and lessons learned at these tragic incidents has helped shape some of the West Coast fireground tactics. The topics Brad brought to the podcast were incredibly thought provoking and stimulated some excellent conversations. We hope you enjoy the discussion as much as we did.

https://www.fresno.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SART-Report.pdf

https://cms9files.revize.com/PortervilleCA/departments/Fire/PFD-SART-Report.pdf

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FIRE SHOWS WEST mini episode May 05, 2024

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We’re starting something new. The Undisclosed Agents Podcast wants to help firefighter owned businesses, as well as promote ways to better yourself as a firefighter so were going to start recording some “mini episodes” that do just that. Today we sat down with Trish Bonari, Executive Director of Fire Shows West. This is a conference in Reno, Nevada coming up this September. Fire Shows West is changing and has the potential to be a premier fire conference out West. This mini episode highlights some of the exciting changes happening this year and gives you all of the information you’ll need if you’re interested in attending this year.
https://www.fireshowswest.com/

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Undisclosed Agents Podcast #24 Bobby Eckert - as REAL as it gets May 03, 2024

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Bobby is a Second-Generation Fireman from Collingswood, NJ. Bobby got his start in the Fire Service in 1996. In 2006 he left Collingswood as a career Firefighter to pursue a career in the Camden, NJ Fire Department. Bobby spent 10 years as a private being assigned to Engine 9, Ladder 1, & Squad 7. In 2016 he was promoted to Captain and is currently assigned to Squad Company 7. He is a Pro Board Level II Instructor, and has a B.S. in Public Safety Administration. Bobby is also the owner of Eckert Fire Tactics. His Taking it to the Streets live fire class is one of the most popular in the country. Bobby is a dynamic fire service instructor who has been featured at fire conferences all over the county. This conversation wasn’t like the rest. Bobby requested that we come up with the questions and topics so he could come in blind.
This isn’t the way we normally do business but who are we to tell Bobby Eckert how the mop flops? We hope you enjoy this no bullshit conversation with a no bullshit blue collar fireman.

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Undisclosed Agents Podcast #23 Justin Lorenzen - BIG passion = BIG target Apr 12, 2024

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Justin started in fire service in 2005 at a rural combination department about 30 miles south of the metro and was there for 3 years before getting hired at Oklahoma City fire department. Where he is currently a Lieutenant on the south side of the city at station 7/C, the “Capitol Hill Creepers”, and drives Battalion 603. Justin also Served as a training officer for 3 years in the training division. Outside of his department Justin is currently the president for the local F.O.O.L.S chapter, Mid-America F.O.O.L.S OKC Metro, he is a part of Firefighter Rescue Survey, the Valor Fire Training Cadre and Build Your Culture Cadre. Justin’s passion is Search and all things training but most importantly leaving the job better than he found it! This was yet another excellent conversation with a very humble inspirational individual. We hope you enjoy the show.

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Undisclosed Agents Podcast #22 Eric Wheaton - V.E.S Vetted, Engaged, Savage Mar 25, 2024

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Eric Wheaton is a 17 year veteran of the fire service and currently serves as a truck lieutenant for Winter Park (FL) Fire Department. Eric is the Owner of VentEnterSearch, LLC. He also serves as an advisory board member on the UL-FSRI Size-up and search & rescue study. Eric has been an instructor at conferences all over the country. This year at FDIC he will be teaching his “Can confidence” hands on class, if you’re heading to Indy in April be sure to sign up. This was an excellent conversation with someone who has an undeniable passion for this craft, and has most certainly helped me along my journey. We have included in the show notes a link to Eric’s website vententersearch.com an amazing website full of information compiled from all over the fire service, if you haven’t seen it definitely go check it out. We have also included a link to Erics book of mentors he put together and we discuss during the podcast. Definitely give it a look and start adding to your own.

http://www.vententersearch.com

Book of mentors: fire service names you should know https://api.sherbert.cimpress.io/v2/assets/C_VUwwvqhPCmnVwagMgL3~100?signature=bf9953ed5344e2302bd378591b25cd8fe0e153fc&showDeleted=false

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Undisclosed Agents Podcast #21 Kevin Pfluger - DAGUM Professional Mar 11, 2024

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Kevin Pfluger is a 17 year veteran of the fire service and is currently a Lieutenant at the Live Oak fire department in Texas. Kevin is the President of the Live Oak Professional Firefighters Association Local 4098. Through the local, Kevin is the lead organizer of the Dagum Texas Fire Conference. He teaches with MV Fire Rescue as the lead instructor teaching hose line management in their class “The First Line” for the Engine Ops Cadre and helps teach firefighter rescue and survival skills on the “No Quit RIT” Cadre. Kevin is also an instructor with the Bearers of the Oath Cadre out of Georgia. When he’s not at the firehouse or instructing Kevin also works for Mercedes Textiles Hose as a Consultant, and sits on the UL 19 Technical Committee for Fire Hose. All that being said Kevin is as humble as they come. The conversation with him was not only entertaining, but also sparked questions inside of us that we discussed at length amongst ourselves after the show. He is the kind of guy that makes you want to be better at this job, period. This was an awesome conversation with an inspiring human being. Hope you enjoy the show.
https://www.dagumtexasfireconference.com/

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Undisclosed Agents Podcast #20 Tom Hollick - Expectations AND Accountability Feb 20, 2024

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Today we had the opportunity to chat with Tom Hollick. Tom is an 18 year veteran of the fire service who currently serves as a Battalion Chief in Texas. Tom has an impressive resume thanks to his incredible passion for this profession. Some of the highlights include being an instructor with bearers of the oath, and MV fire rescue heading up amazing classes like NO QUIT RIT. This was an excellent, no bullshit conversation with someone who isn’t afraid to tell the truth about this job and what it takes to be successful. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Chief Hollick.

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Undisclosed Agents Podcast #19 Ljay Geist - Tailboard Leader Feb 02, 2024

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LJay has been in the fire service since 2009 and currently serves as a Firefighter in West Kansas. He has lectured and instructed HOT trainings both regionally and nationally, with an emphasis on aggressive search and fire attack culture. Ljay’s tailboard Leadership class is a must for every firefighter. His passion for the craft is undeniable. Having the opportunity to talk with like minded people like who want to stomp mediocrity out of the American fire service is an absolute honor and Ljay did not disappoint. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did.

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Undisclosed Agents Podcast #18 Brian Olson - Skills under pressure Jan 14, 2024

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Brian is a 15 year firefighter in Idaho. Brian really needs no introduction but here’s a few of the highlights. Brian teaches with Brothers In Battle, he is a founding member of the Firefighter Rescue Survey and he is Georgia Smoke Diver #1091 (Idaho #3). This was an amazing opportunity for us to have a conversation with someone whos work in the fire service has always been inspirational for us. Brian has been an unofficial mentor to me for quite some time and to have him join us on the podcast was incredibly humbling and inspiring. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.

https://www.firefighterrescuesurvey.com/

http://www.brothersinbattlellc.com/

https://www.georgiasmokediver.com/

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Undisclosed Agents Podcast #17 Steve Nicholas - Warrior Servants Dec 23, 2023

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In this episode we had a chance to sit down with DR. Steven Nicholas.

Steve is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has immersed himself in the phenomena of trauma and the potential growth from adverse events.

This immersion led Steve to author the book Warrior Servants. Warrior servants are those who choose to serve in professions that require great discipline, loyalty and drive, they come when they are called and they suit up and show up when they are needed. Mental health for warrior servants has traditionally been addressed in the same way. Steves goal is to try and shift the incident response model of reactive mental health in to a pre-incident education model. This is a groundbreaking book that examines how the cultures among warrior servants can shift towards prioritizing their physical health mental health, relationships, and normalizing the emotional impact of the job. We’ll leave a link in the show notes to docs website where you can pick up your own copy of the book warrior servants. This was a powerful conversation with a down to earth guy who truly understands the first responder culture. We hope you enjoy.

https://www.livingideation.com

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