The Firehouse Podcast

Peter Matthews talks with East Contra Costa, CA, Fire Protection District Fire Chief Brian Helmick about the recent policy limited interior fire attacks at structure fires. Helmick called the policy t...

3 Elo 202059min

Peter Matthews talks with DC Fire and EMS Department Public Information Officer Vito Maggiolo about his duties in Washington, D.C., where the media is always checking in. Maggiolo took the PIO positio...

3 Elo 202056min

Peter Matthews talks with Minneapolis Fire Chief John Fruetel about the response involving protests and riots following George Floyd's death. Fruetel explains what firefighters encountered as dozens o...

17 Kesä 20201h 5min

Peter Matthews talks with Fort Worth, TX, firefighter Frank Becerra, who was struck by a hit-and-run driver while working at a crash scene. Becerra, who was told he would not return to work, shares wh...

17 Kesä 202039min

Peter Matthews talks with Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) Director Royal Mortenson and Deputy Director of Research Programs Richard Kesler about the rollout of the state's Exposure Reduction Pr...

17 Kesä 202050min

Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Peter Matthews talks with Fire Chief Gary Ludwig, who serves as the president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) about COVID-19 and the U.S. fire service....

17 Kesä 202048min

Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Peter Matthews hosts a panel to explore the mental stress on firefighters during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss what needs to be done in the future. Guest...

17 Kesä 20201h 1min

Peter Matthews talks with Buffalo, NY, Fire Captain Sean Eagen about maydays. Within months, Eagen's former crew was involved in one mayday incident and Eagen himself called a mayday for a downed memb...

17 Kesä 20201h 1min