Today on Firehouse – Ep. 14: Mike Daley on Nighttime Fireground Operations & Training
Peter Matthews talks with longtime Firehouse contributor and speaker Lt. Mike Daley about his December magazine article on training and operating at night. Daley, who is a longtime fire instructor, ex...
29 Dec 202040min
Today on Firehouse – Ep. 13: Chad Costa on the 2020 Wildland Fire Season
Peter Matthews talks with Battalion Chief Chad Costa about working the front lines of 2020's devastating wildfires. Costa, from the City of Petaluma, CA, Fire Department, worked the the August Complex...
29 Dec 202053min
Today on Firehouse – Ep. 12: Community Service Award Winner Jonathan Baxter
Peter Matthews talks with Lt. Jonathan Baxter, the recipient of the 2019 Firehouse Thomas Carr Community Service Award. Baxter, who serves as the public information officer/homeland security operation...
29 Dec 20201h 17min
Today on Firehouse – Ep. 11: Firehouse Valor Award Winners Jason Beck & Jon Metz
Peter Matthews talks with firefighters Jason Beck and Jon Metz about the harrowing incident that led them to be named the recipients of the 2019 Firehouse Michael O. McNamee Award of Valor. The two Mc...
28 Dec 202052min
Today on Firehouse – Ep. 10: Chief Brian Helmick Discusses No Interior Attack Policy
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 Aug 202059min
Today on Firehouse – Ep. 9: D.C. Fire PIO Vito Maggiolo
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 Aug 202056min
Today on Firehouse – Ep. 7: Minneapolis Fire Chief on Fires, Riots
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 Juni 20201h 5min
Today on Firehouse – Ep. 8: Firefighter Struck by Car Shares Details on Incident, Lengthy Recovery
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 Juni 202039min
