Side Alpha with Chief Marc Bashoor

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• Chief Reginald Freeman shares his cross-country move to join Oakland Fire

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  The chief speaks to the differences between Hartford and Oakland, and reflects on the five-year anniversary of Oakland's fatal Ghost Ship fire

• 'This isn't what I signed up for': Chief Bob Horton unpacks his provocative editorial

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  Horton reacts to some of the social media commentary elicited by the article, explaining why leaders must be honest about the realities of a fire service career

• FDNY Chief Frank Leeb talks training at 'The Rock' and how to market safety messages

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  Leeb serves as chief of the Fire Academy and chair of the department’s Contamination Reduction Workgroup

• ‘Are we really this childish?’ Reflecting on the ‘over-sexed culture’ station investigation in S.C.

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  While fire stations aren’t always sanctuaries of purity, they must be sanctuaries of public trust

• IAFC President Ken Stuebing talks vaccine mandates and top leadership tenets

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  The fire chief of the Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency in Canada shares what it's like to be the first international president to lead the IAFC in many years

• Keith Stakes details the newly expanded mission for UL's Fire Safety Research Institute

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  The battalion chief and research engineer also details some of the research currently underway at FSRI, including the Search & Size-up project

• Varone explores the top disciplinary issues that get fire officers in hot water

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  Fire service legal expert Curt Varone explains why fire service discipline is so different than discipline in "cubicle world"

• Side Alpha Podcast: 'I didn't come here to make friends': Discipline in the fire service

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  Chief Bashoor takes a high-level look at the complex issues of discipline among the ranks

• Tulsa Chief Michael Baker talks firefighter morale, department change and lifelong learning

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  The chief shares his experience during his first year in the top spot and details how the department weathered the COVID-19 storm

• Chief Darryl Jones details how to engage the naysayers and be a positive change-agent

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  The Pittsburgh chief also addresses the process of improving the department's ISO rating and how the department has weathered the COVID-19 storm

• Chief Sam Greif tackles terrorism response and cybersecurity threats facing public safety

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  The Plano chief and chairman of the IAFC's Terrorism & Homeland Security Committee highlights the top security issues fire service leaders must address

• 'A punch in the gut': Unpacking the Baltimore FD retirement debacle

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  Chief Bashoor weighs in on a court ruling upholding the requirement for first responders to serve an additional five years before being eligible for retirement benefits

• Former Commissioner Sal Cassano reflects on the arduous role of redesigning FDNY post-9/11

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  The chief shares his personal 9/11 story, plus the measures employed to reduce LODDs and the support systems that helped in the aftermath

• Public safety leaders reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11

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  Podcast hosts Marc Bashoor, Rob Lawrence, Chris Cebollero and Jim Dudley address how 9/11 affected all facets of public safety

• 'We shall never forget': Reflections and questions 20 years later

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  Chief Bashoor considers what the fire service has learned since 9/11 and what more we can do to honor our fallen brothers

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