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Side Alpha on FireRescue1 Podcast

Leadership is essential in all facets of fire and rescue operations, from making critical time-sensitive decisions at the command post to developing the strategic vision for a fire department or district.

The Side Alpha on FireRescue1 podcast puts fire service leaders and emerging leaders in front of the hot topics facing firefighters today.

Side Alpha on FireRescue1 podcast is hosted by Chief Marc Bashoor, Executive Editor of FireRescue1.com and FireChief.com. Chief Bashoor tackles the state of the fire service and pressing issues facing firefighters and fire departments at all levels.

Catch a new episode of the Side Alpha on FireRescue1 podcast every Wednesday on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher and Spotify.

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LATEST ARTICLES

Side Alpha Podcast on FireRescue1

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

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

November 21, 2021 05:35 PM

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Fire Service Culture

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

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

November 05, 2021 06:10 PM

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Safety

FDNY Chief Frank Leeb talks training at ‘The Rock’ and how to market safety messages

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

November 05, 2021 05:41 PM

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International Association of Fire Chiefs

IAFC President Ken Stuebing talks vaccine mandates and top leadership tenets

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

November 02, 2021 09:38 PM

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UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute

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

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

October 19, 2021 09:48 PM

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Firefighter Performance in Focus

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

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

October 10, 2021 07:38 PM

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Firefighter Performance in Focus

‘I didn’t come here to make friends': Discipline in the fire service

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

October 10, 2021 07:12 PM

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Leadership

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

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

October 05, 2021 03:26 PM

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Leadership

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

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

September 28, 2021 10:03 AM

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Terrorism Response

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

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

September 15, 2021 12:46 PM

Side Alpha with Chief Marc Bashoor