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The Command Post

The Command Post

The Command Post, a podcast series that features Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie, brings expert perspective to hot topics, frontline tactics and leadership lessons that firefighters and officers need to be safe and successful.

The Command Post is available for download on iTunes, SoundCloud and via RSS feed.

LATEST ARTICLES
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
Lt. Duckworth and Chief Wylie said fires involving a McMansion present unique tactical challenges and that pre-planning is always the answer
The first priority for any crewmember is patient care, then professionalism and portraying a positive image in the public
Lt. Duckworth and Chief Wylie caution us not to buy into their emotion and abandon best fireground practices
Chief Wylie and Lt. Duckworth discuss the recent string of “no confidence” votes in fire chief’s across multiple states and departments
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie also dig into how to prepare for a promotion
It’s easy for a fire chief in a large organization to become decentralized, which makes it difficult to have good communication
Chief Wylie and Lt. Duckworth recommended leaders check their policies and procedures in case a similar incident were to happen in their department
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie also dig into the safety issues behind firefighter layoffs
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie dig into the report that offered over 200 recommendations after a Houston hotel fire claimed four firefighters’ lives.