Fire Engineering Podcast Network

On this episode of Perspectives on Leadership, host Steve Shaw sits down with Dr. Robert "Navy Bob" Roncska. Shaw asks the retired U.S. Navy captain to translate submarine-tested leadership into practical fire service tactics. They unpack the concept of leading with love and a servant mindset. They also identify and explore three early-warning failures and demonstrat...

Special guests John Norman and John Walters, now both retired, join the Humpday Hangout for a look back at their experiences on and following September 11, 2001. They share firsthand recollections from the pile, command decisions, standpipe and hose incompatibility, mutual‑aid responses, void entries, and long‑term medical and mental health impacts. They discuss that day's im...

On this episode of The Larry Conley Show, host Larry Conley sits down with Dave Dubowski, president of the Muddy River F.O.O.L.S., to discuss the upcoming 2026 Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society (F.O.O.L.S.) Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. Running September 14–18, the event overlaps with the chapter's 20th anniversary, the 250th anniversary of the United Stat...

In honor of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Fire Service Data and Tech Talk host Eddie Buchanan welcomes Michael Varney, director of stakeholder collaboration at the First Responder Network Authority, about how responder communications and technology have evolved since 2001. Varney discusses priority access, resilience, and on‑demand deployables, plus the growing role ...