On today's episode, we are joined by America's Chief, Chief Scott Thompson.

Chief Thompson is the Fire Chief of the Colony Fire Department in Colony, Texas, and is one of the most humble leaders you will ever meet in the fire service.

Chief Thompson shares his secrets to being an effective and respected leader with us and reminds us all WHY we do the job.

If you haven't already, purchase Chief Thompsons book, "The functional fire company: positioning small groups for success and survival."

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Welcome to our Halloween episode!! Today we are joined by our good friend Christian Roman and we are talking zombies!!!

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In today's episode, we discuss the pros and cons of green firemen and lateral hires. We touch on how both types of firemen bring something positive to the fire service. What are ya'lls thoughts? Leave us a comment!

Today's episode features an extraordinary guest to all of us who know him. We are honored to have Andrew Morris join us in the cab. Andrew has been in the fire service since 2004 and has gone from the back of the rig to the front as a Captain and then to the back again so he knows not only how to lead, but how firefighters need to be led. He runs Apothecary Coffee Company with his wife Kara and is also one of the founders of Smoking Aces Leatherworks.

There are thousands of gems in this episode so we highly encourage you to grab a pad of paper when you listen! We have included some of the comments with time stamps that resonated with us below.

19:32- the things rank gives us

20:51- rank, authority, and influence

22:07- 2 rules of leadership

34:04- Black hats make it happen

34:58- (Dom) Humility & your crew making you look good

40:50- Our 3 most confident things in life are our least teachable

42:10- Family time with your crew & its importance

45:24- 3 domains of the fire service

50:25- Special Forces & first names

56:32- Bugle chasers & supporting those below you

1:00:02- (Dom) Identifying what matters most

1:07:33- Leadership capital (Write this one down folks!)

1:19:02- VEIS

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Today's episode is about social media, the good, the bad, and the useful. We talk about how social media affects us and how we can use it in a positive way.

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In today's episode, we wanted to keep it fun and lighthearted. One of our favorite topics to discuss in the cab is what we would do if we won the lottery! We think you all will really enjoy this episode because we sure had a great time recording it.

Today's episode is a very special episode that we are dedicating to our brother James Michael Muller. J is the epitome of someone who had fun every day he was on shift. We love you and we miss you brother.

Todays episode is about mentorship and its importance.