B Shifter
Fire command and leadership conversations for B Shifters and beyond (all shifts welcome)!
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Latest Episodes
Blue Card Is A Safety System
This episode features Josh Blum, Chris Stewart and John VanceWe argue that firefighter safety on the fireground works best as a built-in system, not a lone safety officer trying to play catch-up outside the hazard zone. We connect real i...
Food Plant Fire In Ohio
This episode features Fire Chief (Ret.) Thomas Lakamp, Assistant Chief Scott Williams, Blue Card Program Director Josh Blum, and John Vance.Thomas Lakamp, Fire Chief (Ret.), Fairfield (Ohio) Fire Department Ch...
Three Levels Of Air Management
Our guest this week is Battalion Chief Ryan Eldridge, Blue Card Lead InstructorRyan Eldridge is a dedicated fire service professional with a career spanning over three decades. He began his journey in 1995 when he joined the Las V...
Fire Command, 3rd Edition
This episode features Nick Brunacini and is hosted by John Vance.We trace the origin of the Fire Command textbook from Alan Brunacini and why standardizing incident command changes everything from water-on-the-fire decisions to firefight...
Strategic Decision-Making For Commercial Fire Operations
Commercial fires will expose weak decision-making—fast.In this episode, we break down why commercial fire operations demand a completely different mindset than house fires—and how the Blue Card strategic decision-making model keep...