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Combat Ready Fire Training Show

Combat Ready Fire Training, LLC

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00:26:43

Developing Meaningful Command Training

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2025/09/10

Join Nick Martin, Kevin Burges, and Frank Malta for an in-depth conversation on how to develop meaningful, effective command training. We’ll dive into:Practical and proven methods to prepare current and future ICs for fireground successDo’s and don’ts of command training—what works and what doesn’tLessons learned from decades of real-world experience

01:24:02

Probationary Firefighters Do's and Don'ts

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2025/08/01

How do we build the next generation of motivated firefighters? How do probationary firefighters start strong and stay motivated? It starts on Day 1.The probationary period is one of the most influential times in a firefighter’s career. That’s when mindsets are shaped, habits are built, and expectations are either raised—or left behind.This one’s for:👨🏻‍🚒 The new firefighter – what to do, how to act, and how to earn your place👨🏽‍✈️ The senior firefighter or officer – how to lead, mentor, and

00:32:27

Fireground Breakdown - An After Action Review From...

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2025/07/02

Watch the FULL 2 hour episode available exclusively on The Bay Floor - http://www.thebayfloor.comNick Martin, Christian Lambis, and Jake Richardson review and discuss a working house fire they all responded to—each offering their unique perspective as the first-due engine officer, first-due ruck company driver, and incident commander.This fire involved two floors of fire and a tactical withdrawal. The crew will walk through the timeline, decisions, and actions taken from each of their roles on the

01:32:38

Changes in RIT Thinking

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2025/05/26

Over the past 20 years, there have been significant lessons learned, studies, and changes in thought about how to manage a MAYDAY event.We’ll be talking about these important changes, and how WE would manage a MAYDAY on one of our incidents.Joining Nick will be Deputy Chief Floyd Wise (Harrisburg Bureau of Fire) and Battalion Fire Chief Chris Mullendore (Frederick County Fire).

00:33:36

Answering questions on being a new chief, engine...

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2025/04/04

Full show on http://www.TheBayFloor.com

00:38:49

Mythical Engine Ops - Uncommon Practices for...

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2025/02/17

Watch the full 90-minute discussion on http://www.thebayfloor.comThis podcast is for our aggressive engine companies! Nick Martin, Sean Donovan and Spencer White discuss hotly debated, unknown, or uncommon engine company tactics such as… 💧What are hydrant valves for?🚒 Why would we have an engine pump the hydrant?👨🏻‍🚒 Why do we stretch attack lines on every reported fire?🕰️ Some Stories and folklore from aggressive engine companies "back in the day".This is the first portion of a

01:27:55

Best Practices for Fireground Command

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2025/01/15

On this month's podcast we'll be discussing several incident command hot-topics and our experiences and tips for the most practical and effective command of incidents.Frank Malta (BNC Frederick Fire and Rescue) and Floyd Wise (Deputy Chief, Harrisburg Fire Dept) will join Nick to discuss: ➡️ How our departments frequently break-down / divide an incident. ➡️ The command post location - in the car, out of the car, and our experiences with both. ➡️ Command post setup - what should have and who

00:28:10

Planning the Ideal Day as a Company Officer

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2024/12/22

One of the most challenging tasks of the company officer can be just PLANNING YOUR DAY. What does each of my firefighters need to progress? What will we drill on? What is the workout? What projects do I need to do? WHAT DO I PRIORITIZE? HOW DO I FIT IT ALL IN? This is the first portion of a recent member’s-only podcast on Planning the Ideal Day as the Company Officer, delivered exclusively on our training community, THE BAY FLOOR. The Bay Floor is an online training community where like-minded

01:26:12

Truck Company Tips & Apparatus

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2024/11/27

We've got seasoned truck company members Chris Ford (Columbia, SC), and Drew Evans (DCFD) who will be getting into their apparatus tips, set-up and specs, including recommendations and lessons learned from a recent tower ladder build.We'll compare and contrast the tiller truck, straight truck and tower ladder, and as always we'll get into some other fireground tips and tricks.

01:30:44

Applying City Fire Operations to the Rural Environment

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2024/10/23

Fires may burn with the same physics in the “county" as they do in the “city", but often resources, manpower and other factors create challenges for applying traditional fire tactics to the rural or county environment.In this episode we discuss how we apply common fire tactics from the city environment to the county and rural environments. We’ll get into the specifics of water supply, fire attack, search, ventilation, all in the rural environment! Nick is joined by Frank Malta (Frederick, MD)

01:31:23

Applying lessons learned from each fireground using a...

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2024/08/15

Join Nick Martin, Blake Cartee (Columbia SC), and Kevin Burges (Salisbury, NC) for an important discussion and inside look into the post-incident review, tailboard critique, or hotwash. Whatever you choose to call it, this is a crucial step on any incident that should not be overlooked. On this show, each of us will reveal how we use these review systems on our most recent fires to improve ourselves, our companies and our departments, and ensure the best performance possible on our next

01:31:15

Our Go-to Fireground Search Techniques and Tactics

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2024/07/26

Join Nick Martin, Bill Cunningham (Flint Hill, SC), Drew Evans (DCFD), Kevin Burges, and Christian Lambis (SFD) for a powerful topic on searches for civilian victims.On this show we will be diving deep into search techniques, scenarios, and lessons learned from actual rescues we've been a part of.

01:32:50

Firefighting Tips and Workflows for the Truck/Wagon...

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2024/06/30

Join Nick Martin, BC Frank Malta (Frederick County) and Capt. Sean Donovan (Frederick County) as talk about the technician, chauffeur, wagon or truck driver – whatever you call it – this position is one of the most important assignments on any company and is often not paid the attention it is due. On this show we will be talking about our experiences in these positions as well as workflows and tips for new and existing drivers for both in the firehouse and on the fireground.

01:37:59

Building a Combat Ready Engine Company

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2024/05/25

What makes an engine company Combat Ready? Nick Martin, BC Frank Malta (Frederick County), Capt. Sean Donovan (Frederick County), FF Tim McCloskey (Horry County Fire and Rescue) and Capt. Spencer White (Salisbury, NC) answer this question as they talk about setting up the apparatus, crews, and plans, plus the mindset and habits that go into developing an aggressive engine company.

01:32:09

IC vs SOG Driven Firegrounds - Challenges and Tips

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2024/04/26

Nick Martin, Frank Malta, Kevin Burges, and Sean Donovan discuss the two primary fireground command models: Incident Command Driven vs. Predetermined Assignment (SOG Driven) fireground command. They get into challenges and tips for operating in both environments, and how each affects our ability to rapidly deploy firefighters to get water on the fire and hands on the victim as fast as possible. 🔥⬇️ LINKS & RESOURCES ⬇️🔥 👨🏻‍🚒 Learn more about me and our

01:28:44

Real Fireground Accountability - Avoidable Missteps...

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2024/04/04

Nick Martin, Floyd Wise, and Kevin Burges discuss common missteps and misunderstandings about organizing the fireground and accounting for our members. This is one you won't want to miss if your department has ever struggled to establish and maintain control of the location and function of members on scene. 🔥⬇️ LINKS & RESOURCES ⬇️🔥 👨🏻‍🚒 Learn more about me and our classes http://www.CombatReadyFire.Com 💻 Access our library of online

01:31:09

Effective Firefighter Search Techniques & Initial...

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2024/01/19

We're talking with seasoned truck company officers, Bill Cunningham and Chris Ford out of Columbia, SC, and Drew Evans with DCFD. We'll get into search techniques and tactics, some victim rescue stories, and searching survivable spaces.🔥⬇️ LINKS & RESOURCES ⬇️🔥 👨🏻‍🚒 Learn more about me and our classes http://www.CombatReadyFire.Com 💻 Access our library of online courses https://www.CombatReadyFire.com/individual 🧢 Shirts, hats, command boards, our

01:29:24

Building Motivated Firefighters from the Ground Up -...

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2023/12/23

We'll be talking with Frederick County Fire & Rescue's Battalion Chief Frank Malta and Captain Sean Donovan about their top notch Recruit Training Academy. If you follow Chief Malta (@firefightnchief) on Instagram - you've no doubt seen this hardcore recruit school that builds motivated, disciplined firefighters. Join us as we talk about the mindsets, concepts, and practices behind this training academy and the high-quality firefighters that it produces.

01:22:46

Search Rope Operations - Firefighter Workflows and...

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2023/11/25

When should you deploy a SEARCH ROPE? What is it used for? What are the best techniques for utilizing it? 🪢🧐👨🏻‍🚒 We'll be talking about search rope operations, our equipment setup, and our workflows - including video and lessons learned from deployment on some real fires. Nick will be joined by Kevin Burges (Captain), Jake Richardson (Engineer) and Christian Lambis (Firefighter) from the Salisbury (NC) Fire Dept.

01:44:44

The Aggressive Truck Company - building culture from...

Combat Ready Fire Training Show ·

2023/10/10

How do you build a #CombatReady culture in your company/department? 🤔👨🏻‍🚒 It starts with you, in whatever position or rank you are in. With me will be the members of SFD Ladder 1, B-Shift - and this will be a unique opportunity to hear from the captain, engineer, and firefighter perspectives. We'll talk about their workflows, daily actions, fireground actions, and how their mindsets contribute to building an effective and cohesive company. Join Nick, Kevin Burges (Captain), Jake

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