Tailboard Talk: Top 5 Things That Get Firefighters Fired
The Tailboard Talk team and Eric Rosoff discuss career survival training and the top five things that get firefighters fired.
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Hosts Jeff Wallin, Craig Nelson, and Chris Rasmussen discuss a variety of topics of interest to the fire service, including organizational change and culture.
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Tailboard Talk: Attitude
The Tailboard Talk crew discuss having a good attitude in the fire service, how to manage it, and avoid the slow slip that can occur over time.
Tailboard Talk: National Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, Part 2
The Tailboard Talk crew continues its conversation with Monte Fronk, who shares the story of his daughter Nada, a young indigenous woman who was trafficked and murdered.
Tailboard Talk: National Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, Part 1
The Tailboard Talk crew invites on Monte Fronk to tell the story of his daughter, Nada, a young Indigenous woman who was trafficked and murdered.
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Tailboard Talk: Lateral and Promotional Transfers
Craig Nelson, Jeff Wallin, Chris Rasmussen, and guest Matt Brand discuss lateral and promotional transfers in the fire service.
Tailboard Talk: Dan Fuller
Jeff Wallin and Chris Rasmussen talk with guest Dan Fuller, the chief of West Fargo (ND) Fire Department.
Tailboard Talk: Post-Pandemic Hiring Practices
Craig Nelson, Jeff Wallin, and Chris Rasmussen discuss hiring practices and the changes organizations are making in response to a shrinking workforce.
Tailboard Talk: Resiliency and Peer Support
Craig Nelson, Jeff Wallin, and Chris Rasmussen discuss resiliency and peer support programs with Nick Mitchell, driver/operator with the Fargo (ND) Fire Department.
Tailboard Talk: Minimum Standards
Do minimum standards set the bar of performance, or set the fire service up for lackluster performance?
Podcast: Tailboard Talk: Fire Departments and Data
Craig Nelson, Jeff Wallin, and Chris Rasmussen discuss after-action reviews and how we can use them to make data-driven decisions to improve our operations.
Tailboard Talk: Fire Department Hiring Practices
Craig Nelson, Jeff Wallin, and Chris Rasmussen discuss hiring practices and the changes organizations are making in response to a shrinking workforce.
Podcast: Tailboard Talk: Tom Putnam of ‘BURN X’
The team talks "Burn X," the new film covering 10 years at the Detroit (MI) Fire Department, with Director/Producer Tom Putnam.