Weekly Scrap

Описание: Tuesday, March 10th, live on YouTube at 8pm CST

Joined on this episode by the one and only Jake Ryks, and I’m super excited about all the topics we plan to dig into!

Here is a taste of the talking points we’re planning to cover: the importance of training, inspiring the next generation to care, taking pride in the job, recruitment and retention, when it’s time to promote, what it means to truly be a “master firefighter,” department morale, leading by example, and what it means to be “the senior man.”

We’ll also talk about firehouse culture (hazing vs. just having fun), the importance of caring about the little things, not rushing your career goals, Jake’s mental health journey and his experience at the IAFF Center of Excellence, the fire story behind the awards he received in 2024, why the fire service matters so much to him, who should—and shouldn’t—be a firefighter, and how to walk the line between safe and “too safe,” and risky vs. “too risky.”

We’ll also touch on a concept Jake calls “Articulable and Defendable Actions.”

Of course, with that many topics on the table, we’ll probably only get to a few before the audience jumps in with all of their beautiful questions!

Looking forward to seeing you all live this Tuesday, March 10th at 8 PM CST on YouTube!!!!!!!

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