The Professional Brotherhood™: Recent Episodes
Chief Brian Soller
Promoting professionalism in the volunteer fire service because, "A paycheck does not make you a professional, how you approach the job does!" Hosted by: Chief Brian Soller and brought to you by ProVFF Training Solutions, St.Florian Fitness and FLAME Natural Decon.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 19 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and also served as chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a eight year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On todays mutual aid episode we are joined by Rock Hill brothers, Asst. Chief Edward Walsh and Firefighter Chris Filosa of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, NY. We will discuss a recent close call, where Chris fell through the floor upon entering a residential structure fire. We touch on size-up, situational awareness, burn time prior to arrival, building construction, complacency and have an honest discussion about the lessons learned at this incident.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 19 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
In this episode, we have the pleasure of hosting Lt. John Clarke from the Cazenovia Fire Department. After dedicating a few years to service, John temporarily stepped back to prioritize his family. Now, we delve into his journey as he decided to resume volunteering when the timing was right.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 19 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a eight year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Captain and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Elections, fitness choices, PPE, facial hair and alcohol. Simply put, sometimes we are our own worst enemy!
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 19 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
When you're listening to our show, do you find yourself taking things personally? Do you wonder if we are talking about you?
On todays episode Brian discusses those that seem to get offended by the content that they are listened too. Those that get pissed off and take things personally?
Well my friends, if the shoe fits!
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 19 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Are you a fire service leader? Are you out there sharing a message? Are you talking the talk?
On todays episode Brian discusses those that seem to have mastered the art of "talking the talk", but when it comes down to it, their NOT "walking the walk".
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 19 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 19 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 18 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Kara and Brian talk about Kara’s career as a Fire Life Safety Educator and Juvenile Fire setter Intervention Specialist, the community risk reduction programs she creates and the need for all departments to consider community risk reduction as an integral part of the services they offer.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 18 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Simple stated, do we appreciate our firefighters? Do we let them know that they are appreciated?
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 18 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Are we being hijacked by imposters within the fire service? Who are the leaders that are advocating for change and inspiring the future leaders of the fire service?
We can't be hijacked by volunteers that think they know the job, but have never actually done the job! How are you guaranteeing the future success of your organization?
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 18 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Kara dives into the different types of leadership styles and how to work with leaders that fall into each category.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 18 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
"Word of Mouth!" Probably one of the best tools that we have in our recruitment tool box, but for some reason, rarely used!
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 18 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Brian discusses "passion" and the volunteer fire service. Tune in and share your thoughts!
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Prior to working with and on behalf of first responders, Dee racked up close to 20 years as a marketing professional, specializing in integrated “Experiential” programming (interactive experiences between brands and their consumers), working with clients like PepsiCo, UFC, Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, BlackBerry, Ford and Reebok. Following her agency years, Dee launched a consulting ‘collective’, where she led a team of extraordinary senior marketing freelancers in brand strategy and activation.
SOOTSOAP, a line of detoxifying and deodorizing products specifically designed for firefighter decontamination, was born out of Dee’s passion and determination to help keep her husband - a first class firefighter - and their fire family clean from toxins and that smoky smell.
Dee is a mom, an entrepreneur, a consultant, and a proud fire wife living in southwestern Ontario with her husband, their daughter and their pup.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On todays episode we are joined by Mike France and Bill Purcell from MacBoston 18 Truck.
Mike has been a volunteer firefighter for 33 years, is a past chief (2x) and has been an active member fo MacBoston for the last 10 years. He has been MacBoston's president for the last six.
Bill has been a volunteer firefighter for the last 19 years (across three states), is a New York State fire instructor and has been with MacBoston for eight years. He currently serves as their secretary.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Listener Request
Aaron, who's a volunteer firefighter in the mid-west emailed us and asked the following:
"I've decided to throw my name in the hat this year and run for line office. My friends, who all seemed very supportive in the beginning now seem like they are turning on me in support of the other guy. What should I do?"
Listen in as Brian gives his thoughts on this very common volunteer fire service issue.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 18 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a seven year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Fire Prevention Week is here!
This week Kara discusses thinking beyond “Dalmatian Education” and how fire prevention is the “Unseen Grab” in firefighting.
Be aggressive with ALL your tactics, including community risk reduction.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
You're a volunteer firefighter and you have goals, but sometimes you think that those goals are only achievable if you're "on the job". You have heard us say it before, NOBODY CARES if you're career or volunteer, so why are you letting your volunteer status hold you back.
Got goals? Awesome!
Get out there and GO FOR IT!
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Kara and Brian discuss the "brotherhood". Are we paying attention to our team? Do we recognize when a brother or sister is going through a tough time? Are we checking in on them?
Are we truly behaving like a brother or are we just tossing that word around like it doesn't mean anything?
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On Friday, July 29, 2022 I had the opportunity to be a guest on WRCR’s “Who Wants to be a Volunteer?”
Thank you Chris Kear and Gordon Wren for having me on the show and thank you for all you do for the fire service.
The interview begins at approximately the 25.00 mark.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
At one of our recent seminars a student asked me, "Why do so many career firefighters hate volunteers?" It's not the first time I've been asked this question, but it's a topic I have always chosen not to address on the show for various reasons. After pondering my own personal feelings and beliefs along with the input of others, I feel like we've finally addressed the topic in a very respectful way.
Now here's the million dollar question. Can you set your feelings aside and listen with an open mind, regardless of which side you sit on?
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Have you ever heard a volunteer firefighter refer to themself as "just a volunteer" or maybe you've even referred to yourself in such a way at some point in your career.
On today's episode, Brian dives into the "just a volunteer" mindset. Listen in with an open mind, because this one may sting a bit.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Brian and Kara take a trip to rural small town American with lieutenant Bill Smith and firefighter Evan Spaulding from the Erieville (NY) Fire Department.
Small town volunteer fire departments face even greater challenges to when it comes to the recruitment and retention of members and the ability to respond to all types of emergencies when called.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, the Liberty Fire Department (Sullivan County, NY) was dispatched to an activated alarm at Buckley Garden Apartments. While en-route command was notified of a smoke condition with the possibility of victims entrapped on the upper floors. The incident quickly changed from "just another AFA"!
On today's episode Brian and Kara have an open conversation about the incident with lieutenants Steven Vogler and Cecil Hunter. We discuss the actions leading up to a firefighter mayday, command, control, accountability, apparatus positioning, training, ppe, staging and complacency.
Video available here:
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About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Let's take a moment to discuss two works that can defeat you before your even try....
"I can't!"
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Brian and Kara discuss the recent "Join Sullivan Fire" event in Sullivan County, NY and the future of the podcast.
Tune in and check it out!
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Think the unthinkable can never happen to you, your agency or your mutual aid?
Think again, because "it can"!
**we apologize for the sound quality of this episode.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Brian and Kara are joined by members of the Sullivan County (NY) Recruitment and Retention Task Force.
In early spring of 2021, the Sullivan County Bureau of Fire created the recruitment and retention task force
Their mission is twofold - inspire more of our friends and neighbors to join the fire service and to ensure the success of our current members.
Learn how the task force is promoting the volunteer fire service by hosting in-person outreach at public events, utilizing social media to reach new audiences, and working with school officials about how best to inspire young people towards a life of service.
The task force is also doing its part to educate current fire service leaders on how to improve their current recruitment/retention efforts and mentorship programs.
Our Guests:
John Hauschild - Sullivan County Fire Coordinator and Past Chief
Jill Holland - Firefighter and Commissioner
Brendon Cunningham - Past Chief and Commissioner
Chris Ramirez - Firefighter, Professional Photographer and Cinematographer
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist and Burn Prevention Outreach Educator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Is your organization failing?
Who's to blame for that failure?
On today's episode, Brian discusses organizational mindset, leadership, and the treatment of our membership!
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Todays episode is sponsored by @daddymacdyes
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On todays episode Brian and Kara dive back into volunteer fire department elections. Topics discussed are setting our officers up for success, commitment, job requirements, disagreeing with others and attempting to have a successful career while continuing to be everyones friend.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Who's responsible for helping to ensure a firefighters success? Is it on the leadership to follow up and make sure that he/she/they have all the tools necessary and follow up regularly, or is it on the firefighter to chase down the leadership to ensure they own success?
Join Brian, Kara and guests deputy chief Heath Pannell and Lt. Cecil Hunter as we discuss this, as well as mentorship, leadership and the retention of members.
About our guests:Joining Dry Creek Vol. Fire Department in northeast Mississippi in 1999, Heath Pannell has literally spent nearly half his life at his hometown station. Starting as a cadet (RAM) and working his way up through the ranks, Chief Pannell has worked hard to provide the community with specialty-trained personnel and state of the art equipment. Heath is a field instructor for the MS Fire Academy, ICS Trained Commander, MS FireFighter II, as well as many other certifications and areas of study. Chief Pannell visits fire departments in the region teaching “station-building” seminars, as well as instructing new entry-level firefighters. He currently serves Dry Creek Fire & Rescue as Deputy Chief, and will mark 22 years this month. Heath hosts “Meeting Night Podcast,” a show geared towards firefighters and departments in rural areas. Heath is married to a firefighter/nurse, Lt. Amanda Pannell, and they have three children. The family resides on a 90 acre farm in Northern Mississippi.
Cecil Hunter has been a volunteer firefighter since 2010. He currently serves as a lieutenant with the Liberty Fire Department in Sullivan County, NY.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Brian discusses the career / volunteer comparison game!
Why can't we just focus on being the best firefighter that we can be? Why do we feel the need to compare ourselves to others? Why do some of us spend so much time on social media feeding into the negativity?
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On todays episode Brian discusses "priorities".
Is the volunteer fire service a priority in our life?
Is our training a priority?
Is our desire to be a professional a priority?
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On todays episode Brian discusses two of his favorite topics, passion and professionalism and why they are both vital to your success in the volunteer fire service.
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
It was an honor to spend some time with Jim Moss on his podcast "Firefighter Success". Jim is the author of "Firefighter Success" and the co-author of "Firefighter Functional Fitness". Jim is a friend of the "Professional Brotherhood" and has been our our show multiple times.
We hope you enjoy listening to episode 32 of "Firefighter Success" as much as we enjoyed recording it.
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On today's episode Brian and Kara discuss a few traits that are key to becoming and remaining a successful, professional volunteer firefighter.
Inspiration - and how it relates to our fitness journey.
Hydration - an extremely important part of our overall preparation.
Dedication - a key element to our overall success in the fire service and life.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Yes!! We are still here and we don' t plan on going anywhere soon.
On today's episode, Brian discusses what's been going on over the past few weeks, the podcast, our platform and the future.
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Mutual aid, automatic aid, staffing your apparatus, knowing who to call for specific situations or specialties, it's all about setting yourself and your company up for success and not getting caught with our pants down!
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
It's hard to believe, 100 episodes! We celebrate this podcasting milestone with none other than Jeremy Sanders from the Crew 1st Culture podcast. Jeremy is also celebrating his 100th episode.
We could not have gotten this far without the support of our loyal listeners! We thank you for your continued support.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Brian discusses being the "senior firefighter" and the responsibility that comes along with that position as well as how our "attitude" can impact others.
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On today's episode Brian is joined by friend and co-creator of "Setting Our Volunteers Up For Success", Assistant Chief Tom Andryshak.
Tom is a career firefighter with the Arlington Fire District in Dutchess County, NY and a volunteer firefighter / assistant chief with the Florida Fire District in Orange County, NY. He is also an NYS Paramedic as well as a NYS Fire Instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY and the recruit firefighter training program at the NYS Fire Academy in Montour Falls, NY.
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Listener Request
On todays mutual aid episode Brian discusses the "rekindle". Why are they so common in the volunteer fire service and why aren't we taking the time needed to conduct a proper overhaul and utilize the tools at our disposal.
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
About our Guest:Tim Ahern is a Principal and Founder of Ahern, Murphy & Associates. Tim is the Past Chairman of the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Syracuse University Football Letterman’s Club, Past Chairman of Beacon Federal Bank, Board Member of Byrne Dairy and The Fulton Group and a former trustee at Cazenovia College. He has been recognized for his accomplishments as a Syracuse University Letter Winner of Distinction, The Business Journal of Central New York Top Leadership and Management
Development Consultants Award, The Papal Benemerenti Medal, The Cazenovia Fire Department 2011 Firefighter of the Year, 2012 EMS Provider of the Year, and a recipient of the House of Providence Bishop’s Medallion.
Tim grew up on a muck-farm in North Syracuse where he achieved athletic and academic success resulting in a Football scholarship to Syracuse University. He graduated in 1978 cum laude with a BS in Accounting and began his business career with Price Waterhouse where he became a CPA.
He left the accounting firm in 1982 to join one of his clients Oneida Limited where he became one of the youngest Vice Presidents in the history of the Company.
After Oneida, Tim was recruited in 1986 to join the Pyramid Companies. During his years at Pyramid the firm became the largest and most successful shopping center developer in the Northeast. The positions held by Tim included Leasing Partner, Vice President of Leasing, Vice President of Recapitalization and Chief Operating Officer. He retired as a Partner and Senior Executive in 1998 to form his own Company.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
About Our Guest:Sean Eagen started with the Buffalo, NY Fire Department in 1998. He has split time into engines and truck companies throughout his career with a 1-year stint on Rescue 1. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2014 and then Captain in 2018. Sean is currently the Captain of Truck 7.
Sean started working for the NYS Department of Homeland Security Special Operations Branch as an instructor in 2016. He has had the privilege of speaking at FDIC and Firehouse World and Expo. Captain Eagen is also an instructor for Eckert Fire Tactics.
Sean is also the co-host of the Thin Red Line Radio podcast.
IG: @seaneagen
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Chief Soller shares his thoughts on the "textbook" video post that originated on IG via @boogiedowntruckwork. This is the audio version of Monday's post on our IGTV.
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Lieutenant Paul Haynes is assigned to Rescue Company 1 of the Syracuse (NY) Fire Department. He has been a member of the department for 19 years, and also has volunteered with the East Syracuse Fire Department. Paul is a NYS fire instructor in Onondaga County and at the New York State Academy of Fire Science. He also serves as a NYS Association of Fire Chiefs Hands-On training instructor.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On todays episode we are joined by Aaron Quinn. Aaron has been a firefighter in Oakland, California for 20 years. He has worked most of his career in the east end of Oakland on a truck company.
In 2007, Aaron became the head physical trainer for all new recruits. Since then he has trained over over fifty percent of the department. Aaron blends the hard world of a PT instructor, mental performance coach, and spiritual growth in a unique blend to produce the best firefighter possible. His philosophy is that better people make better firefighters.
Aaron is passionate about making firefighters more resilient in every way, on duty and off duty.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Brian chats with Pip from 555 Fitness about the mission of 555, fitness, the "Strength is our Foundation" grant, the Clubhouse app, Street Parking and more.
We encourage all emergency services organizations that have the need to apply for the grant by clicking on the following link:
https://www.555fitness.org/siof
About our guest:Robert "Pip" Piparo is a Lieutenant with the City of New Brunswick Fire Department in New Jersey. Pip's role with 555 Fitness has given him a vast amount of experience when it comes to motivating and assisting Emergency Responders in regards to several different functional fitness topics. Pip is , a State of New Jersey Level 1 Fire Instructor and a an NJ-EMT-B . Pip has both career and volunteer fire and EMS experience, as well as working as a NREMT-P for several years.
pip@555fitness.com
@555pip
@555fitness
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On today's episode Brian is joined by Chief David Brierty of the Ridgefield, NJ Fire Department and Jillian Crane, Board President of the First Responders Children's Foundation.
The First Responders Children’s Foundation provides financial support to children who have lost a parent in the line of duty as well as families enduring significant financial hardship due to tragic circumstances. First Responders Children’s Foundation also supports, promotes, and facilitates educational activities and programs created and operated by first responder organizations whose purpose is to benefit children or the community at large.
https://1strcf.org/
Instagram: @1strcf
About our Co-Host:
David Brierty has been a firefighter and EMT for 17 plus years. David currently serves as battalion chief of the Ridgefield Volunteer Fire department after finishing a term as the chief of department in 2020. He has served in multiple line officer positions for the last 9 years.
David also serves on the Fort Lee Volunteer Fire Department and is currently a probationary firefighter. As a career, David is a six year first responder for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, currently serving at the Lincoln Tunnel as a Tunnel and Bridge Agent. Tunnel and Bridge agents respond to a variety of emergencies including vehicle fires, extrications, medical emergencies and disabled vehicles. Before he began his career with “The Port”, he worked for various EMS agencies throughout New Jersey including Jersey City Medical Center EMS, Holy Name EMS and Fort Lee EMS.
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Jonathan Brumley started his fire service journey as a volunteer in a combination department in his home state of Colorado. It didn't take long for Jonathan to be bitten by the fire service bug and decide that firefighting was the career for him.
On today's episode Brian and Jonathan discuss that journey. From his volunteer days, to his first career position in Nebraska, to the City of Houston and then back home to the Denver Fire Department. Jonathan shares how his volunteer time, his mentors and the culture of the organization gave him the foundation to be the successful firefighter that he is today.
We also dive into his passion for hose packages and the 2.5 inch attack line.
About our guest:
JONATHAN BRUMLEY is a firefighter with the Denver (CO) Fire Department. He began his fire service career in 2009 and has served as a career and volunteer firefighter. Brumley has a BBA in finance as well as numerous fire service certifications. Jonathan is also an instructor with Fire by Trade, LLC, taught at fire conferences nationally and has published works in several trade magazines.
Contact Info:
J.brumley33@yahoo.com
970-405-8963
Thefirefightonline.wordpress.com
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On today's episode Brian discusses a variety of topics that have been submitted by the listeners.
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
This is a question that I ask myself frequently. There are times that I wonder if we are making a difference; if the time, energy and effort it takes to produce this platform and this podcast is worth it. Are we making a difference?
Well this week I received a phone call that gave me all the justification that I needed.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Ryan Johnston is a 23-year career firefighter for the Waterville (ME) Fire Department and is the rescue technician on Rescue 1. He started as a volunteer in 1991 and still volunteers in his hometown of Oakland, where he holds the rank of lieutenant. He has an associate’s degree in fire science and is a charter member of the Managing Officer Program at the National Fire Academy. He also is the owner of Maine-iac Training, a fire service training company.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Jim Moss is the author of "Firefighter Success, the 20 C’S to Firefighter Excellence". Firefighter Success is the blueprint for firefighters and fire officers who want to achieve excellence in all areas of their lives. Its 20 core principles provide every firefighter with a complete road map to a rewarding journey in the fire service.
Jim is a fire captain and paramedic for the Metro West Fire Protection District in St. Louis County, Missouri. His fire service passions include leadership, training, and mentorship. Along with Chief Dan Kerrigan, Jim is the co-author of the #1 Amazon Bestseller: Firefighter Functional Fitness.
Jim is a contributor to Fire Engineering Magazine and FirefighterToolbox.com. He has shared his message at FDIC International, Firehouse, the International Society of Fire Service Instructors, the National Volunteer Fire Council, International Association of Fire Chiefs, and with fire departments nationwide.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On todays mutual aid episode Brian talks about the many options that are available to you when looking to start or re-start your health and fitness journey.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
Jon S. Stern is a 28-year veteran in the Fire service. He joined the fire department in 1993 as a 16 year old junior volunteer firefighter in Rock Hill, NY.
Jon moved from NY to Northern Virginia in 2003 to fulfill his dreams in becoming a full time career firefighter. While living in the NOVA region he became a member of the Manassas Volunteer Fire Company. There he risen through the ranks to become the Fire Chief.
Jon is currently living outside of Washington, DC and works for the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department. He is a Fire Captain assigned to a busy engine company.
He holds certifications as a Fire instructor, Hazmat Technician, and Paramedic.
About our hosts:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
For today's episode we are sharing this weeks episode of "windshield time", which we typically only share via Instagram TV.
On this episode Brian discusses "making a difference" in the fire service and asks the following questions:
Are you making a difference in the volunteer fire service?
Are you continuously striving to better yourself, your organization and the fire service as a whole?
About our host:
Brian Soller has been an active volunteer for the last 30+ years. He currently serves as assistant chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department and for the past 17 years has been a New York state fire instructor assigned to Sullivan County, NY. Soller also served as chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department from 2018 - 2020 and chief of the Monticello Fire Department from 2001-2002.
Soller has also been a New York State emergency medical technician for the last 25+ years.
He speaks extensively on the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service through his podcast and YouTube channel.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
When asked why he would start his volunteer career all over again as a "probie", while continuing to serve as a battalion chief, David Brierty answers as follows:
“I absolutely love what I do!! Helping people and being a firefighter runs through my veins. The fact that I am at the top of one agency and the bottom of another doesn’t bother me at all. I think it keeps you in check. If I can give one piece of advice to young firefighters that was always given to me it would be this. You can never learn enough about a job that can kill you!!”
About our Guest:
David Brierty has been a firefighter and EMT for 17 plus years. David currently serves as battalion chief of the Ridgefield Volunteer Fire department after finishing a term as the chief of department in 2020. He has served in multiple line officer positions for the last 9 years.
David also serves on the Fort Lee Volunteer Fire Department and is currently a probationary firefighter. As a career, David is a six year first responder for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, currently serving at the Lincoln Tunnel as a Tunnel and Bridge Agent. Tunnel and Bridge agents respond to a variety of emergencies including vehicle fires, extrications, medical emergencies and disabled vehicles. Before he began his career with “The Port”, he worked for various EMS agencies throughout New Jersey including Jersey City Medical Center EMS, Holy Name EMS and Fort Lee EMS.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Poser - a person who acts in an affected manner in order to impress others. Can also be referred to as a "wannabe".
On today's episode Brian poses the questions, "are you a poser?" and introduces the question of the year for our platform, "in your own words what does it mean to be a professional volunteer firefighter?".
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On today's episode we are joined by Chief Matt Stiene (ret.), of the Smallwood/Mongaup Valley Fire Department. Matt began his career as a volunteer firefighter and advanced through the ranks quickly, becoming assistant chief and then chief of the department. He also served as the hazardous materials coordinator (HM-1) and then battalion coordinator (BC-4) for the County of Sullivan in New York.
After his many years of service in New York Matt, along with his wife Tammy (also a volunteer firefighter) moved to North Carolina where they continued to volunteer.
Matt and Brian discuss how the lessons he learned during his years in the volunteer fire service continue to benefit him today.
About our guest:
Matt Stiene is the vice president of construction and engineering for Novant Health
where he oversees facility design, construction operations; construction logistics, and
medical equipment planning; property management, plant engineering, and facility
master planning, and land us planning across a multi-state health system. He has
also held facility management, engineering, and project management positions with
Fellenzer Engineering, and Mecklenburg County.
Matt is a licensed professional engineer in NC, SC, VA, GA, and NY, Additionally he is
a certified Healthcare Facility Manager, and a certified Facility Manager. He received
his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University
and his graduate degree in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On todays episode we close out 2020. To say that it has been an interesting year would be an understatement, however, we are truly grateful for your support and the love that you, the listeners, have shown this podcast and our platform.
Thank you! Here's to better days for all of us in 2021. Stay healthy and stay safe!
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
When was the last time you stretched hose in the snow?
How do winter conditions alter your firefighting operations?
Are you fit to perform under those conditions?
On today's mutual aid episode Brian discusses winter firefighting operations and the challenges that they present.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Our post firehouse election wrap up episode.
The elections are over, you've successfully earned a new title at the station. What now?
What are you going to do to continue moving your organization in a positive direction?
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Brian and Kara welcome Chief John Sahatjian back to the show. After working our way through some Facebook glitches, we discuss past guests, past episodes, coffee, COVID and the future of the podcast.
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
John Sahatjian has been involved in emergency serves for over 20 years including a volunteer firefighter, EMT and Dispatcher. He is an Ex Chief for 8 years and Level 2 instructor for 10 years. He is the owner of Jersey Shore Emergency Training specializing in Mental Health and training for Volunteer fire firefighters.
He is currently a volunteer in Brick, NJ and a Communications Supervisor.
On social @jerseyshoreemergencytraining
On this weeks episode Kara and Brian speak with FDNY firefighter Erik Lubniewski. Erik began his fire service career as a volunteer firefighter with the Smallwood-Mongaup Valley Fire Department, located in Sullivan County, NY. Since his volunteer days Erik has spent his fire service career in "Da-Bronx". Starting out at Ladder 52, then moving to Engine 63 and then moving across the floor to 39 Truck (the only tiller in the Bronx).
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On todays episode Brian talks fire district elections. For those of us that serve a fire district, commissioners elections are extremely important. This elected board is not only responsible for our firefighters, equipment, budgeting, building and grounds, but they are also fiscally responsible to the taxpayers of our fire district.
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On this weeks episode Brian and Kara discuss recruitment in the volunteer fire service.
Topics Include:
Social Media Use
Community Events
Recruitment events at our area high schools
The newly proposed recruitment task force (New York State)
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On this weeks mutual aid episode, Brian talks about "transition". We have discussed transition on a few of our past episodes, but typically we've focused on the transition into a leadership position. Today we will focus on the transition out of a leadership position!
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On this weeks episode Brian and Kara discuss volunteer fire department elections, election requirements and why we should be electing the best person for the job (based on knowledge, skills and ability) vs. the most liked person for the job ( aka everyones friend).
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's mutual aid episode Brian discusses "effort" and how if we only put minimal effort into any task (or life in general) we should only expect and will only achieve minimal results.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On today's episode Brian and Kara sit down with Tim Ahern of Ahern, Murphy and Associates to discuss leadership, officer development, company pride and common challenges within our organizations.
This episode contains an in depth discussion on the "Five Verbs of Leadership" and how we can use this philosophy to improve ourselves and our agency.
Model the Way
Inspire a Shared Vision
Challenge Complacency and Status Quo
Enable People to Achieve More Than They Thought They Could
Encourage People's Heart
About our Guest:Tim Ahern is a Principal and Founder of Ahern, Murphy & Associates. Tim is the Past Chairman of the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Syracuse University Football Letterman’s Club, Past Chairman of Beacon Federal Bank, Board Member of Byrne Dairy and The Fulton Group and a former trustee at Cazenovia College. He has been recognized for his accomplishments as a Syracuse University Letter Winner of Distinction, The Business Journal of Central New York Top Leadership and Management
Development Consultants Award, The Papal Benemerenti Medal, The Cazenovia Fire Department 2011 Firefighter of the Year, 2012 EMS Provider of the Year, and a recipient of the House of Providence Bishop’s Medallion.
Tim grew up on a muck-farm in North Syracuse where he achieved athletic and academic success resulting in a Football scholarship to Syracuse University. He graduated in 1978 cum laude with a BS in Accounting and began his business career with Price Waterhouse where he became a CPA.
He left the accounting firm in 1982 to join one of his clients Oneida Limited where he became one of the youngest Vice Presidents in the history of the Company.
After Oneida, Tim was recruited in 1986 to join the Pyramid Companies. During his years at Pyramid the firm became the largest and most successful shopping center developer in the Northeast. The positions held by Tim included Leasing Partner, Vice President of Leasing, Vice President of Recapitalization and Chief Operating Officer. He retired as a Partner and Senior Executive in 1998 to form his own Company.
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
On social @st.florianfitness
On today's episode Ryan Pennington from Jumpseat Radio (@jumpseatviews) joins Chief Soller for a last minute/spur of the moment conversation. Ryan and Brian talk, company pride, morale, being prepared to go to work and adapting during the COVID pandemic.
About Our Guest:Ryan Pennington is a Captain/Paramedic for the Charleston Fire Department in Charleston West Virginia. He is currently assigned to Engine 7 and is part of the West Virginia Task Force 1 USAR team. He has over 20 years of combined Fire, Rescue and EMS experience. Ryan started with a local volunteer department and continued through EMS to spend five years as a Critical Care Paramedic. Ryan transferred to the career fire service in 2003 and has worked for the City of Charleston since 2007. Ryan is currently a WV State Instructor 2, Hazmat Technician, and Certified Fire Officer 2. He is very involved teaching EMS and firefighter safety around the country.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
It’s that time of year! Time to elect that new slate of officers at the firehouse.
Are you electing your officers for the right reasons, or is it a popularity contest?
On today’s episode Brian discusses the highs and lows of election season at a volunteer fire department.
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On today's episode Brian and Kara welcome Ian Palmer from Thin Line Fitness to continue the discussion of fitness and the fire service.
About Thin Line Fitness (@thinlinefitness):
Thin Line Fitness was started in 2017. It started as a vision, though, many years ago. Ian was tired of seeing the rapid increase of cardiac and medical related LODD's across the field of first responders, as well as the increasing number of out of shape personnel. He made the dream come alive after he received his certification as a personal trainer and a solid nudge in the right direction by his group of close friends and his wife.
About Our Guest:Ian is a professional firefighter at the Ridge Culver Fire Department right outside of the City of Rochester, New York. He found his love for physical fitness when he was 18. At the time he weighed 270 pounds. After his uncle died at an early age of health-related issues, he decided he needed to make a change since he didn't want to take the same path. He put the pedal to the metal, ate right, exercised regularly and intensely, and dropped to 150 pounds in a year. After that he joined the Air Force as a firefighter, where he still serves as a Technical Sergeant and Station Captain. He has deployed twice to the Middle East, which further increased his interest and knowledge in the physical fitness realm. Upon returning from his last deployment, his best friend and fellow firefighter, Matt, talked him into starting Thin Line Fitness. The gears turned, steps were taken, and it was finally started.
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
LISTENER REQUEST"Comparison is the thief of joy!"
On today's mutual aid episode, Brian discusses "comparison" in the volunteer fire service and how at times, it can relate to our inability to "get along".
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
In this episode Brian and Kara discuss training as it relates to the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently the Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, New York (100% Volunteer) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department in Monticello, NY (Combination).
Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years as a New York State Fire Instructor. Brian is also a long time New York State Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years), formally serving as the Captain of the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp (early 90's) and currently serving with Mobilemedic EMS .
Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood @chiefsoller
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
Listener RequestOn todays episode Brian reviews some basic SCBA/Air Consumption drills that can provide valuable information for our firefighters and fire department leaders.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please reach out to us.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
Did you think that your only path to landing your dream job as a firefighter is via the Civil Service test? This episode will open your eyes to some "Outside the Box", Non-Traditional Pathways to a career in Fire Protection.
Today's guest is Thad Mapledoram, Fire Chief at the United States Coast Guard Air Station in Port Angeles, Washington. Chief Mapledoram is a third generation firefighter that began his firefighting journey in 1997 as an age-restricted volunteer firefighter with the Monticello Fire Department in Sullivan County, New York. The Chief shares insights on his twenty year journey as firefighter in the United States Air Force and a civilian federal firefighter.
About our Guest:
Thad Mapledoram @new_yorker_explorer
Fire Chief
USCG Port Angeles, WA.
Experienced Fire Chief with a demonstrated history of working in the public safety industry, specializing in organization management, risk assessments and problem solving. Skilled in customer service, emergency management and healthcare services, graduated with a Bachelor's degree focused in Fire Science from Columbia Southern University.
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
On today’s episode Kara takes over "The Professional Brotherhood" to discuss fire prevention options in 2020. This has been a year of firsts for many of us and COVID-19 has forced us to get creative in many different ways.
On today's mutual aid, Kara will give you some ideas regarding how to continue your fire prevention program during these challenging times.
Listen in and as always, feel free to share your thoughts.
About our host:
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is the Data and Burn Prevention Outreach Coordinator.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On today's episode Brian and Kara speak with Lex Shady. Lex is a firefighter in Central Ohio where she has served for two years career and four years as a volunteer. She created a blog entitled "The Shady Firefighter" which she started as a way to help keep herself accountable. Lex has a passion for building construction as well as sharing her knowledge with her fellow firefighters.
We refer to an article entitled "The Starving Artist" several times during this episode and we encourage you to read it along with all the other blog posts which you can find at theshadyfirefighter.com.
You can find Lex on Instagram @lexshady516
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is an anesthesia assistant.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
The most common questions that we receive revolve around "recruitment and retention". While there are countless discussions we can have and many ideas we can toss around regarding the topic, sometimes the simplest of ideas and changes can have an amazing affect on your organization.
"Is your organization friendly?"
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please reach out to us.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
On today's episode we have an open discussion about the volunteer fire service with PJ Covert. PJ is a 4th generation firefighter, beginning his volunteer career in 2001 with Sea Bright Fire/Rescue where he continues to serve today.
PJ has served Sea Bright as a Lieutenant, Safety Officer and Training Officer.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please reach out to us.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
Listener Request! In this episode we discuss common obstacles for volunteer firefighters when they make the transition from firefighter to fire officer.
How to interact with your immediate peer groups?
Will they respect you in your new position?
How to interact with the senior men/women?
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please reach out to us.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
On today's episode we are joined by Tara from FLAME DECON. Tara is a U.S. Navy Veteran, Fire Sister, and the Founder/CEO of FLAME.FLAME was created when Tara realized that firefighters didn’t have anything that was specifically designed to remove the toxins from their hair and scalp after a fire incident.
FLAMES mission is to create hair and body care decontamination solutions that help you live a cleaner life.
Visit FLAME at www.flamedecon.com or on Instagram @flamedecon. Use discount code CHIEFSOLLER at checkout.
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is an anesthesia assistant.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
The title speaks for itself! Sure, we are all valuable to our respective organizations, but none of us are bigger than our organization or the fire service. Whether you realize it or not, your organization will find a way to move on without you.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On today's episode we are joined by Firefighter Joe McLaughlin. Joe is a 19 year-old Interior firefighter and Emergency Medical Responder who has been in the fire service for just over three years. He’s currently serving in the United States Air Force.
Joe shares his experiences of being an "age-restricted" member of the fire service, the importance of mentorship and how it played in important role in his early years in the fire service.
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is an anesthesia assistant.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
This episode is dedicated to the men and women that lost their lives on 9-11-2001 as well as those that have lost their lives or continue to battle the effects of 9-11 related illnesses.
We must NEVER FORGET!
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Due to some amazing feedback from our episode entitled, "All Jacked Up", Dr. Michelle Kent is back to discuss healthy alternatives to energy drinks. We will be also be posting a reference document on our blog, which is located on our website professionalbrotherhood.com. We hope that you find this helpful.
About our Guest:
Dr. Michelle Kent is passionate about working with first responders, veterans and shift workers regardless of their gender or background. Dr. Kent understands the particular health risks that these communities face and it is her mission to actively assist in identifying those risks to best prevent disease and resolve ongoing health concerns. Dr. Kent is a team player, and a goal-oriented physician who desires to optimize your health and wellness to promote happiness and longevity throughout life.
Dr. Kent is very active in the first responder community, and has particular knowledge on firefighters, paramedics and EMTs. On a regular basis Dr. Kent goes on ride-alongs with local fire departments to learn more about the specifics of the profession to provide the best care she can. Dr. Kent stays up to date on research about first responder health and attends conferences specific to this area.
@dr_michellekent
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
In today's episode Brian discusses how we view others. Whether it's an individual or an organization are we being judgmental or are we jealous? When we see someone that's squared away and doing things the right way or an organization that is doing things right, what's our reaction?
Just because someone is confident in their knowledge, skills and abilities does not mean that they are or should be perceived as "cocky"!
Don't waste your time judging others, when you could be using that time to make yourself or your agency better.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
In today's episode Brian discusses "Mutual Aid" and why it's extremely important for us to utilize the resources around us and know what resources are available. As volunteers, we count on other agencies to assist us when responding to certain types of incidents. We can't be proficient at everything we encounter.
Know your area, know your resources, know the resources of others and work together!
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
First responders chronically use energy drinks to power through their shifts, but what are the consequences? Are there any benefits?
In this episode Brandon Heggie (@bdheggie3) and Dr. Michelle Kent (@dr_michellekent) will help you to understand the various chemicals associated with energy drinks, how the body reacts to those chemicals, the difference between safe and toxic levels of ingestion and how to treat energy drink toxicity.
We will also discuss healthy options for emergency services personnel.
About our Guests:Brandon Heggie is a Firefighter/Paramedic who has been working in Fire and EMS for over a decade. He has numerous experiences ranging from being a Tactical Medic on a SWAT Team, to a High Angle Rope Rescue Tech. Brandon provides in-depth knowledge in aggressive simplistic medical assessment and care. He is currently working as an Firefighter/Paramedic for a busy cross staffed department. He obtained an Associates Degree in Emergency Medicine and Health Services. Education is not supposed to be difficult. It should be simple, fascinating, remarkable but more importantly, retainable. Brandon provides a high energy educational approach where the group has fun using stories, pictures plus interaction between students and instructor to maximize the learning experience.
@bdheggie3
Dr. Michelle Kent is passionate about working with first responders, veterans and shift workers regardless of their gender or background. Dr. Kent understands the particular health risks that these communities face and it is her mission to actively assist in identifying those risks to best prevent disease and resolve ongoing health concerns. Dr. Kent is a team player, and a goal-oriented physician who desires to optimize your health and wellness to promote happiness and longevity throughout life.
Dr. Kent is very active in the first responder community, and has particular knowledge on firefighters, paramedics and EMTs. On a regular basis Dr. Kent goes on ride-alongs with local fire departments to learn more about the specifics of the profession to provide the best care she can. Dr. Kent stays up to date on research about first responder health and attends conferences specific to this area.
@dr_michellekent
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
In today's episode Brian discusses taking responsibility for the decisions that we make. If you have yet to listen to Episode 044, you may want to listen in on that one first.
The bottom line my friends, is that we all have to make decisions. Some of those decisions are NOT easy, but we made them and we need to take responsibility. DON'T BLAME OTHERS!
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
ProVFF Training Solutions, is proud to sponsor the launch of Season II of "The Professional Brotherhood" (formally known as The Professional Volunteer) podcast.
In this episode, Brian is joined by John Sahatjian (@jerseyshoreemergencytraining) and Kara McDaniels (@st.florianfitness) to kick off the newest season of the show.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today's episode Brian discusses talks peaks and valleys and the future direction of the podcast and our message.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professional.brotherhood
- On the web at www.professionalbrotherhood.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
In today's episode Brian discusses a topic he's long avoided but has been asked to discuss multiple times on the podcast; his transition from his original department to his current department. There are no juicy tidbits to get excited over my friends, but as always there are lessons to be learned.
If something isn't right for you anymore, it's okay to make a change, but never forget where you came from!
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
In today’s episode, John takes over the Professional Volunteer for a short discussion on use of the deck gun for a quick offensive attack on the fire. This is based on a resent IG post shared on @jerseyshoreemergencytraining.
About today’s host:
Chief John Sahatjian - @jerseyshoreemergencytraining
John Sahatjian has been involved in emergency serves for over 20 years including a volunteer firefighter, EMT and Dispatcher. He is an Ex Chief for 8 years and Level 2 instructor for 10 years. He is the owner of Jersey Shore Emergency Training specializing in Mental Health and training for Volunteer fire firefighters.
He is currently a volunteer in Brick, NJ and a Communications Supervisor.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
On today’s episode Kara takes over “The Professional Volunteer” while Brian is away on vacation.
Kara discusses “Critical Incident Stress Debriefing” and “Mitigating the Bad Call”. These topics are commonly ignored in the volunteer fire service and shouldn’t be!
Listen in and as always, feel free to share your thoughts.
About our host:
Kara McDaniels, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is an anesthesia assistant.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
In this episode Brian and Kara discuss firefighter fitness with Dan Kerrigan and Jim Moss, authors of the best selling book, "Firefighter Functional Fitness". If you're a probie or a veteran firefighter struggling with how to prepare or keep yourself prepared to do the job, you'll want to tune into this episode.
For further information go to www.firefighterfunctionalfitness.com, @firefighterffit on Instagram or search YouTube for Firefighter Functional Fitness.
About our Guests:
Dan is a career chief officer, published fitness author and presenter on the local and national levels. A passionate firefighter health and wellness advocate, he works with the IAFC, NFFF, and NVFC in efforts to reduce health-related LODD’s. He is a Russian kettlebell instructor and uses Firefighter Functional Fitness to achieve optimal performance.
Jim Moss is a career fire officer, certified personal trainer, and published fitness author. He is a passionate advocate of firefighter fitness and wellness on the local and national levels. He trains, writes, and teaches firefighters how to optimize their physical performance, careers, and lives through Firefighter Functional Fitness.
About our hosts:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
Kara McDaniels, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is an anesthesia assistant.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
It doesn't matter how "busy" your agency is, your community still depends on you to be able to provide PROFESSIONAL SERVICE. This episode was inspired by an email we received from Billy from the State of Washington. For a deeper dive into this topic we suggest listening to Episode 022 with John Ford from The Slow House Rules.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
On todays episode Brian is joined by John Sahatjian from @jerseyshoreemergencytraining and Kara McDaniels from @st.florianfitness to discuss Rural and Urban Water Supply Operations. The self proclaimed ProVFF "Trifecta" also dives into social media experts in the fire service as well as our inability to support each others fire service missions.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
"But I don't feel like getting up for that 0200 activated fire alarm."
It's your job! In today's mutual aid episode Brian discusses what inspires him to get up and get going, even when he doesn't feel like it. It's bigger than the individual; it's about pride in your organization and a responsibility to the people of your community that you serve.
Get up and get going, people are counting on you!
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In this episode Brian talks with Brooke Ames. Brooke shares her journey from the corporate world and volunteer firefighting to becoming a career firefighter/paramedic. As well as her health and fitness journey, the inspiration behind the 451F Link and DMAC (Define, Measure, Analyze and Continuously Improve).
Please follow Brooke on Instagram: @miss_fit_hosedragger
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today's mutual aid episode Brian talks training and why preparation is so important. The most valuable thing that our firefighters can give us is their time and we must not waste it.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
On Episode 035, Brian dives into the challenges of volunteer EMS with Brandon Heggie of Triple Tango Training. Brian and Brandon discuss the time commitment, the lack of retention tools and the lack of appreciation for our EMS workers.
We would like to thank Dr. Michelle Kent for connecting us with Brandon.
About our Guest:Brandon Heggie is a Firefighter/Paramedic who has been working in Fire and EMS for over a decade. He has numerous experiences ranging from being a Tactical Medic on a SWAT Team, to a High Angle Rope Rescue Tech. Brandon provides in-depth knowledge in aggressive simplistic medical assessment and care. He is currently working as an Firefighter/Paramedic for a busy cross staffed department. He obtained an Associates Degree in Emergency Medicine and Health Services. Education is not supposed to be difficult. It should be simple, fascinating, remarkable but more importantly, retainable. Brandon provides a high energy educational approach where the group has fun using stories, pictures plus interaction between students and instructor to maximize the learning experience.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
As leaders we want our organization to be great, not some of the time, all of the time! In today's episode, Brian discusses expectations, and some of the difficulties that you may experience when you have high expectations for your organization.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
This episode was recorded on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Brian was joined by John Sahatjian from @jerseyshoreemergencytraining and Kara McDaniels from @st.florianfitness to discuss the topic of "Motivating the Fire Department when the Leadership Lacks Motivation".
Thanks to John and Kara for their outlook on the topic and for keeping the show going by covering for Brian while he answered a "Chief's call" from 911.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
Many of the messages that we receive are regarding "department moral" or "department culture". On today's episode, Brian discusses two very important words that are often overlooked by today's leaders. Words that can directly impact that moral and culture.
Why is it so hard for us to say, "THANK YOU!".
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
On today's episode, Brian poses the question, "Why Are You Failing as a Leader?"
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
On today's mutual aid episode, Brian discusses Size Up and Situational Awareness for the volunteer firefighter and why it is so vital in today's climate more than ever.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today's episode Brian sits down for an early morning conversation with guest co-host Kara McDaniels. Kara and Brian take a deeper dive into recruitment and the retention of our membership.
About our Co-Host:
Kara McDaniels, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is an anesthesia assistant.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
Why can't we be happy for one another? When we see another organization doing great things or an individual doing great things, why can't we be happy for them? Why don't we look to learn from their success, instead of putting them down or pointing out any flaws we may find?
In today's mutual aid episode Brian talks about success and why we can't seem to enjoy and learn from the success of others in the volunteer fire service.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In this episode Brian and John discuss the senior men, the rookies and the group that's caught somewhere in the middle. Along with other challenges being faced in a small town Ohio fire department. This episode was in response to the following email from a loyal listener:
In listening to the podcasts I have a question that I have been asking myself over and over, and I wanted to see if I could get some thoughts on this. There are two main groups of firefighters that seem to get focus nowadays, the "senior man" and the "rookie". And rightfully so. I see them as having an equal importance to the fire service. However there is a lost group in there that gets pulled in both directions that can feel lost. That's the group I'm in. The "middle guys". I am 37 years old and have been on the department now for 21 years (started at 16 as a junior). I grew up idolizing and learning from the go-get-em smoke eaters that was 100% aggressive 100% of the time and that felt certain requirements didn't need to be followed because we were just a small town volunteer department. And, respectfully, they are still the chief officers today. The majority of our firefighters however are in the 20-25 year old range and is accepting and wanting of a more structured, safety minded approach that is still aggressive but only when necessary. That is what I want to give them. As the middle guy, and I am sure that you have been there, I am trying to stay the course of setting the example for the future of the department and do the right thing. However, those that made me who I am today are feeling disrespected and feel that I am wrong for trying to change things. I know the obvious answer is to do what is right for the people who are expecting me to take care of them. And although I usually am the one to take an order without question, I cannot rightfully pull back from this like the people above me would like. Our chief officers are appointed every year by the township trustees, and they have remained the same for over 20 years. If I would express concern to the trustees, it would most likely result in me not being able to be around to look after the younger generation to make sure that they don't become complacent and follow the path of my elders. I would never give the burden of asking for advice on the politics of our situation, but I would like to know how others have navigated these waters. What has worked, what has failed, and if being the middle guy trying to fix this makes it better or worse for the "rookies".
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller
In this episode Brian discusses NOT missing important life events or missing out on career opportunities because of your dedication to the volunteer fire service. He also shares thoughts on the importance of supporting our members during times of difficulty or uncertainty.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- Subscribe to our You Tube Channel
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today's episode Brian sits down for an early morning conversation with Kara McDaniels from the Cazenovia Fire Department in upstate New York. Kara shares her journey in the fire service, her passion for fitness and the recent history making election within her department.
About our guest:
Kara McDaniels, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness.
Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is an anesthesia assistant.
You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today's episode Chief Soller discusses being a better human along with NOT fueling the online hatred for the volunteer fire service.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In this episode Chief Soller and John Ford discuss "The Slow House" and that regardless of how many calls our agency may or may not run, that we as firefighters need to be prepared and take our job and our training seriously. As stated in the episode, "Everyone is important to someone".
About our guest:
John Ford is a career firefighter in Idaho. He currently serves as an Engineer for the Star Fire District where he has been on the job since 2014. He previously served as a volunteer/part time firefighter for the Eagle Fire District.
The Star Fire District is a single station consisting of 12 full time personnel, an engine, brush unit and tanker/tender. Star runs approximately 900 calls per year (fire and EMS).
You can follow John on Instagram and Facebook: @the_slow_house_rules
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
Today's episode was inspired by "The Last Dance". The ten-part mini documentary about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990's.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
On tonight's episode, Chief Soller will be joined by:
Chief John Sahatjian - @jerseyshoreemergencytraining
John Sahatjian has been involved in emergency serves for over 20 years including a volunteer firefighter, EMT and Dispatcher. He is an Ex Chief for 8 years and Level 2 instructor for 10 years. He is the owner of Jersey Shore Emergency Training specializing in Mental Health and training for Volunteer fire firefighters.
He is currently a volunteer in Brick, NJ and a Communications Supervisor.
Brooke Ames - @miss_fit_hosedragger
Firefighter/Paramedic
Wisconsin
Brooke Ames is a rookie firefighter who came from the corporate world where she worked as a project manager for a Fortune 200 company. She spent 5 years as a volunteer firefighter and EMT where she lost over 100 lbs, secured the required certifications, passed the CPAT and secured a full time job as a career firefighter/paramedic in South Central Wisconsin. Passionate about continuous improvement and evidence based problem solving, Brooke brings to life the simplicity of successful corporate tools and translates them into the symbolic 451 F link to implore others to be better than yesterday. Brooke and her family reside in South Wayne, WI where she and her husband own a small farm. Brooke has a degree in Animal Science, is recently licensed as a paramedic, and is an avid gym goer. She holds technical certifications in Swift Water Rescue, Confined Space, and High Angle Ropes.
Jeremy Sanders - @crew1stculture
Jeremy Sanders has served for 18 years on a career department North of OKC where he is currently at the rank of captain. He is also Volunteer firefighter in his hometown near Tulsa. You can find him on various social media pages by searching for Crew 1st Culture and listen to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform.
Nate Routledge - @routledge29
Roscoe Rockland Fire Department
Seven year volunteer firefighter, currently holding the rank of Captain. His lifelong ambition of becoming a firefighter came to fruition seven years ago when he moved to the United States from England. Nate is a 911 dispatcher in upstate NY, but is still chasing the career goal to become a career firefighter. A small summary of classes attended include FF1, FO1, Swift Water Rescue Tech, Ice Rescue Tech and Principles of Instruction. One of his other aspirations is to become a NYS Fire Instructor.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today’s mutual aid episode, Brian takes a deeper dive into our agencies membership and their opinions.
Happy Memorial Day!!
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Rescue Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today’s episode, Chief Soller and Co-Host Chief John Sahatjian are joined by guest Jeremy Sanders, host of the Crew 1st Culture podcast to discuss "Respect" and "Not Pushing a Loyal Person". This conversation was inspired by a quote that Frank Viscuso recently shared on Facebook.
Jeremy can be found on Instagram @crew1stculture and his podcast is available on all podcast platforms. Just search for the Crew 1st Culture Podcast.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today’s mutual aid episode, Chief Soller discusses how we can "learn from our mistakes". We all make them, but do we do our best to learn from them?
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today’s episode, Chief Soller and Co-Host Chief John Sahatjian are joined by guest Gene Dellipaoli to take a deeper dive into “Entitlement”.
Definition:
- The fact of having a right to something.
- The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
About our guest:
Gene is a volunteer Lieutenant with the Roscoe/Rockland Fire Department (Sullivan County, NY) and a career firefighter with the Arlington Fire Department (Dutchess County, NY). Follow him in Instagram: @axemengene
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today’s mutual aid episode, Chief Soller discusses, “The Art of Not Giving a F____”.
Not to be confused with the book by Mark Manson. Today's topic focuses on why it's important that you do not allow uneducated opinions to influence your decisions.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
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- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
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On today's episode Chief Soller welcomes Nick Higgins from "The Firehouse Tribune" for an open discussion regarding social media and its effects on the fire service and fire service organizations.
About our guest:NICHOLAS J. HIGGINS is a firefighter with 17 years in the fire service in Piscataway, NJ, a NJ State certified level 2 fire instructor, a State of New Jersey Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighter’s Foundation and is the founder/contributor of the Firehouse Tribune website. A martial arts practitioner and former collegiate athlete in baseball, Nick is also a National Exercise & Sports Trainer Association Battle Ropes Instructor, Functional Fitness Instructor and Nutrition Coach. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Kean University, and a A.A.S in Liberal Arts - Business from Middlesex County College. Nick has spoken at the 2017 & 2018 Firehouse Expo in Nashville, TN as well as at numerous fire departments within NJ and fire service podcasts.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
*Listener Request*In today’s mutual aid episode, Chief Soller discusses, “Entitlement”.
Definition:
- The fact of having a right to something.
- The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
On today's episode, Chief Soller is honored to welcome back Chief John Sahatjian of "Jersey Shore Emergency Training" and newcomer to the podcast, Abi Rogers of "Confessions of a Firefighter Wife" to discuss mental health in the fire service. We also discuss the importance of communication within the family and communication among the members of the emergency services organization.
Resources discussed in this episode can be found at www.confessionsofafirefighterwife.com and www.jerseyshoreemergencytraining.com.
Follow John and Abi on social here:
@confessionsofafirefighterwife
@jerseyshoreemergencytraining
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
Whether it's the Chief micro-managing the officers or the AHJ micro-managing the Chief, micro-management can be extremely frustrating. In today's mutual aid episode we discuss this common problem in the volunteer fire service and things you can do to avoid it.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today's episode we are discussing fitness in the fire service with Chris Torres from @nyc_igy6fitness and @coney_island_fitness. Chris is a firefighter with the FDNY and the head coach at IGY6FITNESS and a coach and co-owner of Coney Island Fitness.
NYC I Got Your 6 is a fitness program, based out of Crossfit STEED, centered around getting those who aspire to be, or are currently in the process of preparing to enter a civil service academy (such as the FDNY Fire Academy, FDNY EMS Academy, NYPD Police Academy).
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
Welcome to our "Mutual Aid" series. These episodes will be shorter than our traditional episodes and more than likely recorded on the fly by Chief Soller or a guest. Today's episode discusses the use of emergency services radios and just a few of the "do's and don'ts" regarding this often untrained skill.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In this episode Chief Soller discusses his health journey, the importance of taking care of yourself and why we must remain fit to fight.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In this episode Chief Soller welcomes special guest Ali Rothrock of "On the Job and Off". Ali's journey in the volunteer fire service started when she was just sixteen after visiting her local department's open house. Ali shares the up's and down's of that journey and how it shaped her into the incredibly gifted and caring person that she is today. Put those headphones on, grab a cup of coffee, because you don't want to miss a moment of this episode.
About our guest:
Ali Rothrock is a speaker, author, educator and advocate who has delivered over 500 presentations nationwide. Rothrock has been in the volunteer fire service since 2005, enjoying more than a decade as a firefighter and EMT. She is the CEO and Lead Instructor for On the Job and Off, an online platform dedicated to building more resilient first responders.
Rothrock is the author of Where Hope Lives, a memoir detailing her journey through her first few years in the fire service. She is currently writing her second book After, which details her story of trauma recovery while featuring other’s stories too.
A Certified Trauma Responder through the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, she has worked as a sexual assault and domestic violence counselor and has served on multiple national diversity and inclusion committees. She is also the eastern division trustee for Women in Fire.
Connect with Ali on social media:
@aliwarrenrothrock
@onthejobandoff
@overacuppodcast
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In today's episode Chief Soller welcomes Lieutenant Nick Hilton, host of the Brotherhood Academy Radio Podcast. Brian and Nick discuss recruitment and retention, stipends, combination departments and a training pathway for potential officers.
About our guest:
Leiutenant Nick Hilton is the founder and a host of the Brotherhood Academy Radio Podcast. Nick grew up around the fire department all his life. He joined as an official member of the York Village, Maine Fire Department in June of 2001 and worked his way up to the rank of Lieutenant. He served 11 years as a public safety dispatcher for a local police and fire department and now works full time as a Pierce fire apparatus salesman for Allegiance Fire & Rescue covering the state of New Hampshire. Nick has a strong passion for preserving the volunteer fire service culture.
Instagram: @barpodcast
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In this episode Chief Soller and Lieutenant Garrett Lewis discuss the challenges faced by firefighters that serve as both career and volunteer firefighters as well as common difficulties faced by combination departments. They also touch on the challenges faced by the volunteers that serve alongside off-duty career firefighters in a 100% volunteer department.
About our guest:
Garrett Lewis is a full time career firefighter/driver with the Guil-Rand Fire Department, NC and a volunteer at the Pleasant Grove Fire Department, NC, where he currently serves as a Lieutenant.
You can follow Garrett on Instagram: @garrettlewis41
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please reach out to us via DM or email.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
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Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In this special bonus episode Chief Soller discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and suggestions for volunteer firefighters and their agencies to help keep them healthy and safe during these difficult times.
COVID-19 Resources Available:
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
International Association of Fire Chiefs: https://www.iafc.org
Mental Health Resources via Instagram:
@nextrung
@confessionsofafirefighterwife
@jerseyshoreemergencytraining
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- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
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We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
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- @chief_miller
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Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
Like many of us, Captain Nate Routledge (Roscoe Rockland Fire Department, Sullivan County, NY) dreamed of becoming a firefighter when he was a young boy. However, growing up in England, that wasn't a possibility.
In this episode, Captain Routledge shares his journey from the UK to the USA. His experiences as a probationary firefighter. His current role as Captain in a small rural NY volunteer company and the challenges associated, along with his aspirations to become a career firefighter. You can follow Nate's journey on Instagram @routledge29.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please reach out to us.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
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Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
Listener Request! In this episode we discuss common obstacles for volunteer firefighters when they make the transition from firefighter to fire officer.
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- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please reach out to us.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
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- @chief_miller
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Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
In this special Friday bonus episode, Chief Soller talks alcohol, social media and the perception of volunteers with Chief John Sahatjian (ret.) from Jersey Shore Emergency Training.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer @jerseyshoreemergencytraining
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
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Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
Chief Soller talks professionalism, recruitment / retention, engaging younger firefighters and training with Chief John Sahatjian (ret.) from Jersey Shore Emergency Training.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer @jerseyshoreemergencytraining
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to professionalvff@gmail.com.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
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- @chief_miller
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Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place.
In Episode 002 Chief Soller discusses Recruitment and Retention in the Volunteer Fire Service. How do we attract new members while keeping existing members engaged. Do we need to change our company requirements? Are training requirements "killing" the volunteer fire service? Please send your feedback and episode ideas to professionalvff@gmail.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @professionalvolunteer.
A brief introduction to the "Professional Volunteer" podcast and host Chief Brian Soller. Please send your future episode ideas to professionalvff@gmail.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @professionalvolunteer.