Send us a text Mike Goldstein or “Stickers”. Hails from Milford NH. Love the fire service and forever a student of the craft of firemanship. I was born in Albuquerque NM, lived in Arizona for a while and then California, then finally settled on the Granite State. I pretty much grew up in Nashua, NH. I was a shit for most of my life…worked as a bouncer in a dive bar and even ran with a MC for a little bit. I always had a calling to help others though, and started my career in the first responder ...
Aug 27, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Send us a text Matt Gehlbach has worked in Austin, Texas as a medic for a bit, then North Tahoe Fire in Lake Tahoe, California, then went to another depth called Santa Clara County Fire. Then Matt eventually landed at San Jose Fire and been loving it ever since. He started a supplement business in February called Zenith Supplements. He launched his flagship product called Morning Wood, which why he joined social media recently after a multi -year hiatus. So now he is trying to bring fitness and ...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Send us a text Jake Barnes AI (00:00.066) Matt Gehlbach has worked in Austin, Texas as a medic for a bit, then North Tahoe Fire in Lake Tahoe, California, then went to another depth called Santa Clara County Fire. Then Matt eventually landed at San Jose Fire and been loving it ever since. He started a supplement business in February called Zenith Supplements. He launched his flagship product called Morning Wood, which why he joined social media recently after a multi -year hiatus. So now he is t...
Aug 05, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Send us a text Captain Sunderland is a 23 year Veteran of the Fire Service. He’s been employed by the City of Altoona Fire Department, in Altoona PA, since 2008, and is currently assigned to an Engine in the Downtown District. Captain Sunderland is also a PA State Suppression Instructor, an Adjunct Fire Instructor for Bucks County Community College (PA), an Adjunct Fire Instructor for Butler County Community College (PA), an Adjunct Fire Instructor for Harrisburg Area Community College (PA), and...
Jul 29, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Send us a text Captain Sunderland is a 23 year Veteran of the Fire Service. He’s been employed by the City of Altoona Fire Department, in Altoona PA, since 2008, and is currently assigned to an Engine in the Downtown District. Captain Sunderland is also a PA State Suppression Instructor, an Adjunct Fire Instructor for Bucks County Community College (PA), an Adjunct Fire Instructor for Butler County Community College (PA), an Adjunct Fire Instructor for Harrisburg Area Community College (PA), and...
Jul 22, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Send us a text Captain Shane Farmer has been with the Big Sky Fire Department since October of 2018. He started in the fire service as a volunteer with Cedar Falls Fire Rescue in 2001 and was hired as a professional in 2006. He is a lead instructor at the Gallatin Valley Fire Academy and has helped in building a multi-agency academy from the ground up. Training is his passion. He demonstrates his love for the fire service by competing in the Firefighter Challenge for the last 20 years and being ...
Jul 08, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Send us a text Captain Shane Farmer has been with the Big Sky Fire Department since October of 2018. He started in the fire service as a volunteer with Cedar Falls Fire Rescue in 2001 and was hired as a professional in 2006. He is a lead instructor at the Gallatin Valley Fire Academy and has helped in building a multi-agency academy from the ground up. Training is his passion. He demonstrates his love for the fire service by competing in the Firefighter Challenge for the last 20 years and being ...
Jul 08, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Send us a text Mike was on a couple of years ago and and he is close to retirement and we thought we would discuss retirement, the differences within the different states and how retirement affects us and our future Mike Wallingford Jr. is a Captain with Jeffersontown Fire and EMS currently assigned to a HazMat Engine. He is also the Safety Director for Flynn Brothers Construction which is a large Construction and Paving company in Louisville, KY. Working in these two industries has helped Mike ...
Jul 03, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Send us a text Mike was on a couple of years ago and and he is close to retirement and we thought we would discuss retirement, the differences within the different states and how retirement affects us and our future Mike Wallingford Jr. is a Captain with Jeffersontown Fire and EMS currently assigned to a HazMat Engine. He is also the Safety Director for Flynn Brothers Construction which is a large Construction and Paving company in Louisville, KY. Working in these two industries has helped Mike ...
Jun 24, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Send us a text Erin McGruder has been a firefighter/EMT for more than 20 years. She serves as a Planning Team Manager for a FEMA USAR. She is a Planning Team Manager and retired canine handler for a State USAR team. McGruder specializes in curriculum and instructor development as a fire service state training agency staff member for nearly a decade. She holds a master’s degree in public affairs and is currently studying educational psychology and adult learning at the doctoral level. McGruder is...
Jun 17, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Send us a text Erin McGruder has been a firefighter/EMT for more than 20 years. She serves as a Planning Team Manager for a FEMA USAR. She is a Planning Team Manager and retired canine handler for a State USAR team. McGruder specializes in curriculum and instructor development as a fire service state training agency staff member for nearly a decade. She holds a master’s degree in public affairs and is currently studying educational psychology and adult learning at the doctoral level. McGruder is...
Jun 10, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Send us a text If you haven't heard this episode then enjoy the walk down memory lane! Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560769894306 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAv_hMC8vxrurhIunXtaJXg 3 PFF Merch https://3-point-firefighter.printify.me/products #JakeBarnes,#3Pointfirefighter...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Send us a text We wrap FDIC 2024 with Chris Wiggins and Zach Willard! Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560769894306 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAv_hMC8vxrurhIunXtaJXg 3 PFF Merch https://3-point-firefighter.printify.me/products #JakeBarnes,#3Pointfirefighter...
May 06, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Send us a text I got to talk to so many awesome people at FDIC! We discuss training towers and live burns!!! Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560769894306 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAv_hMC8vxrurhIunXtaJXg 3 PFF Merch https://3-point-firefighter.printify.me/products #JakeBarnes,#3Pointfirefighter...
Apr 29, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Send us a text BJ Breecher is a 15 yr fire service veteran spanning volunteer, private ems, part-time, and career roles, wildland and structural firefighting. He is currently a career Firefighter/AEMT at the Deforest Windsor Fire and EMS department in Deforest, Wisconsin and a Leiutenant for the City of Verona Fire Department in Verona, Wi. He also serves as a board member for the Brew City FOOLS. Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast htt...
Apr 22, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Send us a text BJ Breecher is a 15 yr fire service veteran spanning volunteer, private ems, part-time, and career roles, wildland and structural firefighting. He is currently a career Firefighter/AEMT at the Deforest Windsor Fire and EMS department in Deforest, Wisconsin and a Leiutenant for the City of Verona Fire Department in Verona, Wi. He also serves as a board member for the Brew City FOOLS. Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast htt...
Apr 15, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Send us a text Todd Shepherd is a 3rd generation firefighter and a 20 year veteran of Fire service and Founder/Owner of Forge Fire and Company. He is also a Live Fire Instructor specializing in Forcible Entry, Search, Victim Removal, Ventilation, Building Construction, Down Firefighter rescue, First Responder self-defense. - Former MMA fighter & lifelong martial artist: boxed golden gloves, black belt in American Kickboxing, purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Gracie BJJ Combatives certified...
Apr 01, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Send us a text Todd Shepherd is a 3rd generation firefighter and a 20 year veteran of Fire service and Founder/Owner of Forge Fire and Company. He is also a Live Fire Instructor specializing in Forcible Entry, Search, Victim Removal, Ventilation, Building Construction, Down Firefighter rescue, First Responder self-defense. - Former MMA fighter & lifelong martial artist: boxed golden gloves, black belt in American Kickboxing, purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Gracie BJJ Combatives certified...
Mar 25, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Send us a text Rocco Alvaro is a Battalion Chief with Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department. He is currently assigned to the Training Division and is the section lead for Professional Development, directly responsible for the organization’s leadership and professional development training. Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560769894306 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAv...
Mar 18, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Send us a text Rocco Alvaro is a Battalion Chief with Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department. He is currently assigned to the Training Division and is the section lead for Professional Development, directly responsible for the organization’s leadership and professional development training. Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560769894306 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAv...
Mar 11, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Send us a text Part 2 DJ Stone has been in the fire service for 24 years; he has retired from fort Walton beach and is the training chief at south Walton fire district. He has a class at FDIC called the grab analysis where you get to see actual videos of grabs in the 850 area and discuss his firsthand knowledge of them. He also manages a fantastic Facebook page called the 850 fireman. Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.face...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Send us a text DJ Stone has been in the fire service for 24 years; he has retired from fort Walton beach and is the training chief at south Walton fire district. He has a class at FDIC called the grab analysis where you get to see actual videos of grabs in the 850 area and discuss his firsthand knowledge of them. He also manages a fantastic Facebook page called the 850 fireman. Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.co...
Feb 26, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Send us a text MARK vonAPPEN, a member of the (CA) Fire Service since 1998, is assigned to the suppression division where he holds the rank of captain. He is a committee member for California State Fire Training and has contributed to the development of Firefighter Survival and Rapid Intervention curriculums. Mark has been published in Fire Engineering Magazine, Fire Service Warrior, he is the creator of the fire service leadership blog FULLY INVOLVED, he has been selected as a speaker at FDIC I...
Feb 19, 2024•32 min0
Send us a text MARK vonAPPEN, a member of the (CA) Fire Service since 1998, is assigned to the suppression division where he holds the rank of captain. He is a committee member for California State Fire Training and has contributed to the development of Firefighter Survival and Rapid Intervention curriculums. Mark has been published in Fire Engineering Magazine, Fire Service Warrior, he is the creator of the fire service leadership blog FULLY INVOLVED, he has been selected as a speaker at FDIC I...
Feb 12, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Send us a text Rob Backer is a 21-year fire service veteran and currently serves as battalion chief for the Thornton, CO, Fire Department. He has written for Fire Engineering and multiple fire service blogs. He is an instructor for The Art of Reading Smoke and The Art of the First Due, and available to teach nationally. Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560769894306 YouTube Channel https://www...
Feb 05, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Send us a text Rob Backer is a 21-year fire service veteran and currently serves as battalion chief for the Thornton, CO, Fire Department. He has written for Fire Engineering and multiple fire service blogs. He is an instructor for The Art of Reading Smoke and The Art of the First Due, and available to teach nationally. Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firefighter Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560769894306 YouTube Channel https://www...
Jan 29, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Send us a text Christopher Snow is a Texas firefighter is the founder of Rogue Tailboard, The uncommon firemen group. He is a strong family man and Chris is a man after gods heart and is constantly seeking self improvement in all aspects of life. He truly believes the job can be fun but when its time to work…you go to work! Contact me at:[email protected] Check us out on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram,and X Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firef...
Jan 22, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Send us a text Christopher Snow is a Texas firefighter is the founder of Rogue Tailboard, The uncommon firemen group. He is a strong family man and Chris is a man after gods heart and is constantly seeking self improvement in all aspects of life. He truly believes the job can be fun but when its time to work…you go to work! Contact me at:[email protected] Check us out on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram,and X Email me at [email protected] Check out our Facebook Page 3 point Firef...
Jan 15, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Send us a text Rob “Robbie” Fisher is a suburban firefighter from the Pacific Northwest. He has been a student of the fire service for 36-years. Rob is currently a Battalion Chief with a medium-size suburban department 25 miles north of Seattle in Snohomish County. Prior to being promoted to Battalion Chief, Rob spent 20-years as a company officer, fifteen of those assigned to the department’s only ladder company. He is a member of his county’s regional technical rescue team. https://youngoffice...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Send us a text Rob “Robbie” Fisher is a suburban firefighter from the Pacific Northwest. He has been a student of the fire service for 36-years. Rob is currently a Battalion Chief with a medium-size suburban department 25 miles north of Seattle in Snohomish County. Prior to being promoted to Battalion Chief, Rob spent 20-years as a company officer, fifteen of those assigned to the department’s only ladder company. He is a member of his county’s regional technical rescue team. https://youngoffice...
Jan 01, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 10
