In this episode, we talk about FireShowsWest, what it is, why it matters, and how H&H is involved this year. From hands-on training to top-tier instructors, FireShowsWest continues to provide high-quality education and networking opportunities for firefighters across the West. We break down what makes FireShowsWest a must-attend event, highlight this year’s impressive lineup, and share how H&H is taking part. Spots are filling up fast, so check out the lineup and get signed up as soon as...
Jun 27, 2025•24 min
Danny has been in the fire service for 26 years. He started in a small suburban department north of Atlanta in 1999. After a few years, he knew he wanted to be a City Fireman and began applying in Atlanta. Danny got picked up by Atlanta in February 2005, and that began an amazing experience. He was blessed to serve in several busy companies, including Special Operations. During his time with Atlanta, Danny was promoted through the ranks: making Driver in 2009, Lieutenant in 2014, and Captain in ...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Jonathan is a Lieutenant with the Denver Fire Department. He began his fire service career in 2009 and has served as both a career and volunteer firefighter. Jonathan has instructed in both lecture and hands-on formats at fire conferences nationally and has published works in several trade magazines. He has been married for 16 years to his beautiful wife, Molly, has three awesome daughters, and has one, handful of a German shorthaired pointer named Tucker. Jonathan is a well-known and respected ...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Hey everybody, thanks for joining us as we crack up another episode of the undisclosed agents podcast. Today on the podcast, we got a chance to sit down with Jay Bonnifield. Jay is a Captain with the Everett Fire Department in the state of Washington, he is a proud member of station 6, assigned to E6. Jay has been blessed with the opportunity to teach engine operations and live fire training in many venues and conferences across the country. His written work has been published in multiple fire s...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Grit First Fire Training is a training company based out of San Diego California. The trio that makes up Grit First are some of the most solid gentlemen we’ve had the pleasure to work with. Grit First offers classes both hands on and lecture on search, tactical TIC use and fire dynamics to name a few. Keep your eye out for these guys, they’ll be offering classes at a conference near you. Dave Stepp Grit First instructor with a passion for teaching search, hose management, thermal imaging, firefi...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Robert Policht started his career as a volunteer and is lieutenant of Ladder Co. 2 of the Passaic, NJ, Fire Department. During his time with Passaic he assisted with developing and establishing the department’s response to human vs. machine incidents and has a class on this subject he teaches at conferences nation wide. He is attached to Passaic’s fire Investigation Unit as well. Rob teaches at the Bergen County, NJ, Fire Academy and is a member of the NJ Division of Fire Safety's Fire Threat Ta...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Nick Ledin is a firefighter paramedic with the O Claire Fire Department in Wisconsin, currently assigned to Engine 2. Nick has been a student of the job for over 16 years. He is a major contributor to ‘Firefighter Rescue Survey’, was the former president of the Northland FOOLS, and is an affiliate member of FireNuggets. Nick is a technical committee member for NFPA 1700, he was a former technical panel member for UL FSRI’s PPA and PPV Study as well as a part of UL FSRI’s Public Education Advisor...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Mickey is a Lieutenant in the New York City Fire Department. He is a third-generation firefighter with 29 years of experience, the last 23 years being with the FDNY. Mickey has been instructor at the New York City Fire Academy, as well as a speaker and instructor at conferences all over the country. He is the founder and author of Top Floor Tactics, and the host of A View From the Top Floor Podcast. When Mickey speaks about the fire service he does so in a poetic manner that invokes passion for ...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In this episode we got the chance to sit down with Justin McWilliams. Justin is a veteran on the fire service and currently serves the citizens of Clackamas Fire in Oregon as the Captain of Heavy Rescue 5. Anyone who has followed Justin knows he has a unique unapologetic personality. This is exactly what the fire service needs and exactly why I was so stoked to finally have this conversation. Justin is extremely passionate and knowledgeable about search. He has a no nonsense, practical approach ...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Kyle Romagus is a 21-year veteran with East Montgomery County Fire Department in Texas. He oversees the training division as a Battalion Chief, and in his words, is in love with engine work. Kyle is the owner of smoothbore cartel and founder of Engine Company Resurrection. Kyle teaches engine operations for several well-known fire service instructor groups such as: • FD tactics • Brothers in Battle • Oathkeepers Kyle’s primary objective is to share knowledge about the value of Engine work with h...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Today on the podcast, we got a chance to sit down with Logan Broberg. Logan is first and foremost, a proud husband, and a devoted father, however he is also a firefighter with ten years on the job. Currently serving as a Squad Chauffeur in Kissimmee FL. Logan is the Founder of Rogue Firemanship Training, dedicated to honing skills and improving performance. On top of that, you guessed it Logan is A proud Georgia Smoke Diver, #1158 and Georgia Flames graduate, #312. He is a student of the craft, ...
Oct 15, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Sometimes in the fire service, those of us who are engaged, find ourselves involved in anything and everything we can get our hands on . I feel like this is a learned behavior and I think we may have learned it from Chief David Rhodes. Chief is a 37 year veteran fire service. He retired as a battalion chief with the Atlanta fire department. Along the way has been published in more periodicals than I would be able to list in this bio, and has instructed both lecture and hands-on classes and confe...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Anthony Kastros is a 33-year veteran of the fire service he retired as a Battalion Chief with the SAC Metro Fire Department and is the founder of Trainfirefighters.com . He is the author of several Fire Engineering books and video series, including Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center, and Mastering Fireground Command – Calm the Chaos! Co- authored with Chief Brian Brush. Chief Kastros is an FDIC and Firehouse World instructor, and was the Keynote Speaker at FDIC 2013. Chief was also the...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 32
On this episode, we sat down with Jarrod Sergi. At the time of this recording Jarrod was a Captain with Norfolk Fire Rescue in Norfolk VA. And was just about to get promoted to Battalion Chief. Jarrod is a State Instructor for both the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and the National Fire Academy focusing on MAYDAY and Strategy/Tactics. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and has a Masters in Executive Leadership from Liberty University in Virginia...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 31
On this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Captain Clark Glass of the Atlanta fire department. Clark joined the fire service in 1997 at a small 2 station fire department department. In 2005 Clark had the itch for something more and made the switch to the Atlanta Fire Department. He began his career with Atlanta serving at companies on the Southwest side of the City until when he was assigned to Squad 4 Heavy Rescue. In 2017 he promoted to Lt. and stayed on Squad until November of 2022 when ...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Brian Brush is the training chief for the Midwest City (OK) Fire Department. With more than 25 years of fire experience, his background spans several states from rural volunteer to metro-sized departments. He holds a masters degree in fire and emergency management, and an EFO as well. He has recently published a new book co-authored with Chief Anthony Kastros titled Mastering Fireground Command that is a must read. I’ll leave a link in the show notes to fire engineering books so you can purchase...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Hey everybody, thanks for joining us as we crack open another episode of the undisclosed agents podcast. Today on the show, we had a chance to sit down with Cody Cavin and Pat Case the owners of BA Shields. Cody started in the Private EMS world in 2009. In 2012 he dipped his toes into the fire world and began volunteering with Truckee Meadows fire protection district in Reno Nevada. Little did Cody know, 1700 miles away Pat Case was on the same path in Minnesota. Working private EMS for the Mayo...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This episodes guest is Captain Rob Ramirez. Born and raised in Miami, Florida. He has been a passionate student of the Fire Service for over 22 years. Rob is a state-certified Fire Instructor II, Fire Officer II, Safety Officer, and Live Fire Training Instructor. Since 2005, he has served as a Rescue Team Manager for the Department of Homeland Security F.E.M.A. U.S.A.R. Florida Task Force out of Miami, FL. He has deployed on many national and international high-profile USAR missions, including t...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Preston has served as a firefighter/paramedic at North Metro Fire in Colorado for nine years. He is a 10-year Navy veteran and got his start in firefighting as an aircraft crash and salvage firefighter onboard the flight decks of aircraft carriers during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Then had his first exposure to structure firefighting in the 850 as a volunteer firefighter in Escambia County, FL in 2010. Preston is also the creator of Fit Fire Fortitude on Instagram but has recently rebranded ...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Today we got a chance to sit down with Brad Driscoll. Brad is a retired member of the Fresno Fire department. Serving at all ranks from firefighter to Battalion Chief. During his 22 years with Fresno Fire department Brad pretty much had his hands and everything from chairman of the local 202 executive board, recruit Academy drill instructor, public information officer, and was also a member of the serious accident review teams on the Cortland incident and Porterville incident. I will attach a li...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 25
We’re starting something new. The Undisclosed Agents Podcast wants to help firefighter owned businesses, as well as promote ways to better yourself as a firefighter so were going to start recording some “mini episodes” that do just that. Today we sat down with Trish Bonari, Executive Director of Fire Shows West. This is a conference in Reno, Nevada coming up this September. Fire Shows West is changing and has the potential to be a premier fire conference out West. This mini episode highlights so...
May 05, 2024•17 min
Bobby is a Second-Generation Fireman from Collingswood, NJ. Bobby got his start in the Fire Service in 1996. In 2006 he left Collingswood as a career Firefighter to pursue a career in the Camden, NJ Fire Department. Bobby spent 10 years as a private being assigned to Engine 9, Ladder 1, & Squad 7. In 2016 he was promoted to Captain and is currently assigned to Squad Company 7. He is a Pro Board Level II Instructor, and has a B.S. in Public Safety Administration. Bobby is also the owner of Ec...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Justin started in fire service in 2005 at a rural combination department about 30 miles south of the metro and was there for 3 years before getting hired at Oklahoma City fire department. Where he is currently a Lieutenant on the south side of the city at station 7/C, the “Capitol Hill Creepers”, and drives Battalion 603. Justin also Served as a training officer for 3 years in the training division. Outside of his department Justin is currently the president for the local F.O.O.L.S chapter, Mid-...
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Eric Wheaton is a 17 year veteran of the fire service and currently serves as a truck lieutenant for Winter Park (FL) Fire Department. Eric is the Owner of VentEnterSearch, LLC. He also serves as an advisory board member on the UL-FSRI Size-up and search & rescue study. Eric has been an instructor at conferences all over the country. This year at FDIC he will be teaching his “Can confidence” hands on class, if you’re heading to Indy in April be sure to sign up. This was an excellent conversa...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Kevin Pfluger is a 17 year veteran of the fire service and is currently a Lieutenant at the Live Oak fire department in Texas. Kevin is the President of the Live Oak Professional Firefighters Association Local 4098. Through the local, Kevin is the lead organizer of the Dagum Texas Fire Conference. He teaches with MV Fire Rescue as the lead instructor teaching hose line management in their class “The First Line” for the Engine Ops Cadre and helps teach firefighter rescue and survival skills on th...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Today we had the opportunity to chat with Tom Hollick. Tom is an 18 year veteran of the fire service who currently serves as a Battalion Chief in Texas. Tom has an impressive resume thanks to his incredible passion for this profession. Some of the highlights include being an instructor with bearers of the oath, and MV fire rescue heading up amazing classes like NO QUIT RIT. This was an excellent, no bullshit conversation with someone who isn’t afraid to tell the truth about this job and what it ...
Feb 20, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 20
LJay has been in the fire service since 2009 and currently serves as a Firefighter in West Kansas. He has lectured and instructed HOT trainings both regionally and nationally, with an emphasis on aggressive search and fire attack culture. Ljay’s tailboard Leadership class is a must for every firefighter. His passion for the craft is undeniable. Having the opportunity to talk with like minded people like who want to stomp mediocrity out of the American fire service is an absolute honor and Ljay d...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Brian is a 15 year firefighter in Idaho. Brian really needs no introduction but here’s a few of the highlights. Brian teaches with Brothers In Battle, he is a founding member of the Firefighter Rescue Survey and he is Georgia Smoke Diver #1091 (Idaho #3). This was an amazing opportunity for us to have a conversation with someone whos work in the fire service has always been inspirational for us. Brian has been an unofficial mentor to me for quite some time and to have him join us on the podcast ...
Jan 14, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode we had a chance to sit down with DR. Steven Nicholas. Steve is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has immersed himself in the phenomena of trauma and the potential growth from adverse events. This immersion led Steve to author the book Warrior Servants. Warrior servants are those who choose to serve in professions that require great discipline, loyalty and drive, they come when they are called and they suit up and show up when they are needed. Mental health for warrior ...
Dec 23, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Today we sat down with Chief Dennis Reilly. Chief Reilly has been involved intimately involved in the fire service for over forty years, with over twenty years as a Chief Officer. He is a dynamic self-starter who is very comfortable working in challenging situations. Chief Reilly’s work record shows a consistent ability to exceed what is expected of him. He is a solid team builder and team member. This was an amazing conversation with an absolute legend and we were incredibly humbled to have thi...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 16
