The Professional Brotherhood™

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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

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 - @jerseyshoreemergencytrainingJohn 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

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.florianfitnessFollow us on social @professionalvolunteer On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].

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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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.florianfitnessWe 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.florianfitnessAbout 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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 BuellerIn 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 ChannelOn the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.florianfitnessAbout 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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_rulesAbout 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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 - @jerseyshoreemergencytrainingJohn 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_hosedraggerFirefighter/ParamedicWisconsin 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 - @crew1stcultureJeremy 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 - @routledge29Roscoe Rockland Fire DepartmentSeven 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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: @axemengeneAbout 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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. Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!

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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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@jerseyshoreemergencytrainingAbout 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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@overacuppodcastAbout 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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: @barpodcastAbout 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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: @garrettlewis41Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] 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@chief_miller1Great 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.htmlWorld Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019International Association of Fire Chiefs: https://www.iafc.orgMental Health Resources via Instagram:@nextrung@confessionsofafirefighterwife@jerseyshoreemergencytraining Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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. Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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 @jerseyshoreemergencytrainingOn the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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 @jerseyshoreemergencytrainingOn the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.comSend future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected] 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_miller1Great 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @professionalvolunteer.