The Chief's Challenge Across the Street Productions

This week, we will be hosting a Q&A session with the chiefs - Terry Garrison, Nick Brunancini, John Vance, and Greg Timinsky, to answer questions submitted by B Shifter listeners. We understand that dealing with a non-progressive fire chief who denies outside training requests can be challenging, but we have some insights that can help you navigate through the resistance. We will be discussing strategies for personal growth and the systemic issues of departments that avoid progressive lea...

Somehow we misplaced this episode, but hallelujah- we found it! That means three more B Shifter's get a t-shirt! We asked for questions for the chiefs and we received some good ones! This episode we discuss the paramilitary structure of fire departments, officers who push back on good radio communications and avoiding burnout. Every question we use will get a Bruno OG IC T-Shirt. This episode features Terry Garrison, Nick Brunacini and John Vance.We wan...

This is another round of Ask The Chiefs! We asked for questions for the chiefs and we received some good ones! Every question we use will get a Bruno OG IC T-Shirt. This time around we discussed dealing with those who get their jobs back trough arbitration and keeping the passion for our jobs in leadership. This episode features Terry Garrison, Nick Brunacini and John Vance.We want your helmet (for the AVB CTC)!Sign up for the B Shifter Buckslip, our free weekly newsletter here.Shop B Shifter...

Part 1 of 2We asked for questions for the chiefs and we received some good ones! Every question we use will get a Bruno OG IC T-Shirt. This episode features Terry Garrison, Nick Brunacini and John Vance.We want your helmet (for the AVB CTC)!Sign up for the B Shifter Buckslip, our free weekly newsletter here.Shop B Shifter here. The Hazard Zone Conference is back. Register before April 1 and save $100! Register here!Please subscribe and share. Thank you for listening!This episode was recored i...

Alan Brunacini left a lot of unpublished materials and programs that were in the progress of completion when he passed away. Terry Garrison and Nick Brunacini are putting all of those works together for a leadership program for the fire service using the "Brunacini model" of fire department leadership.We talk about that and some of this leadership lessons that have been applied from what Bruno taught us such as second chance management, the difference between a political fire chief & a "f...

It's Leadership Thursday so we gathered the chief's around the table to talk about stuff on the strategic level and tell a few light hearted stories too. It like having microphones at a support group for chief officers (and you are invited too!). This week we talk about ballistic protection for firefighters, alternative response and taking care of the safety of Firefighters while de-victimizing our customers. This episode features Terry Garrison, Nick Brunacini and John Vance.Sign up for our ...