FIRExTalk

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What is FIRExTalk? The FirexTalk Program is designed to help fire service communities, organizations and individuals spark conversation and connection through a local TED-like experience. At a FIRExTalk event, a combination of live presenters and/or videos — sparks conversation and connection at the local level. FIRExTalk events are planned and coordinated independently.

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Dan Yoder | FIRExTalk Podcast 2025

Dan Yoder | FIRExTalk Podcast 2025 FIRExTalk

45 views - 3 months ago

Chief Mo Davis [ FIRExTalk Podcast ] 2025

Chief Mo Davis [ FIRExTalk Podcast ] 2025 FIRExTalk

279 views - 5 months ago

REWIND: Firefighter Behavioral Health for the Mentally Healthy

REWIND: Firefighter Behavioral Health for the Mentally Healthy FIRExTalk

103 views - 8 months ago

Raul Angulo | Defining Civilian Rescue in the Fire Service | FIRExTalk SoCal 23

Raul Angulo | Defining Civilian Rescue in the Fire Service | FIRExTalk SoCal 23 FIRExTalk

222 views - 1 year ago

Rich Harlan | Electric Vehicles: Things You Need to Know | FIRExTalk SoCal 23

Rich Harlan | Electric Vehicles: Things You Need to Know | FIRExTalk SoCal 23 FIRExTalk

112 views - 1 year ago

Matthew Carrillo | Everyone Goes Home Whole | FIRExTalk SoCal 23

Matthew Carrillo | Everyone Goes Home Whole | FIRExTalk SoCal 23 FIRExTalk

69 views - 1 year ago

Brad Mayhew | Communicating During DARC Times | FIRExTalk SoCal 23

Brad Mayhew | Communicating During DARC Times | FIRExTalk SoCal 23 FIRExTalk

214 views - 1 year ago

Brad Mayhew | Yarnell Hill Fire - What Have We Learned? | FIRExTalk SoCal 23

Brad Mayhew | Yarnell Hill Fire - What Have We Learned? | FIRExTalk SoCal 23 FIRExTalk

515 views - 1 year ago

Mark VonAppen | Tales from the Blog | FIRExTalk PDX 2018

Mark VonAppen | Tales from the Blog | FIRExTalk PDX 2018 FIRExTalk

2.3K views - 4 years ago

Randy Carpenter Firefighter S²R² School

Randy Carpenter Firefighter S²R² School FIRExTalk

764 views - 5 years ago

Kevin Ritcheson | Creating a Culture of Excellence | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Kevin Ritcheson | Creating a Culture of Excellence | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

3.2K views - 6 years ago

Andrew Hale | Vital Reflections: Communication on Incidents | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Andrew Hale | Vital Reflections: Communication on Incidents | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

1.9K views - 6 years ago

Mo Davis | Aggressive Command: Leads to Successful Outcomes | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Mo Davis | Aggressive Command: Leads to Successful Outcomes | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

10K views - 6 years ago

Zach King & Ryan Endicott | Paramilitary: A Word or A Mission | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Zach King & Ryan Endicott | Paramilitary: A Word or A Mission | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

1.6K views - 6 years ago

Eddie Levy | Fire Team Followership with Charlie 10 | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Eddie Levy | Fire Team Followership with Charlie 10 | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

2.1K views - 6 years ago

James Nisbet | Three 'Sets' of a Winning Engine Company | FIRExTalk PDX '19

James Nisbet | Three 'Sets' of a Winning Engine Company | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

10.6K views - 6 years ago

Zach King | My Addiction May Surprise You | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Zach King | My Addiction May Surprise You | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

2.3K views - 6 years ago

Mo Davis | Keynote | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Mo Davis | Keynote | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

8.8K views - 6 years ago

Robert Ridley | Bridging the Culture and Tradition of the Fire Service | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Robert Ridley | Bridging the Culture and Tradition of the Fire Service | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

2.7K views - 6 years ago

Corley Moore | Understanding the Fire: Tools of Our Passion | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Corley Moore | Understanding the Fire: Tools of Our Passion | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

3.6K views - 6 years ago

Paul Strong | Firefighter Rescues | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Paul Strong | Firefighter Rescues | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

3.6K views - 6 years ago

Scott Chisholm | Caustic Communications | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Scott Chisholm | Caustic Communications | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

1.9K views - 6 years ago

Jim Aleski | Fire Service Story Telling | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Jim Aleski | Fire Service Story Telling | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

1.6K views - 6 years ago

Alexandro Rangel | Battle Scars:A Story of Chaos & Weakness | FIRExTalk PDX '19

Alexandro Rangel | Battle Scars:A Story of Chaos & Weakness | FIRExTalk PDX '19 FIRExTalk

2.3K views - 6 years ago

Michael Snodgrass | The 7 Deadly Signs of Garden-Style Apartment Fires | FIRExTalk'19

Michael Snodgrass | The 7 Deadly Signs of Garden-Style Apartment Fires | FIRExTalk'19 FIRExTalk

5.6K views - 7 years ago

Maggie Blackwood | Who Makes the Choices You Choose | FIRExTalk PDX '18

Maggie Blackwood | Who Makes the Choices You Choose | FIRExTalk PDX '18 FIRExTalk

2.4K views - 7 years ago

Ryan Scellick | Training like S.W.A.T. | FIRExTalk PDX '18

Ryan Scellick | Training like S.W.A.T. | FIRExTalk PDX '18 FIRExTalk

4.5K views - 7 years ago

Kevin Ritcheson | 10,000 Times: How to be an Expert | FIRExTalk '18

Kevin Ritcheson | 10,000 Times: How to be an Expert | FIRExTalk '18 FIRExTalk

1.6K views - 7 years ago

Dave Mellen | Fire for Effect | FIRExTalk PDX '18

Dave Mellen | Fire for Effect | FIRExTalk PDX '18 FIRExTalk

3.3K views - 7 years ago

Rob Fisher | Developing Leaders through Followership | FIRExTalk PDX '18

Rob Fisher | Developing Leaders through Followership | FIRExTalk PDX '18 FIRExTalk

12.4K views - 7 years ago

Zach King | Tempo | FIRExTalk PDX '18

Zach King | Tempo | FIRExTalk PDX '18 FIRExTalk

4.4K views - 7 years ago

Matt Adkins | P{RIDE} | FIRExTalk PDX '18

Matt Adkins | P{RIDE} | FIRExTalk PDX '18 FIRExTalk

5.4K views - 7 years ago

Orlando Gomez | Demand | PDX '18

Orlando Gomez | Demand | PDX '18 FIRExTalk

1.4K views - 7 years ago

Search - Getting Away from the Anchor | Justin McWilliams | FIRExTalk PDX '17

Search - Getting Away from the Anchor | Justin McWilliams | FIRExTalk PDX '17 FIRExTalk

30.9K views - 8 years ago

Search Culture | Know Your First Due | Justin McWilliams | FIRExTalk PDX '17

Search Culture | Know Your First Due | Justin McWilliams | FIRExTalk PDX '17 FIRExTalk

100.7K views - 8 years ago

Tom Johnson | Practice How You Play | FIRExTalk PDX '17 Work Session #1

Tom Johnson | Practice How You Play | FIRExTalk PDX '17 Work Session #1 FIRExTalk

3.7K views - 8 years ago

Mark VonAppen | Liked or Respected? | FIRExTalk PDX '17 Work Session 1

Mark VonAppen | Liked or Respected? | FIRExTalk PDX '17 Work Session 1 FIRExTalk

18.3K views - 8 years ago

Brian Smith | Leadership Survival Skills | FIRExTalk '16

Brian Smith | Leadership Survival Skills | FIRExTalk '16 FIRExTalk

4.4K views - 8 years ago

Ed Hartin | Close the Door, Were You Born in a Barn | FIRExTalk PDX '16

Ed Hartin | Close the Door, Were You Born in a Barn | FIRExTalk PDX '16 FIRExTalk

5.2K views - 8 years ago

Mark VonAppen | Mentors: Voices from our past | FIRExTalk PDX '16

Mark VonAppen | Mentors: Voices from our past | FIRExTalk PDX '16 FIRExTalk

12K views - 8 years ago

FIRExTalk PDX '16 | Discussion Panel Part 3 of 3

FIRExTalk PDX '16 | Discussion Panel Part 3 of 3 FIRExTalk

576 views - 8 years ago

FIRExTalk PDX '16 | Discussion Panel Part 2 of 3

FIRExTalk PDX '16 | Discussion Panel Part 2 of 3 FIRExTalk

905 views - 8 years ago

FIRExTalk PDX '16 Discussion Panel Part 1 of 3

FIRExTalk PDX '16 Discussion Panel Part 1 of 3 FIRExTalk

1.1K views - 8 years ago

Michael Snodgrass | 1000 Maydays | FIRExTalk PDX '16

Michael Snodgrass | 1000 Maydays | FIRExTalk PDX '16 FIRExTalk

17.9K views - 9 years ago

John Stanislaw | 2 1/2" Hose & 100 PSI Nozzles | FIRExTalk PDX '16

John Stanislaw | 2 1/2" Hose & 100 PSI Nozzles | FIRExTalk PDX '16 FIRExTalk

7.3K views - 9 years ago

Ed Hartin | Not Oars, ORs | FIRExTalk PDX '16

Ed Hartin | Not Oars, ORs | FIRExTalk PDX '16 FIRExTalk

2.4K views - 9 years ago

Jeff Dana | Hazardous Materials for the Disinterested | FIRExTalk PDX '16

Jeff Dana | Hazardous Materials for the Disinterested | FIRExTalk PDX '16 FIRExTalk

1.2K views - 9 years ago

Jesse Quinalty | One Thing (Part 2) | FIRExTalk SoCal '16

Jesse Quinalty | One Thing (Part 2) | FIRExTalk SoCal '16 FIRExTalk

849 views - 9 years ago

Jesse Quinalty | If There Was One Thing You Could Do | FIRExTalk SoCal '16

Jesse Quinalty | If There Was One Thing You Could Do | FIRExTalk SoCal '16 FIRExTalk

2.3K views - 9 years ago

Kevin Ritcheson | PTSD | FIRExTalk PDX '16

Kevin Ritcheson | PTSD | FIRExTalk PDX '16 FIRExTalk

778 views - 9 years ago

James Nisbet | Andy Fredericks "Don't Worry 'Bout that Nozzle Kid" | FIRExTalk PDX '16

James Nisbet | Andy Fredericks "Don't Worry 'Bout that Nozzle Kid" | FIRExTalk PDX '16 FIRExTalk

15K views - 9 years ago

Avoiding 'Simulation-itis' | Tom O'Connor | FIRExTalk PDX '16

Avoiding 'Simulation-itis' | Tom O'Connor | FIRExTalk PDX '16 FIRExTalk

3.1K views - 9 years ago

Randy Carpenter Memorial Firefighter Survival and Rescue School | Day 1 June 7, 2016

Randy Carpenter Memorial Firefighter Survival and Rescue School | Day 1 June 7, 2016 FIRExTalk

2.4K views - 9 years ago

Michael Snodgrass | Rapid Intervention and the Aggressive Firefighter | FIRExTalk SoCal'16

Michael Snodgrass | Rapid Intervention and the Aggressive Firefighter | FIRExTalk SoCal'16 FIRExTalk

9.3K views - 9 years ago

Jeff Dana | Morons:A Real Problem in the Fire Service | FIRExTalk SoCal'16

Jeff Dana | Morons:A Real Problem in the Fire Service | FIRExTalk SoCal'16 FIRExTalk

19.7K views - 9 years ago

Daniel Yoder | Los Angeles City Leadership Academy | FIRExTalk SoCal'16

Daniel Yoder | Los Angeles City Leadership Academy | FIRExTalk SoCal'16 FIRExTalk

2.9K views - 9 years ago

Daniel Yoder | Zoo Keeper the RIT Officer | FIRExTalk SoCal'16

Daniel Yoder | Zoo Keeper the RIT Officer | FIRExTalk SoCal'16 FIRExTalk

1.9K views - 9 years ago

Lane Woolery | Some Things I Thought I Knew | FIRExTalk SoCal'16

Lane Woolery | Some Things I Thought I Knew | FIRExTalk SoCal'16 FIRExTalk

4.4K views - 9 years ago

Andrew Klein | Passion and People | FIRExTalk SoCal'16

Andrew Klein | Passion and People | FIRExTalk SoCal'16 FIRExTalk

5.1K views - 9 years ago

Thomas Elliott | Mental Wellness in the Fire Service | FIRExTalk SoCal '16

Thomas Elliott | Mental Wellness in the Fire Service | FIRExTalk SoCal '16 FIRExTalk

577 views - 9 years ago