Weekly Scrap #345 - Jake Ryks, Talking Hazards

About this episode

In this episode, Corley Moore interviews Jake Ryks about various aspects of firefighting, including training, recruitment, and firehouse culture.

Joined on this episode by the one and only Jake Ryks, and here is a taste of the talking points we we’re planning to cover: the importance of training, inspiring the next generation to care, taking pride in the job, recruitment and retention, when it’s time to promote, what it means to truly be a “master firefighter,” department morale, leading by example, and what it means to be “the senior man.” We’ll also talk about firehouse culture (hazing vs. just having fun), the importance of caring ...

People in this episode

Host: Corley Moore

Guest: Jake Ryks

Topics covered

• training
• recruitment
• firefighter culture
• department morale
• leadership
• master firefighter

Keywords

• firefighter
• training
• recruitment
• department morale
• leadership
• master firefighter
• firehouse culture

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