SMFR Podcast
Displaying items 11-16 of 16 in total of SMFR Podcast with the tag "fire service".
-
EMS Rank Structure Reevaluation and Updates
January 27th, 2025 | Season 2 | 16 mins 55 secs
around the kitchen table, around the kitchen table podcast, fire service, south metro, south metro fire, south metro fire rescue
Watch or listen in on South Metro's Podcast for important updates on the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) rank structure, highlighting its evolution and the need for reevaluation due to growth and challenges.
-
2025 Budget Updates, Legislative Impacts and Long Term Planning
January 17th, 2025 | Season 2 | 24 mins 1 sec
around the kitchen table, around the kitchen table podcast, fire service, south metro, south metro fire, south metro fire rescue
Watch or listen in on South Metro's Podcast for the latest updates on the 2025 budget approval along with important information about legislative impacts and long term budget planning. Podcast topics also include upcoming plans for community engagement through public opinion research and polling in the communities SMFR serves.
-
Division Chiefs Q&A October 2024
October 17th, 2024 | Season 2 | 22 mins 18 secs
around the kitchen table, around the kitchen table podcast, fire service, south metro, south metro fire, south metro fire rescue
Division Chiefs Richardson, Powell, Mullane and Pietrzyk answer questions that have come in and discuss their roles/share goals within their respective divisions of Line Support, HPO, Operations and EMS. This episode highlights training initiatives, including wellness programs and cognitive performance improvements. New EMS equipment has been implemented to enhance patient care. Staffing models and recruitment strategies are examined, alongside the EMS rank structure.
-
Recent Special Session, HB24B-1001 Legislation & Budget Impacts
September 26th, 2024 | Season 2 | 12 mins 16 secs
around the kitchen table, around the kitchen table podcast, fire service, south metro, south metro fire, south metro fire rescue
South Metro Fire Rescue discusses the recent Special Session, House Bill 24B-1001 Legislation and its impacts on budget planning. Guests include Fire Chief Bob Baker, Chief Government Affairs Officer Mike Dell’Orfano, Lobbyist Camille Driver & Chief Financial Officer Stephanie Corbo.
-
SMFR Finance and Budget Process
May 2nd, 2024 | Season 2 | 30 mins 16 secs
around the kitchen table, around the kitchen table podcast, fire service, south metro, south metro fire, south metro fire rescue, standard operating guidelines
In this episode, we dive into the budget process, including strategy, timeline, process and how the political landscape plays a role in the process. We discuss how we got to where we are today, and where we are going in the future.
-
SOG Revison Project & Rollout
October 5th, 2023 | Season 2 | 28 mins 12 secs
around the kitchen table, fire department, fire service, fireground operations, firehouse, firehouse talk, kitchen table talk, smfr, smfr podcast, south metro fire, south metro fire rescue, standard operating guidelines
After several unifications over the years and combining many different forms of fire department operations, episode four of South Metro's Around the Kitchen Table Podcast focuses on the project to revise, revamp and rollout updated versions of SMFR's Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs) with safety at the forefront. In this 30 minute episode, you will hear from Division Chief of Operations Jeff Tasker, Battalion Chief of Administration Mike Burke and Deputy Chief of Emergency Services John Curtis.