Interview with Battalion Chief Garrett Wienckowski

Garrett Wienckowski is a 20+ year veteran of Orange County Fire Rescue, a battalion chief, TF4 Team Leader, special operations technician, and leadership instructor. In this episode Garrett talks about his experiences as an officer in special operations, what has influenced him most in his career, and recommends training courses that are applicable to every firefighter. We discuss Lencioni’s Pyramid and the book “Extreme Ownership” by Jocko Willink. Garrett talks about his son following in his footsteps and how proud he is of him; he gives some advice for new firefighters, a group which happens to include his son.