015 - Talking Social Media with Nick from The Firehouse Tribune
05/06/20 • 52 min
On today's episode Chief Soller welcomes Nick Higgins from "The Firehouse Tribune" for an open discussion regarding social media and its effects on the fire service and fire service organizations.
About our guest:
NICHOLAS J. HIGGINS is a firefighter with 17 years in the fire service in Piscataway, NJ, a NJ State certified level 2 fire instructor, a State of New Jersey Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighter’s Foundation and is the founder/contributor of the Firehouse Tribune website. A martial arts practitioner and former collegiate athlete in baseball, Nick is also a National Exercise & Sports Trainer Association Battle Ropes Instructor, Functional Fitness Instructor and Nutrition Coach. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Kean University, and a A.A.S in Liberal Arts - Business from Middlesex County College. Nick has spoken at the 2017 & 2018 Firehouse Expo in Nashville, TN as well as at numerous fire departments within NJ and fire service podcasts.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
On today's episode Chief Soller welcomes Nick Higgins from "The Firehouse Tribune" for an open discussion regarding social media and its effects on the fire service and fire service organizations.
About our guest:
NICHOLAS J. HIGGINS is a firefighter with 17 years in the fire service in Piscataway, NJ, a NJ State certified level 2 fire instructor, a State of New Jersey Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighter’s Foundation and is the founder/contributor of the Firehouse Tribune website. A martial arts practitioner and former collegiate athlete in baseball, Nick is also a National Exercise & Sports Trainer Association Battle Ropes Instructor, Functional Fitness Instructor and Nutrition Coach. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Kean University, and a A.A.S in Liberal Arts - Business from Middlesex County College. Nick has spoken at the 2017 & 2018 Firehouse Expo in Nashville, TN as well as at numerous fire departments within NJ and fire service podcasts.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
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014 - Mutual Aid, En·ti·tle·ment
**Listener Request**
In today’s mutual aid episode, Chief Soller discusses, “Entitlement”.
Definition:
- The fact of having a right to something.
- The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
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016 - Mutual Aid, The Art of Not Giving a F___!
In today’s mutual aid episode, Chief Soller discusses, “The Art of Not Giving a F____”.
Not to be confused with the book by Mark Manson. Today's topic focuses on why it's important that you do not allow uneducated opinions to influence your decisions.
About our host:
Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years. Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years. Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician. Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service.
- Follow us on social @professionalvolunteer
- On the web at www.professionalvolunteerfirefighter.com
- Send future episode suggestions or comments on past episodes to [email protected].
- Interested in being a guest on the show? Please email [email protected].
We are proud to be affiliated with the Chief Miller family of podcasts. Chief Miller is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service. Follow the Chief on IG at:
- @chiefmillermedia
- @chief_miller
- @chief_miller1
Great people doing great things and making the fire service a better place!
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