Lt. Nick Hilton

Hello everyone and welcome back! The Brotherhood Academy Radio Podcast took about a month off for a reset. But, the show is back with a revival episode. Many times we find ourselves being overwhelmed or maybe even burnt out in one capacity or another. Many times life just gets in the way and we need to take a step back. But, most of the time when we return, we return with more energy than we had before. Please take the time to listen to this revival episode of the Brotherhood Academy Radio Podcast.

About Brotherhood Academy Radio

The Brotherhood Academy Radio is hosted by three fire officers from Southern Maine. We believe that through training, leadership and empowerment, it is possible to maintain a successful membership in your fire department organization.

We launch two episodes every week. Every Sunday morning we launch our full length episodes on topics such as leadership, training, interviews with other fire service members and our own experiences in the fire service. Every Wednesday we launch our Wednesday Box Alarm which is a short show featuring tips, tricks, tactics, ideas and commentary. Be sure to listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google and on our website www.BrotherhoodAcademyRadio.com

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Part of being a professional fire department is making sure you have professional radio etiquette. But proper communication on the radio also helps us do our job safely.  Without the ability to understand messages over the radio we can get ourselves into some serious problems. This episode hits on the importance of proper radio etiquette both for those on the streets and those in the dispatch centers.

About Brotherhood Academy Radio

The Brotherhood Academy Radio is hosted by three fire officers from Southern Maine. We believe that through training, leadership and empowerment, it is possible to maintain a successful membership in your fire department organization.

We launch two episodes every week. Every Sunday morning we launch our full length episodes on topics such as leadership, training, interviews with other fire service members and our own experiences in the fire service. Every Wednesday we launch our Wednesday Box Alarm which is a short show featuring tips, tricks, tactics, ideas and commentary. Be sure to listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google and on our website www.BrotherhoodAcademyRadio.com

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So many things going on in our world right now seem to be way out of our control. We may be able to combat some of the issues with a united front, but on an individual level it seems almost impossible. Especially being in the emergency services, we can easily become overwhelmed with everything happening today. But, what if we were to focus our energy on the things that we CAN control?

About Brotherhood Academy Radio

The Brotherhood Academy Radio is hosted by three fire officers from Southern Maine. We believe that through training, leadership and empowerment, it is possible to maintain a successful membership in your fire department organization.

We launch two episodes every week. Every Sunday morning we launch our full length episodes on topics such as leadership, training, interviews with other fire service members and our own experiences in the fire service. Every Wednesday we launch our Wednesday Box Alarm which is a short show featuring tips, tricks, tactics, ideas and commentary. Be sure to listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google and on our website www.BrotherhoodAcademyRadio.com

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Creative thinking goes hand and hand with change and progression in the fire service. Creative thinking also tie into problem solving, which is what we all do best as firefighters. This episode hits on six rules of critical thinking for members of the fire service. As leaders we need to be open to new ideas coming from the membership, and encourage our membership to think freely and to grow.

About Brotherhood Academy Radio

The Brotherhood Academy Radio is hosted by three fire officers from Southern Maine. We believe that through training, leadership and empowerment, it is possible to maintain a successful membership in your fire department organization.

We launch two episodes every week. Every Sunday morning we launch our full length episodes on topics such as leadership, training, interviews with other fire service members and our own experiences in the fire service. Every Wednesday we launch our Wednesday Box Alarm which is a short show featuring tips, tricks, tactics, ideas and commentary. Be sure to listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google and on our website www.BrotherhoodAcademyRadio.com

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This week’s Wednesday Box Alarm is a quick dialog about how members should think about other member’s families when in need.

The Wednesday Box Alarm is a shorter episode delivered every week. It consists of commentary, thoughts, tips and ideas related to the fire service, leadership and personal development.

About Brotherhood Academy Radio

The Brotherhood Academy Radio is hosted by three fire officers from Southern Maine. We believe that through training, leadership and empowerment, it is possible to maintain a successful membership in your fire department organization.

We launch two episodes every week. Every Sunday morning we launch our full length episodes on topics such as leadership, training, interviews with other fire service members and our own experiences in the fire service. Every Wednesday we launch our Wednesday Box Alarm which is a short show featuring tips, tricks, tactics, ideas and commentary. Be sure to listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google and on our website www.BrotherhoodAcademyRadio.com

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This week we Nick has Autumn Clifford, a Police Officer from Maine, on the show to talk about her podcast “Changing the Culture”. Autumn works hard to help first responders create resiliency, change their mindset and foster innovation to make their own communities better places.

For more about Autumn and the Changing The Culture Podcast, go to www.changingtheculturefr.com and www.autumnclifford.com

Autumn can also be found on instagram @officerautumn

About Brotherhood Academy Radio

The Brotherhood Academy Radio is hosted by three fire officers from Southern Maine. We believe that through training, leadership and empowerment, it is possible to maintain a successful membership in your fire department organization.

We launch two episodes every week. Every Sunday morning we launch our full length episodes on topics such as leadership, training, interviews with other fire service members and our own experiences in the fire service. Every Wednesday we launch our Wednesday Box Alarm which is a short show featuring tips, tricks, tactics, ideas and commentary. Be sure to listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google and on our website www.BrotherhoodAcademyRadio.com

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The Wednesday Box Alarm is a short podcast we launch every week. It’s usually a quick tip, trick, though or commentary. This week’s Wednesday Box Alarm focuses on department culture and one way to maintain and/or build the culture in your organization. What do you do to contribute to the betterment of your fire department’s culture?

About Brotherhood Academy Radio

The Brotherhood Academy Radio is hosted by three fire officers from Southern Maine. We believe that through training, leadership and empowerment, it is possible to maintain a successful membership in your fire department organization.

We launch two episodes every week. Every Sunday morning we launch our full length episodes on topics such as leadership, training, interviews with other fire service members and our own experiences in the fire service. Every Wednesday we launch our Wednesday Box Alarm which is a short show featuring tips, tricks, tactics, ideas and commentary. Be sure to listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google and on our website www.BrotherhoodAcademyRadio.com

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The International Association of Fire Chiefs has a list of 14 Rules of Engagement for the Incident Commander when it comes to structure firefighting. This episode hits on the 14 rules with a few bullet points for each rule. It is important for all members of the fire service to know these rules as it directly applies to firefighter safety and survival. Further, this applies to all firefighters; career, paid-on-call, volunteer and per-diem.

About Brotherhood Academy Radio

The Brotherhood Academy Radio is hosted by three fire officers from Southern Maine. We believe that through training, leadership and empowerment, it is possible to maintain a successful membership in your fire department organization.

We launch two episodes every week. Every Sunday morning we launch our full length episodes on topics such as leadership, training, interviews with other fire service members and our own experiences in the fire service. Every Wednesday we launch our Wednesday Box Alarm which is a short show featuring tips, tricks, tactics, ideas and commentary. Be sure to listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google and on our website www.BrotherhoodAcademyRadio.com

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Do you ever drive around and see things that you really want, like a new vehicle sitting in the dealership lot? Ever think to yourself that if only you had more money, you could drive away with it? How about other goals that seem out of reach? This week’s Wednesday Box Alarm hits on this topic real quick. We need to put in hard work and stay disciplined to get the things we want in life.

About Brotherhood Academy Radio

The Brotherhood Academy Radio is hosted by three fire officers from Southern Maine. We believe that through training, leadership and empowerment, it is possible to maintain a successful membership in your fire department organization.

We launch two episodes every week. Every Sunday morning we launch our full length episodes on topics such as leadership, training, interviews with other fire service members and our own experiences in the fire service. Every Wednesday we launch our Wednesday Box Alarm which is a short show featuring tips, tricks, tactics, ideas and commentary. Be sure to listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google and on our website www.BrotherhoodAcademyRadio.com

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Episode 109 talks about the secret sauce of retention. We spend a lot of time complaining about our retention problems, and about lazy members who just don’t seem to be doing the extra work that the rest of us are doing. But, are we inspiring them and impacting them enough for them to take that extra step? It’s up to us to influence our members toward success.

About Brotherhood Academy Radio

The Brotherhood Academy Radio is hosted by three fire officers from Southern Maine. We believe that through training, leadership and empowerment, it is possible to maintain a successful membership in your fire department organization.

We launch two episodes every week. Every Sunday morning we launch our full length episodes on topics such as leadership, training, interviews with other fire service members and our own experiences in the fire service. Every Wednesday we launch our Wednesday Box Alarm which is a short show featuring tips, tricks, tactics, ideas and commentary. Be sure to listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google and on our website www.BrotherhoodAcademyRadio.com

Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/brotherhoodacademyradio

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