Lt. Nick Hilton

This episode of the Wednesday Box Alarm is recorded on the heels of Nick Hilton taking an EMT skills lab at a fire department about 40 minutes away. There is something to be said about stepping out of your own house and visiting another. You’ll meet new people and see how they operate, which is a valuable thing.

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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 welcome two guests on to the show. Chief Matt Duross and Deputy Chief Ben Harris of the Goodwin’s Mills, ME Fire Department brought some valuable tips for recruitment and retention for the fire service. The Goodwin’s Mills Fire Department serves two communities, in a rural setting. Both guests bring many years of experience to the fire service.

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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 was inspired by a quote by GaryVee. If you don’t know who I’m talking about, simply google him. He’s on every platform giving keynote speeches full of inspiration. “If we don’t communicate, we don’t exist”. Simple. If we want our ideas, or our concerns heard, we must communicate.
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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 podcast is hosted by Nick Hilton. Nick puts together a list of books that he believes are important to read when you want to lead yourself. Becoming better at personal development and leading yourself is critical for when you want to lead in your Fire Department. The list of books are not fire service related, but can be applied to your personal life and professional life. After applying these books to your personal and professional life, you will then be able to bring it to the fire service.

• The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
• Start With Why by Simon Sinek
• Sovereignty by Ryan Michler
• High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard
• Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
• The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jock Willing & Leif Babin

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 topic comes from a discussion that took place in a recent Fire Officer 1 & 2 class. The topic in the class was communication on and off the fire ground. Communication within the whole duty of being a fire officer. One of the largest part of communicating as a fire officer is when you are the first arriving fire officer on an incident scene. You need to be sure each arriving company has the correct assignment and complete their tasks correctly.

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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 episode is a solo show with Nick Hilton. He talks about how the old ways of recruitment aren’t going to work for the younger generation in which we are targeting. It is time we start looking at the new ways of grabbing their attention. It is also important to be sure we maintain a professional image for not only our fire department, but for all of us individually.

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 comes on the tails of Nick Hilton leaving his job of 11 years to start a new career path. Nick explains what it felt when his friends put together a send off dinner at a local restaurant. The support of the fire department was huge. It goes to show how important it is for firefighters to form relationships with their dispatchers. Get to know them, appreciate them and understand their job.

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 BAR Boys got together with Chief Tom Merrill, founder of The Professional Volunteer Fire Department. Chief Merrill hosts a podcast on the Fire Engineering podcast series, and also has a series of articles featured in Fire Engineering. We had a long conversation about how professionalism is important in the volunteer fire service. We then discussed how history plays a role in morale and retention. Have a listen and we hope you enjoy it.

Be sure to check out Chief Merrill’s content on Fire Engineering Podcast and his Facebook Page.

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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We all have a handful of senior members within our organization that may be at the end of their career with the fire service. Weather on a full time paid department or a volunteer department, these senior members have a wealth of knowledge and experience. Let’s be sure to take the time to capture that knowledge and experience before it is too late.

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 the entire team got together to be quite blunt about a problem we are seeing across the fire service and in industries outside the fire service. Our good people are leaving and we need to know why. It starts with the leadership. If you are a fire department leader and your organization is having a retention problem, it is your fault. Listen to why.

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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