Podcast appearances and mentions of Burton A Clark

Send us a texttoday we have an extraordinary episode featuring none other than Dr. Burton A. Clark. For those of you in the fire service, his name should be synonymous with leadership, education, and pushing the boundaries of fire safety culture.Dr. Burton A. Clark has an illustrious 50-year career in the fire service. Starting as a firefighter in Washington, D.C., he rose through the ranks to become an Assistant Fire Chief in Laurel, Maryland, and later Operations Chief for DHS/FEMA. He's held prestigious positions such as Management Science Program Chair at the National Fire Academy and Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University Center for Injury Research and Policy.Links:Dr Clarks websiteDr Clarks LinkedinWe only feature the latest 200 episodes of the podcast on public platforms so to access our podcast LIBRARY, every Debrief & document CLICK HEREPODCAST GIFT - Get your FREE subscription to essential Firefighting publications HERE A big thanks to our partners for supporting this episode.GORE-TEX Professional ClothingMSA The Safety CompanyPATROL STORE UKIDEXHAIX Footwear - Get offical podcast discount on HAIX HEREXendurance - to hunt performance & endurance 20% off HERE with code ffp20Lyfe Linez -  Get Functional Hydration FUEL for FIREFIGHTERS, Clean no sugar  for daily hydration. 80% of people live dehydrated and  for firefighters this costHibern8 - a plant based sleep aid specially designed to promote a restful night's sleep and awaken you feeling refreshed and energisedPlease support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon Crew

“Society needs to change how it thinks and feels about fire death. When a civilian is killed by fire it is not an act of God and when a firefighter is killed it is not part of the job. When there is a fire death something went wrong. The public as well as the fire service can all do better to prevent and survive fire.” - B. A. Clark. Dr. Burton A. Clark, EFO has been in the fire service for 45 years, he was a firefighter in Washington, DC, Assistant Fire Chief in Laurel, Maryland, the Management Science Program Chair at the National Fire Academy, an Operations Chief during national disasters and emergencies for the DHS/FEMA, an Expert Technical Reviewer for the CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, and a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University Center for Injury Research and Policy. Burt has a BS is in Business Administration from Strayer University, MA in Curriculum & Instruction from Catholic University, and Ed.D. in Adult Education from Nova Southeastern University. He has served on 15 doctoral dissertation committees. He studied fire science at Montgomery College with Professor Frank Brannigan, Emergency Management at the Emergency Management Institute, National Security at the National Defense University, and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program. He is a nationally certified Fire Officer Four, Chief Fire Officer Designee for nine years, and Eagle Scout Mentor. Burt writes, lectures, and teaches fire service research, safety, culture, and professional development worldwide. Tune in as we talk with Dr. Clark about the fire service industry - expectations, realities and commitments - and just how and when to implement them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jlncriticalconversations/message

Many of us have seen or heard of the acronym, EFO. However, how many of us actually know what it stands for: Executive Fire Officer. Does the designation apply to any level of Chief? Could any firefighter, of ant rank, receive the designation? Just what is it and where did it come from?My guests today are Dr. Burton A. Clark, PhD, EFO, Chief Trey Mayo, EFO, Winston-Salem NC Fire Dept. and Chuck Burkell, an advisor and former instructor at the  National Fire Academy.In this episode, which is Part I in a series, they explain the origins of, not only the EFO, but the creation of the National Fire Academy and the various programs that were developed as the federal government and fire service leaders worked together to build an educational foundation for the fire service. You can watch us on our YouTube® channel, “5-Alarm Task Force Corp.” or tune in to our podcast via your favorite podcast platform or visit our website at https://www.5-AlarmTaskForceCorp.org and scroll down the homepage to listen in. To make a donation towards our 2022 Campaign goal to raise $12,000 to help our Brothers & Sisters, and/or their families in dire need, please visit our homepage! Thank you.Picture is courtesy the U.S. Fire Administration 

How can communities be protected from fires, without firefighters getting diseases, or being injured or killed? How can our attitudes about fire and firefighter workplace culture change, so that more lives are saved, those of community members and firefighters? Listen to this timely, exciting episode with a fire culture expert who has put a lot of thought and time into these questions, a master storyteller: "Fighting for the Soul of Firefighting - Conversation With Burton Clark" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E06).  Dr Burton A Clark Bio Dr. Burton A. Clark, Executive Fire Officer (EFO), has been in the fire service for 50 years, including the District of Columbia in Washington DC the Capital of the USA, Prince George’s County Fire Department in Maryland and the USA National Fire Academy. He served as Assistant Fire Chief in Laurel, Maryland and as an Operations Section Chief for National emergencies and disasters. Presently he serves on the Board of Advisors for the Fire Service Psychology Association and the Board of Governors for the John M. Moschella Fire Service Research Grant Trust. Dr. Clark is a Technical Expert Reviewer for the USA National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention program and a doctoral dissertation advisor at various universities. He is the author of “I Can’t Save You, But I’ll Die Trying. The American Fire Culture” which I am now reading, it's chock full of great stories & a call to reform this great profession and the way society looks at fires. Dr. Clark studies fire culture worldwide, his web page is  www.americanfireculture.com

*From the newest cadet to the 30-year firefighter, we have all become part of the “fire culture.” We enjoy hearing stories from the senior folk and cannot help but to juxtapose those stories to this fire service in 2020. Lots of changes and adaptations have occurred. For some we know the reason and for others, we have no idea. Most of those changes came about through the first person who thought about them. They shared that idea with others and, sometimes soon and sometimes much later, those changes became part of out fire culture. Our guest, Dr. Burton Clark, EFO, discusses the fire culture through his presentation, titled above. In it, he describes not just “somebody” had an idea and made a change, but how he, himself, was able to bring about change in the fire service. And he shares his story of how the word, MAYDAY went from being forbidden by the NFPA to its acceptance, yet it took 10 years for that change to come about. YOU can be the “one.” YOU can have that first idea which, in some way, you believe deep in your heart, will bring about positive change in the fire service. You can be the one of the leaders in the fire service in the next 50 years! Tune in on your favorite podcast platform or visit us at www.5-alarmtaskforcecorp.org *PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRESENTATION WAS RECORDED ON ZOOM, USING THE POWER-POINT PRESENTATION. DR. CLARK WAS SPEAKING AS EACH SLIDE WAS PRESENTED. TO SEE THE VIDEO, PLEASE VISIT OUR CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE, 5-ALARM TASK FORCE CORP. Photo Courtesy Dr. Burton A. Clark, EFO

OK, so we realize that going into the fire service, no matter if it’s career, volunteer, part-pay, wildland, etc., that it can be a dangerous job…very dangerous! And yes, most of us will put our lives on the line to save someone else that, for the most part, is a total stranger! We do so out of our deep commitment to our job. My guest, Dr. Burton A. Clark, EFO wrote a very interesting book, “I Can’t Save You, But I’ll Die Trying: The American Fire Culture.” In it and in this podcast, Dr. Clark posits that our American fire culture has it all wrong and we’re losing good firefighters because of it. This is not a position that he has developed overnight. With over 50 years in the American fire service, he has seen both the good and the bad in the “job.” And there is a lot of good in this job. No one will argue that point. However, it might be the right time to look at the “how” and “why” we do some of what we do that puts us in very, very perilous positions, too often with deadly results.

  Dr. Burton A. Clark, EFO has been in the fire service for 49 years from the local to international levels; working in urban, suburban, and rural environments for paid and volunteer organizations in operations, prevention, and education domains. He is the author of: "I Can't Save You But I'll Die Trying. The American Fire Culture." Contact Us   www.SAMatters.com     www.RichGasaway.com     612-548-4424 (office)     651-331-8518 (cell)     Burt Clark Contact Information Cclark4949@aol.com   Promotion video for his book https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=s52mFlBnIX8&app=desktop   Link to Amazon for his book https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Save-You-But-Trying/dp/1887654577/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=I+can%27t+save+you+but+I%27ll+die+trying&qid=1550446847&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull   Get connected with SAMatters     Facebook: Follow SAMatters     LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway     Twitter: Follow Rich Gasaway     Instagram: Follow SA_Matters     Youtube: Subscribe to SAMattersTV     Itunes: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio     Stitcher Radio: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio     Google Play: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio   iHeart Radio: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio   Premier Sponsor   Midwest Fire   MidwestFire.com     Associate Sponsor   Chief Miller   Instagram: @Chief_Miller       Intro music   Safety Dance (1982)   Men Without Hats   GMC - Virgin Records   Licensed by BMI Music     Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System   http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/   SPONSOR THIS SHOW   The SAMatters Show is the longest running, fastest growing, safety focused weekly program on the Internet. If you know a company that might be interested in advertising their product or service to our listeners and viewers, ask them to contact us by clicking the “Contact us” tab at the top of the SAMatters.com website.