Podcasts about chief reilly

In this episode the hosts chat with Fire Chief Dennis Reilly, a 50-year fire service veteran, retired Fire Chief, and owner of The First Line Fire Service Training Company. Chief Reilly served as the Fire Chief in Pittsburg, KS, Sunrise Beach, MO, an Assistant Chief in North Carolina and California and retired as a Battalion Chief in Cherry Hill, NJ. He was an original member of New Jersey Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1. Reilly holds a master's degree in public administration from Penn State University and is a CFO. He speaks at numerous events, including the Command Officer Boot Camp and the Orlando Fire Conference. Reilly is a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq during the Operation Desert Storm.

Sean and Nick welcome special guest, Fire Chief (ret.) and owner of First Line Fire Service Training LLC, Dennis Reilly! The chief gives us some great insight in regard to the standards we hold. This is a deep dive examining personal, cultural, professional, and organizational standards and expectations. The conversation also reviews physical fitness in the fire service, training with a purpose and being a change agent in your corner of the fire service. With nearly 5 decades of experience in every rank from firefighter to fire chief, you don't want to miss this amazing conversation with one of the most dedicated and knowledgeable firemen you'll ever meet. Chief Reilly is doing great things to continue moving the needle forward and for that we are grateful to spend a couple hours learning from one of the best!

Dennis Reilly is a forty-eight-year fire service veteran currently serving as the Fire Chief in Pittsburg, Kansas. Prior to his current position, he was the Fire Chief in Sunrise Beach, Missouri, an Assistant Chief in North Carolina & California and he retired as a Battalion Chief in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. During his time in New Jersey, Dennis became one of the original members of the New Jersey Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 1.  As part of Task Force 1, Chief Reilly made several deployments, including New York City as part of the response to the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11. Chief Reilly holds a Master Degree in Public Administration from Penn State University and is a CFO. An accomplished author and lecturer, Chief Reilly is active in numerous professional development activities within the fire service. Outside of his fire service career, Dennis is a US Army veteran having served in Iraq during the Operation Desert Storm. From 2007 – 2010, he worked as an independent contractor providing protective services to several different government clients in Iraq and Afghanistan. Chief Reilly has been married to his wife Ann for over 35 years. They have two adult children, and three grandchildren.

Career or volunteer, our days are busy, at least most of the time. Nevertheless, training and drills are an important and integral part of the job we do. If you’re in a busy department, you may feel that all the calls that you run are enough training. If you’re a volunteer, you hardly have enough time to take care of the family, work full-time and respond to the calls you can! And to be honest, most of us like to train when it’s convenient. The problem is, the emergencies we respond to don’t know what “convenient” means and it is imperative for us to know and know well, everything we have to do to mitigate any emergency. My guest, Chief Dennis P. Reilly, currently serves as the Assistant Chief for the Davis CA Fire Department and is a 40-year veteran of the fire service and a veteran of our armed forces. When you look at his topic, some may get all blustery and will be ready to argue, while others may ask themselves, “I wonder where we may be missing something.” It all depends on if you view the “glass half-empty or half-full.” The Chief makes an excellent point when he discusses the difference between, “training” and “drilling.” For example, you take a 3-hour class on thermal imaging cameras. Great class and you feel as though you’ve learned a lot. However, for the next three months, you don’t pick up a TIC. Are you still prepared to use that tool to possibly save the life of a civilian or even a firefighter? After you listen to Chief Reilly’s podcast, think about his conversation and bring either the podcast or his wise words, back to share with your department. Training and drilling cannot always take place at times that we feel are convenient. Then again, neither is Mrs. Smith’s emergency when her house erupts into flames. Remember – we don’t want to “fall short” on the scene of an emergency!

Episode 035 - Chief Dennis Reilly is a 44-year fire service veteran, and is currently the Assistant Fire Chief for the City of Davis (CA). He is a retired Battalion Chief from Cherry Hill Fire Department (NJ) and also spent more than six years as the Fire Chief of Sunrise Beach FPD (MO). In addition to his fire service career, Chief Reilly is a US Army veteran, spending over six years on active duty. He was assigned as a combat medic with the 83rd Airborne Division, a flight medic with over 500 hours of flight time, and as a combat medic with the 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment and was deployed during the first Gulf War. Chief Reilly discusses leading by example, and how the message a leader brings to the group has more to do with the the leader's personal and professional character, rather than the actual message itself. He points out that great organzations talk about fire, and don't hide from it, and they become great because they seek out people who are focused on the mission rather than themselves.

  In this episode Chief Reilly and Chief Hoevelmann talk with Tom Goran of the Columbia Missouri Fire Department on his evolution as a leader and creating content for his site Flashover Leadership.    

Chief Reilly took some fabulous notes, here they are: Set your standards, your own code, and then live by them. Do not allow others to define what good or bad is. Management always has the right to manage poorly Normally bad assignments done last forever. Don’t do something that will stay with you for your […]

Chief Reilly took some fabulous notes, here they are:   Set your standards, your own code, and then live by them. Do not allow others to define what good or bad is.   Management always has the right to manage poorly   Normally bad assignments done last forever. Don’t do something that will stay with you for your entire career. One of the worst things to be labeled is a malcontent.   Surround yourself with good people, positive energy comes for this.   Stay in your lane. If you are a firefighter in a bad situation, then just concentrate on being the best firefighter you can. If you are a chauffeur or a company officer same thing.   Your ability with two, five, seven years of experience probably is going to be very limited to influence the mind of a 30 year veteran.   How many of the stupid things that management/leadership impact you?   “Oh that’s a stupid rule I would never do that” Well good then you don’t need to worry about it. I can guarantee you that even if you wouldn’t do that, someone else did and that is the reason why they came out with the rule!!!   Don’t worry about making them look bad, let them make you look good.   Remember it is still the best job in the world. If they are putting you in the position where you don’t feel that any more you might want to think about moving on.