SAM 046 | Interview with Chief Bobby Halton
Chief Halton began his fire career in structural firefighting with the Albuquerque (NM) Fire Department. He left as chief of operations in 2004 and joined the Coppell (TX) Fire Department as its chief. He left this position to assume his duties at Fire Engineering. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico. He has served on National Fire Protection Association technical committees and is active with the National Fallen Firefighters Life Safety Initiatives.
\nIn this two-part interview (Part 2 will be Episode 47) we start by talking about FDIC International 2015 and all the exciting learning and networking opportunities you\u2019ll have there. You\u2019ll quickly see why the FDIC is the premier fire service educational conference in the world. During the interview Chief Halton shared with me the FDIC is the largest educational conference of its kind in the world as far as attendance and course offerings. There are 280 hands-on training session instructors who will deliver 21 classes on Monday and Tuesday and 211 course offerings on Wednesday and Thursday. And that\u2019s only the beginning of what FDIC International has to offer.
\nThen we\u2019ll transition into a discussion where Chief Halton shares what he\u2019s seeing that gives him encouragement about firefighter safety.
\nIn Part 2 of the interview we\u2019ll pick up the discussion and Chief Halton shares what he\u2019s seeing in the fire service that\u2019s causing him concern\u2026 and we\u2019ll conclude the episode with him sharing three things that are on his firefighter safety wish list.
\nI want to apologize to the listeners and to Chief Halton for having some audio issues with Skype. Where I could, I edited the audio to reduce the annoyance.
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\nOur sponsor:
\nMidwest Fire
MidwestFire.com
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\nIntro music
\nSafety Dance (1982)
\nMen Without Hats
\nGMC - Virgin Records
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\nGuest Contact Information
Chief Bobby Halton
Editor-in-chief, Fire Engineering
Education Director, FDIC International
RobertH@pennwell.com
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\nSituational Awareness Matters! website
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\nFirefighter Near Miss Reporting System
\nhttp://www.firefighternearmiss.com/
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\nContact Rich Gasaway
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\n612-548-4424