This week, we&apos;re sitting down with Michael &quot;Stickers&quot; Goldstein, a battle-tested New Hampshire firefighter with 20 years in the first responder game, from dispatcher to the front lines. As the no-holds-barred host of The C.A.N. Report, Mike is on a mission to spotlight the fire service&apos;s rich history, raw culture, leadership truths, mental health realities, and the hard lessons that keep our brotherhood strong. From calling out toxic leadership to celebrating passion, training, and accountability, Stickers delivers straight-talk conversations that hit hard and keep it real. If you love unfiltered fireground wisdom and real talk that matters, you do NOT want to miss this one. Share this everywhere.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, we&amp;apos;re sitting down with Michael &amp;quot;Stickers&amp;quot; Goldstein, a battle-tested New Hampshire firefighter with 20 years in the first responder game, from dispatcher to the front lines. As the no-holds-barred host of The C.A.N. Report, Mike is on a mission to spotlight the fire service&amp;apos;s rich history, raw culture, leadership truths, mental health realities, and the hard lessons that keep our brotherhood strong.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From calling out toxic leadership to celebrating passion, training, and accountability, Stickers delivers straight-talk conversations that hit hard and keep it real. If you love unfiltered fireground wisdom and real talk that matters, you do NOT want to miss this one.&lt;br/&gt;Share this everywhere. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week, we're sitting down with Michael "Stickers" Goldstein, a battle-tested New Hampshire firefighter with 20 years in the first responder game, from dispatcher to the front lines. As the no-holds-barred host of The C.A.N. Report, Mike is on a mission to spotlight the fire service's rich history, raw culture, leadership truths, mental health realities, and the hard lessons that keep our brotherhood strong.  From calling out toxic leadership to celebrating passion, training, and accountab...

Weekly Scrap #352 - Michael Goldstein, The CAN Report

This week we’re joined by Stephanie White, Editor-in-Chief of Firefighter Nation, one of the sharpest voices in the industry. Fresh off the rig after 20+ years as a firefighter/paramedic with Fairfax County, Stephanie is bringing her no-nonsense perspective to the table. We dive into the topics that matter most right now. Starting with the problem of conflicts in the fire house and then pivoting to victim mentality in the fire service. And with the biggest week in the industry happening right now, you already know we’re talking the BIG SHOW - FDIC. As always… I count on the audience to bring the heat and the great questions because the best part of The Scrap is we never know where the conversation will go!!!! If you care about the health, culture, and long-term survival of this job, you do NOT want to miss this one. Let’s get after it! Stephanie White is on The Scrap!

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week we’re joined by Stephanie White, Editor-in-Chief of Firefighter Nation, one of the sharpest voices in the industry.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Fresh off the rig after 20+ years as a firefighter/paramedic with Fairfax County, Stephanie is bringing her no-nonsense perspective to the table. We dive into the topics that matter most right now. Starting with the problem of conflicts in the fire house and then pivoting to victim mentality in the fire service. And with the biggest week in the industry happening right now, you already know we’re talking the BIG SHOW - FDIC.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;As always… I count on the audience to bring the heat and the great questions because the best part of The Scrap is we never know where the conversation will go!!!! If you care about the health, culture, and long-term survival of this job, you do NOT want to miss this one.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Let’s get after it! Stephanie White is on The Scrap!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week we’re joined by Stephanie White, Editor-in-Chief of Firefighter Nation, one of the sharpest voices in the industry.  Fresh off the rig after 20+ years as a firefighter/paramedic with Fairfax County, Stephanie is bringing her no-nonsense perspective to the table. We dive into the topics that matter most right now. Starting with the problem of conflicts in the fire house and then pivoting to victim mentality in the fire service. And with the biggest week in the industry happening righ...

Weekly Scrap #351 - Stephanie White, Keeping It Real

Joined on this episode by the one and only Curt Isakson — the absolute force of nature I call “Hurricane Ike” is BACK for Episode 350 of The Scrap!Chief Ike — 30+ year fire service legend, recently retired Battalion Chief from Escambia County Fire Rescue, creator of County Fire Tactics, and the man who’s lit up The Scrap on episodes 70, 100 (“People Before Water”), 150, 200, 250 (“Faith, Family, Fire, Friends &amp; the Future”), and 313 — returns with the same unrelenting passion and fire that defines every single appearance.Curt never phones it in. He shows up raw, real, and ready to drop heavy tactical gold, hard-earned leadership lessons from the fireground, and straight-talk truth about the real challenges of this job — raising the next generation of probies, navigating the good days, bad days, and truly GREAT days.If you’ve listened to any of Chief Ike’s previous episodes, you already know: the energy is electric, the wisdom runs deep, and the conversation goes exactly where it needs to go. This one is no different.This is Episode 350 of The Scrap — unfiltered, no holds barred, and packed with value for every firefighter who wants to get better.Link it to a brother or sister who needs to hear this, and share it everywhere. Chief Ike just brought the heat.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Joined on this episode by the one and only &lt;b&gt;Curt Isakson&lt;/b&gt; — the absolute force of nature I call &lt;b&gt;“Hurricane Ike”&lt;/b&gt; is BACK for Episode 350 of The Scrap!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chief Ike — 30+ year fire service legend, recently retired Battalion Chief from Escambia County Fire Rescue, creator of &lt;b&gt;County Fire Tactics&lt;/b&gt;, and the man who’s lit up The Scrap on episodes 70, 100 (“People Before Water”), 150, 200, 250 (“Faith, Family, Fire, Friends &amp;amp; the Future”), and 313 — returns with the same unrelenting passion and fire that defines every single appearance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Curt &lt;b&gt;never phones it in&lt;/b&gt;. He shows up raw, real, and ready to drop heavy tactical gold, hard-earned leadership lessons from the fireground, and straight-talk truth about the real challenges of this job — raising the next generation of probies, navigating the good days, bad days, and truly GREAT days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’ve listened to any of Chief Ike’s previous episodes, you already know: the energy is electric, the wisdom runs deep, and the conversation goes exactly where it needs to go. This one is no different.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is Episode 350 of The Scrap — unfiltered, no holds barred, and packed with value for every firefighter who wants to get better.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Link it to a brother or sister who needs to hear this, and share it everywhere. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chief Ike just brought the heat.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Joined on this episode by the one and only Curt Isakson — the absolute force of nature I call “Hurricane Ike” is BACK for Episode 350 of The Scrap! Chief Ike — 30+ year fire service legend, recently retired Battalion Chief from Escambia County Fire Rescue, creator of County Fire Tactics, and the man who’s lit up The Scrap on episodes 70, 100 (“People Before Water”), 150, 200, 250 (“Faith, Family, Fire, Friends &amp; the Future”), and 313 — returns with the same unrelenting passion and fire th...

Weekly Scrap #350 - Curt Isakson, The Passion Rolls On!

Joined on this episode by the one and only Brian Brush (CRUSH) and you better be ready, because we’re diving deep into rescue data. He’s coming on to release and discuss the initial findings from the 2026 rescue count. We compare it to the 2021 project and what trends we can quantify, and what trends we are seeing over the last five years. With over 500 structure fire incidents across the U.S. in the first 90 days of 2026 where a civilian rescue was made. That’s 5.6 structure fire incidents per day involving a rescue, roughly one every 4 hours and 16 minutes. Nearly 1,000 civilians rescued from those incidents. An average of 1.9 victims per fire where a rescue occurs. Roughly 11 Americans rescued by firefighters every single day. The data is already telling a powerful story! We also talk Fire Engineering and FDIC with the big show right around the corner. And of course, talking to Crush always needs to include what is going on at his department and the culture of live fire and training that they have built. The audience as always brought the great questions... which is what makes the Scrap the absolute best!!! Share this everywhere!!!

<description>&lt;p&gt;Joined on this episode by the one and only Brian Brush (CRUSH) and you better be ready, because we’re diving deep into rescue data. He’s coming on to release and discuss the initial findings from the 2026 rescue count. We compare it to the 2021 project and what trends we can quantify, and what trends we are seeing over the last five years.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;With over 500 structure fire incidents across the U.S. in the first 90 days of 2026 where a civilian rescue was made. That’s 5.6 structure fire incidents per day involving a rescue, roughly one every 4 hours and 16 minutes. Nearly 1,000 civilians rescued from those incidents. An average of 1.9 victims per fire where a rescue occurs. Roughly 11 Americans rescued by firefighters every single day. The data is already telling a powerful story!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We also talk Fire Engineering and FDIC with the big show right around the corner. And of course, talking to Crush always needs to include what is going on at his department and the culture of live fire and training that they have built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The audience as always brought the great questions... which is what makes the Scrap the absolute best!!!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Share this everywhere!!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Joined on this episode by the one and only Brian Brush (CRUSH) and you better be ready, because we’re diving deep into rescue data. He’s coming on to release and discuss the initial findings from the 2026 rescue count. We compare it to the 2021 project and what trends we can quantify, and what trends we are seeing over the last five years.  With over 500 structure fire incidents across the U.S. in the first 90 days of 2026 where a civilian rescue was made. That’s 5.6 structure fire incidents ...

Weekly Scrap #349 - Brian Brush, five years later

On this episode I am joined by the one and only Kris Blume, and it was a heavy dose of leadership discussion! We talked about what he means when he says “Carry the Fire” and “Serve the Work,” along with “The Quiet Damage of Destructive Leadership” and how “Burnout Isn’t Just the Job, It’s Leadership.” We also dove into “Data vs. Culture: What Actually Changes Behavior?” And &quot;The Cost of Silence&quot; As usual, we only got to a fraction of the topics. The questions from the audience came fast and often.

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode I am joined by the one and only Kris Blume, and it was a heavy dose of leadership discussion!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We talked about what he means when he says “Carry the Fire” and “Serve the Work,” along with “The Quiet Damage of Destructive Leadership” and how “Burnout Isn’t Just the Job, It’s Leadership.” We also dove into “Data vs. Culture: What Actually Changes Behavior?” And &amp;quot;The Cost of Silence&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;As usual, we only got to a fraction of the topics. The questions from the audience came fast and often. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

On this episode I am joined by the one and only Kris Blume, and it was a heavy dose of leadership discussion!  We talked about what he means when he says “Carry the Fire” and “Serve the Work,” along with “The Quiet Damage of Destructive Leadership” and how “Burnout Isn’t Just the Job, It’s Leadership.” We also dove into “Data vs. Culture: What Actually Changes Behavior?” And "The Cost of Silence"  As usual, we only got to a fraction of the topics. The questions from the audience came fast and...

Weekly Scrap #348 - Kris Blume, The Crucible of Leadership

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