Trisha Wolford's guest appearances

Trisha Wolford

Code 3 - The Firefighters' Podcast

Side Alpha

Brian Schaeffer

Sara Jahnke

Marc Bashoor

Don Abbott

Gary Ludwig

Kevin Quinn

Aaron Zamzow

Dalan Zartman

Billy Goldfeder

Jason Caughey

Mike Pertz

Sarah Lee

Rob Brown

Ron Moore

Ryan Pennington

OwlTail

On this episode of the Side Alpha Podcast by FireRescue1, Trisha Wolford, fire chief in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and chair of the IAFC’s Professional Development Committee. dives into the hot topic of cross-generation supervision in the fire service. Chiefs Bashoor and Wolford consider whether "traditional" or stereotypical characteristics of different generations hold true or if they are used too often as a crutch for poor leadership. The chiefs also explore how to best supervise all members, regardless of age and experience.This episode of the Side Alpha Podcast is sponsored by Homeland-Six Tactical Radio Straps. These custom radio straps feature extractor washable decontamination, superior comfort and functionality. Learn more at homelandsix.com.

On this episode of the Side Alpha Podcast by FireRescue1, Trisha Wolford, fire chief in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and chair of the IAFC’s Professional Development Committee. dives into the hot topic of cross-generation supervision in the fire service. Chiefs Bashoor and Wolford consider whether "traditional" or stereotypical characteristics of different generations hold true or if they are used too often as a crutch for poor leadership. The chiefs also explore how to best supervise all members, regardless of age and experience.<br><br>This episode of the Side Alpha Podcast is sponsored by Homeland-Six Tactical Radio Straps. These custom radio straps feature extractor washable decontamination, superior comfort and functionality. Learn more at <a href="http://homelandsix.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">homelandsix.com</a>.

Fire Chief Trisha Wolford tackles cross-generation supervision in the fire service

Are you tired of hearing about diversity in the fire service yet? I’m going to assume you are. The question is, why, in 2018, almost 2019, are we still talking about it? My guest today has an interesting theory: The hiring process brings in more diverse probies, but then the training process homogenizes them all over again. Here to explain how and why this can be avoided is Trisha Wolford. She's an assistant chief with the Spokane, Washington Fire Department.

Undoing Our Own Efforts at Hiring Diversity with Trisha Wolford