Leadership Conversations @ The Kitchen Table
Sep 12, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min · 16 segments
On the 25th anniversary of September 11, Battalion Chief Anthony Kastros opens with a tribute to the lives lost and the families and communities forever affected, reminding us to “Never Forget.” He…
Anthony KastrosGuestBerlin MazaHost
of going back to the 1950s to the present, okay, each decade from the 50s to the present had certain aspects to it, and they fall into certain categories.
So, for example, in the 50s, the big technological marvel was the television set.
And so all every year between was something new, right? Computers and the internet and social media, cell phones.
And the same thing operationally, right? We used to just fight fires and get cats out of trees.
Society has changed, right? It was a very homogenous workplace, white males.
Where have we spent the least amount of time training? In the human arena, the leadership arena, conflict resolution arena, right? So we're about, literally about 40 years behind where we should be with leadership training in the fire service.
of going back to the 1950s to the present, okay, each decade from the 50s to the present had certain aspects to it, and they fall into certain categories.
So, for example, in the 50s, the big technological marvel was the television set.
And so all every year between was something new, right? Computers and the internet and social media, cell phones.
And the same thing operationally, right? We used to just fight fires and get cats out of trees.
Society has changed, right? It was a very homogenous workplace, white males.
Where have we spent the least amount of time training? In the human arena, the leadership arena, conflict resolution arena, right? So we're about, literally about 40 years behind where we should be with leadership training in the fire service.
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