CITS: Boss Talks
Coordinators
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Battalion Chief Rafael Gibson
rafael.gibson@montgomerycountymd.gov
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Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service
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Past Episodes
Season 4 (2023)

Episode 3: High Rise Building Fire with Lithium-Ion Battery
- Air Date
- October 23, 2023
- Moderators
- Captain Brady Miller
- Captain Matthew Machala
- Presenters
- Captain Bryan Riley
- Captain Robert Faas
- Description
- Hear about the actions taken at a recent apartment fire in Bethesda where a number of lithium-ion batteries were involved. The discussion begins with fire attack operations and moves to containment and clean-up operations. This was one of MCFRS' first, real structure fires where multiple lithium-ion batteries were involved in fire spread inside an occupied building.

Episode 2: Whetstone Drive House Fire w/ Entrapment
- Air Date
- August 24, 2023
- Moderator
- Battalion Chief Russel Blinkhorn
- Presenters
- Battalion Chief Ivan Browning
- Lieutenant Ed Klahr

Episode 1: Quince Orchard Blvd Building Explosion
- Air Date
- January 24, 2023
- Moderator
- DC Gary Cooper
- Presenters
- Battalion Chief Stephen Mann
- Battalion Chief Monte Fitch
- Battalion Chief Tim Burns
- Captain Enrique Escolero
- Lieutenant Derrick Buckley
Season 3 (2022)

Episode 8: Glenmont Circle Fire
- Air Date
- November 22, 2022
- Moderators
- DC Cooper
- Capt. Machala
- Presenters
- BC Browning
- Lt. Evans
- Lt. Richardson

Episode 7: Veirs Drive Trench Rescue
- Air Date
- November 9, 2022
- Moderator
- Capt. Miller
- Presenters
- Capt. Allen
- Lt. McGrane
- Lt. Thews

Episode 6: New Hampshire Ave Water Rescue
- Air Date
- September 20, 2022
- Moderator
- Capt. Miller
- Presenters
- Capt. Wilson
- Lt. Paradise
- Lt. Doyle

Episode 5: More About the Role of the Float Lieutenant
- Air Date
- June 16, 2022
- Presenters
- Capt. Miller
- Lt. Males
- Lt. Grossman
- Lt. Dempsey

Episode 4: Robey Road
- Air Date
- May 25, 2022
- Presenters
- Capt. Miller
- Lt. Travers
- Lt. Hykes
- Chief Dempsey

Episode 3: The Lyttonsville Road Apartment Building Explosion
- Air Date
- April 20, 2022
- Presenters
- Capt. Miller
- Capt. Gross
- Capt. Peppel
- Capt. Brown
- Lt. Martinez
- Lt. Sands
- FF Sheely

Episode 2: Boss Talk - Garland Ave and W. Deer Park Ave
- Air Date
- February 10, 2022
- Presenters
- Capt. Miller
- Capt. Deitz
- Capt. Smith
- Capt. Stottlemyer
- Capt. Reilly
- Lt. Damico
- MFF Jeffery

Episode 1: The EMS Duty Officer and the Company Officer
- Air Date
- January 10, 2022
- Presenters
- Capt. Miller
- Capt. Dement
- Capt. Baltrotsky
Season 2 (2021)

Episode 11: Laytonsville House Explosion
- Air Date
- November 11, 2021
- Presenters
- Capt. Miller
- Capt Mooreland
- Capt Yingling
- Lt. Hobbs
- MFF Scholl
- FF Gmerek

Episode 10: Burning Bush Lane House Fire
- Air Date
- July 9, 2021
- Presenters
- Capt. Miller
- Battalion Chief Blake
- Capt. Potter
- Capt. Dominick
- Capt. Ford

Episode 9: Twinbrook Water Rescues
- Air Date
- October 6, 2021
- Presenters
- Capt. Miller
- Capt. Heflin
- Capt. Kinna
- MFF Carlin
- FF. Marlatt

Episode 8: The Role of a Master Firefighter
- Air Date
- July 9, 2021
- Presenters
- Capt. Miller
- MFF M. Collins
- MFF M. Johns
- MFF D. Wallace

Episode 7: First in Operations of E. Wayne Ave and Manchester Rd
- Air Date
- June 2, 2021
- Presenters
- Capt. Dietz
- Lt. Travers
- Capt. Barcenas
- Lt. Anderson

Episode 6: First In Company: The COLA Experience
- Air Date
- May 5, 2021
- Presenters
- Lt. Wesley Shipley
- Lt. Sean Purcell
- Lt. David Braun

Episode 5: Roundtable
- Air Date
- April 13, 2021
- Moderator
- Battalion Chief Mark Davis
- Presenters
- Division Chief C. Bailey
- Assistant Chief Matt Carrigan
- Captain Brady Miller

Episode 4: Braxfield Court (28 Box Area) and Sterling Terrace (32 Box Area)
- Air Date
- March 9, 2021
- Presenters
- Captain William Kinna
- Captain Kristy Furst
- Lieutenant Gregory Ransom

Episode 3: Lorain Avenue House Fire with Maydays (December 22, 2020)
- Air Date
- February 2, 2021
- Presenters
- Capt. Brady Miller
- BC Monte Fitch
- Capt. Douglas Arnold
- Lt. Matthew Machala
- Lt. Wesley Owens
- FF Scott Pierce
- Lt. Ryan Harris
- Lt. Bryan Riley
- Description
- Incident dispatched early morning hours as some shift change was occurring. The structure was unoccupied and under renovation although that was not known early on. Two maydays occurred during this incident.

Episode 2: Washington Grove Lane; Station 28 Graden Apartment Fire. 2nd Alarm with Entrapment and security door access issues
- Air Date
- January 18, 2021
- Presenters
- Battaliion Chief Pat Stanton
- Capt. Brady Miller
- Capt. Ivan Browning
- Capt. Tommy Gartner
- Capt. Morgan Boyd
- Lt. Murphy
- Lt. Noel Hull
- Description
- First arriving unit officers will discuss their actions at a working 2-alarm apartment fire in 28’s area, where they had to overcome lots of challenges, including having to force high-security doors.

Episode 1: Bayridge Dive Townhouse Fire with Entrapment
- Air Date
- January 4, 2021
- Presenters
- Battaliion Chief Steve Mann
- Capt. Brady Miller
- Capt. Ty Stottlemyer
- Capt. Troy Lipp
- Lt. Brent Frain
- Lt. Derrick Buckley
- Description
- Middle of the row townhouse fire in the basement with 1 trapped
Season 1 (2020)

Episode 2: PIC with Entrapment Involving A Fatality
- Air Date
- October 22, 2020
- Presenters
- Assistant Chief Alan Butsch
- Lieutenant Berk
- Lieutenant Cleveland

Episode 1: Featherwood House Fire
- Air Date
- July 24, 2020
- Presenters
- Battalion Chief Mark Davis
- Captain Brady Miller
- Captain Rafael Gibson
- Lieutenant Joshua Hart
- Lieutenant Josh Mister