Rig Recon Live

About Rig Recon Live

Obsessed with Fire Trucks? We are too! Join us on Rig Recon Live as co-hosts Bruce Quick and Jason Witmier discuss the industry's hottest topics. Featuring the industry's top names, this podcast covers everything apparatus related including new products, spec designs, fire truck tactics, industry headlines, and much more. Make sure you sign up for notifications as new episodes release monthly.

Publisher

Elkhart Brass, FRC, FoamPro, ROM

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Sept 2024

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Maintaining Large Fleets in Challenging Conditions: Mesa Fire's Approach

   Bruce Quick and Jason Witmier welcome Jason Nickelson, Fleet Administrator for Mesa Fire and Medical, to discuss managing a large, diverse fleet and spec’ing apparatus for extreme Arizona conditions. Nickelson outlines Mesa’s fleet (about 250 total units, including 70 apparatus and 30 ambulances) and primary manufacturers (Pierce, E-One, Horton). He explains how Mesa standardizes key chassis components across brands to simplify maintenance, supported by a large parts room and regional service...

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Designing Your First New Rig in 30 Years with Chief Jon Poitras & Limestone Fire Dept.

   Rig Recon Live hosts Bruce Quick and Jason Witmier talk with Chief Poitras of the Limestone Fire Department in northern Maine about ordering the department’s first new fire truck in 30 years. Poitras shares his background as a third-generation chief and fleet mechanic, outlines Limestone’s rural coverage (including contracted service to Caswell) and reliance on water shuttle due to limited, low-flow hydrants, and explains how call trends drove them to design a rescue-style pumper. The committ...

3. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Pump Panel Design: New Technologies and Best Practices

   Bruce Quick and Jason Witmier discuss fire apparatus pump panel design, emphasizing end-user specifications that improve usability, maintenance, and apparatus size. They compare manual push-pull valves, rack-and-sector, and handwheel controls, highlighting mechanical advantage, slow-close requirements, handle locking, and layout tradeoffs that can affect wheelbase. They address electric valves, explaining past reliability issues, modern redesigns for high-pressure wet environments, a 10-year ...

Who has been a guest on Rig Recon Live

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ed Rice
• Mike Wilbur
• Tom Shand
• Larry Di Camillo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

21,178

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

31

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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