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**Firefighter Podcast**

The Firefighters Podcast is an award winning global podcast developing, inspiring, connecting, motivating & celebrating the world of our emergency services operators through a series of wide-ranging conversations with those within our emergency services family.

Hosted by serving operational UK firefighter & Instructor Pete Wakefield who speaks with individuals from all walks of life who share a connection with, can add value to, or can develop those within the fire sector.

Our driving purpose is to create a legacy resource for the current and future generations of firefighters & first responders

Latest Episodes:

#190 Paul Minter, 191 MARATHONS IN 218 DAYS & The Head Up Charity Dec 18, 2022

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Paul served for nearly 18 years in the British Army as a reconnaissance soldier, completing several frontline tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was blown up by RPGs (Rocket-Propelled Grenades) and with an IED (Improvised Explosive Device), experiencing hundreds of firefights and seeing comrades, friends, blown up on numerous occasions.
Starting on the 1st of March 2022, to help fund The HEAD UP charity Paul ran the coastlines of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Wight, and the Isle of Man
Find out more about the HEAD UP charity.
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#189 The Keys to longevity & High Performance with Coach & Firefighter Andy Kay Dec 16, 2022

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Andy is a Strength & Conditioning Coach:

Bsc(Hons) S&C
PGdip Physiology
& UK Firefighter

Andy works with predominantly with Professional athletes and you can find him on Instagram HERE
You can find useful content about human performance from Andy HERE
NOTE: FOR CONTEXT THIS WAS RECORDED BACK IN AUGUST 2022
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The Fire & Emergency awards 2022 round up Dec 12, 2022

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A quick round up of some of the award winner's, partner's & organisers from the Fire & Emergency awards 2022.
The Excellence in Fire and Emergency Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of the fire and emergency services. Chief Fire Officers, their teams, industry supporters, suppliers and front-line firefighters come together to celebrate the work of brigades, teams and individuals who have really made a difference.
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#188 Building community trust based on data & social Science with Dr Christian Morgner Dec 11, 2022

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Dr Christian Morgner is a Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries at the University of Sheffield.
He was the lead on a study Understanding ethnicity and residential fires from the perspective of cultural values and practices.
The Grenfell Tower and Lakanal House fires in London in 2017 and 2009 highlighted how these devasting events mainly affected people from ethnic minorities. While many studies have explored the role of socio-demographic variables in residential fires, ethnicity or race have received only marginal research attention. To redress this imbalance, this paper specifically addresses rate and severity of residential fires in relation to ethnicity. To that end, the study conceptualises ethnicity in a novel way—not as an individual variable but from a community perspective, focusing on cultural norms and practices and how these relate to residential fire incidents.

Learn more about this study by clicking HERE
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#187 Fleur Lombard fatal Incident Debrief at Leos Supermarket February 4th 1996 Dec 08, 2022

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Fleur was the first female firefighter to die on duty in peacetime Britain with extensive full thickness burns involving the entire head and neck, chest, upper part of the abdomen, trunk, both upper arms, forearms and hands.
Avon Fire Brigade (now Avon Fire and Rescue Service (AFRS)) were called to a fire at 12:46 on the 4th February 1996 at Leo’s Supermarket, Staple Hill, Bristol.
The Fleur Lombard Bursary Fund could give you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Funding is available for operational and support staff, from any fire and rescue service in the UK. Find out more HERE
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#186 Fire Magazine 2022 round up & Look ahead to the Excellence in Fire & Emergency Awards with Andrew Lynch Dec 02, 2022

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Andrew Ledgerton-Lynch is the Managing Editor for FIRE MAGAZINE
Every year FIRE magazine publisher, Fire Knowledge host the Excellence in Fire & Emergency Awards 2022. his year it will be held in London on December 9th.
In todays episode we speak about:

Nominees for the awards
Innovation in the sector during 2023
Decontamination and how far we have come
Pay disputes
Strike action
Culturals reviews and what it means for UKFRS
Professional development & "Practice to Progress"
and a whole host of other things.....

Its always great to recognise fire and emergency services workers and the awards offers chief officers and their teams the opportunity to unite with suppliers, organisations and industry supporters to recognise and applaud such achievements.
Listen to every episode & Debrief ever made, get full access to discounts, insider info & support the ongoing work of the podcast by clicking HERE
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Fitness For the Frontline is coaching designed specifically to reflect the physical elements of the role of a Firefighter for those applying for, currently serving in or retired from the fire service.
Designed by Firefighters for Firefighters
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#185 The 3 L's of the Fire Service with Ange Everington Dec 01, 2022

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Ange is a professional developing firefighter within UKFRS. She joined the fire service after 6 attempts, overcoming personal challenges and setbacks on her way to the job she wanted since a child. Ange is sharing her journey in the role by creating a social media platform in a bid to help and inspire others that are wanting to join the job to encourage them that anyone, regardless of gender can achieving their dream.
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Fitness For the Frontline is coaching designed specifically to reflect the physical elements of the role of a Firefighter for those applying for, currently serving in or retired from the fire service.
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#184 Is LFB Institutionally misogynist and racist - The London Fire Brigade Independent Cultural Review Nov 30, 2022

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An Independent Culture Review with a comprehensive examination of culture at London Fire Brigade was a recommendation of the internal investigation into the death of a firefighter on development, Jaden Matthew Francois-Esprit, who tragically took his own life in August 2020. Before Jaden’s death LFB say they knew there were longstanding issues with poor culture and behaviour at the Brigade and had made many attempts to address these issues, but without success.

chaired by Nazir Afzal OBE & done over a period of twelve months, he and his team heard from more than 2,000 current and former members of LFB staff and community groups who shared their experiences of the Brigade. At the end of this period Nazir and his team wrote a report explaining their findings, which you can find HERE.
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Fitness For the Frontline is coaching designed specifically to reflect the physical elements of the role of a Firefighter for those applying for, currently serving in or retired from the fire service.
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#183 Scottish Accents, Mental health & Marathons in NYC with Mike McNab & Iain Ballantyne Nov 27, 2022

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Mike McNab & Iain Ballantyne are firefighters based in Scotland who raised money for charity running the New York City marathon wearing fire kit. In our chat today we talk about:-

Mike's personal battles with mental health
the benefit of small habit changes on long term positive change
Their involvement with Ops Florian training firefighters in third world countries
the changing culture of UKFRS
training for the marathon
overcoming challenges
and lots more..........

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Fitness For the Frontline is coaching designed specifically to reflect the physical elements of the role of a Firefighter for those applying for, currently serving in or retired from the fire service.
Designed by Firefighters for Firefighters
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What to measure & where to focus with Mark Pearce Fitness for the Frontline Nov 22, 2022

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Touching base again with Mark as we talk marathon running, Arnold classic, how we view fitness differently & finally what we should measure & value when it comes to "being a fit career firefighter"
Mark is a career firefighter, physical trainer and health and fitness advisor for his service in helping firefighters enjoy long career in their peak physical health.
Mark also runs Fitness For the Frontline which is an online coaching platform designed specifically to reflect the physical elements of the role of a Firefighter. Whether it’s carrying an LPP across an overgrown field, lifting a ladder above your head to underrun it or wrestling with cutting gear for 30 mins in a complicated RTC, our bodies are required to lift, push, carry objects in very specific circumstances and that is what the FFF programme focuses on.

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Fitness For the Frontline is coaching designed specifically to reflect the physical elements of the role of a Firefighter for those applying for, currently serving in or retired from the fire service.
Designed by Firefighters for Firefighters
Join our Facebook group HERE
Try the program for FREE HERE

Get notified of each Podcast episode as soon as they come out by clicking HERE

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***The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. Our partners are not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.***

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