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Firefighter Pay - a brief recap on where we have come from & what we are facing today Nov 15, 2022

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Following national news from unions and services on pay dispute & potential upcoming strike action regarding UK firefighter pay we do a brief recap on where we have come from & what we are facing today.
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#181 Loving the job & not taking yourself too seriously with Gareth Smith Nov 13, 2022

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Gareth is an operational UK firefighter who inspires, educates and pulls back the curtain for the public about what happens in the life of a firefighter. He has really taken connecting with our communities to a whole new level with his large TIKTOK following and creative funny way of connecting with people.
Gareth has also had some real challenges with his own mental health journey & speaks about it on today's episode and why it drove him to start a walking group to support front line workers with their mental health.
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#180 Marlie Farm Fatal Incident Debrief December 3rd 2006 Nov 09, 2022

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On 3 December 2006 fire crews were mobilised to a fire at Marlie Farm located near Ringmer in East Sussex. The incident involved a complex of buildings at which a large volume of fireworks were being stored.
As a consequence of the development of the fire, what safety measures were in place failed to protect the explosives from becoming involved in the fire and an explosion occurred killing two firefighting personnel ' one a Watch Manager and the other a retired firefighter working as a video technician - and injuring at least nine others.
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#179 Leadership, Work ethic & Wildland firefighting with California Assistant Fire Chief Chad Costa Nov 06, 2022

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Chad Costa is assistant chief with the City of Petaluma (California) Fire Department. With 20 years of fire service experience, Costa has worked in a variety of organizations, including the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), rural districts, semi-rural districts and a city.
He is the technology and communications battalion chief and a division group supervisor on California Interagency Team 5. Costa has a bachelor’s degree in emergency services management and a certificate in homeland security.
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#177 UP IN SMOKE with Firefighter & Author Leigh Hosy-Pickett Oct 30, 2022

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UP IN SMOKE: Stories from a Life on Fire Is Leigh's compelling collection of stories from his life as a third-generation firefighter. In 2007 Leigh was awarded a Chief Fire Officers’ Commendation for ‘Action and Dedication Beyond the Call of Duty’. He also won two gold medals at the 2008 World Firefighter Games. He is a campaigner, activist, PTSD sufferer, mental health advocate, storyteller and House DJ.

His book is a brilliantly warm and entertaining celebration of the everyday heroism of our fire service. It is also a clear-eyed and honest record of the many sacrifices made in the line of duty and the consequences of that heroism.
Find Leighs book UP IN SMOKE here
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#176 EXIT PROJECT RECAP - Article from The Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine Oct 27, 2022

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As a follow requested from many here is a brief breakdown of the more specific data for a comparison of the demographics, injury patterns and outcome data for patients injured in motor vehicle collisions who are trapped compared to those patients who are not trapped.
This data supported and steered the work of Tim Nutbeam and the EXIT project from episode 173.
The article can be found in long form HERE
The EXIT project which has spent years working with the NFCC, UKRO the College of Paramedics and Faculty or Prehospital Care to produce evidence-based guidelines / principles for the extrication of patients trapped in motor vehicles.
There is also summary video available through UKRO clicking HERE
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#175 Gillender Street Incident Debrief July 10th 1991 Oct 23, 2022

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Today's Debrief looks back at the Incident on Gillender Street in Tower Hamlets, London which claimed the lives of two firefighters Terry Hunt and David Stokoe. The fire was attended by more than 25 fire engines after starting on July 10th 1991.
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#174 The most flexible & resilient scheduling & alerting software for firefighters with Cor Klaasse Bos from Fire Service Rota Oct 20, 2022

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Fire Service Rota is the most flexible and resilient scheduling and alerting software for firefighters. They provide real-time insight into the availability of on-call fire services and optimises crewing for full-time fire stations, allowing to manage all staff in one system.
It offers exceptional support and insight to ensure service-wide readiness, regardless of the crewing system each station follows.
Find out more about Fire Service Rota HERE
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#173 The Extrication Evolution with the EXIT project & Dr Tim Nutbeam Oct 17, 2022

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Dr Tim Nutbeam is a consultant in Emergency Medicine & Lead Consultant Devon Air Ambulance. He is also one of the leads of the EXIT project which has spent years working with the NFCC, UKRO the College of Paramedics and Faculty or Prehospital Care to produce evidence-based guidelines / principles for the extrication of patients trapped in motor vehicles.
There is also summary video available through UKRO clicking HERE

LINKS TO PAPERS:

A comparison of the demographics, injury patterns and outcome data for patient injured in motor vehicle collisions who are trapped compared to those patients who are not trapped HERE
Sex-disaggregated analysis of the injury patterns, outcome data and trapped
status of major trauma patients injured in motor vehicle collisions: a
prespecified analysis of the UK trauma registry (TARN) HERE
Do entrapment, injuries, outcomes and potential for self-extrication vary with age? A pre-specified analysis of the UK trauma registry (TARN) HERE
The role of cervical collars and verbal instructions in minimising spinal movement during self-extrication following a motor vehicle collision - a biomechanical study using healthy volunteers HERE
Assessing spinal movement during four extrication methods: a biomechanical study using healthy volunteers HERE
Maximum Movement and Cumulative Movement (Travel) to Inform our Understanding of Secondary Spinal Cord Injury and its Application to Collar use in Self-extrication HERE
A biometrical study to compare spinal movement in a healthy volunteer during extrication, between ‘chain cabling’ and ‘roof-off’ methods of extrication HERE
Understanding people’s experiences of extrication while being trapped in motor vehicles: a qualitative study HERE
A Delphi study of rescue and clinical subject matter experts on the extrication of patients following a motor vehicle collision HERE

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#172 Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction with Ex-firefighter, Instructor and author Ben Walker Part 2 of 2 Oct 16, 2022

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Ben is a very experienced and educated member of the UKFRS community who had a career as a firefighter before facing a series of personal challenges that ended with him leaving his operational post.
This is part 1 of 2 where Ben shares some of his experiences & explains some of the challenges and complexities facing the UKFRS today.
Click HERE to see some of Ben's published work.
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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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