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The Firefighters Podcast

The Firefighters Podcast is a global podcast seeking to develop, inspire, connect, motivate, represent & celebrate the world of our emergency services operators through a series of wide-ranging conversations celebrating those within our emergency services family and encouraging the support of this incredible group of people.

Operational UK firefighter Pete Wakefield speaks with individuals from all walks of life who share a connection with, can add value to, or can develop those who choose this life path.

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

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#356 UK Firefighting & our Response to Domestic Dwelling Fires: A Deep Dive with Dan Stephens Feb 19, 2025

In this episode, returning guest Dan Stephens takes us on a deep dive into the current state of UK firefighting, with a particular focus on how fire services respond to domestic dwelling fires. Using insights from his South Wales Fire and Rescue Service inspection report, we explore the evolving challenges faced by modern firefighters and the critical need for improved tactics, training, and operational assurance.

Our conversation highlights the importance of incident analysis and continuous improvement in firefighting practices. Discussion includes the underutilised approaches such as offensive exterior attacks, the underestimation of interior firefighting challenges in relation to resource given to its effective & efficient extinguishment. We discuss the possible gaps in current training methods that can leave firefighters unprepared for real-world scenarios and also the sometimes disjointed approach of operational assurance processes an what they focus on. We advocate for a reset in firefighter guidance, emphasizing a deeper understanding of hazard identification & the selection of operational tactics including more hands-on training in live fire environments and better operational risk alignment.

From the basics of pump operation and hose management to the importance of clear communication and adaptive tactics, this episode serves as a practical guide for improving fire service effectiveness and survivability for both victims & firefighters.

Associated Document link HERE

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#355 From Firefighting to Recovery: Navigating Injury, Identity, and Mental Health with Justin Stoneham Feb 17, 2025

In this episode, I sit down with Justin Stoneham, a retired firefighter with nearly three decades of service in East Sussex Fire Brigade. Justin takes us through his extensive career, beginning as a retained firefighter in 1993 and progressing to roles such as Fire Control Operator, Lead Instructor at the Training Centre, and finally Watch Manager at Eastbourne Fire Station. His career came to a sudden shift in 2022 when he was forced into ill-health retirement due to spinal injuries sustained in the line of duty. Since then, Justin has embarked on a new journey, becoming a qualified counsellor and pursuing a diploma in trauma therapy. Throughout our conversation, Justin reflects on his career, the challenges of retiring due to injury, and the emotional toll of leaving a profession that shaped his identity.

The discussion also delves into broader themes of mental health in the fire service and beyond. Justin and I explore the negativity bias in the media and how it can impact mental well-being, emphasizing the importance of cultivating resilience and optimism in an often cynical world. We touch on the feelings of loneliness, shame, and loss of identity that can arise from both injury and retirement, and Justin highlights the critical role of social connections and self-compassion in recovery. Together, we reflect on the importance of person-centred counselling, asking better questions, and creating space for open conversations about trauma and emotional health. Wrapping up the episode, we discuss the value of storytelling—mentioning the film Inside Out as a useful tool for understanding emotions—and the need for accessible support systems for those navigating the complex journey of physical and mental recovery.

Negativity Bias - The Decision Lab

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#354 Most Influential Women in Fire 2024 with Colette Black Feb 10, 2025

My guest today is Colette Black, Director of People Services and Assistant Chief Executive at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. A Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Colette holds postgraduate qualifications in executive coaching and strengths-based coaching and is a nationally accredited mediator. With a strong interest in occupational psychology, she has recently conducted research on psychological safety and positive action within UK Fire and Rescue Services. Nationally, she plays an active role with the NFCC, leading on the culture dashboard and people policies, and was recognized as one of the 'Most Influential Women in Fire' in December 2024.

Our conversation explores key themes such as organizational strategy, positive action, and challenges within fire and rescue services. Colette shares insights from her research on misogyny, bullying, and harassment, emphasizing the need for a psychologically safe work environment. We discuss the importance of balancing positivity and accountability in leadership, as well as the role of coaching and situational leadership in developing new leaders. Colette highlights the significance of role models, belonging, and behaviours in fostering diversity and inclusion, alongside the challenges of measuring success and the potential pitfalls of quotas. The discussion also touches on supporting women in the fire service, the role of fitness in recruitment, professional standards training, and the importance of collaboration in creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all.

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#353 Essential Training Ideas, Drills, Recruitment Insights & Firefighter Development with Adam from DrillBook Feb 03, 2025

Today, we’re diving into the world of drills, firefighter training, knowledge management, and the evolution of learning tools with my good friend Adam Bizley – creater of Drillbook, an app designed to collate sector knowledge, simplify training, streamline drills, and ensure that critical knowledge doesn’t get lost as experienced firefighters retire.

You can connect with Adam at adam@tffpc.com

You can Download the Drill book mobile app for FREE by clicking below
Drill Book - App on Apple Store
Drill Book - App on Google Playstore

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#352 From Ashes to Iron: A journey of Grit, Perseverance & Strength with Zac Blackledge Jan 30, 2025

On the podcast today I have my good friend and returning guest Zac Blackledge. Zach is a dad, husband, UK firefighter, an incredible athlete and all round nice bloke. This podcast was recorded back in November of 2024 as we rounded up and connected the dots from the past few years including some of his lowest points after suffering a stroke, fearing he would lose his job and uncertain what the future look like onto his incredible recovery, his comeback and now is incredibly impressive physical and professional development that's taken him far beyond where he was prior to this life changing chapter.
you can connect with Zac HERE
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#351 Faith Religion & Firefighters for Christ with Simon Hewitt Jan 27, 2025

My guest today on is Simon Hewitt, a retired firefighter who dedicated over 31 years to serving others in the fire service. Beyond his extensive career, Simon has become a beacon of faith and hope, serving as a chaplain and leader with Firefighters For Christ International.
Learn more about it HERE
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#350 The 5 Tool Firefighter with Nicholas J Higgins Jan 23, 2025

Nicholas J. Higgins is a firefighter and district training officer New Jersey. New Jersey State Level 2 Fire Instructor, a National Fallen Firefighters Foundation state advocate, and a member of the Board of Directors for the 5-Alarm Task Force, also the founder and a contributor of The Firehouse Tribune website. teaching “Critical Thinking and Fireground Decision Making” and “Critical Thinking and The Fireground Officer” at various fire departments throughout the country, at Firehouse Expo, and other fire conferences nationwide. host of “The 5-Tool Firefighter Podcast”, a podcast designed to help build firefighters to their highest potential on and off the fire ground and the co-host of “Station Talk” with Chief Tom Marchiano where they discuss topics that affect the fire service.

He is the author of “The 5-Tool Firefighter,” 100 pages a book that helps firefighters perform at their highest level and its companion book, “The 5-Tool Firefighter Tactical Workbook”
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#349 Blazing Trails, Breaking Records and the value of Fierce, Female Role Models in Fitness & Firefighting with Helena Brown Jan 20, 2025

In todays episode I’m speaking with my good friend, firefighter challenge multiple gold medallist and returning guest Helena Brown.
You can connect with Helena HERE
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#348 Fire Aid Nepal with John Aitchison Jan 13, 2025

In today’s episode it’s an honour to be joined by my good friend John Aitchison, a dedicated, driven & passionate firefighter and humanitarian, as we explore his long & extraordinary journey with the people of Nepal. From the devastation of the 2015 earthquakes where he deployed as part of UK international search & rescue to the creation of life-saving initiatives like Fire Aid Nepal, John has been a driving force in transforming disaster response and fire services in the Himalayan region.

We’ll discuss his experiences navigating the complexities of operating in remote areas like Lukla and the Everest trail, the cultural and logistical challenges faced while building fire services in underserved communities like the Khumbu Valley through partnerships with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, we’ll discuss the barriers he and his team faced delivering firefighting equipment and training whilst tackling issues like carbon monoxide poisoning and emergency trauma care in high-altitude regions.
To get involved email - john.aitchison@firescotland.gov.uk

Visit their website HERE

Donate to Fire Aid Nepal Project HERE

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#347 Fitness Foundations for 40 years of Firefighting with Alan Smith Jan 06, 2025

As we step into a New Year many of us ask ourselves questions around our personal habits, but around 80% of New Year's resolutions fail, with most people giving up on their goals within a few weeks, with only about 25% of people managing to stick to their resolutions after 30 days; the most common resolutions include losing weight, exercising more & eating healthier.

To help us tackle this, I’m joined by my good friend Alan Smith. Alan’s someone who knows a thing or two about commitment—not just because of his incredible 40-year career in the fire service, but also because of his dedication to fitness, wellbeing, and lifelong learning. Alan’s got a wealth of knowledge to share about the mindset it takes to hold yourself accountable, the importance of setting realistic goals, and how to make meaningful progress—not just for January, but for the rest of your career and life.

In this conversation, we’ll discuss topics including fitness as a cornerstone of longevity in demanding careers like firefighting & how investing in your ‘fitness pension’ can set you up for success.
connect with Alan HERE

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#346 Research Driven Firefighting Tactics & The Quadrant Model with Professor Ricardo Weewer Dec 30, 2024

Today on the podcast my guest is Professor Ricardo Weewer. Ricardo is a leading figure in fire service science, having served as a professor at the Netherlands Fire Service Academy since 2011. His career spans decades of leadership and innovation, including serving as a Deputy Chief Fire Officer in Amsterdam. With a PhD in metal sciences from Delft University of Technology, Ricardo has dedicated his life to advancing practical research that improves firefighter safety and operational effectiveness.

In this episode, we dive into a wide variety of topics in fire and rescue operations. Ricardo shares insights on the Quadrant Model, a framework that revolutionizes decision-making by outlining four tactical approaches: defensive exterior, offensive exterior, defensive interior, and offensive interior. We discuss how this model helps firefighters adapt their strategies in real-time based on evolving conditions.

We’ll also explore the importance of ventilation tactics and the challenges of smoke propagation. Ricardo highlights how tactical decisions like using positive pressure fans or assessing flow paths can dramatically influence outcomes in fire scenarios.

Finally, we’ll also touch on fire service culture and leadership. Ricardo explains the value of a term called shared leadership and the need for all leaders to understand the 'DNA' of the fire service before taking on position of leadership, an approach which appears to be adopted far less across fire services here in the UK. His perspective underscores how involving firefighters in decision-making processes and fostering a culture of mutual trust can transform operations.
You can access info on The "Quadrant Model for Fighting Structure Fires" HERE
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#345 I Can’t Save You, and I don’t want to die trying with Dr Burton A Clark Dec 23, 2024

today we have an extraordinary episode featuring none other than Dr. Burton A. Clark. For those of you in the fire service, his name should be synonymous with leadership, education, and pushing the boundaries of fire safety culture.

Dr. Burton A. Clark has an illustrious 50-year career in the fire service. Starting as a firefighter in Washington, D.C., he rose through the ranks to become an Assistant Fire Chief in Laurel, Maryland, and later Operations Chief for DHS/FEMA. He’s held prestigious positions such as Management Science Program Chair at the National Fire Academy and Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University Center for Injury Research and Policy.
Links:
Dr Clarks website
Dr Clarks Linkedin
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#344 Proficiency, Accountability & Embracing Mistakes with John McDonough Dec 19, 2024

My returning guest today is good friend of the podcast John McDonough who has been a professional firefighter for 38 years with the Fire and Rescue New South Wales in Sydney Australia.
He is currently an operational Duty Commander in charge of 14 stations in the busy inner west zone of Sydney. He was Team Leader of the Fire Operational Training Team (FOTT). This team trains all firefighters and officers in structural fire behaviour and firefighting techniques and tactics.
Over the last 17 years, this has developed into a standardized doctrine for how firefighters act and behave at the task and tactical level. It is taught at all levels from recruit to Station Officer.
He is a co-author of ‘3D Firefighting – Training, Tactics and Techniques’, which is published in the USA. In 2009 he was awarded Australia’s highest honor for Fire Officers, the Australian Fire Service Medal for his work in structural firefighting training.

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#343 Beyond the Flames: The Lifespan of Firefighters Gear, PPE & Fabrics Dec 16, 2024

In today’s episode, Beyond the Flames: The Lifespan of Firefighter Fabrics, we’re turning up the heat on groundbreaking research from the University of Alberta. Joining us are two incredible experts: Saiful, a PhD candidate who’s spent the past four years uncovering why firefighter gear doesn’t always stand the test of time, and Dr. Patricia Dolez, an Associate Professor and leader in textile science.

We’ll take you behind the scenes of their cutting-edge work, uncovering the hidden factors that can weaken your protective clothing. We’re talking moisture, heat, and even the chemicals that linger after a tough call. You’ll hear about:

The science of fabric degradation—tensile strength, sulphur content, and water repellency breakdown.
The unseen dangers of chemical leaching and how outdated testing standards put safety at risk.
And exciting new advancements, like sensors that can monitor gear aging in real time and revolutionary cleaning methods that outshine the old-school wash.

This episode is packed with critical insights for firefighters, researchers, and anyone passionate about innovation in safety. Together, Saiful and Dr. Dolez will help us understand how we can better protect those who protect us.

So, grab your gear, settle in, and get ready to explore the science behind the equipment that keeps our heroes safe on the frontlines.
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#342 Police Interceptors, consent vs force and the true trauma cost paid by first responders with Ben Pearson Dec 09, 2024

This week, we’re stepping out of the fire station and into the fast-paced, high-pressure world of policing with a truly extraordinary guest.

Ben Pearson has spent the last 19 years fighting crime on the front lines as a member of the elite Roads Policing Unit of West Yorkshire Police. As a key figure in Channel 5’s hit series Police Interceptors, Ben has been at the center of some of the most intense and dangerous moments imaginable—chasing down criminals at high speeds, arresting murderers, rapists, and violent offenders, and bringing justice to some of the toughest cases out there. His career has been defined by courage, precision, and a relentless drive to serve and protect.

But Ben’s story is about so much more than what you see on TV. It’s a journey that takes us behind the badge, offering an intimate look at the reality of life as a police officer—the highs, the lows, and the toll it can take. After years of dealing with fatal collisions, witnessing unspeakable tragedies, and losing his parents, Ben found himself fighting a battle he never saw coming. His mental health deteriorated under the weight of trauma and loss, and he discovered just how unprepared the system was to help those who serve in such high-stakes roles.
connect with Ben HERE
Ben's Youtube HERE
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#341 Fighting stereotypes & Clearing a Path for others with Vicky Shakesby MBE Dec 02, 2024

Today, we have the privilege of speaking with an extraordinary trailblazer. Vicky Shakesby MBE broke barriers as the first full-time female firefighter in her brigade in the early 1990s, carving a path for women in a field historically dominated by men. Her story is one of courage, resilience, and an unyielding commitment to progress.
Connect with Vicky HERE
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#340 James Braidwood, Paul Grimwood & 200 years of Firefighting with Mike Stachowicz Nov 25, 2024

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) celebrated the 200th anniversary of the world's first municipal fire service on October 23, 2024 at St Giles' Cathedral service where The SFRS hosted a commemorative service with the Princess Royal, SFRS staff, politicians, and guests in attendance.

The SFRS Chief Officer led the rededication of the statue of James Braidwood, the first Master of Fire Engines and "father of modern fire services". Braidwood's great-great-great granddaughter, Diana Hamilton Jones, was also present

Today’s episode was recorded prior to this celebration alongside and guided by my good friend Mike Stachowicz AKA STACKO so join us as we journey back to the origins of organized firefighting in the United Kingdom, a journey that wouldn’t be possible without the pioneering efforts of one man: James Braidwood. Often recognized as the father of modern firefighting, Braidwood founded the first municipal fire brigade in Edinburgh in the early 19th century, a visionary move that forever changed the way we approach fire control and rescue.
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#339 NOW & NEXT with Pete & Carl Nov 18, 2024

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In todays episode, Pete and Carl discuss

the challenges of the email hedonic treadmill of poor communication
the impact of AI tools like ChatGPT
personal growth through changing perspectives
reflections on recent podcast guests
the importance of effective communication
the need for innovation in firefighter training to address health concerns.
the pressing need for collaborative research in the fire service
innovative technologies emerging in firefighting
delve into the evolving career paths within the fire and rescue services
the attraction to the fire service as a lifelong career,
the complexities of promotion processes
and the hidden rules of effective leadership.

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#338 Firefighter Suicide, Mental health & a conversation on Formalised Academic Curiosity with Researcher Dr Rowena Hill MBE Nov 11, 2024

My guest today is Rowena Hill, Rowena is a Professor in the psychology department at Nottingham Trent University, she is a Professor of Resilience, Emergencies and Disaster Science.

Contact Dr Rowena Hill MBE at rowena.hill@ntu.ac.uk
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Dr Hill NTU
National review of community risk methodology across UK Fire and Rescue Service
ACER Group
FF Health & Wellbeing Work
FF Charity Suicide Prevention
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#337 National Breathing Apparatus Challenge 2024 Part 2 of 2 The Debrief Nov 07, 2024

Today were closing up with part 2 of 2 from this years NBAC as I sat down after the competition with some of the organizers Mark Andrews & Phill Sanders.

The National Breathing Apparatus Challenge is an extraordinary event that highlights the relentless pursuit of excellence, safety, and best practices within the UK Fire and Rescue Services and brings together firefighters from across the UK to test their skills, teamwork, and knowledge in real-world firefighting scenarios.

Each year, teams of five firefighters from different brigades battle it out for the title of Best Breathing Apparatus Team. Their challenge? To navigate the intensity of a property fire, with just 30 minutes to extinguish the flames and rescue casualties.

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#336 National Breathing Apparatus Challenge 2024 Part 1 of 2 Behind the Scenes Nov 04, 2024

Today we dive deep into an extraordinary event that highlights the relentless pursuit of excellence, safety, and best practices within the UK Fire and Rescue Services known as the National Breathing Apparatus Challenge. This is a special two-part episode dedicated to this incredible competition, which brings together firefighters from across the UK to test their skills, teamwork, and knowledge in real-world firefighting scenarios.

Each year, teams of five firefighters from different brigades battle it out for the title of Best Breathing Apparatus Team. Their challenge? To navigate the intensity of a property fire, with just 30 minutes to extinguish the flames and rescue casualties.

In today's part 1 episode, we’ll take you behind the scenes of this intense and inspiring event. We’ll explore how it started, how teams prepare, the high standards they must meet, and the cutting-edge safety measures in place. So, stay with us as we showcase what it truly means to continuously improve and embody best practices in one of the most challenging and essential professions in the world.
Order of conversions:

John Taylor South Yorkshire FRS (01:54)
Sam Cushing & Matt Adams Gloucestershire FRS (09:03)
Dan Jones LFB (27:22)
Paul Marcs LFB (34:06)
Adam Clark Lancashire (45:30)
Domonic Norcross Mid & West Wales FRS (51:30)
Jamie chalk Norfolk’s, Sam west mids, Steph Hereford and Worcester (56:23)

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#335 Tackling Misconduct & Unacceptable Behaviour within UK Fire & Rescue with Roy Wilsher of HMICFRS Oct 28, 2024

Today we welcome back Roy Wilsher from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).
During our conversation we discussed fire and rescue services in England, focusing on the handling of misconduct, the impact of toxic cultures and the importance of encouraging difficult conversations in the workplace.
Roy highlighted the need to address ongoing distrust in misconduct processes and the underrepresentation of women and minority groups in the fire service. We also explored capacity issues faced by services, the need for a College of Fire and for collaboration to create positive changes across the sector.
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Standards of behaviour: The handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services - His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (justiceinspectorates.gov.uk)

State of Fire and Rescue: The Annual Assessment of Fire and Rescue Services in England 2023 - His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (justiceinspectorates.gov.uk)

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#334 UKRO & The Festival of Rescue with Ian Greenman Oct 21, 2024

My guest on the podcast today is Ian Greenman. Ian is Director & Trustee of UKRO

Today, we’re shining a light on the United Kingdom Rescue Organisation a leader in improving rescue standards across the UK. For over 30 years, UKRO has been at the forefront of innovation and development in professional rescue, uniting rescue services to enhance their skills and better serve the public.

Were also discussing the recent National Rescue Challenge Event help on 26th to 28th Sept 2024 in the historic Dockyard Portsmouth.

The event is a chance for emergency services personnel to share techniques across all rescue disciplines.

UKRO is powered by dedicated volunteers from the Fire and Rescue and Medical sectors, both serving and retired, who are passionate about advancing rescue practices. With the support of the Board of Trustees, UKRO ensures its services and products meet the evolving needs of rescue professionals, adapting to both existing and emerging risks.

A highlight of UKRO’s initiatives is the Rescue Challenge, which offers a safe environment for professionals to test new techniques and equipment across various disciplines, including vehicle extrication, trauma management, rope rescue, water rescue, and Urban Search and Rescue. These challenges promote information exchange and peer learning, helping to elevate standards nationwide.

Join us as we delve deeper into the impact of UKRO and the incredible work being done to save lives and improve rescue operations.
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Rescue Challenge Events – UNITED KINGDOM RESCUE ORGANISATION (ukro.org)

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#333 Emily Watkins - Inflammatory & Psychological Consequences of Chronic High Exposure Firefighting Oct 14, 2024

Emily Watkins - Researcher & Technical Instructor at the University of Brighton

The conversation explores the value of academia in the first responder community and the consequences of chronic high exposure firefighting. The discussion focuses on the research conducted by Emily Watkins, a senior lecturer at the University of Roehampton, on the health and wellbeing of firefighters.

The conversation delves into the challenges of funding research in this field and the reluctance to address the long-term implications of occupational exposure. The World Health Organization's declaration on firefighting as a carcinogenic occupation is also discussed, along with the need for evidence-backed preventative measures.
The study conducted by Watkins examines the inflammatory and immune responses of breathing and operating instructors (BAIs) in the firefighting profession. The findings suggest that BAIs may experience chronic inflammation due to their high frequency of exposures.

The study also explores the physiological and psychological effects of firefighting workloads on BAIs and firefighters. The conversation covered various topics related to the health and well-being of firefighters, including mood states, fatigue, biomarkers, cardiovascular disease, and the World Health Organization's research on firefighter health.

The discussion highlighted the need for comprehensive testing and screening for firefighters, as well as the importance of self-care and early support. The conversation also touched on the challenges faced by female firefighters and the need for research and support specific to their unique physiological differences.
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#332 Russ Timpson – Surviving Tall Buildings & The International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference Oct 07, 2024

This conversation delves into the complexities of fire safety in high-rise buildings, highlighting the upcoming conference aimed at addressing these issues. The discussion covers the evolution of fire safety practices, international case studies, the challenges posed by single staircase designs, and the importance of effective evacuation strategies. It also emphasizes the need for innovation in fire safety solutions and the critical role of fire doors in preventing fire spread. The conversation looks at emerging trends in building design and safety regulations.

We also delve into the complexities of fire safety in residential buildings, particularly focusing on high-rise structures. We cover various aspects such as the importance of fire doors, the challenges faced by building managers, innovations in fire safety technology, and the human factors that complicate fire safety management. Russ also highlights the significance of tenant engagement and international perspectives on fire safety practices. Overall, the conversation emphasizes the need for collaboration and shared knowledge to improve fire safety standards.

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#331 NOW & NEXT with Pete & Carl Oct 05, 2024

Now & Next episodes are where members of the podcast team get together & touch base on some of the current topics in the sector, reflect on previous guests episodes and events & also look at what’s coming up next.

Carl Boasman first appeared on the podcast back in episode #301 Leadership & The Impact we have on others. Since then Carl has come onboard with the podcast team supporting on our strategic partnership work and in today episode we are talk about:

In this conversation, we reflect on the legacy of Paul Grimwood, discuss insights from various episodes of the podcast, and explore themes of decision-making, community resilience, and leadership within the emergency services. We emphasize the importance of empowering the public, the role of zero responders, and the future of fire service training amidst ongoing changes in the sector.

Takeaways

Paul Grimwood's legacy is a shining example of making a difference.
Community resilience plays a vital role in emergency response.
The best commanders are those who understand interoperability.
Decision-making in high-pressure environments requires empathy and awareness.
Zero responders can significantly impact emergency situations before services arrive.
Investing in training and development is crucial for effective leadership.
Public empowerment is essential for community safety and resilience.
The future of fire service training needs to be re-evaluated and improved.
Change management in the public sector can be challenging but necessary.
Fate and circumstances shape our lives, and we must adapt accordingly.

you can reach Carl at carl.boasman@tffpc.com
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ESS 2024 round up - Search & Rescue Dogs, Women in Fire, PPE & Apparel with Hunter & PTSD with PC Tony Stamp Oct 04, 2024

Today is a round up episode from our visit to the 2024 Emergency Services Show where Carl takes the lead speaking with some of the following people:

Chris Colgan - Hunter Apparel
Sarah Dennison - National Search and Rescue Dogs Association (SARDA) Suffolk Branch
Ellie Mason - Marketing and Communications Officer - Women in the Fire Service
Graham Cole - President - PTSD 999 - Better known as PC Tony Stamp in the Bill

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ESS 2024 round up - DE-WIPE Reducing the risk of occupational cancer to firefighters with Jo Taylor MBE Oct 03, 2024

Today is a round up episode from our visit to the 2024 Emergency Services Show
In todays episode i speak with Jo Taylor from DE-WIPE about Reducing the risk of occupational cancer to firefighters. De-Wipe’s decontamination wipes scientifically proven to eliminate harmful toxins from skin.
With recent research identifying the increased risk of cancer amongst workers & especially firefighters, all industries must consider the potential risk of contamination. De-Wipe conducted a landmark study with leading professors at Manchester Metropolitan University to test De-Wipe’s effectiveness at removing carcinogenic pollutants from skin – the results are overwhelmingly positive showing De-Wipe decontamination wipes remove the most harmful dioxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from skin.

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ESS 2024 round up - SNOWMED CODES with John Lord & Robbie Burns Oct 02, 2024

Today is a round up episode from our visit to the 2024 Emergency Services Show
In todays episode i speak with John Lord & Robbie Burns about snowmed codes. All NHS healthcare providers in England must now use SNOMED CT for capturing clinical terms within electronic patient record systems. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales also have programmes of work underway.
After thoroughly reviewing the available scientific literature, the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), on the basis of sufficient evidence for cancer in humans.
This is supported by an ever-increasing raft of research, including the biomonitoring research study of UK firefighters, conducted by Professor Anna Stec and her team at the University of Central Lancashire and Lancashire Teaching Hospital. This work was commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union. It has been identified that regular health monitoring and early detection can play a vital role in protecting the health and lives of firefighters.
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ESS 2024 round up - Firefighter Challenges, Lifesaving Lifeboats, & Tall Buildings Conferences Sep 30, 2024

Today is a round up episode from our visit to the 2024 Emergency Services Show
In todays episode we have chats with:
Firefighter Challenge Community in the UK
Steven Nelson - Lifesaving Operations Room Manager and Lifeboat Crew Member
Russ Timpson organiser of 8th International Tall Building HRB Conference
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#330 Tactical Firefighting UK GROUP - Dave Berry & Lewis White - BE SAHF Sep 26, 2024

Tactical Firefighting UK is an informal group recently set up hoping to link every UK FRS together and allow for collaboration and knowledge sharing through individuals responsible for BA training delivery.
One example of this is the BE-SAHF model, an internationally recognised method of 'reading the fire' adopted by some fire services which Lewis White and Dave Berry will discuss.
This conversation delves into the evolution and importance of tactical firefighting in the UK, focusing on the collaborative efforts among firefighters to enhance training and situational awareness. Pete, Dave & Lewis discuss the B-SAHF model, which serves as a mnemonic for situational awareness, and explore various aspects of firefighting, including the significance of networking, the role of breathing apparatus, and the dynamics of heat and flame. The discussion emphasizes the need for continuous learning and adaptation in firefighting practices to improve safety and effectiveness.
Key Takeaways
-Tactical firefighting in the UK is a collaborative effort.
-Networking is crucial for sharing knowledge and best practices.
-The B-SAHF model enhances situational awareness for firefighters.
-Understanding environmental factors is key to effective firefighting.
-Smoke serves as a precursor to fire and should be treated with caution.
-Controlling the flow path is essential for firefighter safety.
-Thermal imaging is a valuable tool for assessing fire conditions.
-Heat release rate is a critical factor in fire dynamics.
-Firefighters must adapt to changing materials and their combustion properties.
-Continuous learning is vital for improving firefighting techniques.
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#329 CE-Certified Undergarments protecting Firefighters skin against carcinogenic fire gases with Thomas Dedering CEO of CPP Garments Sep 23, 2024

Today’s podcast with Thomas Dedering revolves around the topic of firefighters' exposure to toxic fire effluents and the need for protective clothing. We discuss common misconceptions, the gap in the market for protective solutions, and the role of organizations like the Swedish Firefighters Cancer Foundation. We also delve into the testing and technology behind the CPP undergarment, which uses activated carbon to absorb hazardous fire gases.

We explore the application of this protective clothing in the fire and rescue service and the importance of protecting vulnerable groups. We also discuss the effectiveness of a protective undergarment for firefighters that can reduce exposure to toxic fire effluents.

The undergarment is made with activated carbon and is designed to capture and retain harmful substances. We also touch on the challenges of purchasing and distributing the undergarment, particularly for UK services. The potential for collaboration with turnout gear manufacturers, as well as the importance of proper washing and decontamination processes.

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#328 Kristina Stiles - Burns, Trauma & recovery beyond the fire ground Sep 19, 2024

Kristina Stiles is an internationally recognised expert and educational resource on burn care, a specialist burns and plastic surgery nurse for 20 years.
A Keynote speaker, presenter and content creator across nursing, wound care, trauma, pre-hospital, academic and industry meetings, webinars, e-learning modules, App based resources & podcasts.
She was quality improvement project lead instrumental in developing regional and national Clinical Practice Guidelines on emergency burn care, a referral form for a regional burn centre to standardise specialist advice given to referring non-specialist clinicians, and patient information leaflets on life after burn injury.
Founder of the British Burn Association’s Pre-Hospital Special Interest Group, working across speciality boundaries with the Fire and Rescue Services, Ambulance Services, HEMS, trauma, specialist burn services, tissue viability and wound care, and charity services. Innovator with an award-winning project portfolio, including educational specialist board game - “The Burns Game”, children’s book on burn prevention and first aid - “Family Oops and Burns First Aid”, and “Saving Lives is Not Enough” report, which proposes quality improvement recommendations for pre-hospital burn care to ensure optimal long-term outcomes for burn survivors.
An advocate for the patient voice and recipient of the "Outstanding Patient Care" and "Innovation in Care” awards and a proud Ambassador of the national children’s burns charity.
you can connect with Kristina HERE or email her on krissie.stiles@gmail.com
more info discussed in podcast is HERE
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#327 Decision-making & Teamwork in high pressured environments with Dr Nikki Power Sep 16, 2024

Dr Nikki Power is a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Organisational Psychology. Her Research focusses on teamwork, interoperability & the socio-cognitive processes involved in decision-making and teamwork in high pressured work environments. She has conducted research on the psychology of indecision - identifying the principles that predict why decision-making can derail and ways to overcome it & also conducted research on the psychology of interoperability as part of a funded project on the Psychology of Interoperability working with the Emergency Services.
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#326 Incident command, Managing Big Jobs & What to consider with Dan Stephens Sep 13, 2024

Today we welcome returning guest Dan Stephens back onto the podcast as we discuss Incident command, managing big and small incidents & the principles, tactics, considerations and models available to commanders in the UKFRS. Dan walks us through some of the incidents he has attended and taken command off and the approaches he adopted that he feels have served him and other colleagues well & many of which may serve future generations of commanders.

Some more background on Dan - As a highly experienced and operationally competent Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Officer he was Chief Officer/Chief Executive Officer of the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade having previously served for 7 years as the Chief Fire Officer of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service.
Dan led Merseyside through 7 years of the most significant challenges in the history of the organisation maintaining excellent levels of performance throughout. With extensive operational leadership experience around critical incident decision making Dan has been the Fire and Rescue Service Incident Commander at a number of major incidents.
Dan was the Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Operations Coordination Committee, the strategic lead officer for National Resilience and capability lead officer for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and the UK International Search and Rescue Team (UK ISAR). He was awarded the Queens Fire Service Medal (QFSM) in the Queens New Year’s Honours List 2015 for service to the Fire and Rescue Service.
Prior to joining the FRS he was a soldier in the Third Battalion, The Parachute Regiment from which he was discharged with an Exemplary Service Record.
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#325 Change Management & The Complexity of Change with Stephen Carver Sep 09, 2024

STEPHEN CARVER B.Sc M.Sc C.Eng EurIng FIRM FAPM - is rated as one of the top 3 lecturers at one of Europe’s top MBA Business Schools. He has a reputation of taking complex management concepts such as Project, Programme and Crisis Management and being able to distil them down, into highly informative and fun lectures - often using “storytelling” techniques. His attitude is “if you haven’t done it – you shouldn’t be teaching it!”

He has lectured to the British armed forces pro bono for the last 20 years – and is rated as top lecturer on ACSC and ICSC. He has lectured at almost every UK military base including Shrivenham, Hereford, Conningsby, Devonport, Cosford, Uxbridge, Faslane, Falklands, Germany, Erbil and Valley. He recently shared a lively stage debate with Charles Haddon Cave at Shrivenham discussing ethical leadership.

Unusually, for an academic, he has actually spent most of his working life in real business. He started as an engineer in the offshore oil business and then worked his way up the corporate ladder at Virgin and then Halliburton reporting directly into the CEO. He still runs his own, highly successful, Project Management company working with organisations from Banks and Law firms to manufacturing and pharma.
Stephen is an unusual blend of Academic, Businessman and Teller of Tales. He has taught in almost every country in the World, and has appeared on National Radio and TV.
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#323 Antarctic Fire Angels: The Great World Race 777 Sep 06, 2024

Returning guests George & Bex from The Antarctic Fire Angels Both wholetime fire fighters with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) and Mid & West Wales Fire Service (MAWWFS) respectively come on to discuss there next big challenge THE GREAT WORLD RACE 777 following them successfully skiing from Union Glacier to Constellation Inlet and to the South Pole in 52 days, 10 hours and 30 mins as a South Pole expedition in January 2024, they are now planning and building the Fire Angel Foundation which will see female Fire Cadets and Girl Guides embark on a three month program, culminating in a mini expedition in Sweden where they will build self esteem, confidence and learn to support each other during times of adversity.

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#322 Mental Health, 999:RESET, Ben Nevis and Reframing Success Sep 05, 2024

999 RE:SET is a charity based in Scotland creating weekend experiences for First responder Mental & physical wellbeing in the outdoors.
You can find more information and book onto their upcoming weekend where the podcast will be in attendance on their platforms below
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Also on the episode is Siobhan AKA "The Fire Mum" who you can find HERE
We hope to see you at the next 999:RESET event September 20th 2024
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#321 Gerard Mann Leadership Resiliency Mindset & Culture Sep 02, 2024

Gerard Mann is an experienced Leading Firefighter, Instructor & international conference speaker from Melbourne Australia.
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#320 TABLET COMMAND with Andy Bozzo & Will Pigeon Aug 26, 2024

Tablet Command provides the industry-leading Mobile CAD, emergency incident response and management solution to more than 25,000 users and 600 public safety agencies across the United States and Canada. Tablet Command software solutions enhance safety and operational efficiency for emergency responders on the ground by providing comprehensive, real-time information under a single pane of glass. Tablet Command also records operational performance data as a byproduct of the incident management process. This data, and the insight it can provide, have never before existed in the public safety sector. To learn more, please visit www.tabletcommand.com.
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#319 NOW & NEXT with Pete & Carl Aug 22, 2024

Carl Boasman first appeared on the podcast back in episode #301 Leadership & The Impact we have on others. Since then Carl has come onbaord with the podcast team supporting on our strataegic partnership work and in today episode we are talk about:
- Carl joining the podcast
- Reflections on the growth and guests from the podcast
- A look at the NOW & NEXT that's happening in the sector
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#318 Professor Paul Christensen Recharged - Specialist Consultant for Lithium Ion Battery Safety Aug 19, 2024

Professor Paul Christensen is a subject matter expert & Consultant on all aspects of lithium-ion battery safety including fire detection and suppression. He is Senior Advisor to the National Fire Chiefs Council & lead for continuing Professional Development on lithium-ion battery safety across the sector covering basic lithium-ion battery science and technology, thermal runaway and consequences (including case studies), additives & safety systems, detection and suppression of fire and explosion avoidance and mitigation.
Paul first came on the podcast on episode #215 and today we review the developments within this evolving technology and the hazards posed to the public & first responders
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#317 Ben Levy UK strategic lead for Fires in Tall Buildings at the National Fire Chiefs Council Aug 12, 2024

Ben Levy is a highly experienced senior manager at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. During his 28-year career as a firefighter and officer he has gained significant operational experience. He has held a wide range of leadership positions, with a primary focus on operational command, safety, technical advice, assurance, and research and development.

As the strategic lead for Fires in Tall Buildings at the National Fire Chiefs Council, he is focussed on advancing techniques and procedures for firefighting, rescue and evacuation in respect of tall buildings. His primary concern is the safety of both firefighters and affected occupants.

Ben recognises that a legacy of design, construction and build issues continue to create a significant challenge to Fire and Rescue Service responders. In response, he continually emphasises the importance of outstanding levels of preparedness for, and response to, fires in tall buildings .
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#316 Josh Burchick Forged & Unbroken Aug 06, 2024

Joshua Burchick is a Captain with Howard County (MD) Department of Fire & Rescue Services, and has served with HCFR since early 2004. Additionally, he has served with the Kentland Volunteer Fire Department in Prince Georges County, MD. He is a trainer for the IAFF’s Fire Ground Survival Program, is an ACE certified Peer Fitness Trainer and nationally accredited CrossFit trainer. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Safety Leadership from Johns Hopkins University. He also runs the online community, Forged & Unbroken, a service promoting resiliency in the fire service through physical, mental, and emotional means, donating to public safety non-profits and charitable causes.
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#315 British Firefighter Challenge 2024 ROUND UP Aug 02, 2024

A round up episode about The British Firefighter Challenge 2024. The event, athletes, sponsors and medal winner.
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#314 The Who, What, How & Why The Firefighters Podcast started - Sarah Bromley Interviews founder & Host Pete Wakefield Jul 25, 2024

In today episode we are giving into a long standing request which has become more frequent lately and we have UKFRS serving Watch Commander & member of the podcast team Sarah Bromley Interviewing the founder & Host of the firefighters podcast Pete Wakefield asking about the Who, What, How & Why The Firefighters Podcast got started.
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#313 The Firefighters Charity with Joss Gaynor & Steve Sadler Jul 22, 2024

Today my guests are Joss Gaynor from The Firefighters Charity & Steve Sadler from Re-enkindle specialising in Fire Service Research.
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#312 IFIW and the international perspective with Mike Stachowicz Jul 16, 2024

Today returning guest and friend of the podcast Mike Stachowicz from the UKFRS as we discuss his recent trip to International Fire Instructor’s Workshop IFIW. The next IFIW in 2025 will be in Denver, Colorado.
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Links from todays chat:
UL FSRI: https://training.fsri.org/

Fire Ventilation, Stefan Svensson: https://www.msb.se/siteassets/dokument/publikationer/english-publications/fire-ventilation.pdf

Water and Other Extinguishing agents: https://rib.msb.se/filer/pdf/23061.pdf

Enclosure Fires, Lars-Göran Bengtsson: https://rib.msb.se/filer/pdf/20782.pdf

And obviously cfbt.be as we mentioned it few times: http://www.cfbt-be.com/en/

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CHANGE - Embracing, Embedding and Managing through it with Louise Diffey at WFS 2024 Jul 11, 2024

Today I'm speaking with Louise Diffey from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue service about how we Embrace, Embed and Manage through the ever changing landscape of the First responders working life and also discuss mental models that are useful when thinking about how we manage change in our own lives as well.
This episode was recorded at the 22nd annual Woman In The Fire Service. Women in the Fire Service UK (WFS) was set up in the 1990s with its purpose of Enabling and inspiring confident and successful women to build a more progressive Fire and Rescue Service.
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#311 High Rise Firefighting with Brent Brooks Jul 08, 2024

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My guest today is Brent Brooks who is an international speaker and hands on instructor. He teaches High Rise Tactics and large diameter hose movements. Brent is currently a Captain with Toronto Fire Services. His 29 year career with firefighting started at Pearson Airport, with continuing duties at (De Havilland) and Bombardier Aero Space Crash Fire Rescue teams. He is assigned to Toronto’s High Rise Unit. Brent has developed the IMS, training and RND for High Rise Operations.
Brent’s experience includes serving on numerous committees all related to High Rise Firefighting. He continues to travel the world attending conferences, symposiums, and hands on training. He has spoken on complex building systems, help run the 2019, 2020 Canadian HighRise conference, Started the HighRise Round Table in Toronto, hosted the Toronto & Montreal HighRise Summit and is a member of the Council Of Tall Buildings based out of Chicago.
He also represents Canada as a member of the T70 Tall Building Safety Committee based out of London England. Brent shares information with Fire Departments from all over the world and has developed a network with subject matter experts related to High Rise Firefighting. Brent has spoke at Firex, Tall Building Conference in London England and “Makin’ The Stretch” Conference Colonial Park, PA. Brent continues his education by attend 4 firefighting conferences yearly and never misses HROC in the USA.
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#310 The World of Search & Rescue with Dave O'Neill MBE part 2 of 2 Jul 01, 2024

This is our follow up from #308 - the second part episode with Dave O'Neill MBE. Dave retired from London Fire Brigade as AC of Special Projects in October of 2023 following an incredible career spanning 3 decades in the UK Fire & Rescue Service. In the 2021 New Years Honours he was awarded an MBE for masterminding the fire service support to the Ambulance service and PMART (the multi agency response to covid related deaths at home). He finished his career as the head of Head of Rescue/IEC/International Operations for LFB and now works as the Director of Operations Institute of Search and Technical Rescue, Chair of Fire Aid and International Development and many other personal and professional commitments spending time giving back to the world of Search & rescue.
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#309 Debrief: The Smithfield Market Fire January 23rd 1958 Jun 26, 2024

In the early hours of Thursday 23rd January 1958, local firefighters arrived at the Smithfield Meat Market. By the time the blaze was finally contained, days later, two members of the London Fire Brigade were dead and a further twenty-six firefighters were hospitalised.
This incident, which was instrumental in modernising firefighters' breathing apparatus and breathing apparatus procedures, proved how great things can be achieved if society learns from tragedies.
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#308 The World of Search & Rescue with Dave O'Neill MBE Part 1 of 2 Jun 24, 2024

Dave O'Neill MBE retired from London Fire Brigade as AC of Special Projects in October of 2023 following an incredible career spanning 3 decades in the UK Fire & Rescue Service. In the 2021 New Years Honours he was awarded an MBE for masterminding the fire service support to the Ambulance service and PMART (the multi agency response to covid related deaths at home). He finished his career as the head of Head of Rescue/IEC/International Operations for LFB and now works as the Director of Operations Institute of Search and Technical Rescue, Chair of Fire Aid and International Development and many other personal and professional commitments spending time giving back to the world of Search & rescue.
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#307 Incident Command Development Team at WFS 2024 Jun 17, 2024

This episode was recorded at the 22nd annual Woman In The Fire Service with the Incident command team leading on the multi incident scenarios and developing firefighters and commanders. Women in the Fire Service UK (WFS) was set up in the 1990s with its purpose of Enabling and inspiring confident and successful women to build a more progressive Fire and Rescue Service.
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The Diabetes Epidemic & How its affecting first responders with Kate Walker Jun 15, 2024

10 June to Sunday 16 June is National Diabetes Week - Type 2 diabetes is a national health emergency in the UK. For every 1,000 employees, 82 have diabetes, 20 of these do not know they have the condition – the majority of people have no symptoms when they are diagnosed. Given how much time we spend at work, workplaces are a significant factor in our personal risk of developing type 2 diabetes and our ability to manage diabetes if we have the condition. diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in the working-age population and causes 190 limb amputations a week (outcomes referred to as ‘diabetes complications’). Around 500 people die prematurely each week in the UK from diabetes as the primary cause. This is a growing concern for first responder workers as our life styles, diets, sleep & work conditions can lead us to be more susceptible to this condition.
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Siobhan AKA The Fire Mum at WFS 2024 Jun 12, 2024

Siobhan is a 38 year old mother of 2 and more recently a firefighter in London Fire Brigade. Whilst going through her application process she realised there was no one explicitly sharing their journey through the training process in the fire service. This is why she set up thefiremum. She wanted to create a safe space where she can share her journey, any tips along the way and allow others to ask questions.
This episode was recorded at the 22nd annual Woman In The Fire Service. Women in the Fire Service UK (WFS) was set up in the 1990s with its purpose of Enabling and inspiring confident and successful women to build a more progressive Fire and Rescue Service.
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#306 TELSTAR HOUSE DEBRIEF - LONDON 2003 with Chris Westfield Jun 10, 2024

Chris Westfield started his Fire service career in 2003 whereby within the same year he was involved in a near death experience operationally at what became known as the TELSTAR HOUSE fire.

A 20 Pump High-rise Fire; Telstar House was located on Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London. It’s an office building that was constructed during the late 60’s, the building did not have a sprinkler installation and the floors are set up with open space office landscapes. London Fire Brigade mobilized 135 firefighters to this incident.

This incident early in his career led Chris down a passionate path studying fire behaviour and firefighting tactics. Chris became an instructor creating courses and delivering for London Fire brigade the fire service college & subsequently in his role still now in the UKFRS.

Chris still serves operationally and in training alongside his current role in fire protection whereby he is using his broad exposure and experience to help drive change within the commercial sector while still delivering fire behaviour training to serving firefighters.
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Links for today’s episode references:

High Rise Fire-fighting: Telstar House (highrisefirefighting.co.uk)

A black day in E3. – A retired London Fireman (home.blog)

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#305 Welsh Firefighter Challenge Event Debrief 2024 Jun 05, 2024

The Welsh Firefighter Challenge is a regional sporting event run alongside The British Firefighter Challenge. It is for both serving and retired firefighters.
Held annually, the Welsh Firefighter Challenge is a set of gruelling physical and mental tests designed to showcase the skills and strength of firefighters. It’s an opportunity to come together as a community, to support and celebrate each other’s achievements, and to demonstrate the professionalism and dedication of firefighters.
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Visit the WFC Instagram
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#304 Manchester Arena Bombing Debrief & lessons learned with John Fletcher Jun 03, 2024

At just after 22:30hrs on Monday 22nd May 2017, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised device at the Manchester Arena in the UK where around 14,000 people, mainly teenagers and family, had travelled from across the UK to attend the concert of Ariana Grande.
The bomb killed twenty-two people including many children. Over one hundred were physically injured and many more suffered psychological and emotional trauma. The Manchester Arena attack was the deadliest in the UK since the London bombings on 7th July 2005. Although the Greater Manchester Resilience Forum had done many planning exercises, the events of 22nd May were something none of those involved had ever encountered before. This was a real-world test of the plans and assumptions.
My Guest today John Fletcher, with over 28 years experience as a uniformed manager with Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service & was the lead NILO (National Inter-agency Liaison Officers) during the Manchester attack. John takes us through the events of 22nd of may drawing lessons learned as we dip in and out of different reports overlaying his own experiences and recollections of the event.
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Bonus Episode: It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves - An adventure with Daisy Byron & Clare Fletcher from Women Wanderers 999 May 30, 2024

On this Bonus episode we joined Daisy Byron, Clare Fletcher & 160+ first responders from 31 fire and rescue services across the UK for an adventure in the peak district. hear about how this whole event came about and how to get involved yourself.
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#303 Andy Starnes Understanding Thermal Imagery, Your Leadership Style & the key to survive the fire service May 27, 2024

Andy Starnes joined the Fire Service in 1991. Serving 12 years as a firefighter & then Captain on an Engine Company before being assigned to Battalion Chief in a busy Metropolitan area in the United States. He retired in 2023 after 25 years.
Andy’s fire behavior and thermal imaging journey began with the "Kill the Flashover Project" (Applied Science in Fire Behaviour) which was founded by his father Chief Joe Starnes.
Andy serves as an SME for Thermal Imaging, consults manufacturers, and provides training to organizations and fire departments on tactical TIC use in the US and globally having trained individuals in 20 countries through his company Insight Training LLC. Andy developed the world’s first firefighting Thermology curriculum credentialed by Western Kentucky University and peer reviewed by Kentucky Thermal Institute.
Andy is a published author & writer most notably for our audience in books such as Euro Firefighter II with Paul Grimwood. His articles can also be found at: Firehouse.com, Fire Engineering, International Fire Safety Journal, Carolina Fire Rescue Journal, and Fellowship of Christian Firefighter's,
Andy’s company supports behavioural health initiatives through his program “The Ultimate House Fire-YOURS” by raising funds to support organizations such as Next Rung and Five Alarm Task Force and more. Andy is the founder of "Bringing Back Brotherhood Ministries" with a passion for counselling, encouraging & assisting firefighters with behavioural health. Andy shares some incredible insights into causing a lot of self-reflection during our conversation today.
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Lancashire IFE CPD 6 of 6 Closing Round Table Discussion May 25, 2024

This mini series of 6 episodes comes from an event attended by the podcast in 2024 hosted by Lancashire Fire & Rescue and it was an IFE CPD event focussed on Structural firefighting & Tactical Ventilation lead by John McDonough & Karel Lambert. Both well respected international fire behaviour instructors.
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Lancashire IFE CPD 5 of 6 Knowing the spread with John McDonough May 23, 2024

This mini series of 6 episodes comes from an event attended by the podcast in 2024 hosted by Lancashire Fire & Rescue and it was an IFE CPD event focussed on Structural firefighting & Tactical Ventilation lead by John McDonough & Karel Lambert. Both well respected international fire behaviour instructors.
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Lancashire IFE CPD 4 of 6 Three kinds of fire with Karel Lambert May 21, 2024

This mini series of 6 episodes comes from an event attended by the podcast in 2024 hosted by Lancashire Fire & Rescue and it was an IFE CPD event focussed on Structural firefighting & Tactical Ventilation lead by John McDonough & Karel Lambert. Both well respected international fire behaviour instructors.
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#302 That HYROX Firefighter - Andy Watt's Challenge in aid of Maggie's Cancer Centres & Macmillan May 20, 2024

Andy Watt is an operational firefighter i the UK and in may of 2024 In aid of Maggie's Cancer Centres and Macmillan, Andy took on his 7th HYROX wearing full firefighter PPE including SCBA set. After weeks of tough training, Watt smashed the course in 2 hours and 9 minutes. Andy is also a professional coach developing athletes to undertake HYROX challenges among other health & fitness goals.
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Lancashire IFE CPD 3 of 6 Rules for Leadership with Karel Lambert May 19, 2024

This mini series of 6 episodes comes from an event attended by the podcast in 2024 hosted by Lancashire Fire & Rescue and it was an IFE CPD event focussed on Structural firefighting & Tactical Ventilation lead by John McDonough & Karel Lambert. Both well respected international fire behaviour instructors.
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Lancashire IFE CPD 2 of 6 the Non Negotiables with John McDonough May 17, 2024

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Lancashire IFE CPD 1 of 6 Structural Firefighting & Tactical Ventilation with John McDonough & Karel Lambert May 15, 2024

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#301 Leadership & The Impact we have on others with Carl Boasman May 13, 2024

After 31 years’ service, upon retirement from the Fire and Rescue Service in October 2023, Carl started providing organisational and leadership development, coaching and mentoring support. Carl joined North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service as a Firefighter in 1992, in 2020, Carl was appointed as the Assistant Chief Fire Officer and Director of Community Protection for Cleveland Fire Brigade, with strategic level responsibility for operations where he finished his career.
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Books & references in todays conversation:
Leadership on the Line (Heifetz and Linsky)
Surrounded by Bad Bosses and Lazy Employees (Thomas Erikson)
Why Should Anyone be Led By You? (Rob Goffee, Gareth Jones)
Mistakes were made – But not by Me (Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson)
Leaders Eat Last (Simon Sinek)
Toxic Positivity (Whitney Goodman)
4000 Weeks (Oliver Burkeham)
Surrounded by Narcissists (Thomas Erikson)
Show Me the Bodies – Peter Apps
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#300 How to get the best people in the right roles in the fire service with Occupational Psychologist Hannah Valance May 09, 2024

Many of us will have sat through an interview, promotion board or similar and thought "who put this together". Despite best intentions some of them are a shambles with very little consistency and not driven by data or experience. It might be the first time that person has ever interviewed anyone and has had 30 minutes of training on how to mark the "tick sheet".
These things are also resource heavy, time consuming and expensive and getting this wrong causes disengagement, damage to moral, grievances and at worst great people not joining or progressing in the sector. So how to get the best people in the right roles in the fire service. Occupational Psychologist Hannah Valance gives us insight, clarity and data from her long career of study and real world application of these skills.
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or find out more about her company and the work they do HERE
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#299 The Poet Firefighter with Gerard Devine May 06, 2024

Gerard Devine is an award-winning Irish poet who lives a life less ordinary.
The former carpenter is a full-time firefighter in Dublin City.

Prior to joining the fire brigade, Gerard spent many years working on the building sites of Dublin, Boston and San Francisco. He still plies his building skills by volunteering to work in third-world countries such as Africa. An animal and nature lover Gerard recently moved up into the inspiring Wicklow mountains where he lives in harmony with nature with wife Stephanie and their rescue dog Saoirse.

While his favourite poet is the wonderful WB Yeats much of Gerard’s poetry is inspired by Irish ballads and singers like Shane McGowan and Christy Moore.

Gerard’s poetry is now being studied there which is a great honour to the Dublin native.
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The Secret to Functional First Responder Fitness with TRX May 01, 2024

Fire station gyms are typically small and with limited kit and space you want to maximise your time, resource, budget & equipment choice, this is where TRX come in. The smartest gym is the one you already own — your body. TRX powers it by making everything else around it as challenging as you need it. Things like balance, power, stability, functionality & time under tension — everything a first responder needs to do get strong, get fast, move better than ever before not just ow but for your whole career and beyond.
today im speaking with Jack Daly - CEO, Nathan D' Rozario - International Education & Training Manager & Marvin Burton - Sales & Customer Experience EMEA
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#298 Becoming a Firefighter Challenge Gold Medallist & Growing Self Confidence with Helena Brown Apr 29, 2024

Helena Brown is a UK Firefighter who in 2023 burst on the scene of the firefighter challenge community winning the British firefighter challenge. She then joined in in Saudi Arabia winning more medals at the toughest firefighter alive in 2024. She will be returning to the Firefighter challenge circuit this year and today she shares her experience of joining the fire service and growing herself confidence and self belief whist putting herself around other high performers to help her grow and develop personally and professionally.
Helena is an inspiring example of our great firefighters in the UK fire service and you can connect with her HERE. She will also be in attendance with myself at Women In Fire annual development event as well as The British Firefighter Challenge in July of 2024.
Find out more about the firefighter challenge community in the UK at
The Welsh Firefighter Challenge
The British Firefighter Challenge
The Cheshire Firefighter Challenge
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#297 Highs and Lows of Forces Life from the Longest Serving Female RAF Chinook Force Crewmember with Liz McConaghy Apr 22, 2024

Liz McConaghy was the longest serving female crewman on the Royal Air Force Chinook Fleet spanning a 17 year career flying on the aircraft.

Originally from a small town in Northern Ireland she attended RAF Cranwell on her 19th birthday to begin her exciting career thereafter on Chinook Helicopters.
She was the youngest aircrew to deploy to Iraq aged just 21 and also the only female crewman on the Chinook wing for 4 years, so her story is completely unique.
Her career saw her amass 2 deployments to Iraq and 10 deployments to Helmand Afghanistan in support of Operation Herrick which gave her an insightful and very personal perspective on war. Upon leaving the RAF in 2019 Liz slowly became unravelled after a series of traumatic events that compounded her PTSD. This led to her trying to end her life in Aug 2020.
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#296 Are all Firefighters Bullies - A Conversation on Workplace Culture with Dr Jason Price Apr 15, 2024

Are all Firefighters Bullies. If you were to read the papers each week you may well hold this view but like so many things in life its a very small number that can build a bad stereotype of a group of individuals that I feel very proud to be part of.
However there is no smoke without fire so clearly some people are not having a very positive experience in the fire & rescue service and today we want to develop an understanding of how we can better understand the world of Bullying & Harassment with a view to begin to move forward with a healthier, more positive and safe workplace culture where high performers can grow and develop.
My guest today Dr Jason Price is an Independent specialist in workplace culture, bullying and complaint management. You can get guidance, support for your organisation of for yourself personally including insight into professional standards & complaint management by reaching him HERE
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#295 How a routine Firefighter Health screening discovered my Brain Tumour with Carla Morrison Apr 11, 2024

Carla Morrison is a serving firefighter from Canada who during a routine Health screening discovered she has dramatically reduced hearing on one side. This discovery lead to further testing which showed a large brain tumour which threatened her career, her home life and possibly her life.
Also on the podcast today is Bradley Dicks also from Canada & Kyle Keighery a serving firefighter from Australia
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#294 The Firefighting Gladiator with Bronte Jones Apr 08, 2024

Bronte Jones is a UK firefighter, weightlifter & contender on UK's GLADIATORS where she made it the finals. Gladiators is a sports entertainment TV show & one of the most defining game shows of the 90's in the UK, as well as across the globe. Athletic members of the public battle as Contenders against the shows very own mighty Gladiators to earn points in an array of events that tests their speed, strength, stamina and skill.
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#293 Why a Lack of Sleep is Killing our First Responders with Dan Evison Apr 01, 2024

Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in 21st century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep.

Based on the Journal of Global Health, first responders are as much as three times more likely to suffer from insomnia than non-shift workers & a Recent UClan document stating 61% of firefighters have sleep problems.

My guest today is Dan Evison a Father of 3, a Firefighter (Watch Manager) of 22 years & now (since 2021) an adult sleep coach & consultant.
Contact Dave at sleepandthrive@outlook.com
Deeper dive & Help available at his website HERE
Read/Audio book "Why We Sleep by Mathew Walker" HERE
Cleveland Clinic study HERE
Mental health of UK firefighters | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
Common Sleep Disorders Increase Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes and Adverse Health Outcomes in Firefighters | Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (aasm.org)
Association between sleep quality and type of shift work in Korean firefighters - PMC (nih.gov)
Implementing a Sleep Health Education and Sleep Disorders Screening Program in Fire Departments - PMC (nih.gov)
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#292 Eduardo Martins & Brazilian Fire Service at Toughest Firefighter Alive SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE 2024 Mar 29, 2024

My Guest today is Eduardo Martins from the Brazilian Fire Service. In 2024 The Podcast's very own Pete & Sarah competed in the SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE Toughest Firefighter Alive as athletes for the UK team. Over the course of the competition we caught up with a few of the 317 athletes from over 29 countries where we caught up with Eduardo & Others.
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#291 Jared Johnson 9 x Firefighter Challenge World Champion at Toughest Firefighter Alive SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE 2024 Mar 27, 2024

My Guest today is Jared Johnson 9 x Firefighter Challenge World Champion. In 2024 The Podcast's very own Pete & Sarah competed in the SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE Toughest Firefighter Alive as athletes for the UK team. Over the course of the competition we caught up with a few of the 317 athletes from over 29 countries where we caught up with Jared & Others.
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#290 Science Backed Data driven firefighting with Chief Fire Officer Dan Stephens Mar 25, 2024

Dan Stephens Is a highly experienced and operationally competent Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Officer. Currently serving as Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor and Inspector to Welsh Government Prior to which he was Chief Officer/Chief Executive Officer of the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade having previously served for 7 years as the Chief Fire Officer of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service.
Dan led Merseyside through 7 years of the most significant challenges in the history of the organisation maintaining excellent levels of performance throughout. With extensive operational leadership experience around critical incident decision making Dan has been the Fire and Rescue Service Incident Commander at a number of major incidents.
Dan was the Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Operations Coordination Committee, the strategic lead officer for National Resilience and capability lead officer for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and the UK International Search and Rescue Team (UK ISAR). He was awarded the Queens Fire Service Medal (QFSM) in the Queens New Year’s Honours List 2015 for service to the Fire and Rescue Service.
Prior to joining the FRS he was a soldier in the Third Battalion, The Parachute Regiment from which he was discharged with an Exemplary Service Record.
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#289 Team UK & British Firefighter Challenge organisers John Gregory & Mickey Joseph at Toughest Firefighter Alive SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE 2024 Mar 17, 2024

In 2024 The Podcast's very own Pete & Sarah competed in the SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE Toughest Firefighter Alive as athletes for the UK team. Over the course of the competition we caught up with a few of the 317 athletes from over 29 countries.
Today we are speaking with Team UK & British Firefighter Challenge organisers John Gregory & Mickey Joseph.
you can find info on UK firefighter challenge event below:
The British Firefighter Challenge
The Cheshire Fire Challenge
The Welsh Firefighter Challenge
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#288 Team Canada Toughest Firefighter Alive SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE 2024 Mar 15, 2024

In 2024 The Podcast's very own Pete & Sarah competed in the SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE Toughest Firefighter Alive as athletes for the UK team. Over the course of the competition we caught up with a few of the 317 athletes from over 29 countries.
Today we are speaking with Team Canada's Carla Morrison, Bradley Dicks, Brad Shearing & David Murray.
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#287 Team USA Toughest Firefighter Alive SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE 2024 Mar 13, 2024

In 2024 The Podcast's very own Pete & Sarah competed in the SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE Toughest Firefighter Alive as athletes for the UK team. Over the course of the competition we caught up with a few of the 317 athletes from over 29 countries.
Today we are speaking with Team USA's Ana Ruzevic & Sarah McGill & Andrew Cook.
Ana & Sarah took silver and Gold in the overall Female category.
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#286 THE SHIFT WORKERS BLUEPRINT - How to become a happy, healthy & strong first responder with Grace Cowan Mar 11, 2024

Your job takes priority most of the time, which often puts you bottom of the list. Well, that’s in the past. It’s time to start serving number one – YOU. Because, ultimately you need to be at your best all year round, you’re needed to serve and protect. You can only get so far on your own – stop trying to wing it.
Grace Cowan AKA The Shift Workers’ Coach has been where you are right now serving as a police officer she was passionate about the job but completely lost on how to get her fitness where she needed it to be. It took her years of training, frustration, overwhelm and nearly hitting rock bottom to get here. Now she helps other first responders and shift workers do the same but without the guess work and years of wasted time.
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#285 Iron Man, Edge Detection & The Future of Firefighting with Captain (Ret) Kirk McKinzie Mar 04, 2024

Captain (Ret) Kirk McKinzie, now President at MCKINZIE SMART TECHNOLOGIES LLC is a Strategic Next Gen and SMART Partnership subject matter expert. Connecting, cooperating, and delivering to regional, national, and global leaders in 360/3D/ SMART cyber-physical systems for saving lives and leveraging his 30 years of hands-on and practical emergency responder and rescue experience handling over 10,000 emergencies.
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JUMP AERO - First responders taking to the sky
C-THRU augmented reality for firefighters
Kirk's website full of tech innovation for first responders
GO AERO £2 million pound First responder flight competition
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#284 FDIC & Tall Buildings Fire Safety Conference with Russ Timpson Feb 26, 2024

World’s Leading Thinkers on High-Rise Fire Safety Coming to FDIC International 2024 - The 8th International Tall Building/High Rise Conference will make its US debut April 15-18, 2024 alongside FDIC International in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The event, recognized by the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), will bring delegates together with speakers from around the world for three days to provide valuable insights into current best practices, tall building fire safety innovation, and relevant high-fire safety issues including façade testing, 2nd stair debate, smoke hoods, green walls, electric vehicles, PV panels, tall timber, means of escape for vulnerable people, smoke control, high-rise firefighting, drones, hoarding residents, balcony fire risks, new generation fire detection, case studies, car parks, high-rise construction, lithium-ion batteries, tenant/resident engagement, arson prevention, fire engineering developments, and lots more.
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#283 The World Firefighter Games with John Hartley Feb 21, 2024

The World Firefighter Games is an international sporting event that welcomes all full-time, part-time and volunteer firefighters and their immediate direct family from all across the globe.

The games are held biennially in different countries and offer more than 50 different sports and challenges including archery, rugby sevens, windsurfing, poker, swimming, athletics and softball, with the "Toughest FireFighter Alive" being the blue riband event.
John Hartley is Executive Director at World Firefighters Games and this year the games will be held in Aalborg from 7 – 14 September 2024. Visit their website HERE
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Waldbaum’s supermarket fire Debrief: The historic fire that killed 6 FDNY firefighters Feb 19, 2024

On Aug. 2, 1978, a fire at a Brooklyn Waldbaum’s supermarket claimed the lives of six firefighters.
Twelve firefighters who were working on the roof plunged into the seat of the fire when the roof suddenly collapsed 32 minutes after the first company arrived.

Six of the firefighters fell to the floor and were seriously injured. The other six were hung up in the truss area between trusses 4 and 6, and ultimately died from severe burn injuries.

Lt. James E. Cutillo, Battalion 33 (working in Ladder 156)
Firefighter Charles S. Bouton, Ladder 156
Probationary Firefighter William O’Connor, Ladder 156
Firefighter James P. McManus, Ladder 153
Firefighter George Rice, Ladder 153
Firefighter Harold F. Hastings, Battalion 42

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#282 Firefighter Cancer, Decontamination & Particulate Protection Feb 12, 2024

Episode today from the Firefighter Decontamination & Particulate Protections Seminar 2024 where we spoke with many services attending and many subject matter experts in this space from across the world
This seminar attended by the podcast in January of 2024 focused on the current epidemic of cancer among firefighters. It is with a sense of urgency that we shed light on this pressing issue and explore avenues for effective solutions.
The epidemic of cancer among firefighters is a stark reality that demands our attention, collaboration, and action. It is a challenge that affects not only the individuals who selflessly serve but also their families, colleagues, and the communities they safeguard.
In the episode you will hear the current state of affairs regarding firefighter health, delving into the factors contributing to increased cancer risks, and explore strategies to mitigate and prevent these risks.
A distinguished panel of experts, researchers, and advocates shared insights, experiences, and innovative approaches to address this critical issue.
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#281 Mickey Farrell Top Floor Tactics & FDNY Feb 05, 2024

Mickey Farrell is a Lieutenant in the New York City Fire Department, a third-generation firefighter with 29 years of experience, the last 23 years being with the FDNY. Also a team instructor at the New York City Fire Academy, founder and author of Top Floor Tactics, and host of A View From the Top Floor Podcast.
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#280 A Firefighters Battle with Cancer with Steve "Robbie" Burns Jan 31, 2024

Steven ‘Robbie’ Burns, Watch Manager in the UKFRS shares his very personal cancer journey with cancer. In January of 2012, he first noticed blood in his urine. After a quick ‘Google’ he reassured himself that this was due to the distance running. He ignored this first warning sign. Eight months on, Robbie experienced another episode. Upon consulting a different doctor, he was referred, on the same day where a Cystoscopy revealed a huge, coral-like growth attached to his bladder wall. He was told it was an aggressive cancer and that there would be a ‘journey’ ahead.
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#279 Resilience & Mental Fitness with Hadleigh Fischer Jan 29, 2024

Too often, we hear that we need to have a ‘problem’ or a ‘diagnosis’ before we can start taking an active interest in our mental health – how do we shift this ?
What does resilience mean?
What are the key components of resilience?
How do we get people talking openly about improving their Mental Fitness?
At Resilience Agenda, we envision a world where people imagine their mental health just like their physical health.

Hadleigh Fischer created the Resilience Agenda where they envision a world where people can talk about mental health in a language that is free from stigma and that is more relevant, engaging and empowering.

They help everyone start talking openly and proudly about what they are doing to improve their Mental Fitness, just like they do their Physical Fitness.
Find out more about Resilience & Mental Fitness HERE
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#278 The Antarctic Fire Angels - Ordinary Women doing extraordinary things Jan 26, 2024

Hear how Georgina Gilbert & Rebecca Openshaw-Rowe AKA The Antarctic Fire Angels completed a 1,230km ski across the Antarctic in temperatures as low as -50 degrees completing there journey to the south pole in 52 days on January 12th 2024.
Go back and listen to them on episode #57 from Jan 2021. Inspiring every girl and young woman who's ever been told they can't participate because of their gender they want to inspire them to find their courage, change the narrative of what it means to be a girl, and achieve great things far beyond what their own as well as others expectations are.
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#277 Navigating Change with Joe Hassell Jan 22, 2024

Joe completed 31 years in the Fire and Rescue Service, having served in both Essex, and Devon & Somerset. He has extensive experience at all levels of command and retired as Deputy Chief Fire Officer.

Joe is a highly qualified commander, trainer and assessor, and he has instructed and been part of Incident Command teams in across the UK, an abroad.
Today we speak a lot about CHANGE as Joe has extensive experience in organisational transformation setting up and developing Organisational Development and Programme Management teams involving wide-scale public consultations and implementation of new, ground breaking service delivery models.
You can find Joe HERE
We mentioned a few books - links for them are below
Switch: How to change things when change is hard
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success
Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking
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#276 How we determine the fitness levels required of Firefighters with Tom Ashworth Jan 18, 2024

How are firefighter fitness standards developed in the UK ?
What is the data behind them ?
How do they compare to other parts of the world ?
& What are some of the testing methods we have used and still use for firefighter fitness testing and selection ?
My guest today Tom Ashworth is Retired Watch manager from Lancashire Fire and Rescue in 2018. He spent 2 years as fitness advisor for greater manchester FRS and is now Managing Director of Fire and Fitness Ltd & Trainer at sim trainer UK
He also serves as Vice Chair of FireFit Steering Group - reference holder for retired personnel and healthy ageing.
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Highrise Firefighting - The History, Lessons learned & what you need to know about how far we have come Jan 15, 2024

Today is all about Highrise Firefighting. We cover aspects on the History, Lessons learned & what you need to know about how far we have come.
References for this episode have come from Steve Dudeney which you can find HERE and also from www.highrisefirefighting.co.uk
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#275 Lars Axelsson The Swedish Fire Nerd Jan 08, 2024

Excited to be sharing this episode with Lars Axelsson AKA Swedish Fire Nerd.
Lars is an evidence based firefighting instructor, Firefighter and former battalion chief. In our chat today we go into so so many great areas of Firefighting, Instructing, Physics, Learning & with Lars having taught instructors from all over the world he has seen the good the bad & the Ugly and we go into all those areas with tips, best practice and the pros and cons for the approaches we see in different part of the world.
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His YOUTUBE channel HERE
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Shirley Towers 6th April 2010 Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service - Incident Debrief Jan 03, 2024

Incase you missed it: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire on the 9th floor of Shirley Towers at 20:10 on the 6th April, 2010. This incident resulted in the deaths of Firefighters Alan Bannon and James Shears.
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#274 John Gregory & The British Firefighter Challenge 2024 LAUNCH Jan 01, 2024

British Firefighter Challenge 2024 has now launched. This years event will be held at Water Street, Liverpool, Pierhead underneath the iconic Liver Building on the SATURDAY 27TH & SUNDAY 28TH of JULY.
Today i catchup with John Gregory one of the lead organisers for the event as we talk tactics, training, community and the growth of firefighter challenge events in the UKFRS
You can now register for the 2024 event HERE
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Reflections, Ideas & book recommendations for 2024 Dec 30, 2023

Some quick thoughts and things to consider for 2024 & also reflections from 2023.
Also see book a couple of book recommendations for 2024 as we get asked a lot for these.
Would you like more of this, book recommendations for emergency services operators perhaps, I do have a list. Reviews of specific books and also more debriefs as we have a lot on file to get through if the appetite is there.
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#273 Ryan Phillips - Creativity, being an oddball & How joining the fire service brought out the best in me Dec 28, 2023

Ryan is a Crew manager in the UK FRS. In this episode we talk about aspects of creativity & how finding outlets for this can bring out the best in us.
Ryan is part of a band known as Habilis & on the 28th of December 2023 they released their new song “Rise or Fall” and accompanying music video which you can view HERE
For Ryan this has become the perfect way to merge two important aspects of his life: his career in the fire service, and his need for creativity, music and collaboration with others.
The music video follows Ryan on his journey to prepare for the British Firefighter Challenge as he is "coached" in person by singer, Gavin, and in spirit by his bandmates. The video is sprinkled with comedy and homages to iconic movie moments.
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#272 Ian Dilks aka "DILKSY" Dec 26, 2023

Dilksy served an incredible 24 year military career in some of the most dangerous environments in the world utilising a vey specific set of skills before retiring and joining the UK Fire & Rescue service.
We cover so many areas of personal and professional life as we explore some of his experiences and the lessons learned from them.
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The Watts Street Fire, Manhattan, FDNY - March 28th 1994 - Incident Debrief Dec 24, 2023

On March 28, 1994, a landmark fire occurred in Lower Manhattan. This fire was one of the more heart wrenching events in living memory. It led to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) changing its protective gear. Firefighters would begin being outfitted for “Bunker Gear” starting May 16, 1994. The fire will forever be known in the annals of the FDNY as the “Watts Street Fire”.
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#271 What it takes to win a National BA Challenge Dec 20, 2023

Today I'm speaking with Amy, Matt & Josh about the National BA challenge and their team which one it in 2023 which included team mates Ceri & Sam who couldn't be with us on this chat.
The National BA challenge runs every year in the UK at the Fire Service College. In this episode we discuss many operational and training aspects of breathing apparatus and what their experience was of winning the national BA challenge.
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#270 Authentic Leadership with Amy Croxton-Evans Dec 18, 2023

Amy currently serves as a Station Manager at North Wales Fire and Rescue Service. Joining the fire service aged 19 with a 1 year old daughter she has grown alot as a person as she has developed on her career.
Today we discuss aspects around:-

authentic leadership
culture
value of mentors
the imposter syndrome
developing emotional intelligence
& the publics rection to female firefighters

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#269 Brigadier Chris Murray - Command, Leadership & Lessons from the CORE Dec 16, 2023

Brigadier Chris Murray enlisted as a Trooper in the Royal Tank Regiment at Catterick in 1974 before completing a Potential Officers’ Course and subsequent selection for Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Transport in 1975 and served all over the world.
He deployed on Gulf War 1 on Operation GRANBY with HQ 1st Armoured Division with particular responsibility for artillery ammunition logistics. On promotion to Colonel in November 1998 he was appointed as Commander Royal Logistic Corps Territorial Army at Grantham. He was awarded the CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2002 for being a thoroughly nice bloke.
He left the Army in 2010 completing a 15 year virtually unbroken period in senior command, 36 years of great fun service with soldiers and an exhausted liver.
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#268 Catherine Levin Editor, Emergency Services Times Dec 14, 2023

Catherine is Editor of the Emergency Services Times - Emergency Services Times (EST) is the UK’s leading publication dedicated to the emergency services sector. Now in its third decade, EST provides an in-depth analysis, insights and news tailored for all blue light emergency services and their partner agencies. Our significant publication readership is supplemented with a 24-hour news website and newsletter.
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#267 Solving the problem of Heavy Vehicle Rescue & The Extrication Framework with Mike Maybin of IRRTC Dec 11, 2023

Today with Mike we discuss the ever changing landscape of vehicle technology, the challenge of solving the problem of exposure for crews and instructors to Heavy Vehicle Rescue & how services can include the requirements of the NFCC UKRO Extrication Framework in the training of their firefighters.
Links as discussed:
IRRTC Training Providers of Vehicle Extrication and Trauma care (irrtcrescue.com)

NFCC-UKRO-Extrication-Framework-.pdf

ERG 2020 for Android - Apps on Google Play

Michael W Maybin (@irrtc.mike) • Instagram photos and videos
Euro NCAP - SAFER TRUCKS PDF

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#266 Can Neurodiversity hold the key to progress & innovation in the Fire service with Miriam Heppel Dec 09, 2023

Miriam is an Experienced Human Resources Director with a demonstrated history of working in the Public Sector including Fire & Rescue, NHS, public safety and health industries and Is passionate about the benefits that neurodiversity can bring to our organisations.
Skilled in HR Business Partnership, People Management, Training Delivery, Recruitment, Employee and Industrial Relations, Management and Leadership development, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Organisational and Cultural Development. She is Chartered Fellow of the CIPD with a Master of Science (MSc) in Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, University of Lincoln and a PG Cert in Strategic Leadership, Warwick Business School.
She is also Company Secretary / Director of Women in the Fire Service UK & a Public Speaker with a focus on Inclusion, Equity and Diversity in its broadest sense.
She is also living with ADHD, Elhers-Danlos Syndrome, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Arthritis gives her a unique insight into managing a career balanced with disabilities.
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#265 PPE standards PFAS and what you need to know about the firekit your wearing with David Matthews Dec 07, 2023

What do you really know about the Firefighting PPE you wear every day ?
More worryingly how qualified and informed do you think the individuals in your service tasked with choosing this PPE are ?
David is recognised as the UK lead for PPE standards and also a World Class Negotiator, Chairing International, European and British Committees, for all PPE standards.
Today we discuss the evolution of Firefighting PPE and the hazards it protects us from as well as shine some light on the PFAS discussion and what threat this poses to firefighters and the leaders.
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#264 Richard Dunbar Dec 04, 2023

Richard currently works as a Vehicle Fire Investigation & Alternative Fuelled Vehicle Incident Response specialist & Managing director of NIMBUS FIRE.

From 1965-1976 he went from a Junior Fireman to Chief Instructor at his the Brigade Training school then transitioned to become a Police sergeant from 1976-1988 "on the beat" before working in the Traffic Division on traffic intelligence unit.
He moved an to become the UK's leading authority on HAZMAT incidents and enforcement. Designed and ran the 'Consultative Officers' course which trained 43 UK Police Forces in HAZMAT enforcement and incident management. Was involved in providing advice to the EU and the British Government.
For19 years he then set up & ran the Fire Service in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Nairobi - with a small budget and support from the UK FRS.

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#263 Leadership, culture & how to have difficult conversations with James Coomber Nov 27, 2023

James is a former watch commander in the UK Fire & Rescue service who now helps individuals and organisations as a Leadership coach, Facilitator, Keynote speaker with a drive to help Chang workplace culture through effective leadership
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Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders

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#262 Safer Smarter Deeper Learning with Dr James Mullins of FLAIM Nov 20, 2023

Today I'm speaking with James about Immersive training environments to help prepare those who serve in the first responder community.
James is Chief Technology Officer at FLAIM Systems and Founding Researcher constantly finding new ways to enhance our virtual training capabilities for first responders as well as other sectors. As a third-generation firefighter in rural Victoria, Australia, James was uniquely positioned to apply his deep knowledge of advanced engineering principles to solve the problem of increasing and improving training opportunities for firefighters through the development of a world first immersive technology virtual training solution.

FLAIM developed the world’s first multi-sensory immersive learning solution for firefighters to safely and cost-effectively replicate the stress and uncertainty of real-world emergency situations.
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#261 What every professional Firefighter needs to know about Fire & Vehicle Investigation with Martin Lown UK's Leading SME Nov 13, 2023

Martin is one of the UK leads in Fire & Vehicle Investigation. He served 30 years in the UK Fire & Rescue Service (Senior Officer and Fire Investigation Officer) stating he always endeavoured to demonstrate the seven principles of public life; selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
He is now Managing Director of Phoenix Forensic Service Provider Ltd. and
FireWiseUK Learning Academy providing Fire Investigation services, training, CPD and research; as well as Responder courses for AFV/EVs involved in RTC and/or Fire, delivered as Level 5 SME, in partnership with Parklodge International delivering Vehicle Fire Investigation services & training (Vehicle Fire Investigation and Electric Vehicle Fire Investigation) and IMI AFV/EV Incident Responder courses. He also partnered with International Road Rescue & Trauma Consultancy (IRRTC) and the International Fire Training College (IFTC).
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Behind the scenes & Inside the Culture - Our visit to GORE Nov 10, 2023

Back in June of 2023 I visited the GORE team out in Germany. Going behind the scenes at their European manufacturing base I got to meet the high-performing team & culture.
I also got some very rare access to experience the testing of a whole range of products that benefit from the GORE-TEX moisture barriers that protect all of us in fire services around the world.
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The answer to Functional Hydration for First responders & Tactical athletes from the soldier who became a business maverick Nov 09, 2023

Finally an answer to Functional Hydration for First responders & Tactical athletes
My guest today is Dave Hamlet , a visionary founder of LyfeLinez started his career in the military at 16 and dedicating seven years to serving his country.
At 25, he transitioned into the fast-paced world of FMCG, where he achieved a decade of triumphs contributing to the success of iconic brands such as Gatorade, Britvic, Monster Energy and Relentless Energy, ultimately becoming the Commercial Director for GB & Ireland at Monster Energy leading on performance energy with Reign total body fuel and Monster Hydro Sport.
Dave's entrepreneurial spirit is undeniable, as demonstrated by co-founding Zoom1hr, which achieved a staggering pre-investment valuation of £10 million in just three years, expanding from a humble £15k loan and a team of two to 336 under his leadership.
Beyond Zoom1hr, Dave founded Lyfelinez, Tanki, Mother Nature and more recently D&G Consultants , offering expertise in business consultancy and e-commerce. His hard work and innovative spirit were recognized when he was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in 2021. An inspirational journey from soldier to business maverick, rewriting the rules of entrepreneurship
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#260 Show me the bodies - How We Let Grenfell Happen with Author Peter Apps Nov 06, 2023

It is hardly possible to admit it. That the biggest tower block fire in UK history was preventable. The government had been warned for years that the building materials were not fire safe. Up until 14 June 2017, ministers' response had always been: ‘Show me the bodies.’
My guests today is Award-winning journalist Peter Apps who in his award winning book weaves poignant survivor testimony with the detailed decision-making that led to that fateful night. In bringing the unfolding tragedy to life, he exposes exactly where things have gone wrong with social housing so that it can never happen again.
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#259 Dominik Wellmann Managing Director at The Fire Service College Oct 30, 2023

Dominik Wellmann is the Managing Director at The Fire Service College with 20 years plus of in-depth expertise in business transformation.
The UK's Fire Service College (owned by Capita plc) is the world's leading national resilience training and education college with more than 15,000 learners per year from all over the world from their 320 acre site in Moreton-in-Marsh. They train all major UK fire & rescue services, numerous overseas fire & rescue services, UK & overseas armed forces, police forces, ambulance services, other government agencies.
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#258 Firefighter Apprentiships Assessing to the standard and the new breed of firefighter with Jim Clitheroe Oct 23, 2023

Jim Clitheroe is a Firefighter Development subject matter expert, with experience both developing Apprentices and competent firefighters. Currently a Business Relationship Manager who achieved OFQUAL recognition last year with the End Point Assessment Partnership between the NFCC and Cornwall Fire & Rescue. He currently manages competent Independent End Point Assessors from Fire & Rescue Services across England, focusing on a standardised, consistent approach to End Point Assessments.
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#257 From Soldier to Station Manager with Gary Devonport Oct 16, 2023

Gary is a serving station manager in UK Fire & Rescue.
He served 6 years as an infantry soldier before moving in to the fire service and has now served 17 years as firefighter, training instructor, operational officer.
Gary has a wide range of knowledge and information, including fire behaviour, flow paths & tactical ventilation and led some of the implementation plans from the Grenfell tower phase 1 enquiry.
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#256 John Lord - Immersive Training, Firefighter Cancer & Understanding the here, now & beyond Oct 09, 2023

John Lord retired as a station manager with Lancashire Fire & Rescue and has over 32 years of operational experience. He is now Training specialist in Incident Management & Fire Studio simulation software with his company SimTrainer UK.
Today we discuss many aspects of the sector including:

Cancer in firefighting and Johns personal story as he and his wife were diagnosed with Cancer after he finished his career.
Incident command principles, mindset & non-negotiables.
How commanders need to understand the here, now & beyond when making decisions at incidents
Why is essential firefighters and commanders understand legislation and its impact on "why" we do so many things.
Aviation firefighting and johns pioneering work within this sector

Sim Trainer UK have trained and worked with 130 services & clients across the UK and overseas. They are the UK industry leader in the delivery of immersive, simulated training & and providing training courses as a SFJ Awards approved centre.
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#255 The TRUTH about UK Wildfires & The Danger to Firefighters & the Public Oct 02, 2023

The number of wildfires in the UK more than tripled in the year 2022 compared to the the number that took place in 2021. Up to August 2022, there were 745 wildfires in the UK – more than three times the total figure of 247 for all of 2021 and this figure is only going in one direction.
Today I am joined by Craig Hope who is a Group Manager in the UKFRS & wildfire tactical advisor & alongside him is Rob Harvey, a Station Manager in UKFRS & the NFCC Wildfire Tactical Advisor. Together they share the true risks and hazards that firefighters face & how the UK is far behind the curve in equipping their firefighters with correct PPE and training. They direct us to and walk us through some essential tactics and procedures on how operational crews should deal with wildfires.
You can download Craig's Thesis on the subject discussed HERE

See a video showing some of the Wildfires from 2023 HERE

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#254 Culture, Emotional Intelligence & the Privilege of being a firefighter with Chief Fire Officer Kathryn Billing Sep 25, 2023

Kathryn is the Chief Fire Officer for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service.
Kathryn joined Cornwall County Fire Brigade in 1999 as a retained firefighter and was successful in the wholetime recruitment in 2001. Since then she has operated across most functions and locations of her service including training and many more.

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#253 The Role of Data Science in the Future of Fire and Rescue with Apollo Gerolymbos Sep 18, 2023

Apollo Gerolymbos is a digital, data and technology leader with experience in finance, the arts, market research and the emergency services sectors.
He is part of the London Fire Brigade as the Head of Data Analytics, Insight & Reporting Leading a multidisciplinary team of 15 people covering data analytics, insight and reporting relating to all the LFB’s activities.
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What is Data Analytics
The Role of Data Science in the Future of Fire and Rescue
The benefits of Decisions based on Data
How AI language models can be used for incident command
Some actionable steps to use Data Analytics for service efficiency

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INSIDE GORE - What I learnt from my time with the Team at Gore-Tex Sep 15, 2023

Back in June this year our very own Pete visited the GORE team out in Germany. Going behind the scenes at their European manufacturing base he got to meet the people behind the high-performance culture as well as the GORE-TEX moisture barriers that protect him and all of us in fire services around the world.
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#252 The Last of the Dinosaurs with retired Firefighter & Officer Dave Hodge Sep 13, 2023

Dave Hodge recently retired from an incredible career in the fire service.
Born in Scotland & grew up Australia Dave joined the fire service later than expected given how much he squeezed into his career. Through the firefighter exchange program he ended up working 30 years made up of 15 year stints in fire and rescue services on opposite sides of the world whilst also going on exchange 3 times to America during his career.
Today, we peak about;

Why being practically minded is essential for a firefighter
how being inquisitive is a super power
what you learn leading a bushfire strike force
the benefits of the international exchange programme
Queensland, Australia originally from Hampshire FRS in the UK
& how Back burning is an effective Wildfire strategy

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#251 Truth, Culture & Getting to the Heart of the Problem with Shaun Keep & Paul Adams from SAY SO Sep 10, 2023

Shaun & Paul come from a background is complex investigations, standards checking, codes of practice compliance and quality assurance. They have experience of taking witness statements and conducting interviews to criminal law standards (the highest legal standard of proof 'beyond reasonable doubt'). In particular, they have significant experience of managing sensitive information (up to level of Top Secret) including associated security measures.

Say so launched in 2017 to make a difference in organisations including Fire & Rescue, Police, NHS & care sector to make workplaces safer and better and to create the best possible workplace culture.
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Website www.say-so.co.uk
Web site contact form https://www.say-so.co.uk/contact/
Email info@say-so.co.uk
Tel 0800 321 3546 (option 2) for client relationship and sales team

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#250 Andy Kirk - Incident command, the decision vortex and preserving common sense Sep 03, 2023

Andy Kirk is a highly experienced retired officer in the UK Fire service who now teaches incident commanders with a specialist knowledge in MTA awareness training through his company Centurion Command as well as a variety of other skillsets to first responders and others in related sectors.
In todays conversation we cover many aspects including:

Experiencing a real backdraft
common sense in the fire service
the importance of ongoing training
how to prepare officers for assessment and promotion
how to manage disengaged firefighters
the decision vortex
and much more.....

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#249 Effective Command with Dr Katherine Lamb Aug 27, 2023

Most organisation would like to believe they support and empower their leaders, commanders & first responders to make efficient and effective decisions, use discretion, apply a risk-based approach and provide the organisation with both competency-based assurance and operational accountability.

But how do you ensure that these front line leaders and the teams they work within, can operate safely and effectively, when faced with less frequent, but potentially more complex situations and cases, when realistic experience or training is harder to come by.

Dr Katherine Lamb is a respected authority on the training and assessment of Incident Command and crisis decision making. Katherine worked as an accomplished research academic before joining the Fire Service in 2004. During her Fire Service career, Katherine served in Birmingham, Manchester and Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Services, her final post was Lead Officer for incident command training and assessment.
In 2015, Katherine developed Effective Command, a behavioural marking system for the assessment and recording of incident command competence. This development tool is accredited and endorsed by several professional bodies and academic institutions, and it is used Internationally as the Best Practice methodology to train and assess incident command competence.
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#248 Mountains, Mindset & The National 3 Peaks in 24 hours Aug 24, 2023

We recently went and undertook The National 3 Peaks 24 hour challenge with Elite Adventures with some ex-military, marines and most importantly some great friends.
Climbing can be hard, but it's the most rewarding thing many of us have ever done. It takes us to places of incredible beauty, and it challenges us to find untapped reserves of strength and resourcefulness. It's also just plain fun, if you don't mind putting out a little effort.
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#247 How to reduce your likelihood of getting cancer as a Firefighter with James Meredith from Stoke and Vent Aug 19, 2023

James is a UK firefighter, writer & champions firefighter health, sharing knowledged and to reduce the likelihood of getting cancer over the course of their careers through his platform Stoke & Vent.
There has been a lot of progress, awareness and guidance come out about FIREFIGHTER CANCER since James first came on the podcast. Today we cover over some of the recent case studies, data and guidance and share what firefighters can be doing to reduce the likelihood of getting cancer over the course of their careers.
James shares the message of stoke and vent where he Encourages firefighters to take a proactive stance on maintaining their health and abilities - Through a conscientious approach to physical & mental wellness, health & safety, and personal development he helps show how we can combat the risks we face at work and give ourselves the best possible chance of living a long and happy life throughout our career and into retirement.
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#246 British Firefighter Challenge 2023 with Jack Baker & Matt Adams Aug 12, 2023

Today I'm talking with Firefighters Jack Baker & Matt Adams who both competed at this years British Firefighter Challenge
Jack was the fastest Male in the 18-29 category and also won the entire competition with his time of 02:14:09 taking home the trophy, gold medal and a second William Woods Watch as the now reigning champion.
Matt took second place in Male in the 18-29 category with his time of 02:18:43.
This years event was hosted by The Firefighters podcast at the Cathedral Gardens, Manchester City Centre on the 29th & 30th of July.
The venue for our 2024 event is Liverpool, Pierhead , underneath the iconic Liver Building famous in so many great films. It is also being co-hosted with Pride 🌈 so plenty of reasons for our competitors and spectators to take the journey north next year. Firefighters wanting to take part will be able to register their interest on the website and then registration as always will be 1st January.
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#245 James Geering - Lessons from a Podcaster & Life Behind the Shield Aug 05, 2023

Today i catch up with my good friend, retired firefighter and fellow podcaster James Geering.
James runs the Behind The Shield Podcast based in the US and you find more information about him by visiting the podcasts website HERE
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#244 How the Fire Service, the EA & First responders protect our environment with Andrew Barnes & Ed Sullivan Jul 29, 2023

Today im joined by Ed Sullivan who is the Hazardous Materials Lead at Ricardo - National Chemical Emergency Centre & Andrew Barnes who is an Incident Management Specialist at Environment Agency
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#243 Creator of the Smoke Curtain Dr Michael Reick Jul 22, 2023

As a civil engineer Michael Reick started to work at the University of Stuttgart and at their fire testing and research laboratory.

As a volunteer fire fighter he started the training for the career fire service and worked as a regional fire chief. In 2004 Michael Reick used his study leave to perform computational fluid calculations about positive pressure ventilation. His aim was to prevent smoke spread into stairways to keep people and fire fighters safe by controlling the smoke and air flow in buildings.
This work and lead to the development of portable smoke blocking devices now referred to commonly as SMOKE CURTAINS. This tool and the strategy to control fire and smoke developed itself to a proven standard for thousands of fire departments globally.
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#242 Be Seen, Be Saved - Reflective & Phosphorescent Technology with Luke Evdemon from Viz Reflective Jul 15, 2023

How much do you know about High Visibility ?
Do you know what you could be wearing to keep you safe and ensure you get seen & found when perhaps your life depends on it.
Luke Evdemon talk to us about Reflective & Phosphorescent Technology and his work as part of Viz Reflectives. Viz Reflectives are Innovators and experts in reflective and phosphorescent technology.
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#241 The 999 RE:SET for First responder Mental & physical wellbeing in the outdoors Jul 12, 2023

999 RE:SET is a charity based in Scotland creating weekend experiences for First responder Mental & physical wellbeing in the outdoors.
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#240 Dawn Whittaker CFO of East Sussex FRS Jul 08, 2023

Dawn Whittaker is the Chief Fire Officer for East Sussex Fire & rescue service.
During our chat today we discuss her journey into the emergency services as well as her incredible knowledge and experience outside of the sector. Her mantra is to improve the performance of organisations through people and well managed change.
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#239 Fire Behaviour & Firecraft with Steve Luke Jul 01, 2023

The Podcast team recently attended a 2 week fire behaviour Instructor course at the largest and most renowned fire training facility in the UK.
Some of the incredible Instructors leading the course included:
Steve Luke
Dave Payton
John MacDonald
At the end of the course Pete & Sarah sat down with Steve Luke to discuss some of the key learnings from the course as well as some of the misconceptions about fire behaviour and fire craft.
Steve served in the Military before becoming a Firefighter where he found his niche which is that he loves to teach people.
He teaches new students from day 1 in their Fire Service career to confirmation of skills then up to the most experienced operators.
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#238 Rob Green from Firefighter to Station manager & back again Jun 28, 2023

Rob is a serving firefighter in the UK fire & rescue service. In his first career in the fire service he served across many stations both retained/on-call and wholetime finishing at the rank of station manager before choosing to re-apply and join again as a firefighter.
Rob has had some incredible personal and professional experiences that he shares on todays episode. For context this episode was recorded back in October of 2022.
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#237 From Recruit to Instructor with Sarah Bromley Jun 24, 2023

Sarah is an operational Crew Manager in the UK Fire & Rescue and passionate advocate of developing great firefighters with a solid grasp on firstly the fundamentals then becoming a subject matter aspect in the art of firefighting. She is currently based in the training department Instructing on Breathing Apparatus, Fire Behaviour & many other skills with all firefighters from new recruits up to long serving firefighters.
Sarah is also now a member of The Firefighting podcast team supporting on all things Merchandise, Media & Culture. She came onboard recenty adding to the growing team on the podcast.
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#236 Trenches, Trauma & Time Critical Rescue with Mike Maybin of IRRTC Jun 17, 2023

Mike Maybin is the Co-founder - Director of IRRTC Rescue LTD
Mike has a unique horizontal approach to learning and passing knowledge on through proven educational methods. He is passionate about this from every level - basic up to more advanced. His expertise is wide ranging from Trauma, Military, Trench rescue, vehicle rescue and collision which he delivers through exposure to real world incidents in emergency services and the continual development of technology.
His company IRRTC delivers bespoke content to military, emergency services and security organisations & specialist industries.
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WFS 2023 Women in the Fire Service UK National Training and Development Event Jun 14, 2023

The WFS renowned national event has been running for over two decades and is open to all genders in any role in the Fire and Rescue Service. Everyone is welcome.
Fuel your motivation to learn new skills, invest in your development and discover your true potential. A space to connect with like-minded professionals across a multitude of Services.

Be Inspired

Inspire Others

Expand Your Network

Empower Yourself

Unlock Potential
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#235 Victoria Phillips Lead Veterinarian for UKISAR and Certified Coach Jun 10, 2023

Victoria is a Veterinary Surgeon and Certified Coach experienced at resolving personal and professional challenges. Manager within Dogs Trust's veterinary team to provide the best possible care to dogs within UK-based rehoming centres, outreach and worldwide projects.
I first met Victoria in her role as Lead Veterinarian for UKISAR where he is in charge of Coordinating a team of three vets to ensure high welfare standards, health and safety of the canine team during training exercises and international deployment.
She is also a Trustee for the international development charity, PENHA, including leading a project to improve working animal welfare and community resilience in the Horn of Africa.
Her other voluntary roles include mentoring disadvantaged women through Luminary Bakery.
She has travelled to over 65 countries and worked in over 14 as a veterinary project manager, as well as teaching veterinary students and staff in developing countries.
She has a wealth of knowledge and is one of my favourite friends to have as a guest on the podcast.
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#234 Ricky Lightfoot Jun 03, 2023

Ricky Lightfoot is a firefighter & British runner who has been a world champion in trail running and a medallist.
Here is a few of his stats: Medalist in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge, Three Peaks Race, Wasdale, Borrowdale, Ennerdale, Three Shires and Skiddaw, He won the Lakeland Classics Trophy series in 2007 and 2015. Internationally he won the Zegama-Aizkorri race in 2009, finished third in that season’s Skyrunner World Series.
He was also third in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge that year when the event was incorporated into the Kaisermarathon in Söll. He won the Hammer Trail in Denmark, his first ultramarathon, in 2012. In 2013, he won the IAU Trail World Championships when the competition was held in Llanrwst. Also that year, he won the Trail du Colorado in Réunion and the Otter Trail Run in South Africa.

In 2014, he was victorious at the Dodo Trail in Mauritius and the following year he won the Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira. He has also been sponsored by Salomon since 2008 and most recently In 2022, he won the Man versus Horse Marathon yes you read that right VS A HORSE
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basically he is a BEAST.... enjoy listening
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#233 Candace Miller SFJ Awards May 27, 2023

Today we are talking Personal development, adult education and the resurgence of apprenticeships in the emergency services sector with Candace Miller.
Candace is the Executive Director at The Workforce Development Trust (best known as Skills for Health/Skills for Justice) in addition to being Managing Director of the sector specialist Awarding Organisation, SFJ Awards Ltd.
She is a highly experienced leader within the not-for-profit/charitable education and training sector, with over 30 years experience in researching, developing and delivering strategic initiatives to improve vocational education and training.
Candace has a passion in advocating for effective workforce and organisational development processes within services provided for public benefit, so that staff flourish and services are sustainable and effective.
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#232 Rudy Reyes, Warrior mindset & Operational readiness May 20, 2023

Rodolfo "Rudy" Reyes is an American conservationist, martial arts instructor, actor, and former active duty United States Marine. He is best known for portraying himself in the TV series SAS Who Dares Wins & Generation Kill.
In 1998, Reyes joined the United States Marine Corps and was ultimately selected for (and passed) Marine Recon training. He served in Afghanistan and took part in the Iraq war. Reyes served on the USS Dubuque and often led platoon PT sessions on ship. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Reyes was a team leader within the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, which became the tip of the spear as the 1st Marine Division advanced on Baghdad; journalist Evan Wright embedded within Reyes' platoon and later wrote Generation Kill, a book depicting the events of the invasion from the perspective of the Recon Marines.
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#231 Dan Quinn & Steve Sadler May 13, 2023

Dan Quinn is Assistant Chief Fire Officer at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Steven Sadler is the UK's leading On-call expert. Steve has served in four Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) throughout England: Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, Staffordshire and Shropshire. He has used his research expertise working as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Keele University, alongside this fire service experience to develop research and data solutions and innovations intended to help FRSs improve the availability of On-call fire engines in England.
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As a professional researcher he has supported numerous fire and rescue services, including:

Having developed the country's only research-led model of good practice for the availability of On-call fire engines at Keele University in collaboration with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Supported production of FRSs HMICFRS Action Plans
Supported the Irish Fire and Rescue Service's Retained Duty System Review
Has recently been shortlisted for EFE Innovation of the Year for his work with Shropshire FRS sustaining their On-call success which was the most comprehensive on-call research project ever undertaken in England

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#230 Watch Manager Mark Peart May 06, 2023

Mark is a firefighter and SAS Who Dares Wins finisher who recently broke a Guinness World Record by completing the 2023 London Marathon in a full breathing apparatus and mask, to raise funds for the firefighters charity

Mark was aiming to complete the run in under seven hours, but shocked supporters on the day by getting a staggering time of 4:42:05 – a new world record. It also broke the current record for a Half Marathon while wearing the breathing set.
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#229 British Army veteran Tim Rushmere Apr 29, 2023

Tim Rushmere was a soldier in the British army before starting his company GENESIS who support companies and organisations with Bite size, effective mental health training & support.
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#228 Firefighter Tricky Ricky Apr 23, 2023

Richard Hill AKA Tricky Ricky is a Firefighter, CrossFit competitor & Gym Owner & former Intelligence officer.
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#227 The Perfect Gain Entry tool for First Responders with Firefighter Trevor Williams creator of Williams Key Apr 20, 2023

Trevor Williams is an LA based firefighter and creator of The Williams Key. This is an emergency tool used by First Responders to gain quick access to buildings and houses. The purpose of the tool is to toggle the strike of a lock without doing damage to the lock, door, or frame. It works well on Gates with anti-vandal plates, Elevator Control Rooms, Commercial Utility Doors, and many other outward swinging metal and wood doors.
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#226 Matt Chan talking CrossFit, Firefighting & how to Train for Longevity Apr 15, 2023

Matt Chan is a Firefighter, Titan Games Season 2 Champ, Climber, Mountain Biker, Hunter, 4 Top ten finishes at the CROSSFIT Games and all-around passionate about fitness, firefighting & life.
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#225 An insight into the role of a CFO with Roger Thomas Chief Fire Officer at Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service Apr 08, 2023

Roger Thomas is the Chief Fire Officer at Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
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#224 Stefan Svensson Apr 01, 2023

Dr Stefan Svensson began his career as a firefighter in the Swedish Air Force in 1986. In 1989, he earned a bachelor's degree in fire protection engineering and in 2002, a doctorate at Lund University in Sweden.

For the past 15 years you have been involved in experimental and theoretical investigations of firefighting tactics, including firefighting methods. He holds a masters with a Dissertation in Solving tactical problems using control engineering: systems identification and modelling.
He went on to become a Doctor in Philosophy at the Department of Fire Safety Science, Lund University & Majored in the area of Command & control of firefighting operations with your Minor in Firefighting procedures (suppression, ventilation)

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#223 An answer to Electric vehicle fires with Neil Pedersen Mar 26, 2023

Neil is a career firefighter who retired as a station manager at a rescue station. He has been an assessor for UKRO for 20 years & a qualified instructor in many disciplines. Since retiring Neil leads a team of instructors as part of his company IRRTC where they teach people from all over the UK in a number of skills sets.
Neil and his team has developed solutions and methods for dealing with Electrical Vehicle fires and he has also developed a method of safely transporting and dealing with EV fires called an Electric Vehicle Containment Unit (EVCU)
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#222 Fire Department Humor with Tyrone Hurst Mar 22, 2023

Tyrone is a firefighter from southern California and started his page Fire Department Humor to give people a insight into the "gallows humor" in the sector as well as the true challenges faced by the first responder community.
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#221 The solution to Decontaminating Firefighter PPE with Chris Colgan & HUNTER apparel solutions Mar 18, 2023

The International Agency for Research on Cancer, a World Health Organisation body, has today declared that occupational exposure as a firefighter has been classified as carcinogenic

Firefighters’ personal protective equipment (PPE) has been proven to be a source of chronic exposure to toxic contaminants commonly released from fires.
Finally we have a solution to how to properly clean our PPE. Hunter Apparel Solutions (Hunter) have developed next generation LCO2 decontamination and cleaning processes. Through their HunterCARE® Platinum Plus LCO2 technology they are making major improvements to the long term health outcomes of firefighters.
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#220 The Comeback with Firefighter Zac Blackledge Mar 12, 2023

Zac Blackledge is a father, CrossFit competitor & Firefighter and also a returning guest.
Zac had a STROKE whilst competing in a fitness competition & was in a place where he perhaps would never be able to return to the things he enjoyed in his life.
Today Zac is once again an operational firefighter and has overcome so much in this journey back to the frontline.
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#219 Balmoral Bar incident Debrief Edinburgh 2009 Mar 09, 2023

On 12 July 2009 at 00.38hrs Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service received a call to a fire in a public bar at 178 Dalry Road, Edinburgh.
The original seat of the fire was within the basement, in a room used as an office, with fire and smoke spreading upwards towards the flatted properties above. The initial firefighting tactical plan prioritised the rescue of residents from those flats and locating and extinguishing of the fire.
During the firefighting operations firefighter Ewan Williamson, while attempting to exit the ground floor, entered a room off the public bar area and became trapped due to the door becoming jammed.
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#218 Service, mindset, resilience & leadership with Chris Oliver of SAS Who Dares Wins Mar 09, 2023

Chris Oliver is a former Special Forces Operator and Royal Marine Mountain Leader, with 16 years of combat experience.

Chris joined the military at 16 and served within the elite Special Boat Service (SBS), alongside fellow SAS directing staff Jason Fox

Chris was deployed on operations to Sierra Leone, Northern Ireland, Oman, Iraq and Afghanistan, before leaving the military in 2015.

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#217 UKISAR deployment to the Turkey Earthquake Mar 05, 2023

Steve Adams & John Aitchison are serving members of the UK International Search and Rescue team and were also part of the heavy rescue team deployed & who successfully took part in rescuing people buried under rubble in Turkey.
On 6 February 2023 a 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey.

The 77-strong team from UK fire and rescue services arrived in Turkey & along with four specialist search and rescue dogs assisted with search and rescue operations following the devastating event.
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#216 FAIR PAY, FIRE STRIKE's & Firefighter Safety with Leigh Hosy-Pickett Feb 28, 2023

After a meeting of the National Joint Council (NJC) on Wednesday 8 February, fire service employers came forward with a new offer of 7% on NJC-negotiated pay rates and CPD backdated to July 2022, and a further 5% from July 2023 for all Grey Book staff.
So what will we vote ?
What are the factors to consider ?
And what will this mean for the future pay rates ?

A ballot on the offer is now open and close on Monday 6 March so I caught up with Leigh to talk about the new pay offer, the way the firefighters are being portrayed in the media & some the events of recent months
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Hillary Recruit 4 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 26, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Hillary AKA Recruit 4
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Anne Recruit 19 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 26, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Anne AKA Recruit 19
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Charlotte Fisher Recuit 20 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 26, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Charlotte Fisher AKA Recruit 20
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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#215 The Truth about lithium-ion batteries and the danger they pose with Professor Paul Christensen Feb 25, 2023

Current data shows that 1 out of every 10 million lithium-ion batteries fails, this can be for a variety of reasons but the result is often uncontrolled, highly destructive & often explosive.
These batteries are incredibly popular and in use all around us however, they degrade much faster than traditional batteries & when a lithium-ion battery fails it is costing lives and we are yet to fully understand why and more importantly how to fight this in the context of emergency response.
Professor Paul Christensen is a subject matter expert & Consultant on all aspects of lithium-ion battery safety including fire detection and suppression. He is Senior Advisor to the National Fire Chiefs Council & lead for continuing Professional Development on lithium-ion battery safety across the sector covering basic lithium-ion battery science and technology, thermal runaway and consequences (including case studies), additives & safety systems, detection and suppression of fire and explosion avoidance and mitigation.
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Amelia Michelle Recruit 1 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 23, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Amelia Michelle AKA Recruit 1
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Faye Recruit 7 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 23, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Faye AKA Recruit 7
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Scott Recruit 15 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 23, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Scott AKA Recruit 15
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Becca Shaw Recruit 5 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 23, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Becca Shaw AKA Recruit 5
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Ross Young Recruit 8 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 22, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Ross Young AKA Recruit 8
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Daniel Dolan Recruit 9 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 22, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Daniel Dolan AKA Recruit 9
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Danica Kennedy Recruit 10 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 22, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Danica Kennedy AKA Recruit 10
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Levi Delvin Recruit 18 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 22, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Levi Delvin AKA Recruit 18
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Jordan Barker Porter Recruit 16 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 22, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Jordan Barker Porter AKA Recruit 16
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
These TV shows are edited and cut together to suite the fast paced demand of TV & in doing so rarely capture the true nature of person & their story. This podcast episode is part of a short mini-series recorded back in October 2022 when are the recruits returned back from the Vietnam Jungle and the full experiences where fresh in our heads and before the passage of time began to fade these memories.
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Rosie Clarke Recruit 8 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 22, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Rosie Clarke aka Recruit 8
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
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Grant Flynn Recruit 2 SAS Who Dares Wins Feb 22, 2023

What really happens on SAS Who Dares Wins, what do they cut out of the show & how hard was It really.
Time to catch up with my good friend Grant Flynn aka Recruit 2
In September 2202 myself & 19 others took part in SAS Who Dares Wins where an elite team of ex-special forces from the UK and USA recreate the special forces selection process - putting all us recruits through the ultimate test of their physical and psychological resilience.
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#203 Thinking under Pressure, Mindset & Red to Blue with Bede Brosnahan Feb 22, 2023

Originally a school teacher and rugby coach, Bede is now a director of a company Gazing Performance Systems which specialises in improving performance under pressure in the areas of sport, emergency services, business and education.
They have trained people in over 60 countries and clients include major multi national blue chip companies, government departments and leading sporting organisations. He has worked with a number of world champion athletes in a variety of sports.
Learning this skillset helps people in our role to equip themselves to develop their capabilities & manage their way through high pressure situations and deliver results.
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#202 Personal development, Progression & Culture with Dave Etheridge from Practice to Progress Feb 18, 2023

Dave Etheridge is a former Chief Fire Officer of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service plus the Immediate Past President of the Chief Fire Officers Association of the United Kingdom.
Dave currently works with government departments, as well as UK and overseas public and private sector clients with business development, public safety and emergency management-orientated consultancy also supporting the delivery of effective, efficient and sustainable solutions including leadership and incident command .
Today we discussed Practice to Progress which works with individuals and UK Fire and Rescue Services providing coaching and assessment support to prepare candidates for initial selection or promotion.

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#201 Reading Fire, Fire Dynamics & Lessons learned with Fire Behaviour Legend & Author Shan Raffel Feb 11, 2023

Shan Raffel is an Australian retired operational station officer from Brisbane Australia.
After the death of two colleagues in 1994 and the serious injury of two others in 1996, he submitted a proposal for an intensive international study of compartment fire behaviour training (CFBT).
Raffel visited the United Kingdom and Sweden for 6 weeks to study the most advanced teaching tactics and training facilities. Upon return, he shaped the first nationally recognized training program in Australia and has since assisted numerous fire services in Australia and internationally with the development of their training facilities and teaching materials.

In 2009, Raffel was awarded a Churchill Fellowship. He is focused on exploring ways of improving efficiency and safety as to firefighting. During 30-year career in the fire service, he has conducted international study tours in the USA (FDNY), Canada, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia and Switzerland.

He still teaches his knowledge and experience as a CFBT and Fire Behaviour instructor in various countries including South Korea, Croatia, Thailand, Begium. He has also authored various books including

· Fire Dynamics for Firefighters

· Reading Fire

· Fighting Fire

· 3D Fire Fighting: Training, Techniques, and Tactics by Paul Grimwood, Ed Hartin, John McDonough and Shan Raffel

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#200 Loss, Bereavement, SAS WDW & Strongmen with Efrem Brynin Feb 09, 2023

Efrem lost his son James who was killed on his second tour of Afghanistan. In the immediate aftermath and to this day he still experiences the very worst imaginable emotions.

Since James died Efrem has been diagnosed, treated for and am currently in remission for Prostate Cancer & during 2016 he was Recruit #11 in Channel 4’s SAS Who Dares Wins, filmed on location in the jungles of Ecuador.
Not only was this a truly unique and incredible experience, it almost certainly saved his life.

Efrem founded a charity called Strongmen whose aim is to support men following bereavement. Grief can cause severe emotional and physical health conditions which are often overlooked and even ignored, especially in men.

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#199 The Solution to On Call Recruitment & Retention with Steve Sadler Feb 04, 2023

Steven Sadler is the UK's leading On-call expert. Steve has served in four Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) throughout England: Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, Staffordshire and Shropshire. He has used his research expertise working as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Keele University, alongside this fire service experience to develop research and data solutions and innovations intended to help FRSs improve the availability of On-call fire engines in England.

As a professional researcher he has supported numerous fire and rescue services, including:

Having developed the country's only research-led model of good practice for the availability of On-call fire engines at Keele University in collaboration with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Supported production of FRSs HMICFRS Action Plans
Supported the Irish Fire and Rescue Service's Retained Duty System Review
Has recently been shortlisted for EFE Innovation of the Year for his work with Shropshire FRS sustaining their On-call success which was the most comprehensive on-call research project ever undertaken in England

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#198 Structural Firefighting & Operational Training with Leading Firefighter Gerard Mann of Fire Rescue Victoria Jan 28, 2023

Gerard Mann is an experienced Leading Firefighter, Instructor & international conference speaker from Fire Rescue Victoria in East Melbourne Australia.
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#197 Manchester Arena Bombing 2017 Incident Debrief Jan 21, 2023

On 22 May 2017, an Islamist extremist suicide bomber detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb as people were leaving the Manchester Arena following a concert.
Twenty-three people were killed, including the attacker, and 1,017 were injured, many of them children. The incident was the deadliest terrorist attack and the first suicide bombing in the United Kingdom since the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
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#196 Strikes, Pay & Passion in the Job with Steve Dudeney Jan 15, 2023

Joining me today is returning guest Steve Dudeney as we talk about:

Industrial action and strikes
culture in the job
the growing dander happening in fire safety
firefighter pay
and much more........

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#195 Teamwork & Trust with Leanne Player Jan 08, 2023

Leanne is a UK firefighter who was featured on the BBC’s "We Are England"
We Are England, aired an episode called We Are Firefighters in2022 which showed a unique insight into the heart of the modern-day fire and rescue service.
Today i chat with Leanne about:

teamwork
community
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morale
challenges and setbacks

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#194 The UK Pink Firefighter Team year end catch up Jan 04, 2023

Banter & catch up with some members of the UK Pink Firefighter team. Supporting & raising awareness about Breast Cancer.
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#193 Psychological Health & Safety, Neurodiversity, Inclusion & Belonging with Jacqui Wilmshurst PhD CPsychol Jan 01, 2023

Jacqui Wilmshurst PhD CPsychol is a Senior Consultant & Psychologist working in Psychological Health & Safety, Wellbeing, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging.
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#192 How to NOT BECOME A PHYSICAL MESS over Christmas with Mark Pearce Dec 28, 2022

Mark Pearce runs Fitness For the Frontline with 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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#191 Marathon Des Sables, Mental health & PTSD with James Bull Dec 25, 2022

From a background in high level rugby James Bull turned to fighting fires and saving lives where over time he feels like he has lost himself as his previously confident, happy self as his mental health deteriorated in part due to the people around him and working conditions.
As a Station Commander James says he knows that if he wants to raise awareness about the mental health challenges that come from working in the fire service, he has to be able to talk about his own experiences. But this, he says, is not something that comes naturally to him. One of James's methods for managing his mental health is his passion for long distance running with one of his most recent and biggest challenges in an altogether different inferno; running 250km in six days through the searing heat of the Sahara desert, to confront a 20 year battle with PTSD.
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Documentary created alongside James's Marathon Des Sables
Locate nearby help with HUB OF HOPE
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#190 Paul Minter, 191 MARATHONS IN 218 DAYS & The Head Up Charity Dec 18, 2022

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
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#189 The Keys to longevity & High Performance with Coach & Firefighter Andy Kay Dec 16, 2022

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

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

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.

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#187 Fleur Lombard fatal Incident Debrief at Leos Supermarket February 4th 1996 Dec 08, 2022

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.
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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

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.
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#185 The 3 L's of the Fire Service with Ange Everington Dec 01, 2022

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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#184 Is LFB Institutionally misogynist and racist - The London Fire Brigade Independent Cultural Review Nov 30, 2022

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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#183 Scottish Accents, Mental health & Marathons in NYC with Mike McNab & Iain Ballantyne Nov 27, 2022

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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What to measure & where to focus with Mark Pearce Fitness for the Frontline Nov 22, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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.
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#176 EXIT PROJECT RECAP - Article from The Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine Oct 27, 2022

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.
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#175 Gillender Street Incident Debrief July 10th 1991 Oct 23, 2022

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

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.
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#173 The Extrication Evolution with the EXIT project & Dr Tim Nutbeam Oct 17, 2022

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

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.
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#171 RAF Nurse - Third cancer diagnosis, this time its incurable with Helen Crawford Oct 15, 2022

Helen is an RAF nurse, wife, mother & currently living with her third cancer diagnosis knowing that this time it is incurable.
We connected with Helen through the work we do as The Pink Firefighters where we raise money & awareness for breast cancer. Helen was brave enough to share her story so that others going through similar experiences can find answers, seek support and hear from people a different stage of their journey living with an incurable disease.
To seek support about Cancer and how to Live with the disease please visit one of the following links.
Breast Cancer Now
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Patient Advocacy Group
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#170 Stories from the front line with Ex-firefighter, Instructor and author Ben Walker Part 1 fo 2 Oct 14, 2022

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.
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#169 Paramedics, HART team, Family & Fitness with Paramedic Brad Wheeler of RESCUE FIT UK Oct 13, 2022

Brad is a Paramedic, member of HART team & father of two. We discuss the challenges facing the NHS and paramedics on the front line today, get insights into their training and CPD, the career paths and options available to people in that sector and also speak about Brad's passion as and advocate for fitter healthier front line responders.
Brad also runs RescueFit® which is a fitness facilitator and provider of physical training sessions that combine functional fitness with real world application using frontline equipment and standards.
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#168 Mentoring, work ethic & the desire to be become a great firefighter with Sam Cushing Oct 12, 2022

The value that can be drawn from a great mentor is only effective is you have a relentless desire to learn and develop yourself into a great firefighter.
Today I'm speaking with Sam Cushing, a Firefighter in UKFRS about his experience after leaving training school and being mentored. Sam has an awesome grasp on how to develop that mindset to learn and absorb what's being shred by those in positions of mentorship and we discuss ideas and approaches on how to engage in the process fully to get the maximum benefit put of it.
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#167 Staying fit over a long career with Mark Pearce Fitness for the Frontline Oct 11, 2022

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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#166 Elite sport, mindset & training for high performance with S & C coach & Firefigthter Joe Warwick Oct 09, 2022

Joe is a firefighter, lecturer & strength and conditioning coach with a masters in sports & exercise medicine.
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#165 Blaina Gwent Incident Debrief February 1996 Oct 06, 2022

Todays Debrief looks into the Incident at 14 Zephaniah Way, Blaina, Gwent on the 1st February 1996 that claimed the lives of two firefighters.
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#164 Being medically retired, mastering pain & developing Long term health habits with Dave Vaux Oct 02, 2022

David Vaux did 16 years in the LFB both operationally and as a PTI. Hus work now as a Clinician looks at data driven Health promotion. Leading improvements in Human performance as well as Wellbeing and Healthy aging.

David sustained an injury and was medical retired subsequently becoming an Osteopath and conditioning coach. It took David a long time to recover from the loss of his fire service role both physically and mentally, and he is passionate about spreading the word about the long term benefits of strength focused training both for tactical fitness but also aging well and frailty prevention.
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#163 Ventilation, Personal Development & Happy Firefighters with Karel Lambert Sep 28, 2022

Karel Lambert works as a major with the Brussels fire service. He acts as citywide tour commander and as chief of training. He is also a volunteer sergeant in his home town. Under the flag CFBT-BE, his team trains CFBT-instructors and delivers specialized firefighting training all over the world.
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#162 Incident Debrief into the Firefighter Fatality at an RTC on the A1M on June 16th 2007 Sep 25, 2022

This Incident debrief comes from an RTC incident on the A1M on Saturday, June 16, 2007. Whilst dealing with this incident a member of UKFRS was fatally injured, a Leading Firefighter sustained head and leg injuries and a Highways Agency Traffic Officer also sustained a fractured leg.
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#161 People, perceptions & the hidden challenges we all face with Karl Bowden Sep 18, 2022

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Karl Bowden is a senior leader within the UK Fire & Rescue Service. From his wide ranging career both operationally and in moving through the ranks of different organisations Karl shares with us the experiences, incidents and environments that have shaped the way he approaches his role today.
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#160 Incident Debrief of the London Underground Fire at Kings Cross Station on November 18th 1987 Sep 11, 2022

The King's Cross fire on 18 November 1987 is still considered the worst fire in the history of the London Underground and began when a match was dropped on the escalators.
The fire claimed the lives of 31 people – including a senior ranked firefighter – and seriously injured many more.
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#159 Couples on the front line with Jamie & Jess Entwhistle Sep 04, 2022

Jamie is a serving police officer & Jess is an operational firefighter. They have 3 children and balance family, fitness and their roles on the front line.
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#158 Steve Bartlett - Aviation Firefighting, Community Firefighters & DUTY CREW COFFEE Aug 28, 2022

Steve is a station commander in the aviation sector of firefighting at one of the busiest airports in the world. He is also from a whole family of firefighters serving for generations at their local on call station. Steve also owns DUTY CREW COFFEE which has been a favourite of the podcast for over a year before bringing them onboard as a partner to share high quality delicious coffee created by an environmentally responsible company
Listen in as we unfold:

Aviation firefighting
Generational firefighting
the burden of trauma
the effect of firefighting on family life
the fear of pursuing your passions
scratching the entrepreneurial itch & much more...

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#157 Steve Dudeney - LONDON FIREFIGHTER Aug 21, 2022

Steve Dudeney joined the London Fire Brigade in 1987 and spent 31 years serving his community.
Starting on Blue Watch at Bethnal Green fire station in East London where they averaged around 4000 calls per year.

As his career progressed, he took promotion and spent time at both Plaistow and Bow Fire Stations, also in the East End serving in every rank from Firefighter to Temporary Assistant Divisional Officer as Station Commander.

He was promoted to Group Manager and worked in Training then at HQ in Special Operations during the 2012 London Olympics.

In 2013 he became a Borough Commander for the ‘Borough of fire’ Hackney & for the final eight months moved back to Tower Hamlets and ended up as Commander for the Borough he grew up.

He retired in July 2018 and now works as a fire and resilience consultant doing any number of things from fire safety to lecturing on the National Inter Agency Liaison Officers course at the Fire Service College.
Steve is the author of LONDON FIREFIGHTER published in 2022 which you can find HERE

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#156 Having difficult conversations Aug 18, 2022

To maintain standards, work ethic and the passion that we all love in our emergency services it often falls to the leader/manger to be prepared, willing and capable of having difficult conversations.
After a few requests to talk about this subject from those looking to improve standards in their departments we put together this short episode to help give people in positions of leadership, new managers & those who have to navigate a difficult conversation for the greater good of their team and organisation do so with more confidence.
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#155 Firefighting, Family & Losing my brother - Simon Wilkens Aug 14, 2022

Simon is a Firefighter in UKFRS who sadly lost his brother Paul a fellow firefighter whilst on duty.
Simon & Paul both served in the military before joining the fire service and today i speak with Simon about:

Passion
Standards
Gaining perspective
Having work ethic
Healthy watch culture
Dealing with loss
Mental & Physical Health

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Athlete round up from The British Firefighter Challenge 2022 Aug 09, 2022

A round up with some of the athletes from this years British Firefighter Challenge
Listen in as I talk with

Cailin-Jo Tyler
Amy Lynex
Gary Chamberlain
Ryan Cook
James McCall
Chrissy Downer
Chris Sellick
Kai Weaver

The British Firefighter Challenge is an annual sporting event which pushes firefighters to their limits, provides a day of entertainment for spectators, and raises funds for the Firefighters Charity.
The 2022 competition was be held in Hull City Centre on Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st of July 2022 with the host service Humberside Fire & Rescue Service
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Day 1 BFC 2022
Day 2 BFC 2022
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#154 Roy Wilsher - HMI and his career in UKFRS Aug 07, 2022

Roy Wilsher OBE QFSM is head of HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services.

Roy began his career in the Fire Service in 1981, in North London before rising through several positions from Senior Divisional Fire Safety Officer, lead for the restructure of London Fire Brigade, Assistant Commissioner for Fire Safety in London, deputy chief and then chief for Hertfordshire & was also Chief Executive for Hertfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner.
Roy was appointed as the first Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council before taking on his current role as well as being a member of the Expert Panel and advising the government following the Grenfell tragedy.
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Lee Sims & The British Firefighter Challenge 2022 Aug 04, 2022

The British Firefighter Challenge is an annual sporting event which pushes firefighters to their limits, provides a day of entertainment for spectators, and raises funds for the Firefighters Charity.
The 2022 competition was be held in Hull City Centre on Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st of July 2022 with the host service Humberside Fire & Rescue Service
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#153 Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service with CFO Rob Barber Jul 31, 2022

Rob Barber is the Chief Fire Officer of Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service. He joined the service in 1997 and over the last 25 years has worked throughout the county in all operational roles.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) covers a county which is 2,713 square kilometres in size. It is diverse in terms of its geography and its cultures and is made up of the cities of Stoke-on-Trent and Lichfield and the major towns of Stafford, Burton upon Trent, Cannock, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Tamworth and Leek.
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#152 Empty The Tank with Firefighter & International Rugby Player Jade Konkel Jul 24, 2022

Jade Konkel is a Firefighter & International Rugby Player born in Scotland and now serving in UKFRS.
Jade in an incredible example of GRIT, determination & perseverance. The way she describes chapters of her life and her continued passion and motivation was really inspiring.
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#151 The Hobby that nearly killed me with Moto GP Legend & Retained firefighter Ivan Lintin Jul 21, 2022

Ivan Lintin, 36, from Lincolnshire was involved in a four-bike accident in the Southern 100 races in July 2018, which killed his friend James Cowton.

He was placed in a coma and airlifted to a brain injuries unit in Liverpool.

After learning to walk again, he has passed a fitness test to return to his role as an on-call / retained firefighter.

Ivan said he thought he would never be able to return to the fire service being a retained firefighter was one of the last sort of things to try and do again.
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#150 Incident Debrief of RFA Bedenham Gibraltor Fire Brigade 27th April 1951 Jul 17, 2022

Incident Debriefs are crucial at the Firefighters Podcast as we believe that knowledge learned from operational activity should be shared with not just all fire and rescue services but the wider sector where appropriate.
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Todays debrief is from RFA Bedenham - Gibraltor Fire Brigade 27th April 1951 where 13 firefighters died carrying out their duties.
The debrief aims to be objective, open minded and fair. The main focus is on the operational learning from the incident and the events surrounding it.
Firefighters were tragically taken away from their loved ones and colleagues that day & It is the hope of the firefighters podcast that this debrief assists in making firefighters and the communities they serve safer.
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#149 Pushing your limits & nearly losing it all with Zac Blackledge Jul 14, 2022

Zac Blackledge is a father, CrossFit competitor & Firefighter in the UKFRS who earlier this year had a STROKE whilst competing in a fitness competition.
Listen as Zac shares:

The realisation he was having a stroke.
Losing the ability to speak or use his arms.
The prospect of losing his passion, his job and even his life.
His ongoing journey of recovery.
How this experience has changed his mindset & outlook on life.

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#148 Wildland Firefighting with author Charles Vaught Jul 10, 2022

Today I welcome State of Fire author Charles Vaught. Charles was a a crewmember on the Highlands 20, once described as an “elite 20-man hand crew” and today we discuss:

life of a wildland firefighter
toe-to-toe in battles with Nature
Our honest flaws, egos, weaknesses, and baggage

To honor all wildland firefighters 10% of all book sales are being donated the Wildland Firefighter Foundation. You can learn more about Charles HERE

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#147 Return of Matt Johnson BOOP & Mental Health Jul 05, 2022

Today I welcome back a good friend Matt who runs BOOP podcast. Matt is an operational firefighter and today we discuss:

self discipline
mental health
suicide
becoming an EFAD driver
self doubt
why we should not allow our schooling to stand in the way of our self education

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#146 Incident Debrief of Atherstone-on-stour November 2007 Jul 03, 2022

Incident Debriefs are crucial at the Firefighters Podcast as we believe that knowledge learned from operational activity should be shared with not just all fire and rescue services but the wider sector where appropriate.
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Todays debrief is from an incident on the evening of 2nd November 2007 where four Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service firefighters died carrying out their duties. They were fighting a fire which started on a single pallet inside an evacuated industrial building, in Atherstone-on-Stour.
The debrief aims to be objective, open minded and fair. The main focus is on the operational learning from the incident and the events surrounding it.
The events of that evening have had a profound effect on all involved, and it is the sincere hope of the firefighters podcast that this debrief assists in making firefighters and the communities they serve safer. Four firefighters were tragically taken away from their loved ones and colleagues that evening.
We hope you take some learnings away from this incident.
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#145 Dave Widdup & Lessons learnt from 30yrs in UK Fire & rescue Jun 26, 2022

Dave Widdup is career firefighter having joined the UK Fire & recue service in 1992. Over his 30 years of service Dave has become a highly respected & knowledgeable operator with the areas of Urban Search & rescue, International search and rescue & has also become a heavily sought out for his skills as an instructor, his abilities and emotional intelligence as a mentor & his commitment & dedication as a colleague and friend to many more.
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#144 Incident Debrief 56 Hilltop Crescent Sheffield February 2008 SYFR Jun 19, 2022

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Todays debrief is a short look at an incident attended by members South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in February 2008 where two firefighters unfortunately suffered serious burns requiring skin grafts had long term life effects.
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#143 Mark Hardingham & Why NFCC values and supports WFS Jun 14, 2022

Mark took over the role of the Chair of the NFCC from Roy Wilsher in April 2021.

Mark began his fire service career 30 years ago in Essex and served across many fire stations and in many roles. He was appointed as the Deputy Chief Fire Officer in Suffolk in 2010 and then Chief Fire Officer and County Council Director in 2013. Alongside his Chief Fire Officer role he held Director responsibilities in the Council for Highways, Passenger Transport, Emergency Planning, Trading Standards, Community Safety, Equality and Inclusion and Health & Safety.
Mark was in attendance at this years Women in the Fire Service UK National Training and Development Event.
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#142 Chat with the Chiefs at WFS 2022 Jun 13, 2022

The Podcast spent the weekend learning, developing and being inspired whilst supporting this years Women in the Fire Service UK National Training and Development Event.
Listen in on the first evenings speakers as six female chief fire officers past and present answered questions and shared experiences on stage
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#141 Women in the Fire Service UK National Training and Development Event Jun 13, 2022

The Podcast spent the weekend learning, developing and being inspired whilst supporting this years Women in the Fire Service UK National Training and Development Event.
Over the coming week we will be dropping some of the great chats we had with some of the attendees, instructors, facilitators and chief fire officers past, present and future.
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#140 Incident Debrief - Flower Factory 2016 Jun 10, 2022

Incident Debriefs are new to the Podcast but we believe that knowledge learned from operational activity should be shared with not just all fire and rescue services but the wider sector where appropriate.
This helps us to improve performance at incidents, cope with future changes in the operational environment, develop and innovate to provide the best service to the public and improve the safety of firefighters & other front line responders.
Our first debrief is a short look at an incident attended by members of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service on may 13th 2016 known as the Flower Factory where they dealt with a large fire and crews experienced several large "near miss" explosions.
We hope you take some learnings away from this incident.
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Behind the scenes at The First ever Welsh Firefighter Challenge Jun 09, 2022

A quick whistle stop tour as we caught up with some of the organisers, service reps and competitors at the First ever Welsh Firefighter Challenge
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#139 From Mercenaries To Missionaries with Martin Murphy Jun 05, 2022

A former special forces soldier now turned international leadership consultant Martin is a coach, trainer and speaker specialising in teamwork, leadership, personal development & peak performance. Now a published author of his book From Mercenaries To Missionaries it was a pleasure to welcome Martin to the podcast.
Links to things discussed :

Martin's Book From Mercenaries To Missionaries
The Daily Stoic Ryan Holiday
Simon Sinek & his book Start with WHY
Joseph Campbell & his book The hero with a thousand faces

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Cheshire Firefighter Challenge 2022 Fastest Female Chrissy Downer Jun 02, 2022

Find out more about UK Firefighter Challenge competitions by visiting any of the below
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#138 Teamwork, Leadership & Adaptability with the UKISAR Heavy Team Exercise May 29, 2022

We catch up with UK ISAR as they travelled to KOSOVO for their HEAVY TEAM training exercise.
Listen in as i speak with various members of the team & discuss:

Communications
Resilience both mental and physical
Managing fatigue and welfare
Leadership in its various approaches
AR1 & 2 assessments
Shoring
Logistics & equipment management
Various levels of rope working
Mentoring & Developing others

The primary function of UKISAR is to respond on behalf of HM Government to overseas emergencies, usually involving search and rescue from collapsed structures. Its volunteer members are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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#137 Human Factors, Aviation & the story of Elaine Bromiley with Martin Bromiley Part 2 May 26, 2022

In this two-part episode i speak with Martin Bromiley about the tragic case of his then wife Elaine who In 2007, died due to a medical error. The Bromiley case will be familiar to many of of our NHS colleagues but the lessons from this case can teach us stark lessons about our own leadership and teamwork.
In this follow-up part two we will go deeper into the Human factors science of Martin's story and how we can take lessons in designing for safety, learning from success and failure, communication with team members, having a plan & taking control.
Martin is an airline pilot with an interest in human factors and formed the Clinical Human Factors Group in 2007.
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#136 Human Factors, Aviation & the story of Elaine Bromiley with Martin Bromiley Part 1 May 22, 2022

In this two-part episode i speak with Martin Bromiley about the tragic case of his then wife Elaine who In 2007, died due to a medical error. The Bromiley case will be familiar to many of of our NHS colleagues but the lessons from this case can teach us stark lessons about our own leadership and teamwork.
In part one we learn of the unfortunate series of events of Elaine's passing and how Martin navigated this period of life with how two young children.
Martin is an airline pilot with an interest in human factors and formed the Clinical Human Factors Group in 2007. In the follow-up part two we will go deeper into the Human factors science of this and take lessons in designing for safety, learning from success and failure, communication with team members, having a plan & taking control.
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#135 How Not to Get Sacked - A Front Line Guide to Employment Law with Seb Walker May 15, 2022

Seb Walker is an experienced employment laywer who has defended people in the public and private sector throughout his career and still does so currently. In today's episode we talk through some of the "need to know's" for anyone entering into that dreaded meeting. We hope you never need to utilize the majority of the information shared today.......but just incase better to be prepared.
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#134 What to do with a TESLA on fire with Paul Shoemaker from Next Level Extrication May 08, 2022

Over the last several years Paul (a firefighter based in Colorado Springs USA) has had the opportunity to work with Tesla to gain an understanding of EV's for proper extrication when dealing with high voltage cables and lithium batteries.

With his experience he currently works with the NFPA and UL as their SME for EV extrication, EV Fires and stored energy fires.

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#133 Firefighter in the ICU with Firefighter & Mentor Chris Sellick May 01, 2022

In today's episode we speak with Chris about his experience when he was part of a team of firefighters seconded into an intensive care unit during the pandemic to support the work of our brothers and sisters in the NHS
Chris is a Firefighter, Business owner & friend of the podcast with a wide range of experience from the world of the emergency services.
You can find out more about Chirs and how he and his brother help people to live fitter healthier lives by visiting their website HERE
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FLASHPOINT Cheshire Fire Challenge 2022 - The Season Begins Apr 30, 2022

The start of the UK's firefighter challenge kicks off next week with the return of the Cheshire fire challenge in VIRTUAL FORM and the lineup is looking better than ever.
In today's episode, I speak with event organizers Mark & James as we get ready to see the times start rolling next week.
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#132 Stoicism & The Stoic Firefighter Steve Harris Apr 24, 2022

Stephen Harris is an Experienced fire service Group Commander and joined the fire service in 1992.

He says the fire service made me, loved me, broke me and helped rebuild me. He has many years of leading, designing and delivering post incident traumatic stress interventions in the UKFRS and says he has loved every minute of it.

In this episode, we referenced author Daniel Pink & you can find some of his work on audible by clicking HERE

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#131 Inside Rosenbauer UK with Nick Uwins & Andrew Smith Apr 17, 2022

This is the second in our two-part series where I spent time down at the Headquarters of Rosenbauer UK.
In this episode i sit down with Managing Director, Nick Uwins & Andrew Smith Business Development Manager of Fire & Rescue Equipment.
Rosenbauer UK is the sales and service contact for Rosenbauer on UK shores enabling direct supply to the UK’s Fire & Rescue Services with municipal and industrial fire appliances, aerials and fire fighting equipment. The company is based in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire which sits in close proximity to Manchester.
Rosenbauer is an international group and a reliable partner to fire services around the world. The company develops and produces vehicles, fire extinguishing systems, fire and safety equipment and digital solutions for professional, industrial, plant and volunteer fire services and systems for preventive fire protection. All of the main sets of standards are covered by products manufactured in Europe, the US and Asia. With revenues of € 1,044,2 million, around 4,000 employees (as of December 31, 2020) and a sales and service network in over 120 countries, the Group is the world's largest firefighting technology provider.
The listed family company is in its sixth generation and has served fire departments for more than 150 years. A strong customer focus, innovative strength and reliability are Rosenbauer’s key assets.
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Cymru am byth - The Welsh Firefighter Challenge Begins Apr 15, 2022

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#130 "In the Bays" with Rosenbauer UK Managing Director Nick Uwins Apr 13, 2022

This is the first of a two-part series where I spent time down at the Headquarters of Rosenbauer UK.
In this episode Managing Director, Nick Uwins took us for a walk through the facility and went into some depth about many of the products and vehicles created by this
Rosenbauer UK is the sales and service contact for Rosenbauer on UK shores enabling direct supply to the UK’s Fire & Rescue Services with municipal and industrial fire appliances, aerials and fire fighting equipment. The company is based in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire which sits in close proximity to Manchester.
Rosenbauer is an international group and a reliable partner to fire services around the world. The company develops and produces vehicles, fire extinguishing systems, fire and safety equipment and digital solutions for professional, industrial, plant and volunteer fire services and systems for preventive fire protection. All of the main sets of standards are covered by products manufactured in Europe, the US and Asia. With revenues of € 1,044,2 million, around 4,000 employees (as of December 31, 2020) and a sales and service network in over 120 countries, the Group is the world's largest firefighting technology provider.
The listed family company is in its sixth generation and has served fire departments for more than 150 years. A strong customer focus, innovative strength and reliability are Rosenbauer’s key assets.
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#129 The UKRAINE Convoy - Firefighters deliver LIFE saving equipment to the people of UKRAINE with SERA volunteer and Firefighter Mike Stachowicz Apr 10, 2022

This episode shares the Journey of four fully equipped fire engines and a fully laden 18-tonne lorry packed with desperately needed equipment: ballistic body armor, breathing apparatus, firefighting PPE and medical equipment taken to support emergency services operators in Ukraine.
SERA is a Scottish-based association, run solely by volunteers with the main purpose of empowering and equipping emergency services, in countries like Moldova,Ukraine, Romania and Serbia with crucial life-saving equipment and training.
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#128 How to deliver a baby at an emergency incident with Front line Paramedic & Bullet dodging War journalist Alex Hepner Apr 03, 2022

Alex Hepner is a paramedic, previous serving firefighter, war correspondent, and host of Groupcallpodcast.
In today's episode we discuss:

How to deliver a baby at an emergency incident
what limits the path and lifespan of a paramedics career
paramedics vs clinical care technicians
why turning on monitors can turn off your minds
why Alex decided to electrocute a dead chicken

links to Resources mentioned in this podcast are:
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#127 Shared Learning, personal development & supporting best practice with Fire Officer Ben Bee Mar 27, 2022

Ben Bee is a Group Manager within the UK Fire & Rescue Service with a wide range of operational and non-operational experience.
In today's episode we discuss people's learning styles, National Operational Guidance, Leadership, Growth mindsets & how shared learning & acting on feedback can create the most effective and well-trained fire service for our communities now & in the future.
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#126 State of the fire and rescue services from Home Affairs Committee with Chief Inspector Sir Tom Winsor, HM Inspector Roy Wilsher OBE & Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council Mark Hardingham Mar 20, 2022

This is a recording from Home Affairs Committee on the State of the fire and rescue services in UKFRS. from members of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services Chief Inspector Sir Tom Winsor, HM Inspector Roy Wilsher OBE & Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council Mark Hardingham
This recording comes to you from Parliament live TV on Wednesday 2 March 2022 the link for which can be found HERE
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services serves to Promote improvements in policing and fire & rescue services to make everyone safer.
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#125 London Firefighters Walk the Walk with Mental Health Walking Groups supporting by The Firefighters Charity and their New mobile APP Mar 11, 2022

A group of LFB firefighters have set up a walking group that meets every week and encourages anyone joining to discuss any concerns or struggles they’re going through – before signposting anyone that needs further support to The Firefighters Charity.
LFB firefighters Dean Corney and Mark Smith know how essential seeking support early is to prevent your mental health from declining further… and that’s why they’ve taken matters into their own hands.
They recently set up a men’s walking group to encourage fire and rescue service personnel to join together, enjoy a walk and chat to each other at their own pace. They now hope to push the initiative out nationally, having seen incredible success in just a few short months.
Find out more by clicking HERE
All of this is supported by the Firefighters Charity who recently launched their App Available for web and mobile, please register today and join their dedicated space for the UK fire and rescue community to engage with each other, enjoy exclusive content and access support whenever they need it.
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#124 Principled and effective humanitarian response with Sebastian Rhodes Stampa from UN OCHA Mar 08, 2022

Sebastian Rhodes Stampa is Chief Emergency Response Section at UN OCHA

With its partners, OCHA contributes to principled and effective humanitarian response through coordination, advocacy, policy, information management and humanitarian financing tools and services. OCHA’s country and regional offices are responsible for delivering the core functions in the field by leveraging functional expertise throughout the organization.
UK Firefighters form part of UK ISAR who for the past 30 years have been part of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) INSARAG has constantly improved and adapted its globally recognized quality standards and methodology in order to save more lives. Significant progress has been achieved over the years to make INSARAG fit for purpose and achieve our common goals working with UN OCHA.
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#123 BreaktheBias on International Women's day with Women In The Fire Service Mar 05, 2022

In celebration of International Women's day we welcome Women in the Fire Service UK to host today's episode.
WFS was set up in the 1990s as a self-help group. Our members of all genders, come from all roles across the Fire and Rescue Service – from ﬁreﬁghters and control staff, administrative and support staff and senior officers, to members of airport, defence and works ﬁre services.

Since its formation, the members have sought to influence the equality agenda, taking active roles in research, for example into women’s ﬁt ﬁre kit, supporting positive action initiatives, working with the government in nationwide campaigns for recruitment and playing a part in national groups with other stakeholders. We are recognised nationally, currently holding a seat on the Fire Sector Federation, amongst other inputs to the local and national agenda.
“Enabling and inspiring confident and successful women to build a more progressive Fire and Rescue Service.”
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A fire engine on the water - London Fire Boats & Rescues on the Thames with Sub Officer Lee Davies Feb 28, 2022

London Fire Brigade has 2 fire boats, the Fire Dart and Fire Flash. They are moored at Lambeth river station and are used for a variety of incidents, such as people stranded in the River Thames, fires on boats, crashed boats, and riverside property on fire.

What is a Fire Boat....basically A fire engine on the water. LFB's current fire boats were specially built for them. They are a class of boat called a ‘Wave Patroller’, and each has a slightly different specification.

Fire Dart and Fire Flash are both fast twin-engined, single-hulled landing crafts. They have been designed with shallow draft – a flat bottom – for use on rivers and inland waterways. Both have a reinforced keel, so they can ‘beach’ the boats on the Thameside and lower the access ramp without harm.

Fire boat statistics:

Their Top speed = 30 knots – 33 mph
Fitten with 2 Water pumps = 2 x Hamilton 291 water jets
A max Water supply = 1800 litres per minute
Each Fire boat has a crew of four led by Crew Manager

The fire boats launched 147 times in 2017, though it varies from year to year. One of the most famous fire boats – the retired Massey Shaw – is credited with saving over 500 lives as one of the ‘little ships’ fleet at Dunkirk. Like their current fire boats, she has a relatively flat hull so was able to get closer to the shore.

This meant many soldiers could wade out and climb aboard, to be ferried to the larger ships. She was the only boat in the fleet to make three trips to the beaches, and was crewed by firefighters who volunteered for the dangerous rescue mission.
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#122 Personal Prep, Logistics, Communications & Culture with UKISAR Feb 27, 2022

In this episode we hear from many operators, functional roles and partners of UKISAR as we feast on a buffet of input from some of the inspiring people who are part of this organization.
The primary function of UKISAR is to respond on behalf of HM Government to overseas emergencies, usually involving search and rescue from collapsed structures. Its volunteer members are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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#121 Forensic Firefighting with James Sayer & Cat Maidment Feb 20, 2022

My guests today are James Sayer & Cat Maidment.

James started his career in 2010 as a retained firefighter with Humberside Fire & Rescue Service and served as an operational firefighter for 7 years before re-training as a paramedic at Sheffield Hallam University in 2017.
Soon after graduating as a paramedic he was offered a unique opportunity to complete a Master’s degree in Forensic Science at the University of Huddersfield Towards the end of which he undertook a research project on the forensic element of ‘Disaster Victim Identification’ developing a plan to intertwine his academic interests with his previous experience to conduct what is believed to be the first-ever firefighter/paramedic led emergency service forensic awareness research in the UK – world.

The research proposal was titled: “Assessing The Forensic Awareness of Fire and Ambulance Service Personnel When Attending Mass Fatality / Mass Casualty Incidents”.
I am also joined by his project supervisor Cat Maidment from the University of Huddersfield who has been instrumental in supporting both the construction and delivery of this project. Cat teaches on Forensic Science and covers the Forensic Anthropology specialism. She also teaches in other areas of forensic science including forensic taphonomy. Cat is also currently a PhD researcher at the University of Central Lancashire researching the use of alternative light sources (ALS) to detect skeletal remains underwater. She has a BSc degree in Death Investigation from Teesside University and an MSc in Forensic Science (Forensic Anthropology) from the University of Huddersfield. Alongside Cat's extensive academic record she also has significant laboratory and scientific experience working in a range of environments including histology laboratories, a hospital mortuary and a university setting.

We should also acknowledge Professor Anna Williams from the Lancashire Forensic Science Academy (LFSA) who co-supervised the project.
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Lieutenant Colonel John Doone of the Kosovo Security Force hosts UK ISAR's Cold Weather Development Feb 2022 Feb 19, 2022

Today I'm speaking with Lieutenant Colonel John Doone of the Kosovo Security Force.
In a short series of mini-episodes we will be covering the work of UK ISAR as they traveled to KOSOVO for training in cold weather deployments.
Listen in over the next few mini-episodes as we discuss:

International operations
The base of operations roles and responsibilities
leadership development
the new diverse team in training
Rubble pile wide and wide-area searches
The 4 pillars of survivial
Command and Control
Navigation principles and much more........

The primary function of UKISAR is to respond on behalf of HM Government to overseas emergencies, usually involving search and rescue from collapsed structures. Its volunteer members are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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An introduction to UK ISAR's 2022 Kosovo Cold Weather Development training with Russ Gauden Feb 16, 2022

In a short series of mini-episodes we will be covering the work of UK ISAR as they travelled to KOSOVO for training in cold weather deployments.
Listen in over the next few mini-episodes as we discuss:

International operations
The base of operations roles and responsibilities
leadership development
the new diverse team in training
Rubble pile wide and wide-area searches
The 4 pillars of survivial
Command and Control
Navigation principles and much more........

The primary function of UKISAR is to respond on behalf of HM Government to overseas emergencies, usually involving search and rescue from collapsed structures. Its volunteer members are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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#120 Creating a "Crew 1st Culture" with Jeremy Sanders Feb 13, 2022

Jeremy Sanders from Crew 1st Culture has been part of the American Fire Service for over 20 years. His leadership training company Crew 1st Culture is based in Oklahoma USA and they teach courses on leadership, culture, and ways to overcome some of the hurdles in a firefighters career. Jeremy's mission is to develop an underground movement in the American Fire Department.
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#119 Surviving Highrise Fires & Thriving in the Fire Service - John Chubb Feb 06, 2022

District Officer John Chubb of Dublin Fire Brigade has been hugely influential in transforming Dublin's response to tall and complex buildings over the last 10 years.
He has traveled to areas such as Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, the UK, and the USA. Taking lessons from every stop combing those examples of good practices and adopting them into his own service,
He has worked with some of the most influential people in the sector including Paul Grimwood UK, John Norman FDNY, Jerry Tracey FDNY, Michael Reick Germany , Stefan Svenson Sweden, Steve Kerber and many more mainly from Canada.
(sorry for any misspelt names above)
John introduced the novelty pieces of equipment into DFB like smoke curtains, smooth-bore nozzles (branches) for high-rise firefighting, 52mm hose, Denver pack (as opposed to Cleveland roll) hose deployment, and also included hose stretches and management into the trainee initial development courses. He is also a fantastic CFBT instructor, known around the world.

Other achievement of his is being on the panel of experts for one of the UL FSRI (read below if you're not familiar with them) experiments titled "Impact of Fire Attack Utilizing Interior and Exterior Streams on Firefighter Safety and Occupant Survival"
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#118 The Hardest Recruitment Course in UKFRS with Martin Foran & Ross Strother Jan 30, 2022

International Search & Rescue Recruitment is considered by many to be one of the toughest selection courses still in existence within the UKFRS.
Today you listened in as I spoke with the 2021 recruitment course leader Martin Foran & fellow Directing staff (although far for experienced than me) Ross Strother about what is takes to pass recruitment for UKISAR and what kind of characteristics will carry applicants through the toughest parts of the long, wet, cold, sleep-deprived challenges set across and wide-ranging terrain covered with complex scenarios for recruits to demonstrate their teamwork and skill sets to overcome and ultimately pass this selection process.
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Gibraltar Everest Challenge - A Charity episode supporting Cancer Relief Jan 22, 2022

The Gibraltar Everest Challenge will take place on Saturday the 29th of February 2022 at 09.00 by Firefighter Matt Coulthard with Simon Morgan, Jock Alan Stevenson, Brian Fleming, Gary Richard Edward Evans,
The team are summiting the Rock of Gibraltar 24 times which will take them over 9000 metres. Everest being 8849 metres. That would be a challenge on its own, but they are dragging a car tyre on a chain.
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#117 Simon Hunter CEO of Hunter Apparel Solutions Jan 16, 2022

Simon is the C.E.O. of Hunter Apparel Solutions Limited.
Simon is Accountancy with Honours Graduate of the University of Ulster, a Chartered Director and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, an overall winner of the UK Director of the Year Award from the IOD, he has an MBE for Services to Business and the Economy and he has over 25 years of experience in the uniform and PPE sector.
Hunter Apparel Solutions Limited is a pioneer in the creation and management of technology-driven professional clothing. In 2020 alone they provided PPE for over 20,000 members in 23 services in the UKFRS, 1,000 members of Dublin Fire Brigade as well as thousands more in the areas of Paramedical and medical, Defence forces, police, and many more.
Hunter began as a bespoke tailoring specialist in 1936. Over the years their professional clothing designs created through HunterONE®, have changed how businesses in a wide range of sectors look, but the efficiency of HunterCARE® and HunterPAC® have transformed the way many more operate.
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#116 Firefighting in Tall & Complex with a Foundation of Fire Behavior with John Chubb Part 1 of 2 Jan 16, 2022

District Officer John Chubb of Dublin Fire Brigade has been hugely influential in transforming Dublin's response to tall and complex buildings over the last 10 years.
He has traveled to areas such as Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, the UK, and the USA. Taking lessons from every stop combing those examples of good practices and adopting them into his own service,
He has worked with some of the most influential people in the sector including Paul Grimwood UK, John Norman FDNY, Jerry Tracey FDNY, Michael Reick Germany , Stefan Svenson Sweden, Steve Kerber and many more mainly from Canada.
(sorry for any misspelt names above)
John introduced the novelty pieces of equipment into DFB like smoke curtains, smooth-bore nozzles (branches) for high-rise firefighting, 52mm hose, Denver pack (as opposed to Cleveland roll) hose deployment, and also included hose stretches and management into the trainee initial development courses. He is also a fantastic CFBT instructor, known around the world.

Other achievement of his is being on the panel of experts for one of the UL FSRI (read below if you're not familiar with them) experiments titled "Impact of Fire Attack Utilizing Interior and Exterior Streams on Firefighter Safety and Occupant Survival"
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#115 The 2021 Greece Wildfire's Deployment of UKFRS with Dani Scott, Tracy Doyle & Joe Dennehy Jan 09, 2022

The hills in the Athens suburbs of Greece are still lined with rows of burnt trees after fires ripped through the area in August 2021 as they experienced some of the worst wildfires on record.

Forest fires are an annual occurrence in the Mediterranean, but various factors have caused stronger heatwaves and a longer, more intense, annual fire season. On average, 80% of the burned area across Europe occurs in the Mediterranean region, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

This summer was also one of the worst on record. Wildfires tore through the entire region, from Tunisia and Algeria in the south to Spain, Italy and Greece in the north. In southern Turkey and Greece, residents and tourists fled areas ablaze as authorities struggled to deploy firefighting resources to battle the worst affected areas. Various news outlets reported that the fires caused at least 86 deaths.

As part of The UK government response to support these efforts the Home Secretary called upon the skills of UKISAR to support this response and today im speaking with fellow members of UKISAR Dani Scott, Tracy Doyle & Joe Dennehy who were part of that deployment.
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#114 CFBT Non-Negotiable's & Shared Expectations with John McDonough Part 2 of 2 Jan 02, 2022

This is the second part of my conversation with John McDonough who has been a professional firefighter for 34 years with the Fire and Rescue New South Wales in Sydney Australia.
He is currently an operational Duty Commander in charge of 14 stations in the busy inner west zone of Sydney. He was Team Leader of the Fire Operational Training Team (FOTT). This team trains all firefighters and officers in structural fire behavior and firefighting techniques and tactics.
He is extremely passionate about the introduction of modern fire behavior-based firefighting techniques and tactics specifically developed to make the role of firefighters safer and more effective.
Over the last 17 years, this has developed into a standardized doctrine for how firefighters act and behave at the task and tactical level. It is taught at all levels from recruit to Station Officer.
He is a co-author of ‘3D Firefighting – Training, Tactics and Techniques’, which is published in the USA by FPP / IFSTA. In 2009 he was awarded Australia’s highest honor for Fire Officers, the Australian Fire Service Medal for his work in structural firefighting training. He has a Certificate 4 in Training and Assessment and an Advanced Diploma in Management.
In this episode, we talk about the following areas:

Eyre Massey Shaw's Complete Fire Manual of the organization, machinery, discipline & general working of the London Fire Brigade from 1876 PDF
Training on Non-negotiables by John McDonough PDF
The Science of Water Extinguishment by John McDonough PDF

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Firefighters Fighting Cancer - The Next UK Pink Firefighters Challenge - FLASHPOINT with Dean Keeber & James McCall Dec 31, 2021

In this FLASHPOINT I caught up with close friends and operational firefighters Dean Keeber & James McCall as we planned the next charity event for The UK Pink Firefighters.
Dean & James were open and kind enough to share some really personal accounts of how their families have been affected by Cancer.
The Pink Firefighters is a group of firefighters based in the UK and we wear Pink fire kit to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research, awareness and treatment.

In the UK, 366,303 cases of cancer were diagnosed in 2017.

Of these cancer cases, 186,883 were in men, and 179,420 were in women.

1 in 2 people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.
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#113 CFBT Non-Negotiable's & Shared Expectations with John McDonough Part 1 of 2 Dec 27, 2021

John McDonough has been a professional firefighter for 34 years with the Fire and Rescue New South Wales in Sydney Australia.
He is currently an operational Duty Commander in charge of 14 stations in the busy inner west zone of Sydney. He was Team Leader of the Fire Operational Training Team (FOTT). This team trains all firefighters and officers in structural fire behavior and firefighting techniques and tactics.
He is extremely passionate about the introduction of modern fire behavior-based firefighting techniques and tactics specifically developed to make the role of firefighters safer and more effective.
Over the last 17 years, this has developed into a standardized doctrine for how firefighters act and behave at the task and tactical level. It is taught at all levels from recruit to Station Officer.
He is a co-author of ‘3D Firefighting – Training, Tactics and Techniques’, which is published in the USA by FPP / IFSTA. In 2009 he was awarded Australia’s highest honor for Fire Officers, the Australian Fire Service Medal for his work in structural firefighting training. He has a Certificate 4 in Training and Assessment and an Advanced Diploma in Management.
In this episode, we talk about the following areas:

Eyre Massey Shaw's Complete Fire Manual of the organization, machinery, discipline & general working of the London Fire Brigade from 1876 PDF
Training on Non-negotiables by John McDonough PDF
The Science of Water Extinguishment by John McDonough PDF

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#112 Matt Adams & Zoe Partridge - Couples on The front line Dec 19, 2021

Matt Adams is an operational Firefighter & Zoe Partridge is an operational Paramedic.
Working on the front line can be challenging for so many reasons no matter your role and on top of this Matt & Zoe manage to maintain a relationship together. Today they share their experiences with us getting into the sector and how they navigate the day to day life of both operating in different roles with different demands and how they support each other.
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#111 Front Line Media Mastery with Mary Murtagh Dec 11, 2021

Mary Murtagh Director of Mary Murtagh Media Ltd.
Media training has been around for a while now, and yet it’s still a process that many in the public eye try and resist going through.

The simple fact is that as social media has grown significantly and it has become even easier to share an article or repost a snippet, a qoute or a video clip of your best and worst moments in the public spotlight. For this simple reason, media training for organizations is now more important than ever.
One bad interview question used to have the life cycle of being replayed a few times on TV. Now, that clip lives on YouTube forever, resurfacing each time the organization, individual interviewed, or the general subject matter comes up.

Journalists are trained to ask tough questions—so spokespeople and anyone else who might come into contact with a reporter should be trained too. It’s a matter of being prepared. Being direct, answering questions when you can—and knowing what to say when you can’t, and understanding how images and appearance can add or detract from an interview are all part of media training

Media training is a specialized form of communication training for interacting with media. The goal of media training is to assist and prepare you for your role in representing your company or organization. You'll learn how to predict questions, avoid common traps, and focus on delivering your key messages.
Learn more about Mary and her training by visiting www.marymurtaghmedia.co.uk or on her Linkedin account below.

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/mary-murtagh/5/587/466

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#110 Recognising & Celebrating at The Fire & Emergency Awards 2021 with FIRE MAGAZINE Dec 06, 2021

The Excellence in Fire and Emergency Awards 2021 in London is run every year by FIRE MAGAZINE where Chief Fire Officers, their teams, industry supporters, suppliers, and front-line firefighters come together to recognise and celebrate the achievements of the fire and emergency services members who have really made a difference.

FIRE magazine is delighted to present the seventh annual Excellence in Fire & Emergency Awards on Friday 3rd December 2021 at One Great George Street, London.

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#109 Drones for Good with Patrique Pi Zaman Founder & CEO of AVY Nov 27, 2021

Patrique Pi Zaman from Avy - Drones for Good. Avy pioneers in innovative aircraft technology that is fully autonomous, emission-free, and designed to integrate smoothly into daily operations in the emergency services as well as many other sectors, whilst blending into nature.
Along with many other functions they are being used in quickly detecting and locating WILDFIRES across vast areas for quick & accurate response by Fire crews. Founded only 5 years ago, they have risen as a key innovator in the aviation industry, landing several partnerships, awards, and investments.
See a video of their Drones in use detecting WILDFIRES & working alongside fire brigades by clicking HERE & find out more about AVY by visiting their website HERE
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#108 21st Century Firefighting & The Digital Upgrade with Neil Griffiths Nov 15, 2021

My guest today is Neil Griffiths & together we discuss the evolution of technology and some of the ways the emergency services can become more open to utilizing these technological advances to upgrade how we serve our communities.

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#107 "WHAT THE RUCK" - England Women's Fire Service Rugby with Kirsty Openshaw Nov 09, 2021

My guest today is Kirsty Openshaw & together we discuss the incredible work of England Women's Fire Service Rugby.

Their journey of recruitment
The culture of the team
How the sport brings together and empowers women
And how they are preparing to do battle against BRITISH POLICE WOMEN

Their upcoming fixture on November 24th 2021 promises to be an incredible start for the newly assembled team so to show your support, get involved or to learn more about the England Women's Fire Service Rugby just click HERE
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FLASHPOINT Mark Risdale from AVON PROTECTION at ESS 2021 Nov 04, 2021

In today's FLASHPOINT we speak with Mark Risdale from AVON PROTECTION whilst at this year's Emergency services show 2021.
The Podcast FLASHPOINT's are like a mini-episode that will give us a snapshot or highlight from a powerful or impactful moment from a previous episode, an introduction to a future guest, or a listen-in when we have caught up with someone from the emergency services sector.
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FLASHPOINT Bringing Firefighters Home with Liz Millward from Draeger Nov 01, 2021

In today's FLASHPOINT we speak with Liz Millward from Draeger whilst at this year's Emergency services show 2021.
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#106 Virtually anything is possible with Jennifer Collins of JDC Events Oct 30, 2021

My guest today is Jennifer Collins & together we discuss the launch of EQUIPPED 2021 which is a new event that explores key issues facing the First Responder community with unique collaborations from speakers and contributors such as leading industry experts, and the latest tools and resources available to us in the First Responder community.
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#105 The state of Mental Wellbeing on the Front Line with Andy Bibby of 87% Oct 28, 2021

My guest today is Andy Bibby whose company 87% created a report on The State of Mental Wellbeing on the Frontline
The purpose of 87% is that they acknowledge that we all have mental health and that people deserve the support they need to succeed in life and work.
Only 13% of the population say they currently have good mental health, this company and their purpose represents the 87% that don’t.
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FLASHPOINT with Andy Bibby from 87% Oct 27, 2021

In today's FLASHPOINT we speak with Andy Bibby from 87% whilst at this year's Emergency services show 2021.
Andy is a future guest on the podcast but to find out more about the company and download their report on The State of Mental Wellbeing on the Frontline just click HERE
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FLASHPOINT Dan Bathurst at the BFC 2021 Oct 24, 2021

In today's FLASHPOINT we were at the British Firefighter Challenge 2021 as we caught up with one of the medal winners Dan Bathurst.
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FLASHPOINT Matt Adams at the BFC 2021 Oct 23, 2021

In today's FLASHPOINT we were at the British Firefighter Challenge 2021 as we caught up with one of the medal winners Matt Adams.
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#104 Home Life Safety & The Technology behind it with Paul Cartwright from AICO Oct 21, 2021

My guest todayPaul Cartwright from AICO
Systems for Fire and smoke detection are the best ways to protect yourself from fire both in the home and in commercial premises and Aico is the European Market Leader in Home Life Safety.
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FLASHPOINT Ruth Powell & Vedelin Clique at BFC2021 Oct 18, 2021

In today's FLASHPOINT we were at the British Firefighter Challenge 2021 as we caught up with Ruth Powell Director of Engagement and Fundraising for The Firefighters Charity & Pink Firefighter Vedelin Clique
Listen in as we discuss what the future of the charity is looking like and what is a PINK FIREFIGHTER and how we support breasts cancer awareness and treatment.
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#103 Making The First Call - A conversation on accessing support with AJ Whitaker from The Firefighters Charity Oct 15, 2021

My guest today is AJ Whitaker Wellness and Behaviour Change Coach for The Fire Fighters Charity
The episode begins with a catch-up and getting to know AJ better. If you wish to skip ahead to the content specific to the podcast then go to time point 20:08

The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical and social wellbeing throughout their lives.
In this episode, we discuss what happens when you pick up the phone to access that vital help and support.
Could you benefit from the help of The Fire Fighters Charity with your mental health, physical health or social wellbeing?
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FLASHPOINT Aurelie Favre from MSA at the BFC 2021 Oct 13, 2021

In today's FLASHPOINT we were at the British Firefighter Challenge 2021 as we caught up with Aurelie Favre from MSA
Listen in as we discuss what it was like as she ran the course in full firefighting PPE and why community and teamwork are so important to MSA.
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FLASHPOINT with The "NOTORIOUS" Budge Brothers Dave and Rob at BFC2021 Oct 12, 2021

In today's FLASHPOINT we were at the British Firefighter Challenge 2021 as we caught up with the NOTORIOUS "BUDGE BROTHERS" Rob and Dave
Listen in as we discuss......
-The sibling rivalry
-Military school
-Finding a new competitive itch post injuries
-The first time at the Fire service college
and how Dave manages to go an entire conversation without using the word F#£K (well nearly)
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FLASHPOINT John Gregory at the BFC 2021 Oct 11, 2021

In today's FLASHPOINT we were at the British Firefighter Challenge 2021 as we caught up with one of the organizers John Gregory at the end of day 1 of the competition.
Listen in as we discuss......
-The Exhaustion of the event
-The fall on the tower
-The upcoming relays of day 2
-The return of the "hansom Lee Phillips"
-The anticipation of the incredible women's heats
-The first time at the Fire service college
and the anticipation of the "PERFECT STORM" for HULL 2022
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#102 Raising the Standard with Steve North from IRRTC Oct 07, 2021

My guest today is Steve North one of the directors of IRRTC who specialize in providing approved rescue and trauma care training for rescue professionals, private companies, and voluntary sector workers nationally and internationally.
With well over 150 years of combined emergency rescue experience in delivering rescue and medical training nationally and internationally they specialize in providing emergency responders with the best possible skills and training to learn the latest techniques and procedures to save lives through pre-hospital care and rescue.
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FLASHPOINT with Julian from TUFFKING Oct 05, 2021

In today's FLASHPOINT I'm speaking with Julian from TUFFKING.
Tuffking is a brand of Giffard Newton which began manufacturing footwear in 1854. Still to this day they are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of specialist footwear. Tuffking who made the first leather fire boot manufactured to safety standards. They are still a market leader for firefighter boots UK.
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FLASHPOINT Candace Miller Skills for Justice Oct 03, 2021

In our most recent FLASHPOINT, we caught up with Candace Miller or Skills for Justice at the Emergency Services Show 2021.
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FLASHPOINT David Brown Emergency Services Show 2021 Oct 03, 2021

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In today's FLASHPOINT, we caught up with David Brown organizer of the Emergency Services Show held at the NEC in Birmingham on the 7th and 8th of September 2021.
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#101 Cheshire Fire Challenge round up 2021 with organizers Mark & Ryan Oct 02, 2021

This year saw the return of the Cheshire fire challenge in VIRTUAL FORM and it was an incredibly successful event.
In today's episode, i have a quick round-up with two of the event organizers Mark & Ryan to speak about the success of the event and looking ahead to next weekends British Firefighter Challenge
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#100 Firefighter Success: The 20 C's to Firefighter Excellence with Jim Moss Sep 27, 2021

Today my guest is Jim Moss author of Firefighter Success.
This Amazon bestseller is the blueprint for firefighters who want to achieve excellence in their careers and personal lives. Its 20 core principles provide every firefighter with a complete road map to rewarding careers. Going beyond the conventional definition of success (i.e. promotions, rank, money), Firefighter Success will teach firefighters how to continuously improve, maximize and achieve their potential, and leave a positive, lasting impact on the fire service.
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#099 British Firefighter Challenge Countdown with Organisers Mickey, Chris & John Sep 17, 2021

In the run-up to 2021's much-anticipated return of The British Firefighter Challenge "a competition organized by Firefighters, for Firefighters" I welcome back to the podcast three of the key organizers of the event to discuss how things have gone preparing for the competition.
The 2021 competition will be held in Moreton-in-Marsh on the 9th and 10th of October 2021.
The British Firefighter Challenge is an annual sporting event that pushes firefighters to their limits, provides a day of entertainment for spectators, and raises funds for the Firefighters Charity.
To grab one of the last few remaining spots you can register for the competition HERE
The Firefighters Podcast very own Pete Wakefield will be at the competition this year helping to host the event in the main arena announcing, recognizing and commentating on the performances of all the competitors.
We look forward to seeing you there.
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#098 It Started with a Helmet: A Retired Firefighter’s Return to New York City the Day Before 9/11 with Jerry Sanford Sep 11, 2021

In honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, The team at the Firefighters Podcast wanted to pay tribute to the victims and honor the survivors with a special dedicated episode.
My guest today is retired FDNY firefighter Gerald “Jerry” Sanford has published his new book “It Started with a Helmet: A Retired Firefighter’s Return to New York City the Day Before 9/11,” which shares his gripping true account while volunteering with the FDNY during the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

The book reflects on Sanford’s 29-year career with the FDNY after which he retired and moved to Naples, Fla.
However, the retirement was short-lived, and he began working for the North Naples Fire Control and Rescue District where he came across an early 1900s antique leather fire helmet that originated from a firehouse in the Bronx.
Sanford coordinated a presentation ceremony, scheduled for Sept. 10, 2001, to return the historic keepsake to Ladder 42. Unfortunately, many of the people who attended tragically died the next day including Father Judge and the chief of the department, Pete Ganci.
With the city in ruins and the fire department in disarray after losing 343 brave men, Sanford volunteered to serve the FDNY in one of his former roles as press secretary and got to work on the grim tasks of planning and attending funerals for his friends and brothers while also trying to organize the chaos.

Sanford’s book also shares his experience battling lung cancer – an aftereffect many surviving 9/11 first responders have battled– as well as his continuing work to honor those who died by helping to establish the Freedom Memorial in Naples, Fla.
It is a pleasure to be able to share Jerry's story and we hope you are able to reflect, pay tribute in your own way and continue to support our front-line workers who train every day to deal with these disasters.
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#097 Clive Bush & The Rope World within the Emergency services sector Sep 05, 2021

My guest today Clive Bush is a Police Constable, Lead Public Order Trainer, Lead Rope Access Instructor, Rope Rescue Instructor & part of the ASSAR Tech Rope Team in the UK.

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#096 Firefighter Functional Fitness with authors Jim moss & Dan Kerrigan Aug 29, 2021

In today's episode i speak with Jim moss & Dan Kerrigan authors of Firefighter Functional Fitness.
Firefighter Functional Fitness is the essential guide to optimal firefighter performance and longevity. It provides all firefighters with the knowledge, mindset, and tools to: -Maximize their fire ground performance -Reduce their risk of injury and experiencing a line-of-duty death -Live a long, healthy career and retirement Designed for firefighters by firefighters.
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#095 Jimmy Johnson - Front Line lessons in Life & Leadership from a Las Vegas Firefighter, Father, Mentor and Eternal student Aug 22, 2021

From the Marines to the Police department to the Las Vegas Fire ground Jimmy Johnson has accumulated an incredible array of experience and knowledge which he shares with us on today's episode.
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#094 Alan Knell & The Firefighters Charity Aug 15, 2021

The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical and social wellbeing throughout their lives.
My guest today is Alan Knell Community, Corporate and Events Fundraiser for The Fire Fighters Charity.
The charity exists to support the mental, physical and social needs of all serving and retired members of the UK's fire family so If you're interested in taking on a fundraising challenge or supporting the charity in other ways find out more by visiting their websiteHERE
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#093 Bridgend Extrication Team - Specialising in Extrication Aug 08, 2021

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service based Bridgend Extrication Team are multiple times World Champions and National Champions in extrication and rescue challenges and today I speak with team members Shaun Moody, Roger Magan, Rob Buckley & Les Evans.
The World Rescue organisation (WRO) is a partner of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration and its member organizations represent the five continents of the world. They are committed to improving rescue standards throughout the World. Bringing together the rescue services and developing their skills to serve the public.

In their international competitions, this incredible team of operators train for and are challenged to tackle a number of difficult scenarios across three disciplines; a Rapid event 10 minute scenario with one casualty, a Standard event 20 minute scenario with one casualty and a 30 minute Complex scenario with two casualties. It was an opportunity every year for the team to display the elite skills they use in their every day job keeping the people of South Wales safe.

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#092 Fire Magazine & Fire Knowledge with Andrew Lynch Aug 01, 2021

My Guest today Andrew represents Fire Knowledge & also Editor & Publisher of FIRE magazine which has been the trusted voice of fire and emergency since 1908, bringing you all the latest news, views, technological, legal and policy developments to affect the Fire and Rescue Service. It campaigns to improve public and firefighter safety by informing, educating, challenging and supporting fire sector progress.

Reaching over 32,000 UK Fire & rescue personnel FIRE magazine is the UK’s only fully subscribed fire journal and is read by key thought leaders and decision-makers across all aspects of the fire sector.
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#091 Walking the Walk not just Talking the Talk with Firefighter & World record holder Charlie Thompson Jul 25, 2021

Returning Guest to the podcast Firefighter Charlie is a great example of someone who doesn't just "Talk the talk" but has stuck on his full fire kit (including fire boots) and walked the walk right into the Guinness world record books completing the Furthest Distance in Full Fire Kit including Fire Boots whilst carrying 22kgs of Breathing Apparatus within 24hrs.
This challenge was also done in respect and loving memory of a very close family friend Henry Jennings who sadly passed away on New Years Day 2021.
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#090 Tara Cornett - Personal Health & Wellbeing for Front line Firefighters with FLAME NATURAL DECON Jul 18, 2021

If you had to select the current hottest topic in the fire service, cancer prevention would be near the top of the list. The data and statistics are both scary and undeniable: Cancer is spreading throughout the fire service membership at an alarming rate.
My guest today is Tara Cornett. Tara is a U.S. Navy Veteran, Fire Sister, and Founder/CEO of FLAME.
Tara created FLAME when she realized that firefighters didn’t have anything that was specifically designed to remove the toxins from their hair and scalp after a fire incident. Once she realized that, she knew she had to do something about it.
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#089 Paul Combs - Drawn by Fire Jul 10, 2021

My guest today is Paul Combs
Paul is an Illustrator, cartoonist, retired firefighter officer, instructor, author of the three books, USO volunteer entertainer, leadership advisor, and keynote speaker.
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#088 Ross Neethling - THE WAR VET - from Soldier to Veterinarian Jul 03, 2021

Today I was lucky to speak with and acknowledge Ross Neethling who is another one of our incredible front line workers who after leaving his role as a royal marine retrained to become a qualified Veterinarian and shares with us:-

Some of the eye-opening conditions animals live in these war-torn countries
What inspired him to retrain and revisit these countries again with his new skills set to try and make a difference for our 4 legged friends
We discuss the challenges of leaving the military and finding
The practice of self-reliance and mental resilience
The benefits of daily gratitude

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#087 Kara Judd - St. Florian Fitness, Leadership Fundamentals & Becoming a First in your Department Jun 27, 2021

Kara is Firefighter/EMT and Fitness Instructor who is passionate about helping first responders (and others!) get fit, stay fit and be inspired!
She was the first-ever female Lieutenant in her department and we discuss many of the realities of being a female leader in a male-dominated sector
The scary statistic that 51% of LODDs (Line of duty deaths) are cardiac-related has inspired Kara to spread her message and also lead by example through encouraging Men and women on the front line to take more accountability with their own wellbeing, health, and fitness.
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#086 GODIVA - Serving the firefighting community worldwide with Laeticia Mace & Craig Reeves Jun 20, 2021

Today's guests are Laeticia Mace & Craig Reeves representing world leader in fire pump design and manufacture GODIVA who are Considered the industry-standard product in the UK and the Largest Global Sales Team in the industry. Dedicated factory resources in the following regions: North American, South America, Europe, Africa & Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
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#085 Ben Vessey - Being a Royal Marine in Life & Business Jun 12, 2021

Ben began his military career as a royal marine joining as a teenager and in today's episode, we discuss the various aspects of the physical and mental disciplines and habits that have enabled Ben to become a successful operator and go on to develop himself in other aspects of the military which for obvious reasons we do not discuss in-depth in today's podcast.
Recognizing the value and effectiveness that the disciplined and relentless mindset of an operator can add to the world of business Ben also runs a successful clothing company called Clack Off Clothing which you can find out more about by clicking HERE
The takeaways from today's episode give us an insight into what it's like to travel a similar journey to many that have gone into some of the elite armed services roles and also how this affects their outlook on life outside of the Job and how they balance this with operating in the civilian world when not in training or on deployment.
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#084 Nathan Ashe Dealing with Change, Handling Challenge & Supporting the Firefighters Charity Jun 05, 2021

In this episode, Nathan and I discuss different aspects of his career and experiences in the fire brigade including.

The great work of London fire brigade dealing with challenging incidents
Different learning styles including his challenge with a late dyslexia diagnosis and how this affected his development
charity work and overcoming fears around public speaking
operational tactics
different leaderships styles
being bullied
mental health
Moving services
the illusion of time vs experience
being in the public eye, under the microscope working in a capital city

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#083 The Success that comes with every TRIUMPH with Jonny Garrett of William Wood Watches May 30, 2021

The family at William Wood Watches are long-term Brothers and sisters of the podcast.
In this episode, we discuss how to be consistent and build on launching a successful, profitable and continually growing company operating in the emergency services sector as well as the wider market sector.
Since our last talk with Jonny, the company ventured into the Jura Mountains of Switzerland, 1,000km above sea level where the world's epicentre of luxury watchmaking, also known as Watch Valley can be found. It is home to the elite Swiss watch manufacturers and were William Wood Watches chose to build their spectacular new Triumph Collection.
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#082 Not Easily Swayed - Reflecting on The Good, The Bad & The Ugly aspects of the Fire Service with retired firefighter Gary Chamberlain May 23, 2021

Today I speak with Retired Firefighter Gary Chamberlain.
Gary was a career firefighter and competitive martial artist and is now a published author.
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#081 Heroes wear HAIX with Simon Ash May 14, 2021

Firefighters as well as all front-line workers often need to put themselves in harm’s way when they go out on rescue missions.
HAIX boots are the best on the market as an innovative and high-tech manufacturer HAIX meets the highest standards of functionality, quality, and design.
Their objective is nothing less than to offer the best shoes in the world!
Firefighters in the UK, Los Angeles, New York, Hamburg, Mexico City, Moscow, Hong Kong, and Tokyo all place their trust in HAIX boots.
HAIX fire brigade boots are ready for any environment and they also provide footwear for our military, Police, Medical staff, and many more.
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#080 Simon Thompson - The Physical Resilience & Psychological Strength of the 44k Optimist May 08, 2021

My guest today is Simon Thompson Group Commander in Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue service.
He had the goal to complete 44597 press up's by the 4th May 2021. 44597 is the total number of uniformed and support staff that work in the various fire and rescue services in England. The 4th of May is an important date for firefighters as it is firefighter memorial day. To complete this on average he did 340 press up's each day.

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Mental reliance & Ross Edgley
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#079 Stewart Sparling, The Treble One Trust & The story of the emergency services Family May 06, 2021

My Guests today are Lewis, Caitlin, and Angie Sparling as we discuss the story of father and Husband Stewart Sparling and The Treble One Trust
The Treble One Trust was named after the collar number of MND suffer, Police Sergeant Stewart Sparling and represents One life, One chance to live it, One day at a time.
The charity was formed by Stewart as there is little or no funding for specialist equipment to help sufferers in the latter stages of the disease.
Whilst Stewart appreciated the help he received from professional organizations, full funding for equipment was not always awarded. Stewart experienced the positive effect this specialist equipment had on his quality of life and in turn, his mission in life became helping others with MND before the disease eventually took his life.
The trust is ran by volunteers and 100% of all profits go back into the trust and then on to improving the life of late stage MND sufferers.
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#078 Josephine Reynolds - FIRE WOMAN - the first full-time female firefighter in the UK Apr 30, 2021

My Guest today is Josephine Reynolds who is such an incredibly passionate, driven and free spirit who has pursued adventures that has seen her become a Firefighter / Speaker / Advocate / Author / Change Agent and today we discuss many things including FIRE WOMAN which is Josephine Reynolds' extraordinary story.

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Josephine was also Voted one of EDP Norfolk's 100 most Inspiring Women 2020

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#077 Alider Pratts Leadership, Passion & Promotional Prep Apr 27, 2021

My Guest today is Battalion Chief Alider Pratts, Chief of Rescue Services and Rescue Task Force Coordinator, UASI Metro-USAR Incident Command Team, NJDFS-Fire Treat TaskForce & RTF Committee Chair & Fire & Emergency Training & Management, Consultant based in New-Jersey USA.

During our chat today we talk about:

Personal and professional development
Leadership
Being ready for promotion
Assessing risk at an incident
Crew welfare
Spans of control
Fitness on the front line

and so many more knowledge bombs that Al drops during our chat together.
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#076 Ruth Lee Ltd - FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO SAVE LIVES with Sarah Hampson & Stuart Cheetham Apr 21, 2021

My guests today are Sarah Hampson & Stuart Cheetham from Ruth Lee Ltd
Ruth Lee Ltd is a world-leading provider of life-like manikins and training aids to rescue training experts worldwide: Fire & Rescue Services, Paramedics, Ministry of Defence, Airports, National Lifeboat Institutions & Coastguards, Offshore operators and a multitude of International Search & Rescue organizations.

They have been manufacturing rescue training manikins for a quarter of a century and specialize in bringing training to life; making it as realistic as it can be. Our experience and knowledge is unrivaled and we are today recognized as the clear market leader within the UK and Europe.
Iv used their manakins and training aids alongside so many others in training scenarios and their commitments to realistic simulation in all aspects of training is second to none and stand head and shoulders above their competition.
Today we discuss how this family-run business all started and how the company has innovated its way into becoming the industry leader currently supply 100% of the UK’s Fire and Rescue Services, and have many customers in the other emergency services including Police and Ambulance.

They also supply to the military, all the UK's international airports use their products, along with several aviation training centres as well as now exporting over 60% of their production overseas, with the USA, Australia and Germany being their biggest international markets.
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#075 35 years in FDNY from Probie to Chief & from the Fire Academy to Ground zero with Dan Melia Apr 14, 2021

My guest today is Retired New York City Fire Department Battalion Chief Dan Melia.
In today's episode we discuss:

His experiences from 35 years in FDNY
His involvement in the tragic events of the 911 attacks
Firefighter mentality and "the firefighter family"
The importance of professionalism, a focus on training, giving and receiving feedback, and the "life" cost of not learning from mistakes.
Standards of Bunker gear/Fire kit, the reasons behind having the very best on the market, and why he chose to join PBI Performance Products after retiring

Dan's career spans:

From Firefighter and Company officer on the front lines 1981 to 1998
Chief officer 1998 t0 2004
Safety officer days from 2002 to 2016.

In this episode, we also discuss the great work of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation which Dan was heavily involved in and has volunteered to help as they approach the 20th anniversary of the tragic event.

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#074 Brent DeNure & Vintage Fire Truck Equipment Apr 05, 2021

Brent is my guest today and he represents Vintage Fire Truck & Equipment magazine who are devoted to the history and preservation of all manner of firefighting apparatus.
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#073 Matt Fulcher & The Fitness Brigade Apr 05, 2021

Matt is a UK-based Professional Firefighter, father & entrepreneur.
Today we discuss all things........

Health
Fitness
Weightlifting
Performance-enhancing drugs (PED)
Nutrition
Setbacks
Work, family, fire service, and fitness "balance"
The world of competitive Natural Bodybuilding

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#072 Hayley Brackley - Coaching, Training & Leadership Development Mar 29, 2021

Hayley is a Professional Coach in the area of personal development and leadership.
Hayley often heard the phrase "Great minds think alike" and found herself frustrated, knowing that a different way of thinking didn't make a mind less great. From here came Hayley's mantra, "Great Minds Don't Always Think Alike", and she has used this to underpin all of her people development work since.
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#071 Brigade-2-Brigade with Charlie Thompson Mar 24, 2021

Charlie Thompson is a former soldier & now operational Firefighter from Greater Manchester in the UK. He is aiming to set a Guinness World Record with the goal Furthest Distance in Full Fire Kit including Fire Boots whilst carrying 22kgs of Breathing Apparatus within 24hrs.
This challenge is also in respect and loving memory of a very close family friend Henry Jennings who sadly passed away on New Years Day 2021.
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#044 Kev Ruane - The International Firefighter Dec 01, 2020

Kev Ruane has one of the most internationally far-reaching careers in the fire service I have ever heard of.
I had the pleasure of becoming friends with Kev a few years ago as part of his work with the British Firefighter Challenge team.
Fitness is just one of Kev's passions and today we discuss his competitive passions, his work transporting fire service vehicles and equipment to war-torn countries and his work as an international liaison in so many aspects of fire service life.
For anyone who is unaware of the endless opportunities available in the fire service for someone who is resourceful and passionate then this episode is a real eye-opener.
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