Firefighter Podcast

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...

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. 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 impr...

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 mind...

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 ca...

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 Listen to every episode & Debrief ever made, get full access to discounts, insider info & support the ongoing work of t...

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. 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 impr...

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 c...

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. 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 impr...

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...

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 Please support the work of WFS by visiting them HERE A big thanks to our partners for s...

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. Please support the work of WFS by visiting them HERE A...

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 o...

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 A big thanks to our partners for supporting this episode. William Wood Watches HAIX Footwear Rosenbauer Duty Crew Coffee Please subscribe to the podcast on Youtube Enter our monthly giveaways on the following platforms Facebook Instagram Get notified of...

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 Missionarie...

Find out more about UK Firefighter Challenge competitions by visiting any of the below Cheshire Firefighter Challenge Welsh Firefighter Challenge British Firefighter Challenge See action from the 2021 BFC event HERE A big thanks to our partners for supporting this episode. William Wood Watches HAIX Footwear Rosenbauer Duty Crew Coffee Please subscribe to the podcast on Youtube Enter our monthly gi...

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 & Deve...

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...

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 Mar...

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...

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. A big thanks to our partners...

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 a...

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. If you haven't yet registered then do so by jumping over to the website HERE A big thanks...

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 s...

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 an...

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