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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

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#229 British Army veteran Tim Rushmere

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2023/04/29

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.Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon CrewA big thanks to our partners for supporting this episode.GORE-TEX Professional ClothingHAIX Footwear Support the ongoing work of the podcast by clicking HEREPlease subscribe to the podcast on YoutubeEnter our monthly giveaways on

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#228 Firefighter Tricky Ricky

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2023/04/23

Richard Hill AKA Tricky Ricky is a Firefighter, CrossFit competitor & Gym Owner & former Intelligence officer.Connect with Ricky on Instagram HERE Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon CrewA big thanks to our partners for supporting this episode.GORE-TEX Professional ClothingHAIX FootwearSupport the ongoing work of the podcast by clicking HEREPlease subscribe to the podcast on YoutubeEnter our monthly giveaways on the following

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72:49

#227 The Perfect Gain Entry tool for First Responders...

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2023/04/20

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. find out more by THE WILLIAMS KEY HEREPlease support the podcast and

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96:24

#226 Matt Chan talking CrossFit, Firefighting & how...

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2023/04/15

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.Connect with Matt through his company Train For The Winor find him on Instagram HEREMatt also offers a Seven day free trial - use link below https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/brand/trainftw?attrib=2123-web Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon CrewA big thanks

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61:22

#225 An insight into the role of a CFO with Roger...

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2023/04/08

Roger Thomas is the Chief Fire Officer at Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service. Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon CrewA big thanks to our partners for supporting this episode.GORE-TEX Professional ClothingHAIX FootwearFitness For the Frontline is coaching designed specifically to reflect the physical elements of the role of a Firefighter for those applying for, currently serving in or retired from the fire service.Designed by Firefighters for

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80:54

#224 Stefan Svensson

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2023/04/01

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

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61:51

#223 An answer to Electric vehicle fires with Neil...

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2023/03/26

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

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76:07

#222 Fire Department Humor with Tyrone Hurst

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2023/03/22

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.Find Tyrone's Instagram HEREPlease support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon CrewA big thanks to our partners for supporting this episode.GORE-TEX Professional ClothingHAIX FootwearFitness For the Frontline is coaching designed

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#221 The solution to Decontaminating Firefighter PPE...

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2023/03/18

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 carcinogenicFirefighters’ 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

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73:59

#220 The Comeback with Firefighter Zac Blackledge

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2023/03/12

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.Useful links mentioned in todays episode below:Zac's personal InstagramThe Daily Stoic HYROXPlease support the podcast and its

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#219 Balmoral Bar incident Debrief Edinburgh 2009

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2023/03/09

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,

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#218 Service, mindset, resilience & leadership with...

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2023/03/09

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 FoxChris was deployed on operations to Sierra Leone, Northern Ireland, Oman, Iraq and Afghanistan, before leaving the military in 2015. Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon CrewA big thanks to our partners

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#217 UKISAR deployment to the Turkey Earthquake

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2023/03/05

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

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#216 FAIR PAY, FIRE STRIKE's & Firefighter Safety...

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2023/02/28

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

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126:46

Hillary Recruit 4 SAS Who Dares Wins

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2023/02/26

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 4In 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

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Anne Recruit 19 SAS Who Dares Wins

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2023/02/26

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

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100:47

Charlotte Fisher Recuit 20 SAS Who Dares Wins

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2023/02/26

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 20In 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

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54:45

#215 The Truth about lithium-ion batteries and the...

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2023/02/25

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

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Scott Recruit 15 SAS Who Dares Wins

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2023/02/23

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 15In 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

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Faye Recruit 7 SAS Who Dares Wins

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2023/02/23

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 7In 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

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