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Fire Rescue Wellness

Welcome to the Fire Rescue Wellness Podcast! My name is Annette Zapp (or AZ), and I"m a Retired Career Firefighter and Ph.D. Student on a mission to ensure that every firefighter feels physically, mentally, and emotionally supported in their work. Join my guests and me as we have the critical conversations that help firefighters stay healthy and well.

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Episode 147 Spotlight: Dr. Creatine with Dr. Scott...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2025/01/31

Today's Spotlight features the one and only Dr. Creatine, Scott Forbes, Ph.D. Scott riffs on the value of creatine in the brain and how it might help firefighters function better when sleep-deprived.*****Register for 7-Minute Science herePurchase FRW Swag hereGet on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in FireFollow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials...IG | LinkedIn | TwitterAffiliate LinksCheck out my Fringe Affiliate LinkCheck out my TryCreate Affiliate Link (20% off your order)!Check out...

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Episode 146: Rescue1CBD with Jon Vought

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2025/01/28

Get registered for the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit! Now with 8.5 Cat A BOC CEUs (for our athletic trainers)Jon Vought is a firefighter/paramedic in South Florida who’s been on the job since 2009 and currently holds the rank of Captain. He’s a second-generation firefighter, plays the bagpipes for his fire department, and runs his department’s cadet youth group. In 2020, Jon started Rescue 1 CBD with the mission of bringing the benefits of the hemp plant to firefighters without th...

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Episode 145 Spotlight: An (Old) Bull in a China Shop...

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2025/01/24

Dr. Katie Dabrowski is a co-owner of Old Bull Athletics in Florida, and she and her business partner, Frankie, have turned physical therapy care upside down. In today's Spotlight, Katie talks about getting patients better by challenging them with appropriately dosed strength and conditioning.*****Register for 7-Minute Science herePurchase FRW Swag hereGet on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in FireFollow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials...IG | LinkedIn | TwitterAffiliate LinksCheck ou...

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29:57

Episode 144: Planning for "Those Nights" with Annette...

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2025/01/21

Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit7-Minute ScienceWe all have "those nights" at the firehouse, but are they a chronic problem or an acute challenge? Our best practice approach to both situations involves forethought and planning because our brains will almost surely let us fail without a safety net for success.So what, now what?!?Self-awareness is a superpower. Surviving sleep deprivation either unscathed or lightly impacted involves planning ahead. What can you do TODAY to soften and ...

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Episode 143 Spotlight: Managing Airways and Emotions...

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2025/01/17

Wendy Lund is the CEO of Wellth Management and teaches mindfulness to first responders. In today's Spotlight episode she reminds us that teaching first responder emotional management is every bit as important as teaching advanced airways.Check out the full episode here.*****Register for 7-Minute Science herePurchase FRW Swag hereGet on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in FireFollow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials...IG | LinkedIn | TwitterAffiliate LinksCheck out my Fringe Affiliate L...

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50:31

Episode 142: Embedding Behavioral Health with Sarah...

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2025/01/14

Register for the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit! Today's guest, Sarah Parks, will be attending, and you can hang out with her in person!I meet the most incredible people while attending conferences! At this year's Science to the Station, I met Andy Anich, a guest, and Sarah Parks, today's guest. Sarah is the embedded Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, and you'll hear some ways that your department could utilize a behavioral health professional!S...

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Episode 141 Spotlight: Blowing up Barriers with Luke...

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2025/01/10

Welcome to the FRW Spotlight, where we revisit gems from previous episodes in 10 minutes or less. Today, my friend BC Luke Peterson talks about how he manages the wellness needs of a department under 100 members.Luke Peterson is a friend, battalion chief, and director of the wellness program at my former department. In today's spotlight, Luke shared some wins accumulated during our 20-years of service together.Check out the full episodeCheck out Luke's business, Firefighterstraps.comRegister ...

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Episode 140: Leading the OKCFD with Chief Richard Kelley

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2025/01/07

Register for the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit!You've previously heard from OKC FD's Chris Fields (ret), Athletic Trainer Damon Glass, and Major Cort Smith from the Training Academy. Today, you'll hear from Chief Kelley. Please share the episode and leave us a rating and review!Richard A. Kelley joined the Oklahoma City Fire Department in 1991 and was appointed Fire Chief in September 2017. He promoted through the ranks in suppression and also held the positions Special Operations...

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8:53

Episode 139 Spotlight: Wherein Megs Rants on Energy...

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2025/01/03

Welcome to the FRW Spotlight, where we revisit gems from previous episodes in 10 minutes or less. Today, Megan Lautz hops on her favorite soapbox: Energy Drinks.Check out the full episode Follow Megan on IGRegister for the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit (5.9.25 in OKC)*****Register for 7-Minute Science herePurchase FRW Swag hereGet on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in FireFollow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials...IG | LinkedIn | TwitterAffiliate LinksCheck out my Fringe A...

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43:46

Episode 138: Not All Heroes Wear Turnouts with Lex...

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2024/12/31

As always, my New Year episode features someone who supports and inspires me and is unrelated to the fire service. Lex Lancaster and I have been working together since 2018, when she designed my original logo and website and started working behind the scenes supporting my business. I'll let her introduce herself below!It’s so nice to meet you, I’m Lex!I’ve created my dream career by marrying my passions in life. I’m a physical therapist turned digital entrepreneur, and I’m living my best life...

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Episode 137: There are No Basics with Major Cort Smith

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2024/12/24

I had the pleasure of meeting Cort Smith at the OKC Fire Training Academy when I stopped in one day to speak with Damon Glass. Cort is one-of-a-kind, and I'll never forget his statement about research: "If there's a better way to do something, I want to hear about it!" Did Cort and I become best friend nerds at that exact moment? I think so!Cort Smith holds the rank of Major at the OKC Fire Department and is currently assigned to the Fire Training Division. Smith has been with OKC Fire ...

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49:35

Episode 136: Scalable Athletic Training for Fire with...

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2024/12/17

Register here for the OSU-OKC Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit. Do not wait!Damon Glass and I have been social media friends for a few years but haven't met in person until recently. As luck would have it, Damon set up a meeting with my advisor, Jay Dawes to talk shop. During the meeting, one of them brought me up, but Damon didn't know I had moved to OK! Surprise! Now we're besties! Good luck to Damon.In today's chat, we discussed his position at OKC, his approach to the academy set...

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64:36

Episode 135: Mental Performance with Jenna Weinstein,...

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2024/12/10

I met Jenna Weinstein in at the Society for Sport Neuroscience conference in 2021 (I think) whilst having a wardrobe malfunction being mitigated by previous podcast guest Katie Dabrowski. How's that for 2 degrees of Kevin Bacon???On today's episode, we had a killer conversation about mental performance and resilience and the factors that play into those skills.Jenna is originally from Brooklyn, NY and now lives in Savannah, GA.A lifelong athlete, Jenna has competed in soccer, collegiate rugby...

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54:13

Episode 134: Physical Therapy for Fire, with Ali...

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2024/12/03

The good vibes are palpable when Ali and Andy talk about sports physical therapy and helping firefighters feel their very best. You're going to love this conversation. Alison Heartman, PT, DPT, CSCS, is a Sacramento-based physical therapist, strength coach, and health and wellness coordinator for the fire rescue community in the greater Bay Area of California. She currently works in-house for Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, helping them develop and expand their health and wellne...

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Episode 133: Just for the Health of it..., with...

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2024/11/26

Vanessa Frost-Piedrahita drove six hours to teach my motor control and learning class at Oklahoma State University a couple of weeks back, so it was only proper that we do an in-person podcast while standing around my kitchen island.You can grab Vanessa's bio at her previous episode, linked here: Previous VFP EpisodeSo what, now what?!?Health can equal performance!Email Vanessa: vfrost@pflugervillefire.orgJenna Yentes Episode*****Register for 7-Minute Science herePurchase FRW Swag hereGet on ...

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Episode 132: Firefighter Biomechanics Research with...

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2024/11/19

Jenna Yentes is an incredibly kind and fun nerd with whom to share grocery store beers! In this week's episode, hear about our outing to the grocery store bar in College Station, Texas. We also talk about science, of course!Dr. Jenna Yentes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management at Texas A&M University. She is a human movement scientist with a focus on locomotion and posture. Recently, Dr. Yentes has begun investigating the performance effects of...

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62:13

Episode 131: Sleep Science Zzzz with Joel Billings,...

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2024/11/12

Announcement: If you want to get on the reminder list for the Women's Tactical Summit registration, click here.Joel and I talked about one of my favorite topics (sleep) and he has some tremendous insight into FD shift schedules, alerting systems and organizational impacts on sleep.Joel M. Billings, PhD is an assistant professor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He is the Program Chair for the undergraduate degree program in Emergency Services and teaches courses in fire and emergency s...

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45:34

Episode 130: First Responder Counseling with Cindy...

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2024/11/04

Cindy McKnight is an incredible human and great supporter of the fire service! Make sure to listen all the way to the end for an wonderful piece of advice regarding compassion fatigue. (After the music outro...)Cindy McKnight is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), currently licensed in 4 states. She received her Master of Science in Human Services/Community Counseling, her Bachelor of Arts in Behavior Sciences and her Associate’s in Huma...

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Episode 129: Firefighter Research with Dr. Bob Lockie

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2024/10/29

Sign up to hear Drs. Lockie and Dawes speak at the ISSN Virtual Tactical SummitDr. Bob Lockie does great tactical research, is a great friend, and his sock game is unparalleled. Dr. Robert Lockie is an Associate Professor of Strength and Conditioning at California State University Fullerton and has been a sports and tactical researcher for over 20 years. He has conducted numerous research projects with law enforcement, fire, military, and sports organizations. Dr. Lockie has autho...

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Episode 128: Mobility Training with Annette Zapp, CSCS*D

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2024/10/22

Before you listen, download the PDF!Last week, Andy Scott spoke about mobility training, and one of my listeners requested more information. Thanks for another great question, Paul. You can hear more of Paul's questions on this previous episode. So what, now what?!?We can't prevent injuries, but we might be able to decrease their likelihood if the joints that should move, move well and the joints that should be stable remain so! Listen to Dr. Jen's episodeFollow Dr. Jen on IGFollow Dr. Jamie ...

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