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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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All Episodes

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FDIC Preview with Megs, VFP and AZ

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/03/31

Register for the Women's Tactical Summit! Megan Lautz, Vanessa Frost-Piedrahita and I will be presenting Firefighter Strong: Fuel, Sleep and Train for the Long Haul at FDIC on 4.21. In today's episode, hear about the interplay between nutrition, sleep/recovery and training for health and performance and if you want to hear more, come see us in Indy! ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescu...

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7:49

Episode 225 Spotlight: Eccentric Training with Dr....

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/03/24

Dr. Krentz and friends are fans of ETFE (emphasizing the f-ing eccentric), and today you'll hear about the science behind eccentric training and why firefighters should consider exploring it. Catch the original episode here and please give us a review and a 5-Star rating! ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials... IG | LinkedIn | Twitter Discount Code: FRW20 at Fluid Nu...

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43:45

Episode 224: Academy and Training Updates with...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/03/17

Register for the WTHPS Catch Mike's previous episode here Mike Pericht is a certified strength and conditioning coach and TSAC-F, former professional athlete and currently serves as a newly promoted lieutenant at a fire agency in Illinois. He is Morgan's husband and the dad of three busy kids (and 2 dogs). Follow on IG **Announcement: After the Spotlight 225 episode, the podcast will transition to a once-per-month release. Please contact me if you have topic suggestions. info@fire...

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8:44

Episode 223 Spotlight: Lifestyle Change with Lt Joe...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/03/10

Lt Joe Lissman was one of my favorite co-workers when I was still on the job. We worked together as medics, officers and finally briefly in our maintenance shop. Hear the original episode here. ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials... IG | LinkedIn | Twitter Discount Code: FRW20 at Fluid Nutrition Affiliate Links Check out my Fringe Affiliate Link Check out ...

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60:12

Episode 222: IAFF Female Health and Safety Committee...

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2026/03/03

Attend the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit 5.29.26 Click here for the guest bios The IAFF recently formed a new committee, the Female Firefighters' Health and Safety Committee, and today you'll get to hear from three proud members: Oklahoma City Firefighter Tessie Taleu, San Jose Firefighter Corey Condren, and North Carolina firefighter Laura Leigh Bransford. We chatted about gear fit, recruitment and retention, female-specific cancer concerns, research and health and safety topics ...

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6:02

Episode 221 Spotlight: Decoding Diet Culture with...

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2026/02/24

Christina Montalvo is a Chicago-area business coach and a dear friend. In this episode of the FRW podcast, she unpacks diet culture and how it may show up in firehouse conversations. Check out the original episode here and please give the podcast a 5-Star rating and review. ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials... IG | LinkedIn | Twitter Discount Code: FRW20 at Fluid...

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32:32

Episode 220: Running on Empty: The Hidden Cost of...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/02/17

Sometimes (gasp) I make a mistake in a podcast episode. Please forgive me! Toward the end, when I'm talking about my research, I state 40 ml of fluid. That should be 40 OUNCES of fluid. Oops! Register for the WTHPS here! The summit is approved for 7.0 BOC CAT A CEUs and 7.0 Oklahoma CLEET CEUs. NSCA CEUs are pending. Today in the podcast, I riffed on fatigue. To be fair, firefighting is tiring work, and the ability to persevere when fatigued is important. But intentionally flirting with or ch...

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4:14

Episode 219 Spotlight: Coordinating Wellness with...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/02/10

In this Spotlight episode, you'll hear about how Brandon Dreiman helped manage wellness in the Indianapolis Fire Department. In the full episode, available here, you can follow Brandon's journey from rock bottom to being a wealth of resources for his co-workers. ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials... IG | LinkedIn | Twitter Discount Code: FRW20 at Fluid Nutrition ...

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51:01

Episode 218: Researching the Volunteer Fire Service...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/02/03

Get registered for the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit! You may not know this, but I’m originally from South Dakota. When I met Allie Barry, who is researching the volunteer fire service in my home state, I knew we needed to connect. Allie Barry, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Health and Human Sciences at South Dakota State University where she teaches in the exercise science program. Her research focuses on improving cardiorespiratory fitness through increase...

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8:58

Episode 217 Spotlight: Pizza and Parking- The Small...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/01/27

Casey Kramer -> Jim Davis -> Rob Hartman -> Johannah Zabal, and all the way back to Casey Kramer. It's the circle of life in tactical. You can hear about how this circle relates to parking, coffee, and anxiety in the full episode here: https://www.firerescuewellness.org/podcast/episode-50-sky-high-anxiety-parking-and-coffee-with-annette-zapp-cscsd ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescue...

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45:08

Episode 216: Firefighter Challenge Competition and...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/01/20

Register for the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit! In October, the Firefighter Challenge National Championship was hosted in Oklahoma City by OSU-OKC. I took advantage of home turf and scheduled an in-person podcast recording with two incredible firefighters, and then, unfortunately, got sick and had to reschedule. Hear what they have to say about competing and training in today's FRW Podcast episode. Sarah McGill Sarah McGill has been a Lexington firefighter for 12 years and a param...

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8:10

Episode 215 Spotlight: Field Research and Programming...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/01/13

Dr. Jagim and Joel Luedke, ATC are doing great work together in Wisconsin. Hear about some of their research as well as their interventions in this week's Spotlight. The full original episode may be found here: https://www.firerescuewellness.org/podcast/episode-49-firefighter-research-with-andrew-jagim-phd-and-joel-luedke-atc ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials... IG...

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50:14

Episode 214: Conquering the New Year with Cindy...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2026/01/06

Register now for the WTHPS Hear Cindy's previous episode So what, now what?!? New Year, same you? Amazing. Setting an intention for your life is step one to making sure that 2026 is off to an incredible start! Connect with Cindy and Living Pono Counseling ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials... IG | LinkedIn | Twitter Discount Code: FRW20 at Fluid Nutrition Affilia...

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8:35

Episode 213 Spotlight: From Baseball to Firefighting...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2025/12/30

Mike had a short career in minor league baseball, then decided he wanted to be a firefighter. Hear about he he helps manage the health and wellness program at his department. You can hear the full original episode here: https://www.firerescuewellness.org/podcast/episode-45-medium-sized-department-health-and-wellness-program-management-with-mike-pericht-cscs ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescu...

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64:39

Episode 212: World's Strongest Woman with Sarah...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2025/12/23

Congratulations to Coach Sarah Johnson! She recently won the title of the World's Strongest Woman. Hear about her training, her previous career as a firefighter, moving across the country to train with the best coach in the Strongman business and much more. Check out Sarah's previous episode here! Contact Sarah for Coaching Coach Alec on IG Coach Travis Mash on IG ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fir...

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4:32

Episode 211 Spotlight: Mitigating Risk of Death with AZ

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2025/12/16

This job is tough on us. And honestly, no one is getting out of this life alive, so why even try? I disagree! There are so many ways to mitigate our risk of early death. Hear more in today's spotlight. You can access the full-length original episode here: https://www.firerescuewellness.org/podcast/episode-44-death-and-taxes-with-annette-zapp-cscsd ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescue Wellness...

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56:47

Episode 210: Creating Structure within Chaos with...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2025/12/09

My guy Sebastian specializes in creating order out of chaos for first responders. Check out the great conversation we had a few weeks ago. Sebastian Olave has been in the strength and conditioning industry since 2010. He has worked at various levels including youth and collegiate athletics, private training facilities, Olympic weightlifting, and most recently as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and Exercise Physiologist for the Austin Public Safety Wellness Center. His mission is to em...

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Episode 209 Spotlight: HRV Explained with Dr. Mark Abel

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2025/12/02

Check out this great explanation of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) from Dr. Mark Abel, from the University of Kentucky. You can hear the full original episode here: https://www.firerescuewellness.org/podcast/episode-43-firefighter-research-with-mark-abel-phd ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials... IG | LinkedIn | Twitter Discount Code: FRW20 at Fluid Nutrition Affili...

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50:31

Episode 208: Seattle Fire Part II with Manny Romero,...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2025/11/25

Manny is back, and this time he is speaking about incumbent health and wellness. Check out his recent episode here: Episode 204 So what, now what?!? Finding a proponent and champion at the Chief level is incredibly helpful when instituting new programs such as hydration and nutrition or decon! Hear about the collaboration at Seattle Fire. Registration for the 2026 Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit starts on 12.15.25. Check out the landing page here. ***** Register for 7-Minute Science...

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7:33

Episode 207 Spotlight: Brain Injury Awareness with...

Fire Rescue Wellness ·

2025/11/18

In this week's Spotlight, Dr. Chung speaks about concussion physiology and treatment. Firefighters should be heads up (pun intended) about brain injuries. You can hear the entire original episode here. ***** Register for 7-Minute Science here Purchase FRW Swag here Get on the Waitlist for Building Your Career in Fire Follow Fire Rescue Wellness on the socials... IG | LinkedIn | Twitter Discount Code: FRW20 at Fluid Nutrition Affiliate Links Check out my Fringe Affiliate Link Check ou...

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