The Firefighters Podcast

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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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#297 Highs and Lows of Forces Life from the Longest Serving Female RAF Chinook Force Crewmember with Liz McConaghy

Apr 21 2024 92 mins  
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 femal

#296 Are all Firefighters Bullies - A Conversation on Workplace Culture with Dr Jason Price

Apr 14 2024 97 mins  
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 servi

#295 How a routine Firefighter Health screening discovered my Brain Tumour with Carla Morrison

Apr 10 2024 49 mins  
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 firef

#294 The Firefighting Gladiator with Bronte Jones

Apr 07 2024 73 mins  
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

#293 Why a Lack of Sleep is Killing our First Responders with Dan Evison

Mar 31 2024 111 mins  
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 thre

#292 Eduardo Martins & Brazilian Fire Service at Toughest Firefighter Alive SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE 2024

Mar 28 2024 24 mins  
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.connect with Martins H

#291 Jared Johnson 9 x Firefighter Challenge World Champion at Toughest Firefighter Alive SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE 2024

Mar 26 2024 23 mins  
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.You can find more

#290 Science Backed Data driven firefighting with Chief Fire Officer Dan Stephens

Mar 24 2024 111 mins  
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 R

#289 Team UK & British Firefighter Challenge organisers John Gregory & Mickey Joseph at Toughest Firefighter Alive SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE 2024

Mar 16 2024 67 mins  
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 o

#288 Team Canada Toughest Firefighter Alive SAUDI ARAMCO CHALLENGE 2024

Mar 15 2024 30 mins  
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.We only feature the late