The 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 life path.
Our driving purpose is to create a legacy resource for the current and future generations of firefighters & first responders
Latest Episode
#421 Health Span over Life Span: Staying Operational to 60 with Chris Ward of Fit Fire Rescue part 1 (26.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- #420 International Mens Day at South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
- #419 Forging Fire: Building Teams That Last with Dr. Johnny Torgeson
- #418 Why Emotional Intelligence Might Be the Missing Tool in the Fire Service with Chief Fire Officer Darren Dovey KFSM
- #417 The Story of FDNY Firefighter Patrick Brady
- #416 Evolving the Fireground: International Lessons with Mike Stachowicz
- #415 STAY LEFT OF BANG: A Career of International Disaster Response & Rescue with Jim McParland Part 2
- #414 STAY LEFT OF BANG: A Career of International Disaster Response & Rescue with Jim McParland Part 1
- #413 INCIDENT DEBRIEF: The Woolworths fire - Manchester - May 8th 1979
- #412 Recruiting Tomorrow’s Fire Service Leaders with Hannah Vallance, Chartered Occupational Psychologist & Director at VCA Ltd
- #411 National Breathing Apparatus Challenge The Debrief Part 2
- #410 National Breathing Apparatus Challenge 2025: The Debrief - Part 1
- #409 Evolution vs Revolution: The Journey of Tactical Firefighting UK continues Part 2 of 2 with Dave Berry
- #408 ESS LIVE - When Systems Fail: Human Factors and the Weight of Modern Healthcare with Andy Youngson & Simon Nevitt
- #407 The Origin & Evolutions of Firefighter Fitness Tests in the UK with Dr Phil Turner
- #406 Built to Last: The Data Behind Improving Firefighter Health with Dr Daniel Higuera PHD
- #405 The History of the Fire Service
- #404 Fuel What Matters: Performance, Recovery & Supplementation with Dan Peskett, Martin Boyce & Xendurance
- #403 ESS LIVE Confidence, Challenge, and Change: WFS with Siobhan & Ellie
- #402 DEBRIEF: The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
- #401 ESS LIVE: Phil Garrigan & Fin Monahan on Leadership& Culture from the RAF to the Fireground
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