5-Alarm Task Force!
205 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★ - 20 ratingsNews and Issues For Today's First Responders. We provide some of the top mentors, leaders and members of the Fire Service from the U.S. and Canada.
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Capt. Andy Starnes - The Thermal Imaging Camera
November 27, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBThermal imaging cameras are not new. They've been around for over a decade. However, in that time, the technology has changed and evolved, drastically! As has their uses! Capt. Andy Starnes is known both nationally and internationally, as one of the best instructors on TIC's. In this podcast, Andy will take you from your due diligence as you either prepare to purchase these important tools, through the many uses for the TIC's today. Remember, today's TIC is no longer just for ...
Back Pain in the Fire Service: How to Avoid It & Care for It
November 06, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBIt's happened to almost everyone of us. Pulling a hose, "throwing" a ladder...suddenly, you feel that twinge! It's your back! Most of the time, it's a simple "twist." But it could be much more than that. Our guest, Aaron Zamzow is not only a firefighter, but a personal trainer. He specializes in helping firefighters and EMS personnel get their backs in "fit-for-duty" condition. While there are no guarantees that we still will not suffer some sort of a back injury on the fireground, Aaron ...
Healthcare Reform or Insurance Reform - Which One Will Really Help?
October 29, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBAs first responders, we're used to tending to our patients, bring them to an ER/Trauma Center and head back to await the next call. We rarely, if at all, think about the finances of our actions or those that the patient will face from the facility care.Today's politics have recently been dominated by attempts to repeal one insurance program and find an adequate replacement for it; without much success as of yet. Our guest, Chief Gary Ludwig, who has 40 years experience in both EMS and Fire S...
The Fire Service: The Passion & the Service
October 23, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBIf you're a firefighter and you are a regular user of major social media sites, then you are probably familiar with our guest, Capt. John Dixon, aka "Instructor John Dixon." (@InstructorJohnDixon on Twitter) Capt. Dixon started as a volunteer as a teen. Subsequently, he joined the Marines and proudly served our country. While there, he learned numerous core values, such as honor, discipline, pride, etc. that are also key elements of every successful fire department, be it career, volunteer o...
Behavioral Health & Suicide Prevention in Fire/EMS
October 16, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBListen, everybody has bad days. But few experience a "bad day" as we in emergency services can. Career or volunteer, there's trauma, loss, disrupted sleep patterns and much more. How are we supposed to handle this? Our guest for this episode is Jeff Dill, a former firefighter, who saw a void for those members of the fire/EMS services, who were having difficulties dealing with the sadness and tragedy we see so often. To fill that void, Jeff established the FBHA, the Firefighter Behavioral Hea...