The Firefighters Podcast
1) #393 Growing Leaders, Building Trust & shaping culture with Mark Baxter CFO Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue
If you’ve followed this show for a while, you’ll know how much of a personal interest I have in leadership. And part of the reason for that is because, like many of you, I carry a fear with me: the fe...Show More
2) #392 SOUTH COAST FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE 2025 DEBRIEF
The second instalment in our Challenge debrief series. Last time, we kicked things off with the Welsh Firefighter Challenge, Today we’re keeping that momentum going as we head south to shine a light o...Show More
3) #391 WELSH FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE 2025 DEBRIEF
If you’ve been with us over the past couple of years, you’ll know we’ve done firefighter challenge debriefs before and the feedback has always been "do more of these"…so here we are, kicking off the f...Show More
4) FIREFIGHTER FOUNDATIONS: FLOWPATHS
This episode of the Firefighter Podcast dives into the critical concept of flow paths—the routes that heat, smoke, and fire gases take through a structure, driven by pressure differences, wind, and fi...Show More
5) #390 Beyond the Job: John Kelly on Holistic Health & Outliving the Fire Service
John Kelly is a former professional MMA fighter and Miami-Dade County firefighter who has become a holistic health coach. With over twenty years of experience in fitness, performance, and recovery, Jo...Show More
6) FIREFIGHTER FOUNDATIONS: Basic Chemistry for Firefighting - The Reactions that Feed Fire
The Firefighting Foundations mini-series is a focused collection of episodes designed to lay down the essential building blocks of our craft. It’s not a complete manual, and it doesn’t claim to be — i...Show More
7) #389 Evolution of INCIDENT COMMAND in the UK Fire Service with Kevin Arbuthnot
In this episode, Kevin Arbuthnot and I take a deep dive into how Incident Command has evolved in the UK not just in policy, but in culture, mindset, and leadership. We explore pivotal incidents that c...Show More
8) FIREFIGHTER FOUNDATIONS: The Foundations of Scientific Thinking for Firefighters
The Firefighting Foundations mini-series is a focused collection of episodes designed to lay down the essential building blocks of our craft. It’s not a complete manual, and it doesn’t claim to be — i...Show More
9) #389 Tactical Firefighting, Macedonia, Evolution & National best practice with Dave Berry - part 1 of 2
Today’s guest is someone whose name carries serious weight in the UK for tactical firefighting that's Dave Berry, Tactical Firefighting Training Lead at Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service. With...Show More
10) #388 Forensic Leadership & The Traces we leave behind with Paul Kinkaid
“Every contact leaves a trace.” That’s not just a principle from forensic science, it’s a profound truth about leadership, about life, and about the influence we carry every day, often without realiz...Show More