In this very special podcast, join newly-minted firefighter and recent graduate of the Clayton County (GA) Firefighter/Emergency Medical Services Apprenticeship Academy, JaNaya McGirt. She will share her inspiring journey in this special high school recruiting program with our host, retired fire chief Randy Bruegman.

In this episode we welcome Landry Merkison, Chief Resilience Officer and Director of Fire and Emergency Services for Clayton County Georgia. He and host, Chief Randy Bruegman (ret.) will discuss a truly unique and wonderfully successful emergency services recruiting program for high school students: The Firefighter/Emergency Medical Services Apprenticeship Academy. 

Part 2 of 2: Senior Scientist Sara Jahnke, PhD. of the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research at the National Development & Research Institutes - USA discusses health and wellness issues confronting women in the fire service.

Part 1 of 2: Senior Scientist Sara Jahnke, PhD. of the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research at the National Development & Research Institutes - USA discusses health and wellness issues confronting women in the fire service.

Part 2 of 2: Join Kristen Willeumier, PhD as she shares her expertise on brain and body health and how environmental factors affect the wellness of first responders. She will provide practical solutions for helping first responders remain healthy throughout their career and into retirement.

Part 1 of 2: Join Kristen Willeumier, PhD as she shares her expertise on brain and body health and how environmental factors affect the wellness of first responders. She will provide practical solutions for helping first responders remain healthy throughout their career and into retirement.

Dr. Willeumier is a neuroscientist with an expertise in neuroimaging and psychiatric disorders. She received MS degrees in Physiological science and Neurobiology and a PhD degree in Neurobiology from UCLA. She is also the author of Biohack Your Brain: How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance.

Part 2 of 2: Join Ben May, a recently retired Director of Global Corporate Alliances for the Walt Disney Company and current Board Director for the Center for Public Safety Excellence as he shares how aspects of the Disney culture can be harnessed to improve fire and EMS agencies worldwide.

Part 1 of 2: Join Ben May, a recently retired Director of Global Corporate Alliances for the Walt Disney Company and current Board Director for the Center for Public Safety Excellence as he shares how aspects of the culture at Disney can be directly applied to fire departments worldwide.

Chief Micheal Despain (ret.) of the Lincoln, Nebraska Fire Department talks with host Chief Randy Bruegman (ret.) about the value of evaluating a fire department's performance from the customer's perspective.

In our third episode, Deputy Chief Joe Powers of the Charlottesville (VA) Fire Department chats with host Chief Randy Bruegman about creating a truly world class Community Risk Reduction Program that can change a community and a fire department's culture toward risk reduction.