On this episode of Frontline Findings, Massachusetts dermatologist Dr. Christine Kannler sits down with host Rachel Bozek for a frank conversation about the importance of cancer awareness and prevention for firefighters. Learn about the Firefighter Cancer Support Network and the difference connecting with them can make for your department.

Hosts Stephanie White and Chris Scott kick off their new podcast, The Quick Knock, with blunt, real-world takes on where the fire service is headed, along with stories of bizarre fire calls. They argue that the culture and training pendulum is swinging back from the extreme, internet-driven fads of the mid-2010s toward practical fundamentals, and call out toxic gatekeeping. White and Scott also discuss staffing realities that change tactics and the self-policing nature of quality education.

How do GLP-1 medications affect first responders? In this episode of Fueling Fire, host Megan Lautz talks with registered dietitian Michelle Bugbee about the pros and cons of GLP-1s for firefighters. While these medications can support weight loss and metabolic health, GLP-1s can also bring challenges like nausea, constipation, low appetite, dehydration, and muscle loss. For firefighters, those side effects can be harder to manage during long shifts, intense training, and emergency calls. This episode covers critical factors for firefighters considering GLP-1s to keep in mind.

In this episode of APS Radio, host Jim Burneka interviews Kenny Schroeder about his healing journey and mental health resources for first responders. They discuss Schroeder's extensive experience with various therapeutic approaches including neurofeedback, stellate ganglion block (SGB) procedures, EMDR therapy, equine therapy, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). He shares his transformative experience with the Save a Warrior program, and details other resources like the First Responders Bridge, Project Sanctuary, and Mighty Oaks conference. They also have a candid conversation about hypervigilance, sleep struggles, faith-based care, couple and family supports, and the practical sequence that helped him move from suicidal crisis to sustained purpose.

In this episode of We Can’t Believe They Gave Us a Show, hosts Jim Burneka and Nick Magoteaux welcome retired fire service veterans Tim Houweling and Angela Graham-Houweling. They discuss their background with PTSD and their discovery of psychedelics that have helped them with their struggles. They also unpack the work behind their nonprofit, The Siren Project, a six-day retreat designed exclusively for first responders. 

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In this moving episode of The C.A.N. Report, host Mike Goldstein sits down with Maggie Atkins, a volunteer firefighter from Washington, New Hampshire. Atkins details the many health challenges she has faced over the years. She also shares how her tight-knit family and community of firefighters have rallied around her, launching a GoFundMe campaign in her name to help cover her ever-growing medical expenses. While she urgently awaits a living kidney donor, she shares her passion for mental health and for being a first responder. 

In this episode of Multiple Calls, Scott Hewlett sits down with Ziad Hameed to trace a harrowing and inspiring life journey. Originally from Baghdad, Iraq, Hameed brings resilience, perspective, and a deep sense of purpose to his profession. He discusses growing up in Baghdad during war, six-day military training as a teenage volunteer, surviving Apache strikes and the Highway of Death, UN resettlement, and the long path to Canada to reunite his family. This honest discussion covers trauma and resilience, a cross-cultural perspective in the fire service, and why teaching the next generation matters.

On this episode of Mental Health Monthly, hosts Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle sit down with Captain Rich Stack of the Chicago (IL) Fire Department to talk practical leadership and mental wellness on the job. They cover peer support, debriefing after critical incidents, sustaining programs beyond the news cycle, and the stigma that keeps people from asking for help. Stack names the protective factors that carry him: family, faith, mentors and his crew, plus small, concrete practices. The three also share advice for firefighters, leaders, and officers who want usable tools to build resilience and keep crews healthy.

In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, host Chris Marella sits down with behavioral health clinician Beth Flaherty to explore how ADHD impacts members of the fire service. Flaherty, who authored "ADHD: A Fire Service Handicap or Superpower?" for Firefighter Nation, is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist in Virginia and Maryland. She is the clinical director of the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters Peer Support Team as well as Prince George’s County (MD) Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics, Local 1619. 

Flaherty brings a highly valuable, rare dual perspective as both an expert clinician and someone who's diagnosed with ADHD. She reframes neurodivergence, mapping it out as a broad spectrum that naturally draws high-energy individuals to unpredictable emergency response work. Flaherty and Marella also tackle day-to-day challenges like time blindness and the inherent friction that occurs when independent minds meet rigid department protocols. They give insight on helping department leadership leverage these mental frameworks as superpowers rather than treating them as disciplinary hurdles.

In this episode of Frontline Findings, Rachel Bozek welcomes guest Cassidi Dye, a licensed master level psychologist and first responder therapist, to explore ADHD in the firefighting community. They discuss ADHD symptoms, the importance of getting a professional diagnosis and the consequences of living with untreated ADHD. The discussion emphasizes the importance of creating systems and routines for people with ADHD to successfully manage daily tasks without burning out.