This episode we welcome Ed Rogers to the show

16 years deep into his fire service career Ed has worked in some incredible teams and lead the change of culture in the environments he has been placed in for the better.

Ed shares some of his thoughts that lead his actions when growing a culture of Engagement & inclusive Community building in his personal and professional life.

He also shares his experience with sports and how he has utilized and championed the importance of Mental resilience and adopting this approach in many aspects of life avoiding the temptation to adopt that victims mentality.

Our episode did get cut short so we look forward to having Ed back on the show again soon  

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The Firefighters Podcast is super stoked to welcome Nicola to the show to share her story.

From a passionate start to her working life with ambitions to travel the world with our armed forces Nicola then landed in the fire service and has never looked back.

Nicola has also had some great success in her sporting adventures playing at a high level of football and shares her thoughts on team work, fitness and personal accountability.

Nicola also shares her experiences supporting other woman in the fire service and also some of the work she has done supporting LGBTQ community as both a strong & visible advocate for it and someone who has personally benefited from the support of this fantastic community of people. Nicolas fund raising work and awareness campaigns have sent a powerful message into the world about the metaphorical weight people carry who have not yet opened up about their sexuality through fear of judgment or acceptance. 

We discuss Nicola's journey as she was coming out as gay to her close friends and family. We also discuss how society views, acknowledges, judges or celebrates gay people and her own experiences with this.

Nicola is a powerhouse of optimism, determination and drive and we here at The Firefighter's Podcast feel reassured and optimistic about the future of our fire service's as Nicola uses all of her passion and resourcefulness to guide new recruits in her current role as an instructor within the UK fire service.     

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In this episode we discuss how John & the Team at the British firefighter challenge came up with the idea for this UK wide completion the attracts firefighters from all over the world to come and test their fitness and be crowned the fittest firefighter.

John also talks to us about his own fitness journey and shares tips on how others can progress their own physical fitness no matter their resources.

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In this episode we welcome Firefighter, Athlete, Trainer, Father & ex-military BEAST John MacDonald to the show.

John shares his philosophies on always hunting down new challenges and how he has demonstrated this is his life.

From his many competitive ventures and victories in fitness he shares training and fat loss tips & how he has balanced this with other priorities in his life including his family.

We discuss personal discipline and the role this plays in each of our lives. We explore peoples different learning styles and John shares experiences and methods that have worked for him in his role of Breathing Apparatus Instructor. 

This first episode with John has so many great moments and we look forward to having him back on the show in the future.

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The Firefighters Podcast is one of the most unique, innovative, and inspirational podcast productions globally that enables heroes within our emergency services & local communities to inspire others with their stories of how they have overcome tremendous challenges and adversity and the approaches and mindsets that enabled them to do so. 

The podcast identifies heroes amongst us, acknowledging how they have tested their internal fortitude and resilience through open and frank dialogue. We want the podcast to appeal to and inspire the hero that resides in us all within an environment of self-reflection; relating the story to their own journey or future. 

The emergency services sector acts with an undeniable magnetic pull for all those with shared common values and who stand for moral goodness and in my career as a professional firefighter in the UKFRS, I have benefitted greatly from the guidance and lessons in life taken from the numerous inspirational people and their stories. 

I started the firefighter’s podcast in 2020 as a natural extension of my professional and emotional commitment to the FRS.

I want to encourage curiosity and bold action in our emergency services. To help people Grow an appetite for big hairy audacious goals and spread optimism, inspiration, and a continued admiration and respect of those individuals who have chosen the path of a front line emergency responder.

The work of the podcast should stimulate a culture of learning where status and power are relative to contributions. Each conversation and episode exists in an environment that stimulates creativity and innovation built on trust and mutual professional respect.

Our mission is to deliver a meaningful series of podcasts presented by myself and operational UK firefighter Pete Wakefield. 

This podcast pulls back the curtain and showcases inspiring guests (past and present) who live and work among us every day either hidden in plain sight, as part of the firefighting family, or from other critical emergency services in both the UK and across the world. 

 The Firefighters Podcast is available on Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, or wherever you listen to podcasts 

 I believe that we all have a shared desire to cheer and show our admiration for the people of the world who choose the hero’s path and this is the purpose of the podcast. 

"The emergency services have a voice and that voice is The Firefighters Podcast"

Thank you for listening & please join us in celebrating the heroes of our emergency services & our wider communities. 

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