We sit down with our special guest Justin Wilkinson - Acting Training Officer, Hazmat Instructor, former Dispatcher and forever student. We go over listener questions and veer off more than once on many topics!

Today we sit down and chat with Mike Varga, an 18 year veteran of the fire service and Master Chef finalist. Mike takes us through his passion for firefighting as well as cooking. We explore the tie between the two vocations and how they come together at the fire station.

In this special guest episode, we sit down for a chat (over Zoom) with Big White Fire Department's Chief Josh Foster. We dig into how the Work Experience Program functions, duties of a firefighter, and what a Chief may look for in firefighter applicants.

In this very special episode, we catch up with Shawn Albrecht, owner and head coach of Frontline (formerly Ascension) - where he trains numerous first responders. Shawn has been grappling for 24 years and works as a Paramedic full time.

In this special episode, we speak with Roger Takahashi, former Vancouver Canucks conditioning coach with decades of experience. Roger also works with new Firefighter recruits in the field of hydration, breathing techniques, training strategies, VO2 testing, and more. You do not want to miss this one!

Got big gaps in your resume or multiple short stint jobs? Have you been self-employed for the last 10 years? In this episode, we go over some potential red flags that the Firefighter Interview Panel might prod into, and some (what we call) "orange" flags that you'll have to justify on the spot. Get ready!

In this special episode, we have our very first guest - Will Brodie! Will is the team lead for his Fire Department's Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) team. He also sits on the BCPFFA Mental Health Subcommittee. The 3 of us go into mental health, resiliency, and resources available for aspiring and veteran Firefighters alike.

In this episode, we go over 6 questions a Firefighter Interview Panel may ask that you should answer without hesitating. Hesitating on Questions such as "Why do you want to be a Firefighter?" or "Tell us about yourself?" may cause red flags and you should prepare accordingly.

In this short but sweet episode, we go over the Firefighter Written Exam a.k.a. the Aptitude Test. Simple tricks, dos and don'ts to ensure you move onto the next step. Check out our website store page for a copy of our practice exam!

In this episode, we discuss Firefighting tools we like, tools we carry on us, and tools that have given us some trouble in the past on calls. What are your favourite tools or what tool have you found completely useless? We'd love to know!