Help From the Line

In this episode I talk about the brighter side of the fire service and all of the fun we can have on the job!

Lets discuss leadership in the fire service and "black helmet leadership" in particularly. In this episode I discuss what it means to be a black helmet leader as well as give some tips to those of you who have been promoted to an officer position. Remember, we are never better than the newest guy on the shift, we all work together, we must all train together. Get out there and be a leader of the fire service! 

We focus a lot on the out of hospital setting. In this episode we discuss what is going on inside the hospitals and for the healthcare workers that are spending many shifts treating the same patients and the stresses that effect them during this time. 

Joined by one of my best friends Austin Covey who is starting his rookie year with the department. We discuss calls, his start in the career, and mental health awareness for the new firefighter.

How are we able to do as much as we do day in and day out?  Most of us...probably all of us live "the grind" In this episode we talk about the grind and the hours that we put into the job in public safety. 

In tonight's episode I talk about the incident that plagued me for 2 years ultimately leading me to find my own help with mental health and what has driven me to begin helping other get through their issues with mental health as well. 

Tonight we talk about burnout....what it is, what it does to us mentally, and look at ways to overcome burnout and keep it from reoccurring.

WE all remember our first calls whether it be EMS, Fire, or anything in between. In this episode we talk about our first calls and some of our best calls. We also discuss how to always be moving forward in the fire service.

What do we mean when we say we are "living the dream"? Are we actually or is this an over processed term we begin to use when we are feeling stressed on the job? In this episode we looking at "living the dream" as well as self-care techniques that we all need to actually keep Living the Dream!