The Firefighters Podcast
The Firefighters Podcast is a global podcast seeking to develop, inspire, connect, motivate, represent & celebrate the world of our emergency services operators through a series of wide-ranging conversations celebrating those within our emergency services family and encouraging the support of this incredible group of people.
Operational UK firefighter Pete Wakefield speaks with individuals from all walks of life who share a connection with, can add value to, or can develop those who choose this life path.
Our driving purpose is to create a legacy resource for the current and future generations of firefighters & first responders
Latest Episode
#437 The Great Liberties Whiskey Fire Dublin 1875 with Las Fallon (12.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- #436 DEBRIEF: The Station Nightclub Fire 2003 Rhode Island USA
- #435 Lucy Macleod on Identity Beyond the Uniform and the Work of Staying Human in the Fire Service
- #434 Search Patterns, Nozzles and Who Wears BA with Dave Payton & Iain Evans of FIRE ATTACTICS
- #433 2025 Debrief: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What Matters Now
- #432 Fire Behaviour: Training vs Reality with Dave Payton & Iain Evans of FIRE ATTACTICS
- #431 The Psychology of Rescue with Dr Lynsey Mahmood PhD
- #430 Never on a 10: Leadership, Accountability and the Fireground Reality with Bob Palestrant
- #429 Building a Fire Service at the Roof of the World: Everest Fire and Rescue - Fire Aid Nepal
- #428 Closing the Gap Between Fire Science and the Fireground with Matt Davis
- #427 The Duty to Remember with Alan House of the Firefighters Memorial Trust
- #426 Collaboration Over Tradition: Dave Berry and the Rise of Tactical Firefighting UK
- #425 Droplets, Energy and the Future of Container Training with Lucas Garden
- #424 From the Service Strategy all the way to the Branch: Unified Fireground Thinking with Gerard Mann
- #423 When Doctrine Fails: Standards, Strategy and the Reality of Fireground Performance with Dan Stephens
- #422 Health Span over Life Span Staying Operational to 60 with Chris Ward of Fit Fire Rescue part 2
- #421 Health Span over Life Span: Staying Operational to 60 with Chris Ward of Fit Fire Rescue part 1
- #420 International Mens Day at South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
- #419 Forging Fire: Building Teams That Last with Dr. Johnny Torgeson
- #418 Why Emotional Intelligence Might Be the Missing Tool in the Fire Service with Chief Fire Officer Darren Dovey KFSM
- #417 The Story of FDNY Firefighter Patrick Brady
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