APS Radio: Rick Cheatham
Anaheim (CA) Fire Captain (Ret.) Rick Cheatham centers on a powerful conversation focused on forgiveness and faith.
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Ready for Action: Enhancing Firefighter Mental Readiness and Resilience
Recorded July 30, 2024 | Watch Now!
This Webcast delves into the latest strategies and preventative mental health initiatives that are specifically tailored for firefighters.
This Webcast delves into the latest strategies and preventative mental health initiatives that are specifically tailored for firefighters.
Mental Health Monthly: Jason Lynch
Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle speak with Jason Lynch about resiliency, how the fire service is changing, his personal journey, and how to help others.
The Psychologically Healthy Fire Department
Paul Bearce and Jill Holland present a holistic approach to firefighter well-being and fire department success.
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The Resilient First Responder
Resilience is not about numbing or ignoring stress reactions. Ali W. Rothrock discusses how firefighters can cultivate this elusive quality.
Will to Fight: A Critical Factor on the Fireground
Jeff Rothmeier discusses the concept of “Will to Fight” and the physical, mental, and moral challenges firefighters face.
Tailboard Talk: Resiliency and Peer Support
Craig Nelson, Jeff Wallin, and Chris Rasmussen discuss resiliency and peer support programs with Nick Mitchell, driver/operator with the Fargo (ND) Fire Department.
T-Shirt Management Seven Years Later
The fire department is a support community for firefighters. If that community is fractured, it causes a degree of mental trauma, says David Rhodes.
Developing Community and Fire Department Disaster Resilience
To be a resilient community, planning and preparation must happen prior to a disaster. Fire departments are an essential part of that process.
Firefighter Stress Resilience and Increasing Emotional Bandwidth
Dena Ali considers polyvagal theory and heart rate variability and how they might account for firefighters' emotional resilience and response to stressors.
Help, This Job Is Killing Me!
Jeremy Hurd presents some ways firefighters can deal with stress, develop coping skills, and exercise their mental fitness.
Podcast: Chaplain’s Corner
Host Jeremy Hurd and firefighter Brandon Simmons further discuss diversity and harassment that occurs in the fire service and what each of us can do to prevent it.