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An Effective Firefighter Health and Wellness Program

WEBFire Rescue Wellness focuses on Wellness before Health, Fitness, or Performance for one singular reason: the top four killers and risk factors of our firefighters include Cancer, Suicide, Cardiovascular Disease, and Accidents. By focusing on Wellness all of those mortality risks are addressed. Insert: a firefighter wellness program.

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Fire Rescue Wellness

WEBFRW Course: Build Your Career in Fire. This is a 6-Week Health and Wellness Career Accelerator for health and wellness professionals. Fire departments need experienced health and wellness professionals and this course guides you on an often uncertain, indistinct journey that can be lengthy, even under ideal conditions.

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A Comprehensive Guide for Health and Wellness Professionals …

WEBThe Fire Service Needs Your Expertise! Let's first start by defining Health and Wellness (HW) Professionals. Included are Athletic Trainers (ATs), Physical Therapists (PTs) Strength and Conditioning (S & C) Coaches, Dietitians, Mental Health Professionals, and potentially Occupational Therapists (OTs).

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Services For Fire Departments — Fire Rescue Wellness

WEBWhether a large conference or connecting with a small department, I love nothing more than speaking and delivering scientifically-based health and wellness information that is interactive, inspirational, educational, and actionable.

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About — Fire Rescue Wellness

WEBI provide wellness systems, structure, and education for departments that care for the whole person, not just the firefighter. Because when we do that, we all win. From optimizing recovery from injury and minimizing sick-time usage to increasing fitness training compliance and workplace satisfaction, I look forward to helping your team thrive.

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Episode 93: Gut Health with Kelsey Bailey, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS

WEBAttention to your lifestyle can help and a dietitian like Kelsey can assist you! Kelsey's top gut health tips: 1-Slow down and CHEW your food. 2-Take 3 breaths. 3-Eat 80% whole foods. 4-Diversify your diet. 5-Drink adequate water (0.5-1 x your body weight in pounds) 6-Exercise. 7-Self-inventory your stress.

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Services for For Health and Wellness Pros

WEBGet the FREE resource I made for those looking to work in fire. Athletic trainers, physical therapists, strength coaches, dietitians, mental health professionals: the fire service needs you!. Departments might not be aware of it, but your skills and services can greatly impact the lives of firefighters and the ability of fire departments to provide top notch service to …

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Episode 2: Nutrition For Firefighters With Megan Lautz

WEBIn this episode of the Fire Rescue Wellness Podcast, I speak with my friend Megan Lautz- The Rescue RD, about firefighter nutrition. We venture into the topics of caffeine, fiber, and making healthier or at least healthy-ish choices. Megan is a Registered Dietitian and strength coach with a Master's in Sports Nutrition.

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Resources — Fire Rescue Wellness

WEBGet the FREE resource I made for those looking to work in fire. Athletic trainers, physical therapists, strength coaches, dietitians, mental health professionals: the fire service needs you!. Departments might not be aware of it, but your skills and services can greatly impact the lives of firefighters and the ability of fire departments to provide top notch service to …

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FRW COURSE— Build Your Career in Fire — Fire Rescue Wellness

WEBBuilding Your Career in Fire: A Health and Wellness Professional's Roadmap. This course is a 6-week hybrid coaching program that includes live small-group coaching via Zoom and pre-recorded sessions that will give you my exact method for securing contracted positions or jobs working with fire departments as a health and wellness professional.

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Episode 57: A Mental Health Sigh of Relief with Erin Terada, PsyD, …

WEBPlease head over and support the Episode Sponsor, Flame Decon! Today you'll get to hear a great conversation with Erin Terada. In typical FRW fashion, we went down all of the rabbit holes, but the main topic of conversation was first responder mental health and some newer treatment options coming on the horizon.

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Fire Rescue Wellness Podcast — Fire Rescue Wellness

WEBLooking for something specific? Use the search box below to find guests and topics.

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Episode 51: Large Department Health and Wellness Program …

WEBSometimes you spin around in someone else's orbit for years before you meet them for real. I call these people "friends I haven't met yet." Brandon Dreiman is one perfect example of someone I've known for a long …

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Episode 91: Collateral Damage with Travis Howze

WEBTravis Howze's life has been riddled with trauma and challenges. He was a combat Marine and served previously as both a law enforcement officer and a firefighter. Travis lost his job as a firefighter through his inability to confront his previous trauma, which culminated in the Charleston Sofa Super Store fire, where he lost nine coworkers.

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Episode 103: Department Needs Self-Assessment with Annette …

WEBGet registered for 7-Minute Science here! The webinar is 4.29.24 at 6 pm CENTRAL. You'll receive a recording even if you can't attend live. Today's episode is short and sweet since I don't have a guest and I was gone all weekend. I meet the best people, and this past weekend at NSCA Great Lakes,

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Episode 23: Pflugerville Fire Health and Wellness with Vanessa …

WEBEpisode 23 features my girl Vanessa Frost Piedrahita. We talked about her 6-year tenure at the Pflugerville Fire Department and the changes she's seen over that time. We hit on her department's fitness assessments and their amAZing commitment to health and wellness. Che

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Episode 94: Fairfax County Fire Rescue Part I with DC Brian …

WEBClick here to download a blog and free Needs Assessment PDF DC Brian Edmonston is currently the man at the helm of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue's Health and Wellness Section. In this episode, Brian outlines the 25-year evolution of one of the strongest health and wellness programs in the countr

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Episode 78: Abuse, Addiction and PTS with Captain Matt Spaid

WEBRegister for the free webinar on 11.6 featuring some of the greatest minds in firefighter health, wellness, and performance research! Matt Spaid and I have been friends since 2020 when he heard me on the Power Athlete Radio podcast and reached out to connect.  You can hear what Matt liste

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Episode 81: Firefighter Research with Sara Jahnke, Ph.D.

WEBSara Jahnke is moving the needle in big ways within the firefighter research community. We found out that we are kindred spirits in both the love of research and good hugs. Dr. Sara Jahnke is the Director and a Senior Scientist with the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research within NDRI-USA, Inc. With over a decade of research …

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