Fire Rescue Wellness
Welcome to the Fire Rescue Wellness Podcast! My name is Annette Zapp (or AZ), and I'm a Retired Career Firefighter and Ph.D. Student on a mission to ensure that every firefighter feels physically, mentally, and emotionally supported in their work. Join my guests and me as we have the critical conversations that help firefighters stay healthy and well.
Episodes
225 episodes
Episode 225 Spotlight: Eccentric Training with Dr. Krentz
Dr. Krentz and friends are fans of ETFE (emphasizing the f-ing eccentric), and today you'll hear about the science behind eccentric training and why firefighters should consider exploring it.Catch the original episode
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Episode 223 Spotlight: Lifestyle Change with Lt Joe Lissman
Lt Joe Lissman was one of my favorite co-workers when I was still on the job. We worked together as medics, officers and finally briefly in our maintenance shop. Hear the original episode
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Episode 222: IAFF Female Health and Safety Committee with Corey, Laura and Tessie
Attend the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit 5.29.26
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Episode 221 Spotlight: Decoding Diet Culture with Christina Montalvo
Christina Montalvo is a Chicago-area business coach and a dear friend. In this episode of the FRW podcast, she unpacks diet culture and how it may show up in firehouse conversations.Check out the original episode
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Episode 220: Running on Empty: The Hidden Cost of Fatigue with Annette Zapp, CSCS*D
Sometimes (gasp) I make a mistake in a podcast episode. Please forgive me! Toward the end, when I'm talking about my research, I state 40 ml of fluid. That should be 40 OUNCES of fluid. Oops!
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Episode 219 Spotlight: Coordinating Wellness with Brandon Dreiman
In this Spotlight episode, you'll hear about how Brandon Dreiman helped manage wellness in the Indianapolis Fire Department.In the full episode, available
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Episode 218: Researching the Volunteer Fire Service with Allie Barry, PhD
Get registered for the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit!You may not know this, but I’m originally from South Dakota. When I met Allie ...
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Episode 217 Spotlight: Pizza and Parking- The Small World of Tactical with AZ
Casey Kramer -> Jim Davis -> Rob Hartman -> Johannah Zabal, and all the way back to Casey Kramer. It's the circle of life in tactical. You can hear about how this circle relates to parking, coffee, and anxiety in the full episode here:...
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Episode 216: Firefighter Challenge Competition and Training with Sarah McGill and Shantel Lund
Register for the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit!In October, the Firefighter Challenge National Championship was hosted in Oklahoma C...
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Episode 215 Spotlight: Field Research and Programming for Fire with Andrew Jagim and Joel Luedke
Dr. Jagim and Joel Luedke, ATC are doing great work together in Wisconsin. Hear about some of their research as well as their interventions in this week's Spotlight. The full original episode may be found here: https://www.firerescuewellness.or...
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Episode 214: Conquering the New Year with Cindy McKnight, NCC, LCPC
Register now for the WTHPS
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Episode 213 Spotlight: From Baseball to Firefighting with Michael Pericht
Mike had a short career in minor league baseball, then decided he wanted to be a firefighter. Hear about he he helps manage the health and wellness program at his department. You can hear the full original episode here: https://www.firerescuewe...
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Episode 212: World's Strongest Woman with Sarah Johnson, CSCS
Congratulations to Coach Sarah Johnson! She recently won the title of the World's Strongest Woman. Hear about her training, her previous career as a firefighter, moving across the country to train with the best coach in the Strongman business a...
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Episode 211 Spotlight: Mitigating Risk of Death with AZ
This job is tough on us. And honestly, no one is getting out of this life alive, so why even try? I disagree! There are so many ways to mitigate our risk of early death. Hear more in today's spotlight. You can access the full-length original ep...
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Episode 210: Creating Structure within Chaos with Sebastian Olave, MS, SCCC, USAW-1
My guy Sebastian specializes in creating order out of chaos for first responders. Check out the great conversation we had a few weeks ago. Sebastian Olave has been in the strength and conditioning industry since 2010. He has worked ...
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Episode 209 Spotlight: HRV Explained with Dr. Mark Abel
Check out this great explanation of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) from Dr. Mark Abel, from the University of Kentucky. You can hear the full original episode here: https://www.firerescuewellness.org/podcast/episode-43-firefighter-research-with-m...
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Episode 208: Seattle Fire Part II with Manny Romero, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, EP-C
Manny is back, and this time he is speaking about incumbent health and wellness. Check out his recent episode here:
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Episode 207 Spotlight: Brain Injury Awareness with Dr. Chung
In this week's Spotlight, Dr. Chung speaks about concussion physiology and treatment. Firefighters should be heads up (pun intended) about brain injuries. You can hear the entire original episode
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Episode 206: Pflugerville Fire Impact Evaluation with Vanessa Frost-Piedrahita
Vanessa is back, and this time she's talking about the recently completed Impact Evaluation conducted by Pflugerville (TX) Fire. Shout-out to some previous podcast guests for their mentions in the episode. Their episodes are linked at the botto...
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Episode 205 Spotlight: Sleep Deprivation is Lethal with Dr. Allison Brager
The consequences of sleep deprivation in public safety and the military are indisputable. Hear what Dr. Allison Brager, Army Major and Sleep Neuroscientist, has to say in this week's Spotlight.
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Episode 204: Recruit School and Preparation with Manny Romero, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, EP-C
It only took three years, but I finally got Manny Romero on the podcast (and now we already have a part 2 booked!)Manny Romero is the Health and Fitness Coordinator at the Seattle Fire Department, a role he has held since 2022. He brings...
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Episode 203 Spotlight: Better Questions, Better Answers
Ask a better question, get a better answer-at least when you're querying an expert. Unless you're a guru, answers are nuanced, and context matters! Hear the original episode
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Episode 202: Wildland Firefighter Training with Austin Womack, MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, CF-L1e
In today's episode, you'll hear about training for Wildland Firefighters from Austin Womack, owner of Rugged Athlete. Austin Womack is a strength and conditioning coach, wildland firefighter, Army Infantry Officer, and owner of Rugg...
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Episode 201 Spotlight: Taking Care of "Future You"
Life runs at hyper speed, and sometimes simply setting yourself up for success in the future helps more than you could ever anticipate! I use the concept of taking care of future me a lot as it applies to health and wellness, but in today's Spo...
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