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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.
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The Firefighters Podcast
#256 John Lord - Immersive Training, Firefighter Cancer & Understanding the here, now & beyond
John Lord retired as a station manager with Lancashire Fire & Rescue and has over 32 years of operational experience. He is now Training specialist in Incident Management & Fire Studio simulation software with his company SimTrainer UK.
Today we discuss many aspects of the sector including:
- Cancer in firefighting and Johns personal story as he and his wife were diagnosed with Cancer after he finished his career.
- Incident command principles, mindset & non-negotiables.
- How commanders need to understand the here, now & beyond when making decisions at incidents
- Why is essential firefighters and commanders understand legislation and its impact on "why" we do so many things.
- Aviation firefighting and johns pioneering work within this sector
Sim Trainer UK have trained and worked with 130 services & clients across the UK and overseas. They are the UK industry leader in the delivery of immersive, simulated training & and providing training courses as a SFJ Awards approved centre.
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