Podcast Episodes

S6 E41 Building A Fire Service Wellness Program: Jason Corthell, Asst. Chief

How do you build a fire service wellness program, and what does it actually cost?

In this Visionary Leaders episode of Responder Resilience, Assistant…

1 day, 15 hours ago

S6 E40 25 Years Of Free, Confidential FDNY Care: Nancy Carbone Hands Off To Chrissy Neafsey

Twenty-five years ago, Nancy Carbone walked into a Brooklyn firehouse and asked one question: what can I do for you? That question became Friends of …

1 week, 1 day ago

S6 E39 Veterans Turned First Responders: A Deeper Dive with Guest Dr. Stacy Raymond

One of our most-downloaded episodes was our first conversation with Dr. Stacy Raymond, PsyD, on treating veterans who transitioned into first respond…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

S6 E38 Firefighter AI Spots the Drift Before You Do with Guest Gary Roberts

Nobody radios in "I'm not okay." You just push through the next call, and the one after that.

Gary Roberts has pushed through calls for more than twen…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

S6 E37 Cultural Empathy vs. Competency: How Chief Manny Almaguer Actually Earns Trust

Assistant Chief Manny Almaguer draws a distinction most fire departments have never heard: cultural competency and cultural empathy are not the same …

4 weeks, 1 day ago

S6 E36 600+ FDNY Illness Deaths From 9/11 with Guest Ret. Deputy Chief Richard Alles

Twenty-five years after 9/11, more than 600 FDNY members have died from Ground Zero-related illness, nearly double the number lost in the collapse it…

1 month ago

S6 E35 AI Leadership Coaching For Fire Officers: Dr. Johnny Torgeson

Dr. Johnny Torgeson opened a top-grossing fitness franchise at 25, served as an Army sergeant, and now commands operations at a federal fire departme…

1 month, 1 week ago

S6 E34 Rising From Ground Zero: FDNY's 9/11 Path To Transformation

The response to Ground Zero didn't end in 2001. For the FDNY, it became a 25 year path through recovery, transformation, and choices most agencies wi…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

S6 E33 How New York Built First Responder Wellness Policy — Terry Hastings

Terry Hastings didn't set out to become New York State's first Chief Wellness Officer. He built the case for the role one needs assessment, one train…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

S6 E32 Why First Responder Workers' Comp Fails — David Picone and Ramsey Ali

The injury gets treated. The claim gets filed. The responder gets lost in between.

Retired Battalion Chief David Picone spent years inside a system th…

2 months ago