Couplings Fire Podcast

Let's get deep. Have you ever felt an overwhelming, neverending, reckless love? The kind of love that chases you down to bring you back home - no matter how far you've stepped off the path? The fire service is top notch at going to great lengths to save Mrs. Smith, but what about our own? What about the firefighter who everyone has already written off? You know who I mean: the firefighter always causing problems, making all the wrong choices, and on their way out the door. They deserve someone to go the extra mile for them - and they deserve that someone to be you. Let's dig in.

As always, I don’t claim to be an expert, I just love to talk fire and I’m not afraid to get into real & deep discussions.  Everything I say is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinions of any agency or organization I am associated with.

Have a topic or question you want me to cover?  Know someone who would like to be a guest on the podcast? Let me know!        

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For 15% off of Flame Decon, use code "couplings15" at checkout! ⁠www.FlameDecon.com⁠

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the podcast by leaving a rating, review, and by reaching out! [email protected]

Find me on Social Media! Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/CouplingsFirePodcast  ⁠ Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/couplingsfirepodcast⁠     YouTube: ⁠www.youtube.com/channel/UC75ze7HT8IAlVYwV1y5Aosg

Getting back into regular episodes, this week I talk with Nick Magoteaux with Brothers Helping Brothers.

We have SO MANY good discussions around his experience in a police explorer program, working dispatch, firefighting, the Brothers Helping Brothers mission, and the upcoming Firefighter Health & Wellness Conference held in Exotic Beavercreek, Ohio every October. We end the episode with our staple segment, Family Firefighter Survival - this time digging into Nick's new adventure of becoming a dad.

Brothers Helping Brothers: www.brothershelpingbrothers.org

Conference information:https://events.brothershelpingbrothers.org/ffhw2023/

Get ready for an inside look at an extremely cool, effective, and useful tool in the fire service: The Williams Key.  Trevor and I get into his testing journey for the fire service, the tools he is creating to help firefighting operations, and - as always - Family Firefighter Survival.

See the Williams Key for yourself here:⁠www.williamskey.com⁠

As always, I don’t claim to be an expert, I just love to talk fire and I’m not afraid to get into real & deep discussions.  Everything I say is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinions of any agency or organization I am associated with.

Have a topic or question you want me to cover?  Know someone who would like to be a guest on the podcast? Let me know!  

      Get Official Podcast Merch at ⁠couplingsfirepodcast.myspreadshop.com⁠ For 15% off of Flame Decon, use code "couplings15" at checkout!⁠www.FlameDecon.com

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Be sure to let me know what you thought of the podcast by leaving a rating, review, and by reaching out! [email protected]

Find me on Social Media! Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/CouplingsFirePodcast  ⁠ Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/couplingsfirepodcast⁠     YouTube: ⁠www.youtube.com/channel/UC75ze7HT8IAlVYwV1y5Aosg

Happy Revenge of the 5th, everybody! Yep - that's right - I had to take advantage of all the Star Wars references with my podcast returning to its' regularly scheduled weekly episodes.

Join me this week as I go over a little of how motherhood is going, some struggles adjusting to this new life, and a look at where the podcast is headed.

As always, I don’t claim to be an expert, I just love to talk fire and I’m not afraid to get into real & deep discussions.  Everything I say is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinions of any agency or organization I am associated with.

Have a topic or question you want me to cover?  Know someone who would like to be a guest on the podcast? Let me know!        

  Get Official Podcast Merch at ⁠couplingsfirepodcast.myspreadshop.com⁠

For 15% off of Flame Decon, use code "couplings15" at checkout! ⁠www.FlameDecon.com⁠

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the podcast by leaving a rating, review, and by reaching out! [email protected]

Find me on Social Media! Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/CouplingsFirePodcast  ⁠ Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/couplingsfirepodcast⁠     YouTube: ⁠www.youtube.com/channel/UC75ze7HT8IAlVYwV1y5Aosg

Yep, you read the title right - I'm starting my maternity leave from the podcast early. I've been absent for a little while, due to some complications with the pregnancy. Everything's fine, but family comes first here, so that means taking a break from the "extras" of life and going to enjoy the last couple weeks of pregnancy & snuggling my newborn when he arrives. Don't worry - I'll be back with NEW weekly episodes again starting May 5th!

As always, I don’t claim to be an expert, I just love to talk fire and I’m not afraid to get into real & deep discussions.  Everything I say is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinions of any agency or organization I am associated with.

Have a topic or question you want me to cover?  Know someone who would like to be a guest on the podcast? Let me know!

        Get Official Podcast Merch at ⁠couplingsfirepodcast.myspreadshop.com⁠

For 15% off of Flame Decon, use code "couplings15" at checkout! ⁠www.FlameDecon.com⁠

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the podcast by leaving a rating, review, and by reaching out! [email protected]

Find me on Social Media! Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/CouplingsFirePodcast  ⁠ Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/couplingsfirepodcast⁠     YouTube: ⁠www.youtube.com/channel/UC75ze7HT8IAlVYwV1y5Aosg

Oh yes - another series is coming to the podcast!  Join me for Car Chronicles.  Are you like me - where when you take long drives to conferences or other destinations, your brain just... runs?  You find yourself on a topic, can't stop thinking about it, get completely fired up, and want to talk to someone right then?  Yeah - it happens to me a lot.  So, I introduce you to Car Chronicles.  The audio isn't the best (I hope to invest in a lapel mic to make future segments of this better), but the content is straight from my heart.  No notes, less than 5 minutes of prep - just solid stream of consciousness and a look into how my brain works & processes topics.

This episode, we're getting into Tunnel Vision.  Yeah - you know tunnel vision from the fireground, but what about when driving or even in day to day life?  Can focusing so hard on our end goals really be a bad thing or get in the way?  Let's dig in.

As always, I don’t claim to be an expert, I just love to talk fire and I’m not afraid to get into real & deep discussions.  Everything I say is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinions of any agency or organization I am associated with.

Have a topic or question you want me to cover?  Know someone who would like to be a guest on the podcast? Let me know!          

Get Official Podcast Merch at couplingsfirepodcast.myspreadshop.com

For 15% off of Flame Decon, use code "couplings15" at checkout!
www.FlameDecon.com

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the podcast by leaving a rating, review, and by reaching out!
[email protected]

Find me on Social Media!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CouplingsFirePodcast  
Instagram: www.instagram.com/couplingsfirepodcast    
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC75ze7HT8IAlVYwV1y5Aosg

As first responders, we are pulled and stretched into so many directions - simply because people "need" us.  This is a building block of who we are and why many of us do the job.  But, what happens when those responsibilities pile up, eating more and more of our time, energy, and soul - to the point of damaging our lives?  Do we leave those who are relying on us hanging?  Does this actually effect our families too?  Join me as I dig into the dilemma we face every day.

As always, I don’t claim to be an expert, I just love to talk fire and I’m not afraid to get into real & deep discussions.  Everything I say is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinions of any agency or organization I am associated with.

Have a topic or question you want me to cover?  Know someone who would like to be a guest on the podcast? Let me know!        

Get Official Podcast Merch at couplingsfirepodcast.myspreadshop.com

For 15% off of Flame Decon, use code "couplings15" at checkout!
www.FlameDecon.com

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the podcast by leaving a rating, review, and by reaching out!
[email protected]

Find me on Social Media!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CouplingsFirePodcast  
Instagram: www.instagram.com/couplingsfirepodcast    
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC75ze7HT8IAlVYwV1y5Aosg

Get ready for an inside look at an extremely cool, effective, and useful tool in the fire service: The Williams Key.  Trevor and I get into his testing journey for the fire service, the tools he is creating to help firefighting operations, and - as always - Family Firefighter Survival.

See the Williams Key for yourself here:
www.williamskey.com

As always, I don’t claim to be an expert, I just love to talk fire and I’m not afraid to get into real & deep discussions.  Everything I say is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinions of any agency or organization I am associated with.

Have a topic or question you want me to cover?  Know someone who would like to be a guest on the podcast? Let me know!        

Get Official Podcast Merch at couplingsfirepodcast.myspreadshop.com

For 15% off of Flame Decon, use code "couplings15" at checkout!
www.FlameDecon.com

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the podcast by leaving a rating, review, and by reaching out!
[email protected]

Find me on Social Media!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CouplingsFirePodcast  
Instagram: www.instagram.com/couplingsfirepodcast    
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC75ze7HT8IAlVYwV1y5Aosg

Get ready for an inside look at an extremely cool, effective, and useful tool in the fire service: The Williams Key.  Trevor and I get into his testing journey for the fire service, the tools he is creating to help firefighting operations, and - as always - Family Firefighter Survival.

See the Williams Key for yourself here:
www.williamskey.com

As always, I don’t claim to be an expert, I just love to talk fire and I’m not afraid to get into real & deep discussions.  Everything I say is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinions of any agency or organization I am associated with.

Have a topic or question you want me to cover?  Know someone who would like to be a guest on the podcast? Let me know!        

Get Official Podcast Merch at couplingsfirepodcast.myspreadshop.com

For 15% off of Flame Decon, use code "couplings15" at checkout!
www.FlameDecon.com

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the podcast by leaving a rating, review, and by reaching out!
[email protected]

Find me on Social Media!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CouplingsFirePodcast  
Instagram: www.instagram.com/couplingsfirepodcast    
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC75ze7HT8IAlVYwV1y5Aosg

Happy New Year!

I'm not a fan of New Years Resolutions - so we get into something I'm trying this year - Anti Goals. What the heck are Anti Goals? Let's dig in.

As always, I don’t claim to be an expert, I just love to talk fire and I’m not afraid to get into real & deep discussions.  Everything I say is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinions of any agency or organization I am associated with.

Have a topic or question you want me to cover?  Know someone who would like to be a guest on the podcast? Let me know!      

Get Official Podcast Merch at couplingsfirepodcast.myspreadshop.com

For 15% off of Flame Decon, use code "couplings15" at checkout!
www.FlameDecon.com

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the podcast by leaving a rating, review, and by reaching out!
[email protected]

Find me on Social Media!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CouplingsFirePodcast  
Instagram: www.instagram.com/couplingsfirepodcast    
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC75ze7HT8IAlVYwV1y5Aosg

Join me as I get into some amazing tips and tricks with my friend Brandon Fletcher (Chief Fletcher - 901) about AFG Strategies for Success.  Chief Fletcher is one of those who volunteer their time to evaluate and score the applications that are received by AFG - part of the process that determines if your grant is selected - which means he knows better than many what works and what usually doesn't.

We don't go over all of the steps to make sure you spelled your name right or have your SAM account - you can get that anywhere. We focus on the narrative section, priority lists, and what evaluators are actually looking at and for.  Stay tuned through to the entire episode for tips all the way till we sign off.  Whether you are applying this year or in future years, this is one episode you will want to download to listen to and reference more than once.

As always, I don’t claim to be an expert, I just love to talk fire and I’m not afraid to get into real & deep discussions.  Everything I say is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinions of any agency or organization I am associated with.

Have a topic or question you want me to cover?  Know someone who would like to be a guest on the podcast? Let me know!              

For 15% off of Flame Decon, use code "couplings15" at checkout!
www.FlameDecon.com

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the podcast by leaving a rating, review, and by reaching out!
[email protected]

Find me on Social Media!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CouplingsFirePodcast  
Instagram: www.instagram.com/couplingsfirepodcast    
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC75ze7HT8IAlVYwV1y5Aosg