Hosted by Annette Zapp · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 228 episodes
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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.
Annette Zapp hosts Fire Rescue Wellness, a health show with 228 episodes published.
Last chance to register for the WTHPS 5.29.26!! Michelle Bugbee, MS, RD, LDN, CPT, is a registered dietitian specializing in sports and performance nutrition and the owner of Ignite Performance Nutrition. As a firefighte
Register for the Women's Tactical Summit! Megan Lautz, Vanessa Frost-Piedrahita and I will be presenting Firefighter Strong: Fuel, Sleep and Train for the Long Haul at FDIC on 4.21. In today's episode, hear about the int
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 h
Register for the WTHPS Catch Mike's previous episode here Mike Pericht is a certified strength and conditioning coach and TSAC-F, former professional athlete and currently serves as a newly promoted lieutenant at a fire
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 here . ***** Register for 7-Minu
Attend the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit 5.29.26 Click here for the guest bios The IAFF recently formed a new committee, the Female Firefighters' Health and Safety Committee, and today you'll get to hear from
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 here a
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! Register for the WTHPS here!
In this Spotlight episode, you'll hear about how Brandon Dreiman helped manage wellness in the Indianapolis Fire Department. In the full episode, available here , you can follow Brandon's journey from rock bottom to bein
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 Barry, who is researching the volunteer fire service in my home state, I kne
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 ful
Register for the Women's Tactical Human Performance Summit! In October, the Firefighter Challenge National Championship was hosted in Oklahoma City by OSU-OKC. I took advantage of home turf and scheduled an in-person pod
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://w
Register now for the WTHPS Hear Cindy's previous episode So what, now what?!? New Year, same you? Amazing. Setting an intention for your life is step one to making sure that 2026 is off to an incredible start! Connect wi
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:
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
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
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
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-fir
Manny is back, and this time he is speaking about incumbent health and wellness. Check out his recent episode here: Episode 204 So what, now what?!? Finding a proponent and champion at the Chief level is incredibly helpf
Annette Zapp
Lieutenant - Firefighter Wellness · Lisle-Woodbridge Fire Protection District
26 appearances on this show
Sarah Johnson
curious citizen and concerned motorist · Paper Ink and Passports Travel
2 appearances on this show
Manny Romero
Occupational Health & Fitness Coordinator · Teledyne
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Allison Brager
sleep scientist and active duty Army neuroscientist · JFK Special Warfare Center and School
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Kelly Kennedy
the "Lymph Queen" · Leeward CC
2 appearances on this show
James Geering
2 appearances on this show
Mike Conner
DMSc, APA-C · Action COACH
3 appearances on this show
Chris Fields
Economic Development Specialist · Oklahoma City Fire Department
2 appearances on this show
Scott Forbes
associate professor in the Department of Physical Education Studies at Brandon University and adjunct professor at the University of Regina · Brandon University
2 appearances on this show
Jon Vought
Rescue1CBD
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Katie Dabrowski
Physical Therapist, Strength Coach, Co-Founder · Old Bull Athletics
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Christle Guevarra
board-certified physician in family and sports medicine
1 appearance on this show
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