HAZARD CLASS
by Jake Ryks
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Stop Trying to Make Firefighters Care | Scott Hewlett | HC0091
Stop Trying to Make Firefighters Care | Scott Hewlett | HC0091
About this podcast
HAZARD CLASS is the podcast where the curiosity of genuine questions in and around the world of emergency services is met with the knowledge of leading experts in their fields.
Episodes
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- Stop Trying to Make Firefighters Care | Scott Hewlett | HC0091 · 1 h 41 min · Season 3 Episode 91What does it really mean to care about the job, and whose responsibility is it to make firefighters better? In this episode of Hazard Class, Jake Ryks sits down with Scott…
- Who Is Minneapolis' New Fire Chief? Meet Dr. Reggie Freeman | HC0090 · 1 h 7 min · Season 3 Episode 90In this episode of Hazard Class, Jake Ryks sits down with newly appointed Minneapolis Fire Chief Dr. Reggie Freeman for a candid conversation about leadership, overcoming…
- Leadership Under Pressure: Lessons From 33 Years in the FDNY | Deputy Chief (Ret.) Thomas Dunne | HC0089 · 1 h 12 min · Season 3 Episode 89In this episode of Hazard Class, Jake Ryks sits down with retired FDNY Deputy Chief Thomas Dunne to reflect on his 33-year career with the New York City Fire Department, the…
- THE IBOGAINE DIARIES: Trauma, Healing & Starting Over | Dr. David Griffin | HC0088 · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 88In this deeply personal episode of Hazard Class, Jake Ryks sits down with Dr. David Griffin, retired assistant chief with the Charleston Fire Department and author of The…
- Free Speech, Retaliation, and the Cost of Integrity | Erik Holt Returns | HC0087 · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 87What happens when doing what you believe is right costs you your career, your home, your financial security, and years of your life? Erik Holt returns to Hazard Class for the…
- (BONUS EPISODE) Tradition, Progress & Why the Fire Service Matters | Dennis LeGear | Peter Matthews | Ryan Provencher · 49 minIn this special bonus episode of Hazard Class, Jake hits record during a late-night drive across Minnesota and lets the conversation go wherever the road takes it. Part solo…
- Lessons From a Lifetime in the FDNY | Batt. Chief (Ret.) Jerry Tracy | HC0086 · 1 h 32 min · Season 3 Episode 86Retired FDNY Battalion Chief Jerry Tracy joins Hazard Class for a wide-ranging conversation about fire service leadership, mentorship, training, professional standards, and the…
- The Passion Triangle: How Firefighters Burn Out & Reignite | Corley Moore | HC0085 · 1 h 18 min · Season 3 Episode 85Jake sits down with fire service veteran Corley Moore for a deep dive into firefighter mindset, mastery, and organizational culture. They unpack the core challenges of fire…
- The Fire Service Will Never Love You Back | Curt "Ike" Isakson | HC0084 · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 84Chief Curt “Ike” Isakson has spent more than three decades obsessed with the American fire service. In this episode of Hazard Class, he joins Jake for a deeply personal…
- Why Firefighters Need to Take Back Their Firehouses | Stephanie White | HC0083 · 1 h 6 min · Season 3 Episode 83Stephanie White joins Hazard Class to discuss the future of the fire service, firefighter wellness, leadership, accountability, and what it takes to create meaningful change…
- Why Firefighters Need to Get Outside Their Own Firehouse | Austin Beier & Taylor Hayes | HC0082 · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 82Jake sits down with Austin Beier and Taylor Hayes from the Heart of the Lakes Fire Summit to talk firefighter training, firemanship, search tactics, hose and nozzle selection…
- Is the Fire Service Losing Its Identity? | Jeremy Donch | HC0081 · 1 h 15 min · Season 3 Episode 81Jeremy Donch has built National Fire Radio into one of the most recognizable voices in the American fire service, but this conversation isn't about how he built a podcast. It's…
- How Fire Departments Become Toxic | Dr. Candace Ashby | HC0080 · 1 h 20 min · Season 3 Episode 80Dr. Candace Ashby has spent more than 40 years in the fire service, and she's convinced the biggest threat facing today's fire departments isn't what's burning. It's the culture…
- Why Firefighters Are Burning Out and How to Fix It | James Geering | HC0079 · 1 h 35 min · Season 3 Episode 79James Geering's path to the fire service is anything but conventional. Raised on a farm in England, he pursued careers as a stunt performer before immigrating to the United…
- The Firefighter Fitness System That Actually Works | Ryan Provencher | HC0078 · 1 h 13 min · Season 3 Episode 78After eight weeks of following Firefighter Peak Performance, Jake sits down with coach Ryan Provencher to review the results, lessons learned, and what's next. Rather than…
- I Flew in an F-16 With the Thunderbirds | Real Flight Footage + Maj. Sam "RaZZ" Larson · 18 minThis is not your typical episode of The Hazard Class Podcast. For this special bonus mini episode, we're doing things a little differently. Jake recently had the…
- Firefighter Nutrition Myths Busted | GLP-1s, Protein & Weight Loss | Megan Lautz | HC0077 · 1 h 9 min · Season 3 Episode 77Nutrition advice is everywhere, but how much of it actually applies to first responders? In this episode of The Hazard Class Podcast, registered dietitian and RescueRD founder…
- What 5,000 Firefighter Rescues Taught Us About Saving Lives | Jeff Bryant | President of Fire Nuggets | HC0076 · 1 h 18 min · Season 2 Episode 75What actually happens when firefighters rescue people from burning buildings, and what does the data tell us that decades of tradition never could? In this episode of Hazard…
- Life Behind the Wheel of a Monster Truck | Paul Strong & Kaila Savage | HC0075 · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 75In honor of America's 250th Birthday, we take a hard left turn from emergency services and dive headfirst into the wild world of monster trucks! Jake sits down with…
- Everything You Know About Fire Attack Might Be Wrong | Dr. Dan Madrzykowski | UL FSRI | HC0074 · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 74Jake sits down with Dr. Dan Madrzykowski, one of the most respected minds in fire science, for a conversation focused on the gap between fireground tradition and research-backed…
