Firefighter Podcast

Today is about what happens when the job we love meets a diagnosis that can change everything.
I am joined by Dawn Harding, a retired Chief Fire Officer, alongside Steve Norman, former Deputy Assistant Commissioner with London Fire Brigade and now working with the National Fire Chiefs Council, and David Little, a former MOD firefighter and on call Watch Manager.
Together, they are part of the Firefighter Parkinson’s Support Group, a newly established group created to support firefighters, retired firefighters and their families who are affected by Parkinson’s.
Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition. It affects movement, balance, sleep, mood, confidence, family life, work, identity and so much more. It has no cure, and for many people the early signs are not always obvious. Stiffness, fatigue, frozen shoulder, sleep issues, gut problems or changes in movement can appear long before the symptoms people typically associate with Parkinson’s.
Useful links
Parkinson’s UK
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/
Movers and Shakers
https://www.moversandshakerspodcast.com/
Spotlight YOPD
https://spotlightyopd.org/
Cure Parkinson’s
https://cureparkinsons.org.uk/
The Michael J Fox Foundation
https://www.michaeljfox.org/
The Neurological Alliance
https://www.neural.org.uk/
Guest contact - David Little
davidlittle2412@gmail.com
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Jag, better known to many online as Mr Honest has absolutely exploded across Instagram and TikTok over the last year and has become one of the most recognisable firefighter voices on social media, not just here in the UK, but across the wider fire service community internationally. 
What makes Jag stand out is that he is not just creating content from the sidelines. He is a serving firefighter with London Fire Brigade, living the job, understanding the culture, and using his platform to connect with firefighters, challenge thinking, bring humour, and open up conversations that people clearly want to be part of.
In a space where social media can sometimes become noise, Jag has cut through by being authentic, relatable, and properly connected to the people he is speaking to. He has built a huge following by being himself, and that is no small thing. 
Today we are going to get behind the content, behind the growth, and behind the person, to understand what drives him, what he has learned, and where he sees this whole firefighter social media space going next. 
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Millie Margetts is a firefighter with Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, a coach, athlete, Gladiators semi finalist, and someone who embodies the power of persistence. In this episode, we explore her journey into the fire service after years of setbacks, the challenges and opportunities that came with appearing on one of the UK's biggest television shows, and the mindset required to keep moving forward when things don't go to plan. From firefighting and fitness to confidence, social media, resilience, and personal growth, this is an honest and uplifting conversation about backing yourself, embracing opportunities, and staying optimistic in the pursuit of something bigger. 
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My guest today is Justin Fitzwater, firefighter with the Kansas City Fire Department and founder of Fitzwater Leather, a company renowned throughout the American fire service for creating some of the most stunning custom helmet fronts and leatherwork you'll ever see.
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In this episode I sit down with Martin Brown, Chartered Engineer and Improvement Consultant at HORIBA MIRA, and one of the world's leading experts on the safety of new energy vehicles. With nearly three decades of experience designing and testing electric, hydrogen, hybrid and cryogenic vehicles, Martin brings a level of operational and scientific authority that is rarely found in a single conversation. We cover the real hazards firefighters face at EV incidents such as thermal runaway, the limitations of water suppression, the explosion risk now associated with fire blankets, why hybrid vehicles statistically carry the highest fire rate of any powertrain, and what crews are simply not being told about the gases released during a battery fire.
The second half of the conversation moves into territory that I think every firefighter, every officer and every person in the wider emergency services ecosystem needs to hear. Martin has spent years researching the contamination left behind by battery fires on PPE, on vehicles handed to recovery, and in the lungs of people who never wore a fire kit in their life. His warning is clear and deliberately drawn: the residue from lithium battery fires is reaching tow truck drivers, mechanics and battery disposal workers who have no training, no PPE and no awareness of what they are absorbing. He draws a direct and uncomfortable parallel with asbestos — a material once valued for fire protection, whose risks were known before they were acted on.
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