Siblings In The Service

We start this seasons guest list with some family. Meet Deputy's wife, and Cap's beautiful sister-in-law, Mamma Dep! We touch on how they met and how the fire service has always been present in their relationship.contact us with any fire and family connected stories at;[email protected]

After an unexpected hiatus, the firefighting siblings are back. In this episode Deputy and Cap apologize for where they've been, how life is getting back on track, touch base on their goals for this project and the struggle of getting back in to the fire fighting world.Feel free to contact us about a fire fighting story in your family:[email protected]

We sat down with our cousin Goldfish and talk about what it was like to join the service after becoming a husband, being a new father and serve with two close family members he grew up with. We talk a bit about going on training together and the farmers market too, the three of us run a fair amount of calls together so we already know he will be a returning guest at some point!Please contact us with any questions, comments or stories you want out [email protected]

This episode, Deputy and Cap take the time to reflect on medical calls that they had early in their careers, that really stuck with them. Deputy had a fairly personal connection to his, while Cap's was essentially a stranger but both still think about those patients on a regular basis.We also touch on the wildfires that are currently ravaging the province and exhausting our fellow brother and sister firefighters. Anyone who has experience with forest fires of this size, we would love to hear from [email protected]

We sit down with Chief once again for a talk about PFAS and how he successfully switched all of his members to "Clean" Turnout Gear. We touch on some of the health effects and the road blocks he faced the last couple years.Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of chemicals that have properties that allow them to repel water, dirt, and oil and is known as a forever chemical. We encourage all listeners to do their own research on PFAS as there is more information and videos than we could ever cover in an episode.Contact us if you have a story of family connection you want to get out there, if there's a topic you would like to hear us cover or just general questions and [email protected]

This week we discuss how Deputy overcame and manages his significant learning disabilities. We talk about some of the tools he currently uses to succeed in fire and work life and the programs that helped him the most in his younger school years. This is a topic he hopes a lot of people hear because he doesn't want anyone to feel as though they have limitations.We now have an email address too. Please contact us if you have a story of family connection you want to get out there, if there's a topic you would like to hear us cover or just general questions and [email protected]

As we continue our sit down with Chief and Goldilocks, the father/son duo each reflect on a memorable call. We begin to reminisce about some of the calls the four of us got to experience together in the past and touch on Goldilocks' plans for the future.

This week Deputy has a surprise topic for Cap; has she found it to be difficult being a woman in the service? We start off with talking a little about Cap's workplace and then turn to the fire service. While some of the answers may have been a little softer than what Deputy was expecting he left feeling a bit better that Cap hasn't had to experience some of the horrific situations we fully acknowledge other woman have to overcome.

Deputy and Cap sit down with a father and son firefighting duo that we have the privilege and pleasure of serving with. We discuss the sons first interior fire attack but then things get real as the conversation moves to the health risks all firefighters face as one of these men has seen the serious side of cancer surgery.

Deputy and Cap each discuss a big first memorable moment in their careers and what it was like to watch or listen knowing that sometimes you can't always help or be there for your sibling.We also recall the other persons first from our own POV. Deputy had only live radio transmissions for Cap’s experience and Cap saw Deputy’s career first from a completely different approach.

Deputy and Cap introduce themselves and what got us started in the fire service. We touch a little on our busy lives as we hope to elaborate on what makes us tick and how being in the fire service together has strengthened our bond as episodes progress.We discuss what spawned the idea for this show and the direction we hope to take it in. Hopefully you can join us as we work out any kinks and become better podcasters with many special guests to come.