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Learn how the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act and Pump Act impact firefighter rights.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-24/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-24-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-24-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-24-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="fw-bold small">Episode 24</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">Dec. 21, 2023</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-24/">You Belong: Improving leadership and mental health in the fire house</a></h3><p>Listen as Battalion Chief Dena Ali discusses how leadership sets the tone for mental health and resilience in the fire house.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-22/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-22-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-22-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-22-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="fw-bold small">Episode 22</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">Oct. 19, 2023</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-22/">Join the National Firefighter Registry</a></h3><p>Learn about the NIOSH's National Firefighter Registry and how you can help your fellow firefighters.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-21/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-21-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-21-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-21-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="fw-bold small">Episode 21</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">Sept. 21, 2023</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-21/">Learn how Austin FD is teaching the community about wildfire preparedness</a></h3><p>Austin FD reminds residents they live in a fire-adapted ecosystem, so they must be prepared for wildfire.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-20/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-20-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-20-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-20-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="fw-bold small">Episode 20</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">Aug. 17, 2023</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-20/">Incident Command System (ICS) is an essential component of all-hazard incident response</a></h3><p>ICS is scalable to every incident or event first responders encounter. Learn how Chief David Downey has successfully deployed ICS to respond to incidents like Surfside Tower Collapse and the FIU bridge collapse.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-bonus-1/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-bonus-1-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-bonus-1-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-bonus-1-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="badge bg-danger">Bonus episode</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">July 20, 2023</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-bonus-1/">Adapting to extreme heat to be #SummerReady</a></h3><p>Special extreme heat episode of The USFA Podcast. Learn how fire departments are adapting to extreme heat to help their communities become #SummerReady</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-18/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-18-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-18-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-18-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="fw-bold small">Episode 18</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">June 15, 2023</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-18/">How the FDNY is fighting the lithium-ion battery battle</a></h3><p>On this episode of The USFA Podcast, FDNY Chief John Hodgens talks about New York City's approach to mitigating residential building fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in micromobility devices.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-17/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-17-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-17-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-17-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="fw-bold small">Episode 17</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">May 18, 2023</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-17/">A conversation with U.S. Fire Administrators</a></h3><p>Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell interviews former administrator Keith Bryant about his time in office and his priorities as the OK state fire marshal.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-15/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-15-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-15-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-15-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="fw-bold small">Episode 15</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">March 16, 2023</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-15/">The effects of long COVID on the fire service</a></h3><p>The strenuous physical activities performed by firefighters can worsen the symptoms of long COVID. Tune into The USFA Podcast to learn from Dr. Denise Smith about the effects of long COVID on the fire service.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-14/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-14-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-14-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-14-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="fw-bold small">Episode 14</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">Feb. 16, 2023</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-14/">Helping doctors understand unique firefighter health risk</a></h3><p>On this episode of The USFA Podcast, we discuss the Provider's Guide to Firefighter Medical Evaluations with Dr. Sara Jahnke and Todd LeDuc.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-12/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-12-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-12-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-12-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="fw-bold small">Episode 12</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">Dec. 15, 2022</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-12/">Fire service behavioral health</a></h3><p>On this episode, we talk with Dr. Sara Jahnke about fire service behavioral health.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-11/" aria-hidden="true" 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type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-7-600w.webp 600w"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/img/photos/episode-7-600w.jpg 600w"><img src="/img/photos/episode-7-600w.jpg" width="600" height="300" class="img-fluid" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture></div></a><div class="card-body px-0"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start border-bottom pb-2"><div class="fw-bold small">Episode 7</div><div class="small fw-bold text-end">July 21, 2022</div></div><h3 class="h4 balance-text mt-2"><a href="/podcasts/episode-7/">Supporting the fire service through research</a></h3><p>In this episode, we talk with Bill Troup about how U.S. Fire Administration research programs are supporting firefighter health and safety and fire mitigation.</p></div></div><div class="card border-0 h-100"><a href="/podcasts/episode-6/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="ratio ratio-2x1"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/img/photos/episode-6-600w.webp 600w"><source 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