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FireRescue1 · 324 episodes with transcripts

FireRescue1’s Better Every Shift Podcast spotlights the passion and perseverance of firefighters. Hosted by Madison, Wisconsin, Firefighter Aaron Zamzow, the show brings kitchen table conversations to the airwaves, always focused on solutions, positivity and the realities of station life.

Spoken has transcripts of 324 Better Every Shift episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 8, 2026.

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USA vs. Australia: What each fire service does better

October 8, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

This episode of the Better Every Shift Podcast is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support, and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. That's lexipol.com.

Now let's get into the show.

Aaron Zamzow (0:25)

Hey, everybody, welcome to the Better Every Shift Podcast. My name is Aaron Zamzow. I am with a good friend, mentor, colleague, and you may know him as one of the head advisors here for FireRescue1, the one, the only Jason Caughey with the Laramie County Fire Authority in Wyoming and our trusty senior advisor, as I…

First and foremost, what stood out to you?

Jason Caughey (1:25)

Absolutely. I had the great opportunity, like you said, gaining perspective by seeing the rest of the world fire service. They have challenges. Their challenges are sometimes similar to ours and sometimes different than ours. But the New South Wales Fire Department, the Victoria Fire Department, Brisbane, Melbourne…

They had already adopted very progressive cancer mitigation programs for on the fire ground, for deconing their gear, for having PPE that's instantly swapped out after a fire without having a huge logistics nightmare.

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