CPF Fire Wire

About CPF Fire Wire

Welcome to CPF Fire Wire. This is a monthly podcast brought to you by California Professional Firefighters to discuss a wide range of issues affecting firefighters, their unions, their families and the communities they serve.

Publisher

California Professional Firefighters

Category

business · government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Apr 2019

Latest episode

4 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

7 of 48 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Preventing Suicide in the Fire Service

   CPF President Darrell Roberts and CalChiefs President Bernard Molloy II discuss a joint approach to suicide prevention in the fire service, followed by Sean Burrows, Dr. Steve Froehlich, and Captain Steve Blackburn sharing strategies for supporting members and recognizing behavioral health needs.

2. 

   31 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Firefighter Cancer Risk, Research, and Lifestyle Medicine

   On this episode of Fire Wire, CPF President Brian K. Rice speaks to Misha McKinney,  VP of Clinical Programs, and Dr. Danielle Mellace, internal medicine physician, both with Kaiser Permanente, about the unique health challenges firefighters face, the importance of primary care and early detection, and how lifestyle medicine can reduce cancer risk. Active or retired firefighters who are members of Kaiser Permanente are encouraged to enroll in the California Firefighter Health Study before February 28, 2026, to help improve firefighter health and safety statewide. Sign up today at CPF.org/KaiserStudy.

3. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Special Episode: Brian's Story

   In the past 90 days, we have lost four of our members to active-duty suicide. Each of these losses is devastating to their family and to their fire service family. We must come together and take action to open up and support each other. The battle with PTSI, struggles with addiction, struggles with the complexity of life, and seeking help are why we are reaching out to you today with a special message from CPF President Brian K. Rice. Please watch and share Brian's story. --- If you or a loved one is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call or text 988. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. 9-8-8 is available via call or text, and online chat. For more resources created by firefighters, for firefighters, visit HealingOurOwn.org.

Inside a recent episode

Preventing Suicide in the Fire Service

Published 4 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] What are some of the priorities of the task force and what do you hope to accomplish? I think one of the most important things we can do from the task force standpoint is bring awareness to what it's like to be a firefighter and what behavioral health challenges come as a result of that. You know, we came into a very different fire service and we have to be honest about that. We came into a fire service where we didn't talk about it, we just got over it. And we need to understand that We have a very demanding job in the fire service. We have a demanding job that makes us see terrible things, helping people at their absolute worst moment, and then doing it time and time and time again without a reset. […]

Who has been a guest on CPF Fire Wire

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bernard Molloy II
• Steve Froehlich
• Steve Blackburn

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

3.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

95

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