Hosts Jim Berneka and Nick Magoteaux discuss issues and challenges people face in the fire service.

We Can’t Believe They Gave Us A Show
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Hosts Jim Berneka and Nick Magoteaux discuss issues and challenges people face in the fire service.
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10/10/2024
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November 12, 2024
We Can't Believe They Gave Us a Show: Michael Sugrue
This episode features retired Sergeant Michael Sugrue. On this episode we discuss Michael’s law enforcement career, the scene in which he saved a couple who being attacked by a man welding a knife, PTSD, childhood trauma, Save A Warrior, Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB), and his book “Relentless Courage: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma” with Doc Springer. Save A Warrior: https://saveawarrior.org Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB): https://stellacenter.com Mission 22: https://mission22.com West Coast Post-Trauma Retreat: https://www.frsn.org/west-coast-post-trauma-retreat.html Brothers Helping Brothers Conference: https://events.brothershelpingbrothers.org/ffhw2025/ More about Michael: Michael Sugrue began his law enforcement career in the United States Air Force as a Security Forces Officer in 1998. As a Security Forces Officer, Michael specialized in Law Enforcement, Global Force Protection, Anti-Terrorism, Nuclear Security, Foreign Air Field Assessments and Air Base Ground Defense. Michael served in a variety of assignments including: Flight Leader, Flight Commander, Senior Watch Officer, Chief of Command Post and Chief of Security Forces. Michael served all over the United States, Europe, the Middle East and South America. He was also a Security Forces Phoenix Raven with the unique identifier of #1173. Michael honorably separated from the Air Force as a Captain in 2004. Immediately after the Air Force, Michael was hired by the Walnut Creek Police Department where he served in a variety of assignments including: Patrol Officer, Driver Training Instructor (EVOC) Field Training Officer (FTO), SIU Detective, Undercover CA DOJ Narcotic Task Force Agent (Contra Costa County), Public Information Officer (PIO) and Patrol Sergeant. Michael was awarded the Walnut Creek PD Distinguished Service Medal in 2014 for his heroic and life saving actions during a Fatal Officer Involved Shooting in 2012. Michael ultimately medically retired in 2018. He is now a Peer Volunteer at the West Coast Post Trauma Retreat (WCPR) and an Ambassador for Save A Warrior (SAW). Michael is a dedicated advocate for awareness, prevention, education, training on Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) and First Responder Suicide Prevention. Michael continues to speak at law enforcement agencies all over the United States. In his International #1 BEST-SELLING book, RELENTLESS COURAGE: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma, along with Dr. Shauna Springer, PhD, they tackle the complexity of trauma within the law enforcement community, uncovering the unspoken barriers, and outline a path to healing. RELENTLESS COURAGE released in Spring 2022 and has been described by Lt. Col. David Grossman, best-selling author of On Killing and On Combat as “one of the most important books of our time” and “the natural successor to On Combat.”

October 10, 2024
We Can't Believe They Gave Us A Show With Nick and Jim: Inaugural Episode with Stephanie White
On the inaugural episode of “We Can’t Believe They Gave Us a Show! With your Hosts Nick & Jim”, Nick & Jim welcome the Managing Editor of Firefighter Nation, Stephanie White. Stephanie discusses the history of Firefighter Nation and what the product refresh is going to include. Stephanie also discusses how Firefighter Nation is going to evolve at FDIC. More information regarding Firefighter Nation can be found at: https://www.firefighternation.com
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