In this episode, David gives us a taste of his new project with Dan Kerrigan & Jim Moss – the Firefighter Functional Fitness book and program.

Here’s what you need to know to start your fitness journey:

• What are the changes and challenges we face off the Fireground?
• How do we develop the habits and disciplines of healthy firefighters?
• What are “career side effects” and what can we do to mitigate them?
• How do we equip ourselves with the mental and physical tools to be successful in the job?
• What’s in the Firefighter Fitness program?

In this episode, David and Deputy Chief Frank Viscuso discuss the various challenges leaders face in dealing with their team, and becoming a role model in the fire service and the community.

Defining the 3 Us: Unaware, Unable, Unwilling and a guide to dealing with them.
Social media etiquette and how it reflects on you and your team.
What is the biggest challenge that leaders face? Credibility.
How do you deal with conflict?
The importance of recognition and reward.

Becoming a great firefighter and leader requires a consistent and sustained effort. You have to instill and implement the HABIT of excellence in your career and your life. In this episode, David breaks it all down for you.

What are the 3 habits of great firefighters and leaders?

• The Habit of Training (often and continuously).
• The Habit of Teaching and Training Others.
• The Habit of Being Prepared.

In this episode, we welcome back Camille Gallinger of Vitality Exchange to help us shed stress and pressure from our lives by taking better care of our bodies with 3 simple changes in our diets.

We discuss:

• What is the most important key to removing stress from our body?
• Why should we eliminate dairy from our diet?
• What are alternatives to everyday dairy products?
• How do we minimize exposure to pesticides/herbicides in our food?
• Is going organic worth it?
• What are the benefits of bone broth?

Welcome to the first episode of Firefighter Toolbox for 2016! In this episode David guides us as we go through this new year and take advantage of this opportunity to get the best out of your firefighting career and life. Stay tuned for what David and the Firefighter Toolbox team has in store for 2016!

Ask yourself:

• What are you grateful for?
• What's great about gratitude?
• What drives you? What do you want to accomplish?
• Where/How do you start accomplishing your goals?