James Geering (How to Transition to the 24/72 Firefighter Schedule) - Episode 972

Behind The Shield

After eight years interviewing the greatest minds in wellness, I decided to record a live Q&A on how to transition to the 24/72 firefighter shift schedule. In this episode, I discuss the immense physical and mental health costs caused by sleep deprivation, the false economy of breaking our first responders, the cost savings of a shorter work week, how to solve the current recruitment crisis and so much more.

Podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/live/nn3PX3Qtq3o?si=oTvbOwQVB6gICGOc

Here are the podcast episodes of the true subject matter experts that I reference in the podcast:

Departments that have made the change:

Chief Hugh Bruder - Episode 854

Dixon Philips - Episode 879

Matthew Harrison/Brian O'Connell - Episode 942

Military Sleep Science Experts:

Dr Allison Brager (Army) - Episode 117

Rachel Markwald (Navy) - Episode - 196

Capt. John Cordle (Navy) - Episode 389

Dr Kirk Parsley (Navy Special Warfare) - Episode 6

Lt Col. Jannell MacCaulay (Air Force) - Episode 175

Dr Sara Jahnke (Firefighter Health Researcher) - Episode 928

Dr Stuart McGill (Injuy and Performance) - Episode 95

Prof. Russell Foster (Circadian Neuroscience) - Episode 647

Rob Bilot (PFAS) - Episode 631

The Firefigher Resilience Blue Sky Project:

https://www.ihmc.us/BlueSky/20231107BlueSkyFirefighter.pdf

Wellness Solutions Mentioned:

Transcend - https://transcendcompany.com/schedule-a-consultation/?ls=BehindtheShield

Foundation Training - https://www.foundationtraining.com/

One More Light: Life, Death and Humanity Through the Eyes of a Firefighter -https://www.amazon.com/One-More-Light-Humanity-Firefighter/dp/1735586803/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=