web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:11:44 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) SMFR Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Bunker Gear” https://smfr-podcast.fireside.fm/tags/bunker%20gear Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:00:00 -0600 The South Metro Fire Rescue Podcast platform offers a new way to increase communication within our organization on a variety of topics related to current events, questions and announcements for SMFR employees. en-us episodic Connor Christian The South Metro Fire Rescue Podcast platform offers a new way to increase communication within our organization on a variety of topics related to current events, questions and announcements for SMFR employees. no Connor Christian connor.christian@southmetro.org Let's Talk Bunker Gear & First Due Fires https://smfr-podcast.fireside.fm/2-3 c9200e2c-ff02-4052-bac6-9853fd241436 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:00:00 -0600 Connor Christian full 2 Connor Christian We're taking the national conversation about Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) local on episode three of South Metro’s Around the Kitchen Table Podcast. You'll also hear some tailboard talk about first due fires in Station 21s district. This episode features insight from A shift Lieutenant Nick Bjork and C shift Firefighter Paramedic Meghan Pudliner, both operating out of Station 21, along with Deputy Chief of Emergency Services John Curtis. 1:13:44 no We're taking the national conversation about Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) local on episode three of South Metro’s Around the Kitchen Table Podcast. You'll also hear some tailboard talk about first due fires in Station 21s district. This episode features insight from A shift Lieutenant Nick Bjork and C shift Firefighter Paramedic Meghan Pudliner, both operating out of Station 21, along with Deputy Chief of Emergency Services John Curtis. Time Codes: 1: Introduction/Chief Curtis covers PFAS Overview, SMFR Cancer Policy, single layer bunker gear thought process, IAFF Film BURNED 10: Lt. Bjork covers history of bunker gear at SMFR, what has changed/stayed the same, current status, line conversation about gear 22: FF Paramedic Pudliner covers background details on the SMFR Wear Study, traveling to bunker gear vendors around the country, takeaways from those visits 28:15: Single layer timeframe 32: Cultural shifts impacting how gear is utilized 38:12: Rumors to truths - PFAS is not just in the fire service 40:30: Breathability of gear 42: Fact sheets from GoreTex (Linked below) 43:50: Other background information from FF Paramedic Pudliner and importance of utilizing both sets of bunker gear 47:40: Changes seen with hoods and gloves 52:40: Cleaning expectations for bunker gear 53:50: Lt. Bjork goes through AAR of first due fires in 21s district 1:09:50: Closing Remarks CLICK HERE (https://www.goretexprofessional.com/about-us/research-and-insights/pfas-gore-firefighting-products) for educational resources from Gore's website, the manufacturer of SMFR's moisture barrier. south metro fire rescue, smfr, smfr podcast, fire department, emergency services, around the kitchen table, kitchen table talk, firehouse talk, firehouse, bunker gear, pfas, fire service pfas, single layer bunker gear We're taking the national conversation about Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) local on episode three of South Metro’s Around the Kitchen Table Podcast. You'll also hear some tailboard talk about first due fires in Station 21s district. This episode features insight from A shift Lieutenant Nick Bjork and C shift Firefighter Paramedic Meghan Pudliner, both operating out of Station 21, along with Deputy Chief of Emergency Services John Curtis.

Time Codes:

1: Introduction/Chief Curtis covers PFAS Overview, SMFR Cancer Policy, single layer bunker gear thought process, IAFF Film BURNED
10: Lt. Bjork covers history of bunker gear at SMFR, what has changed/stayed the same, current status, line conversation about gear
22: FF Paramedic Pudliner covers background details on the SMFR Wear Study, traveling to bunker gear vendors around the country, takeaways from those visits
28:15: Single layer timeframe
32: Cultural shifts impacting how gear is utilized
38:12: Rumors to truths - PFAS is not just in the fire service
40:30: Breathability of gear
42: Fact sheets from GoreTex (Linked below)
43:50: Other background information from FF Paramedic Pudliner and importance of utilizing both sets of bunker gear
47:40: Changes seen with hoods and gloves
52:40: Cleaning expectations for bunker gear
53:50: Lt. Bjork goes through AAR of first due fires in 21s district
1:09:50: Closing Remarks

CLICK HERE for educational resources from Gore's website, the manufacturer of SMFR's moisture barrier.

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Time Codes:

1: Introduction/Chief Curtis covers PFAS Overview, SMFR Cancer Policy, single layer bunker gear thought process, IAFF Film BURNED
10: Lt. Bjork covers history of bunker gear at SMFR, what has changed/stayed the same, current status, line conversation about gear
22: FF Paramedic Pudliner covers background details on the SMFR Wear Study, traveling to bunker gear vendors around the country, takeaways from those visits
28:15: Single layer timeframe
32: Cultural shifts impacting how gear is utilized
38:12: Rumors to truths - PFAS is not just in the fire service
40:30: Breathability of gear
42: Fact sheets from GoreTex (Linked below)
43:50: Other background information from FF Paramedic Pudliner and importance of utilizing both sets of bunker gear
47:40: Changes seen with hoods and gloves
52:40: Cleaning expectations for bunker gear
53:50: Lt. Bjork goes through AAR of first due fires in 21s district
1:09:50: Closing Remarks

CLICK HERE for educational resources from Gore's website, the manufacturer of SMFR's moisture barrier.

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