About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Parkinson's disease on firefighters and features insights from retired fire service leaders involved in a support group.

Today is about what happens when the job we love meets a diagnosis that can change everything. I am joined by Dawn Harding, a retired Chief Fire Officer, alongside Steve Norman, former Deputy Assistant Commissioner with London Fire Brigade and now working with the National Fire Chiefs Council, and David Little, a former MOD firefighter and on call Watch Manager. Together, they are part of the Firefighter Parkinson’s Support Group, a newly established group created to support firefighters, ret...

People in this episode

Host: Pete Wakefield

Guests: Dawn Harding, Steve Norman, David Little

Topics covered

• Parkinson's disease
• firefighter health
• support groups
• diagnosis
• retired firefighters

Keywords

• firefighters
• Parkinson's
• health
• support
• diagnosis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Fire Chiefs Council, London Fire Brigade, Firefighter Parkinson’s Support Group

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