Best PFFA Pod Podcasts (2025)

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Travis Chipman 1:42:30

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21d ago1:42:30

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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Campbell Memorial Update 33:09

2M ago33:09

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Portland Fire retiree and historian Don Porth talks with VP Jay Fink about the state of our David Campell Memorial Park.By PFFA Pod

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What the Hell with our Healthcare: Part 2 49:45

3M ago49:45

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Get the details of the changes to our healthcare benefits with Isaac and Rob. City benefits webpage below.https://www.portland.gov/bhr/benefit-offerings/eventsBy PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Aspen Breuer 3:00:48

3M ago3:00:48

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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Paid Leave Oregon for Local 43 1:35:01

3M ago1:35:01

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This is an attempt to provide useful information to Local 43 members for accessing Paid Leave Oregon. I speak with Austin Kelly, Ryan Schenk, Tara Stein, and Jared Laws who each have a different knowledge base regarding the use of PLO. At the very least, several good resources are discussed for anyone who may need or want to apply for this state be…

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Matt Fullerton 3:44:13

5M ago3:44:13

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Ty Callicotte 3:06:12

6M ago3:06:12

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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Laurent Picard talks about becoming a Licensed Psylocybin Facilitator 1:00:25

7M ago1:00:25

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Lt. Laurent Picard speaks with PFFA Pod host Kyle MacLowry about his experiences as an Oregon Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator. In 2020 Oregon voters passed Measure 109 legalizing and regulating psyilocybin use for therapeutic purposes. Enjoy.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Christian Lapainis 2:11:54

8M ago2:11:54

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Jerry Bartolome 3:33:19

8M ago3:33:19

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Jamie Ziegler 2:40:02

9M ago2:40:02

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Ed Resch 4:19:22

10M ago4:19:22

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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IAFF 57th Convention Conversation 1:04:03

10M ago1:04:03

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PFFA President Isaac McLennan and OSFFC President Karl Koenig share a synopsis of the 57th Convention and the debates behind the resolutions passed. If ever you wondered what the IAFF does for you, listen and you will know.https://www.iaff.org/convention/By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Sean Fogarty 2:11:41

11M ago2:11:41

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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HRA VEBA Roundtable Discussion 52:38

1y ago52:38

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PFFA's VEBA client consultant Christopher Carnahan, Secretary Treasurer Jacob Domeyer, and District Representative Brent Cavanias sit down with Kyle to talk about our VEBA plan. This is an informational discussion on how the plan works and what benefits VEBA offers to our membership. Enjoy.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Mark Tilden 3:18:53

1y ago3:18:53

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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OSFFC Overview And Legislative Update 54:45

1y ago54:45

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Oregon State Fire Fighters Council President Karl Koenig and Legislative Director Alan Ferschweiler start the discussion with a 10,000 foot view of the OSFFC and then go into more details on the latest legislative sessions. The second part is where they talk about some of the recent wins for PERS members. Enjoy.…

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What the Hell is Going on with Our Healthcare 1:03:44

1y ago1:03:44

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PFFA's LMBC members Isaac McLennan and Rob Hutchens sit down with Kyle to talk about the current chaos surrounding our health insurance and some changes to open enrollment.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Audrey Tollefson 1:48:47

1y ago1:48:47

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcasts from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Eli Armstrong 2:30:18

1y ago2:30:18

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcasts from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Aimee Rooney 2:52:20

1+ y ago2:52:20

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The Senior Fire Fighter Podcasts from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of PF&R's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Matt Coffey 2:30:16

1+ y ago2:30:16

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The next installment of the Senior Fire Fighter Podcasts from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of PF&R's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Dusty Miller 3:27:37

1+ y ago3:27:37

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Dusty Miller by PFFA PodBy PFFA Pod

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Exit Interview with Travis Chipman 1:10:46

1+ y ago1:10:46

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A discussion with Travis Chipman acknowledging his 9 years of service as Secretary/Treasurer of our Union. Travis and office manager Nicole Jacobson sit down with Kyle to talk about his time on the executive board, and what is next. This also serves as an opportunity for me to thank Travis for his dedication to Local 43.…

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Anthony Braxton 2:09:39

1+ y ago2:09:39

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The next installment of the Senior Fire Fighter Podcasts from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of PF&R's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Jason Kelly 2:39:02

1+ y ago2:39:02

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The fourth installment of the Senior Fire Fighter Podcasts from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of PF&R's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Michael Sheridan 1:52:08

1+ y ago1:52:08

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The third installment of the Senior Fire Fighter Podcasts from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of PF&R's high performing, dedicated members. In this episode Josef talks with Mike about his time at FDNY, September 11th, and his journey to Portland.…

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Jasen Stensgaard 2:35:18

1+ y ago2:35:18

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The second installment of the Senior Fire Fighter Podcasts from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews dive into the life and careers of some of Portland Fire's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Chris Fukai 1:33:48

1+ y ago1:33:48

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The first in a new series of podcasts from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews dive into the life and careers of some of Portland Fire's high performing, dedicated members.By PFFA Pod

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IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial 2023 38:53

2y ago38:53

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VP Terry Foster, FF Tom Houston and FF Marcus Donaldson talk about their experience in Colorado Springs at the Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial weekend. Video of the service can be viewed at link below.https://www.iaff.org/fffm23/By PFFA Pod

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Contract Ratification Discussion 1:16:26

2y ago1:16:26

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Isaac McLennan, Travis Chipman and Kyle MacLowry go over the new PFFA contract. This is one of our longer recordings, we hope you find some of the information useful or interesting.By PFFA Pod

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Paycheck Committee Information 32:04

2y ago32:04

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Jason Cunningham and Kyle talk about the Paycheck Committee. A newly formed PFFA committee organized to establish some best practices to address discrepancies or issues related to pay and accruals.By PFFA Pod

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2023 Seattle Stair Climb Update 21:37

2y ago21:37

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Tamara Eidler, Tom Clawson and Kyle talk about the Seattle Stair Climb experience. Find out how PFFA members faired in the worlds largest on-air climb last March.By PFFA Pod

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What is Leg Con? 58:40

2+ y ago58:40

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What is the IAFF Legislative Conference? Why should we care? Who goes and what do they do there? Turns out these are important questions to ask. PFFA welcomes TVFR VP Chris Hart for our first multi fire union podcast. Isaac McLennan, Terry Foster and Kyle talk all things Leg Con.Issues Bookhttps://www.iaff.org/wp-content/uploads/LegCon2023_IssuesBo…

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Community Health Division Discussion 1:00:22

2+ y ago1:00:22

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E-board members Isaac McLennan, Matt Smith, and Amy Quinn talk with Kyle about how the CHD became part of Local 43, concerns with changes to our Union, and a day in the life of Chat/PSR members. The idea here, as always, is to start a conversation. Please reach out to Kyle with any ideas for future discussions.…

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State Of The Union 52:29

2+ y ago52:29

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A State of the Union address by President McLennan. . . Well, not really, actually a presidential update with Isaac, but I like calling it State of the Union. Enjoy, Kyle.By PFFA Pod

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Introduction to Tara Stein 31:20

2+ y ago31:20

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Tara Stein is our new Behavioral Health Coordinator. The position encompasses coordination of our EAP benefits and the Peer Support Team. Kyle and Tara sit down for an informal chat. The discussion is meant primarily to be an introduction of Tara to the membership.By PFFA Pod

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All Things FPDR 54:45

2+ y ago54:45

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FPDR Liaison Brent Cavainas and FPDR Trustee Kyle MacLowry talk about all things Fire Police Disability and Pension. We try to avoid going down too many rabbit holes and talk about the two positions responsibilities and how we can serve the membership.By PFFA Pod

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Three and a Half Minute PSA for Seattle Stair Climb 3:32

3y ago3:32

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Tom Clawson sent me a quick update for the 2023 Seattle Stair Climb. Registration is opening on Thursday, don't miss it.By PFFA Pod

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Happy Hour with Isaac 1:03:21

3y ago1:03:21

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An in depth update with PFFA President Isaac McLennan. Kyle and Isaac sit down for a wee sip of whiskey and a discussion of the issues of the day. This podcast will pair nicely with the two recent informational zoom recordings. Enjoy.By PFFA Pod

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Chatting with VP Mariya Fuge 34:25

3y ago34:25

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Vice President Mariya Fuge and Kyle sit down to talk about her assignments at Local 43. We discuss Wellness, EAP, Legislative issues and more. Thanks for listening.By PFFA Pod

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Portland Fire Camp Pod 41:05

3y ago41:05

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Lisa Knight and Sofia Onstad sit down with Kyle to talk about all things Fire Camp. We discuss the history, the current state of affairs, how members can get involved, and other important elements of Fire Camp.By PFFA Pod

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Matt Coffey Thesis Wrap Up 29:53

3y ago29:53

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Matt and Kyle sit down to talk about the results of the survey used to inform the thesis for his Masters Program. The information is centered on behavioral health and suicidality in the fire service. Matt is doing amazing work. It was fascinating to hear about the data collected, the theories involved, and the conclusions drawn.…

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Health Trust Station Visit 47:17

3y ago47:17

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Kyle and Rob, both members of the Health Care Committee, discuss the merits of a health care trust. The committee members are making station visits, but are unable to speak with everyone personally. This pod is intended to be like one of those visits with the intent to get information out to all the membership.…

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PFFA members at the Seattle Stair Climb 25:22

3y ago25:22

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Hear Tom Clawson, Kyle and two special guests talk about the Seattle Stair Climb experience, the significance of the fund raising, and all things PFFA stair climb team.By PFFA Pod

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David Campbell Memorial Update 36:46

3y ago36:46

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VP Terry Foster, Lieutenant Sean Fogarty, Retiree Don Porth and Kyle discuss the latest information regarding the David Campbell Memorial.By PFFA Pod

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VEBA Info and Update 30:47

3+ y ago30:47

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Most of us don't often think about our VEBA contribution and what benefit it offers. This is your chance to get a quick review of the program and some new ideas for the future. Cameron Homan, Travis Chipman, and Don Porth join PFFA Pod host Kyle MacLowry for this conversation.By PFFA Pod

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Coffee with Isaac 1:03:00

3+ y ago1:03:00

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Kyle and Isaac sit down for a coffee and a chat. This one wanders a bit from topic to topic. I just wanted to check in with Isaac to see how things were going a few months into sitting at his new desk, in a new office, with a newish executive board.By PFFA Pod

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Quick Matt Coffey Survey Update 10:41

3+ y ago10:41

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Kyle and Matt have a quick (ten minute) conversation to update the membership on his research project. You should have received an email recently about the project. We hope you will all take the time to sit down and fill out the survey . He can be reached for further questions at:[email protected]…

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Health and Wellness with Jessica Cone 55:11

3+ y ago55:11

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Jessica and Kyle sit down to talk all things health and wellness.By PFFA Pod