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David Wurtzel is the founder of The FirstTwenty, a nonprofit dedicated to the health and wellness of America’s firefighters and first responders. First Twenty programs have serve over 100,000 first responders nationwide and have been utilized by government agencies from the Department of Defense, and the United States Forest Service to major municipalities like Baltimore, Detroit and Philadelphia.
In his two decades of on-the-job experience, David served as both a structural and wildland firefighter. He won the gold medal in the Firefighter Combat Challenge World Championships Over 50 Relay in both 2017 and 2018 and the silver in 2019. The culmination of Dave’s passion and experience is The Road to Resilience, a clinically proven program, that builds spiritual resilience, creates community, and strengthens character.
