Student Of The Game Fire Podcast

16 years of volunteer and career experience. A Senior Firefighter with the Houston Fire Department housed at company 51 on the Southwest side which is dubbed as “Always Rolling.” When you hear the run stats and hear the yearly working fires statistics they go to then the motto will make sense. My conversation with Michael is a testament to what the fire service should be about. Upholding traditions, keeping each other accountable, wanting to go out and train for the unknown, being physically/mentally prepared and sometimes being vulnerable and letting others know you’re not ok. I truly appreciate Michael for opening up and sharing his story and hope others hear the gems and nuggets being dropped along the way. IG: official_mr_mg

22 years of volunteer and career experience. A Firefighter 2 on the back of Engine 43 which Jordan dubs “Best Engine Company In The City” for Charlotte Fire Department. Jordan is all about the basics and believes you can never go wrong with lines in the street, a patent water supply and ladders thrown on the building. What I truly love about his message is the fact that we must remember our why we joined our respective organizations. They didn’t come and find us we came to them.IG: jho71

Steve Pope- 30 years of volunteer and career experience. A Captain on Quint 12 for Kansas City Kansas Fire Department. Steve is not shy on stating it wasn’t until a friend noticed something off that started a change in his trajectory for the better which was just not in the fire service but also his home life, himself and others around him. First Responder Golf Foundation grew from the Firefighter Golf to bring awareness to PTSD in the first responder professions. Steve who founded the organization desired a way to share his story and reach as many first responders as he could through the power of social media. Steve’s story is real and so is PTSD in the first responder fields.IG: firefighter_golf

10 years of volunteer and career experience. A back step Firefighter on 24 Engine with the DCFD and Chief Of Department for Marlboro VFD Company 20 in PG County. Kendall was definitely raised right and surrounded himself with individuals who wanted to see his full potential and it shows when you hear Kendall speak. From a young age he knew he wanted to be a Firefighter and the ultimate goal was DC which has now come to fruition. I throughly enjoyed hearing Kendall’s views on the fire service and hope you all do to. IG: trippykenny20

8 years of career experience. Currently a backstep FF for Nampa Fire Protection District in Idaho who occasionally rides as an acting Officer. Eric had dreams of pursuing a career in sports but sometimes things don’t always shape out as we would like but everything happens for a reason and the Fire service has gained what I would call a good one for sure with Eric. A man who believes in the mission and that we must train ourselves at being good at the basics before wanting to be better in specialty fields.IG: Firehouse_sc

28 years of volunteer and career experience. Fire Chief for North Myrtle Beach FD in South Carolina. Billy was exposed to the fire service at a young age being fortunate to watch and learn things from his father. As the head man in charge of his department the mentality and focused mission Chief has is paramount if you want to have a successful organization. Make no mistakes about it there is no perfect department out there but Chief Floyd realizes that you must put your people first and foremost through communication and transparency for a successful outcome.IG: lilchilly29582

17 years of volunteer and career experience. Currently a FF2 on the back of Ladder 31 for the Charlotte Fire Department. Rusty is as humble as they come. A Fireman who just wants to be good at the job and doesn’t mind going out training, working out, trying to make those around him better and attending conferences outside his department. IG: crowntown_truckie

Founder of Honor Supply Co, Well known photographer in the South/North Carolina region along with many other states that conduct Firefighter conferences/lectures. Christian, father and husband. What you might not know is that Chance was career Firefighter back in 2017. If you want to know more about Chance, Honor Supply Co & the meaning behind his photographs I implore you to go and listen to Jeremy Donch’s National Fire Radio episode 326. Although Chance isn’t a Firefighter per say on the books he’s still able to go out ride trucks, visit stations, talk to the men and women of the fire service and capture the images we have all learned to love. IG: chancecraven

17 years of all career fire service experience. Currently a FF/Paramedic on Truck 202 for the Sierra Vista Fire Department in Arizona. Truth bomb, mic drops, nuggets and gems alert for the conversation Matt and I had. We didn’t even put a dent in the list of topics we wanted to talk about so I’m going to have Matt on again for a part 2. All I’m going to say is we all need to have Matt’s mindset when it comes to the job and all aspects of it. IG: az_mattyb132

18 years of volunteer and career experience. Currently a FF/Driver for Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District in Missouri and out of state live in for Berwyn Heights Company 14 in PG County Maryland. Justin gets a taste of both worlds where on one side he’s in the thicket of a densely populated busy suburban/urban area where it’s not uncommon to run 6 potential structural boxes in a day and on the other side is apart of a 6 station 10 personnel a shift 160 square miles of mainly rural area where mutual aid can be up to 10 minutes away. It’s all perspective and who you decide to surround yourself with if you want to be good out in the field. IG: fireman_levy & levysleatherllc