On this episode, I get to sit down with a living legend of the fire service and genuinely great guy- Retired Assistant Chief Dave Whiting from the City of Columbus Fire Department.  He brings a wealth of leadership knowledge from a long, decorated career and shares easy-to-understand life lessons about: teamwork, honesty, and respecting others opinions to achieve the team’s goals.  Throughout our sit down, we cover a lot of ground, but get Dave’s perspective on: <ul><li>My favorite African Proverb,</li><li>How a BB gun changed the course of his life,</li><li>The importance of having a mentor outside the fire service,  </li><li>Memorable firehouse pranks...</li><li>And why he would love to grab a whiskey with Teddy Roosevelt. </li></ul>If you’ve enjoyed this interview with Dave and would like to contact him, he can be emailed at: <a href='mailto:dkwhiting15@gmail.com'>dkwhiting15@gmail.com</a>

Outside the Bay - Episode 7 - Dr. Robert Merritt

Outside the fire bays are stories that most first responders don’t want to talk about and share.  These are private stories that guided them to and through their public service.  Adversity, leadership, loss, strength, tragedy, sleepless nights, fire family vs. blood family, cancer, suicide, line of duty deaths, training, pranks, and politics- rookies to officers to retirees.  No one is left unaffected, but almost all make it ‘through the fire’ with the bond and support of the brotherhood. The mission here is to share these personal experiences from individuals inside and outside the service to entertain, educate, and enable the first responder community to be a just ‘little more’ than the day before.