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As a First Responder with 39 years of experience, Fire Chief Brad Baker, Allentown FL Volunteer Fire and Rescue, shares stories of his career that involved serving the community as a Firefighter, Paramedic, and a 911 Dispatcher. Brad is also the Santa Rosa County Manager. He shares stories of how he became involved as a Firefighter II then as a Paramedic, 911 Dispatcher. Stories of residential structure fires, horrific motor vehicle accidents, walking upon crash scenes where there is death, and amazing stories of helping people in their time of need. Stopping bleeding on a nearly severed leg, to pulling people out of burning structures.

Firefighter Collin Workman is in this episode with his wife as he discusses his experiences of being a firefighter in Alaska and now in Florida.  ARFF experience, racetrack, 3 seaplane crash and recovery of victims, retraining in Florida, truck driver entrapment, river rescue, race car entrapment, family history of firefighting, wife support, wedding night fire.

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Milton Florida Chief of Police, Jen Frank, shares stories of some of the interactions she's had over the 20 years as a law enforcer.  As a teacher, a student pointed a gun at her, which led to her becoming a cop.  Stories of domestic violence, DUI, strange encounters such as a nude man driving, fireworks in the anus of man, nude bicycle rider, as well as her take on what a cop should be and what a police force should strive to be.    The importance of character in a person that is striving to be a public servant.

Chandler Hinote, a 2 year member of the Allentown Fire and Rescue District, shares what it is like to enter into the volunteer fire service and how the training was for him.   A unique perspective for those who may also be interested in becoming a volunteer.

Fire Fighter from Florida, Brandon Corn, shares some stories from his ongoing 20+ year career as a Volunteer Fire Fighter in Northwest Florida.  From one of the very first calls where he came up on a MVA with 2 deceased occupants and a possible missing baby.  A fully engulfed church fire with rollover, a child that codes, and the strange way a truck lands into a stream.

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Mike Simmons, career spanning 4 years as a Detention Deputy for the Escambia FL County Jail, then a 30 year career as a Pensacola FL Police officer, and now as the director of the George Stone Technical College Criminal Justice Training Center in Pensacola, FL.  Shares his intense stories from both the jail and on patrol (inmate hanging, thief hiding in the cemetery, bullets fired at him, controlling 3 suspects by himself, he/she prostitutes, possible brain matter in the curb, stench of death, with flies in a house).    He also talks about the criminal justice training center at George Stone Technical College.  George Stone Technical College, Criminal Justice Training Center: (850)786-6526 or (850)786-6527.  www.escambiaschools.org/gstc      website links: www.oldpolicestories.com   or www.michaelsimmons.com     Book by Mike Simmons mentioned in the show is:  "Gunny."  link to the book below: https://a.co/d/h68sqoE

Daryl Songer, fire fighter with 29 years of experience, with volunteer fire, Roanoke City, Virginia, and military service in Afghanistan, shares his stories of a large electrical room fire at a hospital, drivers ignoring barricades, and the dedication it takes to do the job.

Chief Steve Rowell (with a 51 year career and counting) tells his stories of volunteering as a fire fighter, training, scene management, intense calls from MVA's multiple fatalities, small airplane crash, house fire with 2 fatalities, car cut in half in an accident, comedic river rescue, truck in tree.

Retired Los Angeles, CA firefighter captain with 34 years of experience shares his stories of what it was like to serve in the 1960's through the middle 0f the 1990's.  California wildfires, encouraging training from senior fire fighters, early female firefighters, pranks played on each other including the fire chief, out of town fire department officer gets an eye full of city shenanigans, loss of a dear friend, words of wisdom.

Police officer in the State of Ohio, shares his stories over a 21 year career in which he comes across a child trapped under a collapsed roof, searching a church for an intruder, a suspect with a taser probe in or near belly button, encounters with career criminals, and words of wisdom for anyone looking to get into law enforcement.

Fire Chief, John King, who has over 24 years of experience in fire, shares his stories.  MVA with injuries and loss of life, Imogene Theatre fire, drunk teens, old men swimming in alligator infested water, Hooter girls lost on river, tree through a house.

James Ghi served the community as a firefighter for 34 years in several different fire departments in different roles, from a volunteer at 16 years old, to finishing out his career as a Chief Fire Marshal Battalion Fire Chief with the St. Johns Fire District in South Carolina.  He served in Maryland, Virginia and in South Carolina.  He came to the Charleston, S.C. Fire Department shortly after the devastating fire at the Sofa Superstore Outlet to help them recover from the loss of nine fire fighters.  Over the course of two years, he faced an uphill battle to provide better training, however; succeeded in making that department a much better trained and equipped fire fighting force.