Thursday 12/7/23 - Retired Firefighter Commissioner Reveals How To Become a Firefighter Today

(00:00) Intro (0:58) How he started (2:56) Firefighter strike (7:16) Becoming a firefighter (19:50) Busier fire houses (27:48) Firehouse positions (30:35) Time off (35:31) EMS runs (38:22) Calculated risks (40:42) Flashovers & rollovers (46:16) Close calls? (49:55) 9/11 (55:10) Other positions (59:17) Toughest part about job? (1:10:13) Outro Mark Nielsen from the Chicago Fire Department joins the show to talk about his career as a firefighter. We get into how he started in this field, what it takes to become a firefighter, the craziest things he's seen on the job, and more. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/thedogwalk