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

Published: Dec. 7, 2023, 6:05 p.m.

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(00:00) Intro\\n(0:58) How he started\\n(2:56) Firefighter strike\\n(7:16) Becoming a firefighter\\n(19:50) Busier fire houses\\n(27:48) Firehouse positions \\n(30:35) Time off\\n(35:31) EMS runs\\n(38:22) Calculated risks\\n(40:42) Flashovers & rollovers\\n(46:16) Close calls?\\n(49:55) 9/11\\n(55:10) Other positions\\n(59:17) Toughest part about job?\\n(1:10:13) Outro\\n\\nMark 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.


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