In the first episode of Second Alarm, I share how I found my way into the fire service, what the last 15 years have meant to me, and why I've started asking a question I never thought much about when I first put on the uniform: What's next?

From starting out as a nervous rookie to becoming a lieutenant, the fire service has become a huge part of who I am. But with retirement getting closer, I'm beginning to think about life beyond the station—another career, more time with family, and figuring out how to keep making a difference when the firehouse is no longer part of my everyday life.

I don't have all the answers, and that's exactly why I started this podcast.

Second Alarm is about life, work, and what comes after the firehouse. We'll talk about the job, leadership, family, retirement, second careers, the good times, the hard times, and everything in between.

This is the beginning of that journey.

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