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