When The Smoke Clears
What happens to a firefighter after they've spent decades running into burning buildings and rescuing people from sickness, injury and death? When they walk away from the job, how have they changed? What lessons have they learned? What type of person have they become?
When The Smoke Clears
Latest Episodes
34 - Captain Troy Lipp
Troy Lipp grew up in the fire service. His father was a volunteer firefighter and so Troy spent his childhood hanging around the firehouse and even occasionally riding with his father on calls. After reaching adulthood, he attended ...
33 - Master Firefighter Greg Edwards
Greg Edwards grew up with his dad being a firefighter in the Washington DC Fire Department and a cousin being a volunteer firefighter, so Greg grew up with the fire service all around him. After graduating college, the fire service finall...
32 - Assistant Chief Monte "Lenny" Fitch
Assistant Chief Monte Fitch (The original...not to be confused with his son) grew up on the west coast, living in national parks and seeing his father fight the occasional wild fire as part of the National Park Service. Growing up, he bec...
31 - Battalion Chief Jim Resnick
Battalion Chief Jim Resnick is our guest on the podcast as we return from a prolonged break.Jim grew up in Bethesda and, like many of our guests, got exposed to the fire department at an early age. After seeing many severe car acci...