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
20 - Captain Clifford Billingslea
Captain Clifford "Cliff" Billingslea joins us to talk about his career. Growing up, Cliff met several people in high school who would eventually become his fire department colleagues in the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Once he got into the department, he spent his initial few years in the more rural areas of the county before transferring to Takoma Park. From there, he spent the rest of his career working in various stations in Battalion 1.
Captain Billingslea shares many stories with us, including one powerful experience at station 2 that shaped the rest of his career.
Cliff Billingslea can be found on Facebook, or you can email him at Dawn.Cliff819@gmail.com
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