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
27 - Battalion Chief Michael Hamilton
Battalion Chief Mike Hamilton holds the record of having served the longest in the fire service out of all of the people we have interviewed so far...45 years! During that time, Mike did A LOT. From working at the 911 call center, being on the apparatus committee, working in code enforcement, and working in virtually every battalion in one position or another, Mike Hamilton had a very full career. He was on the scene of several fires that easily could have resulted in line of duty deaths, and they had a profound effect on him.
His career came to an abrupt end, but that has not stopped him from living his life on the other side of the fire service.
He can be reached at 301-520-7177.
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