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
30 - Fire Chief Corey Smedley
Corey Smedley was first introduced to the fire service by his sister. She was hired as a career firefighter in Prince Georges County and Corey decided to follow in her footsteps. Corey was eventually hired in PG County as well, and he enjoyed a full career there, rising through the ranks and eventually landing at the chief level.
From there, various opportunities came Corey's way, including an opportunity to work in the Alexandria Fire Department, where he eventually became their Fire Chief. After returning to PG to take an Assistant Chief spot, he thought that's where his career would end. But then Montgomery County Fire and Rescue reached out to him, saying that they were looking for a Fire Chief. The rest, as they say, is history.
Chief Smedley shares about his life growing up in Washington DC, his careers in PG and Alexandria, and what the process looked like when he was being courted by Montgomery County. We in MCFRS saw what the process was like from the outside...now hear the full story of how the process unfolded from the Chief's perspective.
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