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
34 - Captain Troy Lipp
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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 college and had plans to be an engineer, but eventually decided the fire service was a much better fit. Throughout his career, Troy did a bit of everything, but he spent a lot of his time doing technical rescue and being part of FEMA's MD Task Force One. That gave him a front row seat to the Oklahoma City federal building bombing and the Pentagon on 9/11. Now that he's retired, Troy is enjoying a much more slower pace of life.
Troy can be found on Facebook.
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