Thirty years ago, Keith Bryant was a firefighter in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma when the Alfred P. Murrah building was blown up. Today, he serves as the State Fire Marshal in Oklahoma but not before service as the US Fire Administrator.

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Tonya Hoover started her fire service career as a cadet firefighter in Shippensburg, PA and rose to serve as the Deputy Administrator for the US Fire Administration. She was a local and state fire marshal along the way and believes in staying connected to the people who are doing the job day in and day out.

After an eight month stint of being retired, she's gotten the spark for service once again.

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We did a series of "next generation" episodes a few years ago and it's a good time to revisit the state of the future of the fire service. And if these two ladies are any indication, the profession is in great hands.

Their paths to the fire service are different, but their passion and love for the job is identical. I can't wait to see where they will go next.

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Henry and I have been involved in hot air ballooning for quite a while now, and it has literally shaped what we are doing today, including starting a new business venture, Old Dominion Air-Ventures. Check us out a www.olddominionair-ventures.com.

This episode tells the stories behind two of the balloons we fly - the American Football and Tiny the Fire Dog.

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Kailyn Batten joined me for a conversation 18 months ago just days before she started Recruit School 67 with Chesterfield County. Today, fully qualified and off probation she joined me again to talk about her six month recruit academy and her first year on the job.

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It's been a while, but now with a new Podcast Studio and a new year, here we go!

It was great catching back up and getting John Crosby and Henry Rosenbaum back behind the microphones, but ended the day with some sad news.

It was a bit surreal given some of the topics we touched on in this episode.

Donate to support the Talbott Family by visiting the Chesterfield Professional Firefighters Charitable Foundation at www.cpffcf.org and writing "Robert Talbott" in the special instructions box. 100% of the money will go to help his family.

After serving in the US Airforce and working two jobs in near his hometown of Petersburg, VA, Roland Stokes didn't want to make the move further south with his company so he took the test to become a Chesterfield Firefighter. He was the first African American to become a career firefighter and one of the first career members to be assigned to a truck company.

Today Roland is trying to document more of the department's history with the Legacy Logbook Project.

Get in touch with Roland at RStokes48@gmail.com

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Music: "Tired traveler on the way to go home", Andrew Codeman via Freemusicarchive.com

A Bonus episode, the conversation after the conversation with Gary Honold from episode 66 last week.

And, come try Jiu Jitsu on November 17 at 6:00pm. Aegis Jiu Jitsu is hosting a public safety only free trial session. Visit www.aegisjj.com and contact them for the details and to save your space on the mat.

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Music: "Tired traveler on the way to go home", Andrew Codeman via Freemusicarchive.com