303: The Pit

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303: The Pit is an internal FD podcast created to preserve and pass on the hard-won knowledge, culture, and lessons that define the job. Through honest conversations with retirees, current members, leaders, and trusted experts, the show captures department history, firehouse lore, tactics, close calls, leadership lessons, and the realities of mental and physical resilience over a career. Designed to ensure that the wisdom, humor, and experience built over generations doesn't walk out the door, but is carried forward.

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303: The Pit

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Episode 103: The Ones At Home 05.05.2026 2:03:49

What’s it really like to be married to a firefighter? In this episode, we hand the mic to the women who live it every day. We brought all of our wives into The Pit for an honest, unfiltered conversation about the firefighter lifestyle—from the pride and camaraderie to the unpredictability, long shifts, and the weight that comes home after the sirens fade. They open up about the culture surrounding...

Episode 102: The Center Street Fire 13.03.2026 1:31:40

In this episode we gain insight from the incident commander and first arriving officer from a fire that occurred in 2020. By remembering and talking about the past, we find clarity in the future.

Episode 101: Community and Courage 07.02.2026 1:50:32

In this episode, we sit down with Ret. Chief Kyle Curry to talk about the job, the people, and the intersection of Community and Courage in the fire service.