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Chief Thompson joined the volunteer fire service in 1981. He began his paid career in Plano, Texas in 1986. Over the course of his career, he has worked with several progressive fire service organizations. Chief Thompson is passionate about suburban fire operations So much, so he literally wrote the book on it. It’s called: The Functional Fire Company: Positioning Small Groups for Success and Survival. Thompson has been a hands-on, workshop, and classroom presenter at the (FDIC) since 2002. Chief Thompson is currently the fire chief in The Colony, Texas Fire Department and he owns and operates Functional Fire Company LLC and fireserviceleadership.com.

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Part 2 with Ljay!
LJay Geist is a firefighter with the Garden City, KS Fire Department. He started as a volunteer in Oklahoma and quickly knew he wanted to do this full time. He is an instructor for the recruit academy at his department and a full time student of the craft. You can find him speaking in Oklahoma and Nebraska over the next four months at different conferences.

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LJay Geist is a firefighter with the Garden City, KS Fire Department. He started as a volunteer in Oklahoma and quickly knew he wanted to do this full time. He is an instructor for the recruit academy at his department and a full time student of the craft. You can find him speaking in Oklahoma and Nebraska over the next four months at different conferences.

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 Dena Ali is a battalion chief with the Raleigh (N.C.) Fire Department. Prior to becoming a firefighter, she served five years as a police officer. She has a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina Pembroke, where her research focused on firefighter suicide. Ali is an adjunct instructor with the NFA and the founder and director of North Carolina Triangle Peer Support. She is an avid fitness enthusiast and cyclist, and was recently named the 2022 Remarkable Women Winner for Central North Carolina.  

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 Dena Ali is a battalion chief with the Raleigh (N.C.) Fire Department. Prior to becoming a firefighter, she served five years as a police officer. She has a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina Pembroke, where her research focused on firefighter suicide. Ali is an adjunct instructor with the NFA and the founder and director of North Carolina Triangle Peer Support. She is an avid fitness enthusiast and cyclist, and was recently named the 2022 Remarkable Women Winner for Central North Carolina. 

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The one job where lazy shouldn't exist may exist more than we think. Coasters are those "firefighters" that use the fire house as a day off. Don't like 'em...don't need 'em. We need to identify them and help them find their way back.

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 Andy Starnes is a lifelong student of the fire service and has been involved with the fire service as a volunteer since 1992 and as a career firefighter since 1998. He is a fire service website contributor on the topics of thermal imaging, fire behavior, leadership, behavioral health, and faith-based devotions. He also is the founder of Bringing Back Brotherhood, a nonprofit organization designed to encourage and provide guidance for firefighters in the area of behavioral health, counseling, and more.  

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Andy Starnes is a lifelong student of the fire service and has been involved with the fire service as a volunteer since 1992 and as a career firefighter since 1998. He is a fire service website contributor on the topics of thermal imaging, fire behavior, leadership, behavioral health, and faith-based devotions. He also is the founder of Bringing Back Brotherhood, a nonprofit organization designed to encourage and provide guidance for firefighters in the area of behavioral health, counseling, and more. 

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Part 2 of my conversation with Justyn Fraize. We finish with his favorite fire house prank.

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Justyn has been a husband to his wife Angela for 20 years and has a son in college and a daughter in high school. Justyn is a 23 year veteran of the fire service and is currently assigned to Squad 18 in The Colony Tx as an Apparatus Operator. He is an adjunct instructor for the North Central Texas College fire academy and has taught at various other conferences conferences around the country. Justyn has an A.A.S. in Fire Science Technology, is certifed as a Master Firefighter and Instructor, an active member of the H.O.T. FOOLS and active member of the Georgia Smoke Divers Association.(GSD #950).

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