Chicago's Bravest Stories Podcast

part 2 with Firefighters Josh Hill and Joey Mathews. Joey talks about his emotional last days has a firefighter with some obvious comic relief.

part 2 with Firefighters Josh Hill and Joey Mathews. Joey talks about his emotional last days has a firefighter with some obvious comic relief.

Josh Hill and Joey Mathews from The Front Line Team stopped into the studio with a handful of notes thinking they're there to record a commercial (at least Josh did). Unbeknownst to Josh he was there to tell his life story with Joey. Josh talks about his infancy in the fire service and all the different places that started his career. Josh even tells the story the time he had to heroically step up and save a brothers life. Joey explains his childhood and walks us through his father's line of duty death as a police officer. He gives us details on how the 100 Club of Illinois stepped up to support his family, and how they showed him tough love when he got older. Joey explains his experience in Marine Corps Bootcamp and how he got started in the fire service. Lots and lots of laughs and light hearted conversations around some very serious and important topics... The only way The Front Line Team and Chicago's Bravest Stories could do it!

Retired Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant, Rick Vega immigrated to Chicago from Cuba, and at 5 years old found himself being rescued by a member of the Chicago Fire Department from a fire only to be reunited with that same man almost 40 years later. Rick talks about how he came up in the fitness and martial arts world, and his connection to some of the biggest rock and punk bands in the country. These stories and many more in this episode.

Retired Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant, Rick Vega immigrated to Chicago from Cuba, and at 5 years old found himself being rescued by a member of the Chicago Fire Department from a fire only to be reunited with that same man almost 40 years later. Rick talks about how he came up in the fitness and martial arts world, and his connection to some of the biggest rock and punk bands in the country. These stories and many more in this episode.

Retired Chicago Firefighter Billy “Hitman” Heenan. Billy talks about a close call he had, his time on CFD’s elite rescue team Squad 5, and the hilarious time he almost got himself in big trouble as new firefighter!

the crew back from Covid talks to Billy Heenan. Recently retired squad member of the Chicago Fire Department. In 1996 caught an 8 year old girl midair while on a ladder during an extra alarm fire. Just one of the great stories in this amazing podcast.

Firefighter Richard Scheidt emerged from the building carrying the body of a 10-year-old boy, and Lasker snapped a photograph. The image remains among the most poignant to emerge from the blaze at Our Lady of Angels School on Dec. 1, 1958, that killed 92 children and three nuns.

The guys sit down with retired Chief Denis Ohalloran and talk about everything from memorable fires to Butka and everything in between

A special live episode from Illuminated Brew works with Army Special Forces K9 handler Dan Traeder. Special guest Lt Sophia Traeder of the US Army and friends Brian and Alfredo. Dan talks about his military career before and after 9/11, and how he got into the fire service where he worked with Brian and Alfredo at the Lincolnwood IL Fire Department.