In this episode of the In Service podcast, “Finding Comfort in Your Own Skin”, we feature a special guest, Kerry Henderson, a battalion chief and first place essay competition winner at Darley. Kerry shares her experience of working in the fire service for over 22+ years and how the rush of the industry inspired her to pursue her career. Kerry shares the importance of emphasizing values such as authenticity, empathy, and communication and how prioritizing those values truly makes a difference in the fire service. She also gives insights on who is going to change the fire industry and challenges that recruiters are facing on a daily basis.

“You have to do the hard work before you get promoted. I think some people think there's this magical thing that will happen like ‘okay I got promoted, they say I'm the one for the job and I'm going to get this crew and this magic will happen- and they'll just come along and follow me’….but you have to know yourself first and really learning that makes you authentic.” - Kerry Henderson

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