Australia is quite a bit different than the states, obviously... So, lets talk about Australia! Today on the show, we have one of my Aussie homies, Jack Fry... Jack Fry has been an all risk volunteer firefighter in Victoria, Australia for 10 years. When he isn't doing his volunteer duties, he is a full time search and rescue officer for the state... He's been on a metric ton of bushfire (wildfires) over the course of his career and is  an "American" equivalent of an engine boss, crew boss, and IC. He's also just about to finish his paramedic school...We cover a lot of topics on this episode (too many to list here)... So give it a listen! - Its about 2 hours long, and we get into a ton of comparisons between the U.S. and Australia's firefighting operations...Hope you enjoy the show!You can find Jack's Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/jackfryadventureguy/

Australia is quite a bit different than the states, obviously... So, lets talk about Australia! Today on the show, we have one of my Aussie homies, Jack Fry... Jack Fry has been an all risk volunteer firefighter in Victoria, Australia for 10 years. When he isn't doing his volunteer duties, he is a full time search and rescue officer for the state... He's been on a metric ton of bushfire (wildfires) over the course of his career and is an "American" equivalent of an engine boss, crew boss, and IC. He's also just about to finish his paramedic school... We cover a lot of topics on this episode (too many to list here)... So give it a listen! - Its about 2 hours long, and we get into a ton of comparisons between the U.S. and Australia's firefighting operations... Hope you enjoy the show! You can find Jack's Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/jackfryadventureguy/

Australia is quite a bit different than the states, obviously... So, lets talk about Australia! Today on the show, we have one of my Aussie homies, Jack Fry...&nbsp;Jack Fry has been an all risk volunteer firefighter in Victoria, Australia for 10 years. When he isn't doing his volunteer duties, he is a full time search and rescue officer for the state... He's been on a metric ton of bushfire (wildfires) over the course of his career and is&nbsp; an "American" equivalent of an engine boss, crew boss, and IC. He's also just about to finish his paramedic school...We cover a lot of topics on this episode (too many to list here)... So give it a listen! - Its about 2 hours long, and we get into a ton of comparisons between the U.S. and Australia's firefighting operations...Hope you enjoy the show!You can find Jack's Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/jackfryadventureguy/

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