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Our podcast is created and hosted by retired Fire Chief Kenneth Clark, Hopkinton MA, and our focus is on all things firefighting, past and present, technology and people, skills and stories.... more
FAQs about HotTopics:How many episodes does HotTopics have?The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.
October 01, 2025Retired Hopkinton Fire Chief / EMT Ken ClarkA look into the development and utilization of radio communications equipment utilized during fireground operations....more28minPlay
September 01, 2025Retired Fire Chief / Paramedic Gary Daugherty SrA chat with former Hopkinton Fire Chief and stories of leaving a New Jersey fire department to live and work in Hopkinton, as well as the vision to upgrade the Hopkinton Emergency Medical System from Basic Life Support to Advanced Life Support....more28minPlay
August 01, 2025Berlin MA Lieutenant / EMT John PaulinoDiscussions on the challenges of small community Fire and EMS operations, including limited on-duty personnel, training requirements associated with a lack of municipal water systems, and the utilization of per-diem personnel to meet the Fire and EMS demands....more29minPlay
July 01, 2025Retired Hopkinton Firefighter / EMT Francis ClarkA look into the local, regional, and statewide establishment of the Technical Rescue Team, pertaining to high and low angle rope rescue, structural collapse, trench collapse, and cold and warm water rescue operations....more28minPlay
June 01, 2025Ashland Fire Department Deputy Chief Lynn MoraghanA discussion on the challenges and successes of a female Irish immigrant’s entry into the fire service and her rise through the ranks....more34minPlay
May 01, 2025Retired Hopkinton FireFighter / EMT William T. Hamilton JrA look back at the storied career of a retired firefighter and EMT from the 1960s through the 1990s and his journey through thirty plus years of retirement....more34minPlay
April 01, 2025Marathon Operations with Fire Chief Gary Daugherty JrA talk with the current Hopkinton Fire Chief focuses on the planning and logistics involved with drafting and implementing the 2025 Boston Marathon Incident Action Plan....more21minPlay
March 10, 2025Community Service with Board of Selectmen Member Joe ClarkIn this inaugural episode, the discussion focuses on the intrafamilial aspect of community service and the wide outlook locally, regionally, and nationally of the multigenerational approach to the fire service....more31minPlay
FAQs about HotTopics:How many episodes does HotTopics have?The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.