Captain Shawn Millerick is back in the studio to inform, educate, and entertain with a field visit to Station 227, a surprise call with an engineer who moonlights as a serious artist, and audio from the department's pipe and drum band tour.

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Probationary Firefighter Jessica Daniel – Heart of the Tower Award Winner
Shawn visits Station 227 to catch up with probationary firefighter Jessica Daniel during her second set on the job. A Tower 20 graduate and recipient of the Heart of the Tower award, Jessica shares what early station life has looked like, how a busy and diverse jurisdiction has already exposed her to a range of call types, and how years of dirt bike racing shaped the mindset she carried into the tower. She also reflects on her background as an in-house EMT at Fullerton Fire and what it means to be assigned to a station with a familiar face from the tower as her captain.
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Engineer Matthew Nadalet – Gold Leaf, Pinstriping and Fire Service Art
After sending an unusually long late-night text full of ideas, Engineer Matthew Nadalet from Station 224 gets pulled into the conversation. Matthew walks through the art of gold leaf gilding, how it is applied to historic apparatus lettering, and the work he did restoring the Upland Engine One alongside retired Captain Bob Green and a group of retired county firefighters. He also discusses the memorial lockers he painted at Station 224 for fallen firefighters and a lifelong background in custom painting that started in childhood and has followed him throughout his career.
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Pipe and Drum Band – St. Patrick's Day Tour in Upland

The episode includes audio from the department's pipe and drum band during their recent tour stop at the city of Upland's Irish festival. Shawn recaps a strong turnout, good weather, and a country band sharing the bill in an unexpected but entertaining combination.
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Department Updates
Quick hits include the release of the Lonely Fire Station short documentary on Station 53 in Baker with a shout out to Real Ryan, a bathing suit drive through EMS 283 Julia Rocha benefiting Loma Linda Children's Hospital swim programs, the annual retiree luncheon on May 13th at Station 71, and a reminder that State of the Fire District is April 9th.

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Closing

The episode wraps with the traditional Joke of the Day and a roast from AI Ryan.

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Links Mentioned in this Episode

• The Lonely Fire Station YouTube Video
• Ryan Spandrio Gold Leaf Locker
• John Rupert Gold Leaf Locker
• Jessica Daniel Tower 20: Heart Award Photos