This episode is an interview with Dr. Burt Clark, author of the recently released book “I can’t save you but I’ll die trying: The American fire culture.” Dr. Clark shares his passion for firefighter safety and the need to change our culture.

During this interview we discussed the themes in his book, including:

1.    The Firefighter’s Genes: Fast, Close, Wet, Risk, Injury, Death

2.    Seatbelts save lives. So why don’t we wear them?

3.    Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Know when to call it.

4.    Best Practices

5.    The Pursuit of Higher Education

6.    His list of the best fire departments in America (from research he conducted based on criteria in the book: In Search of Excellence.

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Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

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