If a truck driver could do the job of an engineer, fire departments would just recruit at truck driving schools, says our guest on this episode, Brian Gettemeier.
There’s a lot more required to be an engineer, and Brian tells us what he believes are the hallmarks of a great engineer. (Here’s a hint: Don’t be tied to the pump panel.)
Brian is a second-generation firefighter with 25 years on the job, most of them as a career firefighter with the Cottleville Fire Protection District of St. Charles County, Missouri.
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