Firehouse Pranks and Antics: A Compilation of Firefighter Interviews

by Jon Metz, Jeremy Olson

Overview

Brother & Sister Firefighter, Sometime, ask a seasoned firefighter if they've ever seen anything funny in the firehouse and see where the conversation goes. A couple things will likely happen: the old salt will likely recall a number of great times they've had that are unlike any other social environment out there, and second, the new blood will get an idea of how America's firehouse should be. A laughing firehouse is a healthy firehouse. Some of the best-known names in North America's fire service today share their pranks and antics, as well their insight as to why humor in the firehouse—the healthy firehouse—is becoming lore instead of thriving as it once did.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543997798
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	178
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Jon has been a fan of Chief Brunacini since he was eight years old (obviously). His dad was a forest ranger and he grew up in the mountains of Idaho. His friends refer to him as a Cro Mangon Slob of sorts. He is rarely clean, can't cook, can't change his own oil, or do anything halfway productive around the house. However, he is a student of Firemanship, and loves the culture, the people, and even the ambulances. Jon is a career Fireman in McCall, Idaho with his C-shift brothers, and lives in the area with his lovely wife Amelia.Jeremy is a life-long admirer of fire engines. As a kid, he didn't know much about nozzles or irons, but he knew his dad and his uncle were the best Firemen in the world. Not much has changed for Jeremy, but he now works in proximity of some of the best in the business in Boise, and McCall, Idaho.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

West Coast Foreword by Ted Corprandy 3

East Coast Foreword by Pete Lamb 6

Ted Corprandy and Mark Wesseldine 7

Ted Corprandy 7

Mark Wesseldine 8

Tom Johnson 26

P.J. Norwood 30

Curt Isakson 34

Dylan Shaw 38

Mike Gagliano 41

Bobby Reichardt 47

Ken Edwards 51

The Due Work Podcast Guys: Cody Brown and Stephen Loewen 56

Cody Brown 56

Stephen Loewen 57

Dena Ali 61

Tyler Paul 65

Anonymous Story #1 69

Cody Trestrail 71

Scott Lazenby 77

Drew Glenn 81

John Pecel 85

Chris Tobin 89

Jarrod Sergi 93

Andy Starnes 97

Anonymous Story 2 102

Richard Meo 104

Mauro Porcelli 107

Frank Papalia 111

Gary Lane 115

Rob Christensen 120

OJ Kolodziej 125

Jake Hoffman 128

James Johnson 132

Jake Cochran 135

Phil Jose 138

Sean Gray 143

Brian Olson and Stephen Tyler 148

Brian Olson 148

Stephen Tyler 149

Robbie Owens 157

Rob Kloss 160

Shawn Corbeil 163

The Alaska Dudes! (Rob, Matt, Tyler) 169

Authors 170

Jon Metz 170

Jeremy Olson 171