What happens when your dream tool gets cut from the budget? The guys talk fire department finances, backup plans, and hovercraft rejections. Brian breaks down the budget process, Unkie explains how credit cards vanished from his department, and Doug? Well… he’s still trying to get cowboy hats approved because that mustache deserves a brim. 🤠🔥

Plus:
🥩 Unkie’s BBQ brand cracks the Top 10%
🐎 Doug adopts a horse named Reba
🎩 Cowboy hats vs. tradition
💸 Budget hacks every firefighter should know
🎁 Burn Box gear talk and behind-the-scenes laughs

Tune in for the knowledge, stay for the nonsense.

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From kitchen fires to candle mishaps, from firehouse kitchen tables to national fire code debates—we’re hitting it all in this one.

Brian, aka East Coast Lincoln, opens the show with heartfelt honesty and a long-overdue moment of silence. The crew dives deep into the real-life value of public education in the fire service, how fire inspections aren’t just for the public—but for firefighter safety too—and why thinking outside the box starts at the kitchen table.

Matt, Doug, Adam, and Brian talk everything from funny waffle fire calls to emotional fire fatalities, and the impact a well-placed smoke detector (or a poorly labeled panel) can really have.

Also: FDIC hats, Unkie’s ribeyes, Doug’s smoke detector game, and Brian’s big news about joining the International Fire Marshal’s Association Board.

It’s real, it’s hilarious, it’s important. Hit play. 🎙️🚒
#MakeFirehousesGreatAgain #FirePrevention #CoolFiremanPodcast #FirefighterLife

The boys are back with Burn Box Tom, and it’s safe to say the chaos has never been more fun. From Tom’s Buzz Lightyear headset to tales of FDIC madness, we’re talking booths, mustaches, and the mysterious art of cutting a hole in a Burn Box (yep, that joke gets made).

We dive into what it’s like to sling firefighter-owned gear at the Super Bowl of conferences, how Tom’s Build-Your-Own Box was a game-changer, and the ever-growing FD Collector’s Club that’s turning challenge coin skeptics into die-hard collectors.

Plus, Ricky Byrd wins our 100th episode giveaway AGAIN (the man can’t lose), and Unkie reveals his top 10% Chipotle rub—salty firemen unite. Add in some bad headset audio, McDoubles on the go, and a root beer-fueled sugar spiral, and you’ve got another unforgettable episode.

Listen now. Laugh later. Join the mayhem.

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