Karl Thompson got his start as a 16 year old volunteer firefighter in Maryland. Today he is a 50 year veteran of the fire service with experience in 4 states and multiple departments. His daily history emails are distributed far and wide to educate those in the fire service of historic fires that have shaped the service. Everyone can view those historic notes at: www.firefighterclosecalls.com/category/firefighter-history/

Read more about Karl's background and his Fellowship and all the FFMIA Fellows at: www.ffmia.org/Fellows

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Music: "Tired traveler on the way to go home", Andrew Codeman via Freemusicarchive.com