SAM 038 | Interview with Dr. Burt Clark

SAMatters Radio

Jan 13, 2015•1 hr 19 min

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Episode description

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.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Midwest Fire: MidwestFire.com
Branding Iron Marketing: BrandingIron.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats