National Fireman’s Journal Podcast: The Georgia Smoke Divers Program

National Fireman’s Journal Podcast: The Georgia Smoke Divers Program

David Rhodes, Bobby Halton, and Brent Hullender
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In this episode, Smoke Daddy David Rhodes and Georgia Smoke Divers Chief of Operations Brent Hullender explain the program’s history, purpose, and growth.

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