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Hitting the Reset Button and Redefining the Culture in the Volunteer Firehouse

Sometimes it’s necessary to hit the reset button in our volunteer firehouse. In this episode of The Professional Volunteer Fire Department, Tom Merrill talks with Chief Jason Bowman and Assistant Chief Chad Akins from the White Rock (MO) Fire Department to discuss redefining culture.

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