Firenerd Talks #29 - Rick Lasky

A conversation between Rick Lasky and Lars Axelsson about fire service culture, recruitment, motivation, ownership, volunteering and more.

Rick wrote a book called “Pride and Ownership – A Firefighter’s Love of the Job” which was my introduction to his valuable thoughts.

This is the truth, or maybe not.

This conversation might not always be accurate. I am no guru and sometimes simple mistakes are made, especially if English isn’t a person’s first language. It’s just our chat – nothing more or less. Have fun!

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Firenerd Talks #29 - Rick Lasky

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Firenerd Talks #29 - Rick Lasky

This is the truth, or maybe not.​

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This is the truth, or maybe not.