This edition of EmergencyFD Storyline is called "THE MAKING OF A FIREFIGHTER."
"WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER? HOW DO YOU START? . THIS INTERVIEW IS ABOUT AS CLOSE TO HOME AS IT GETS. I'VE WATCHED A KID PLAYING AT BEING A FIREFIGHTER GROW INTO A MAN AND GO ON TO BECOME ONE OF THE BEST OF THE BEST…. AND THE JOURNEY WAS NOT EASY. I SAT DOWN IN MY STUDIO TO GET HIS STORY. HE’S BEEN ON THE JOB SINCE HE WAS 18 AND NOW HE IS IN HIS THIRD DECADE OF LIFE. SOME CALL HIM "JR.," SOME CALL HIM "THOMAS" OR "TOM." I CALL HIM "RUSS"…. AND HE IS MY SON. THIS IS PART ONE OF AN INTERVIEW WITH FIREFIGHTER, THOMAS MANN JR. PRESENTLY, HE WORKS WITH THE MEMPHIS FIRE DEPARTMENT ON A SPECIAL TEAM CALLED "SORT" (SPECIAL OPERATION RESCUE TEAM.) AS A FATHER, I AM VERY PROUD OF THE JOURNEY HE HAS TAKEN TO SERVE OTHERS. THIS IS HIS STORY AND IT DEMONSTRATES THE KIND OF CHARACTER IT TAKES TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER. IT TAKES HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION. THIS IS THE STORY OF ONE FIREFIGHTER...AND HIS JOURNEY TO GET THERE."
-Tom Mann
Host & Executive Producer
EMERGENCYFD STORYLINE
Tom Mann sits down with his son, Memphis Firefighter Thomas Mann Jr, to share his journey
from the beginning of his firefighter career as a volunteer, USAF firefighter, to being a team member of the Special Operation Rescue Team in Memphis.
Storylines guests include:
Thomas Mann Jr.- Firefighter/Advanced EMT, Memphis Fire Department
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