It's been more than a month since my presentation at FDIC and my live Internet radio talk show on FirefighterNetcast from the show floor, but a lot of exciting things have happened since then.

Feedback from my show about the importance of storytelling in the fire service with special guest Chief Tom Merrill was tremendous and it's amazing to see the influence that the Run-to-the-Curb (RttC) concept has had on people.

Several firefighters have since shared their own personal stories of growing up in and around the fire service. In fact, so many have responded that it's tough to keep up with and more of their stories are pending publication here.

Thanks in part to "FireCritic" Rhett Fleitz's blog carnival titled: "I am a Firefighter because..." --- the light has gone on for several people as they recognize themselves as RttC kids.

This common bond that RttC embodies has spurred such interest that Rhett and John "FireDaily" Mitchell have persuaded me to work with them in producing a regular Internet radio talk show titled "Firefighter Storytellers." I'm proud to announce that my first show will debut this Wednesday-June 9th at 9pm EDT on FirefighterNetcast.

Firefighter Storytellers is designed simply to facilitate kitchen table type discussions between firefighters. "Storytellers" will be an open-format radio show in which we encourage listeners to call in with their own stories of what brought them to the fire service, what's made the experience memorable for them, and also sharing insight as to what keeps them going day-in and day-out serving in our business of delivering emergency services to our communities.

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