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🔥 The Carolina Fire WatchNorth Carolina’s fire service podcast.Industry updates, major events, leadership insight, and real conversations shaping the fire service across the Old North State.Produced in partnership with the NC State Firefighters’ Association.🎙️ New episodes…
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S1 E9 Who Owns the Problem? Command Lessons from the Metropolitan Fire (opens the original)
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When a large fire starts creating problem after problem, who owns the problem? And how does an Incident Commander keep the incident manageable when the size, complexity, and number of problems continue to grow? In this September episode of The Carolina Fire Watch , Brian Kelly sits down with A.C. Rich, retired Battalion Chief with the Raleigh Fire Department , to discuss command lessons from the March 16, 2017 Metropolitan fire in Raleigh, North Carolina . A.C. was the initial Incident Commander
S1 E8 - On Our Worst Day, Our Culture Showed Up | Battalion Chief Lauran Franklin | Salisbury NC Fire Department (opens the original)
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What began as a routine residential structure fire on December 15, 2025, quickly became one of the most significant firefighter survival stories in recent North Carolina history. A violent explosion. Twelve injured firefighters. One department's culture put to the ultimate test. This month on Carolina Fire Watch, Battalion Chief Lauran Franklin of the Salisbury NC Fire Department joins host Brian Kelly to discuss the Laurel Street incident, the moments immediately following the explosion, and th
S1 E7 Two Calls That Changed Everything | TCFW July Episode (S1E7) (opens the original)
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Every firefighter has a call they'll never forget. Not because it made the headlines. Not because it was the biggest fire. But because it changed the way they think, the way they train, and the way they lead. In this episode of The Carolina Fire Watch, produced in partnership with the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association (NCSFA), host Brian Kelly sits down with Assistant Chief Paul Watlington of the Burlington Fire Department and Training Officer for the Yanceyville Fire Department. Pa
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