The Dangers of Being a Firefighter and the Rewards

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

Bleav + Law Enforcement Talk - John J Wiley

True Crime, News, Politics, News Commentary, Documentary, Society & Culture, Education, Law Enforcement, Self-improvement

5.0 • 6.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The Dangers of Being a Firefighter and the Rewards. Few professions demand the level of courage, sacrifice, and resilience required of firefighters. Every call could mean walking into danger while others are running out. The risks are real, the stress is constant, and the long-term health consequences can be severe. Yet despite those dangers, many firefighters say the rewards of helping others make the job one of the most meaningful careers imaginable.

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0:00.0	He's a retired firefighter from Connecticut.
0:03.5	He was dispatched and worked 9-11 in the World Trade Center.
0:07.0	He experienced a lot of things that firefighters do, including flashover fires, which I do not understand, but he'll tell you all about it.
0:13.8	He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, a head and neck, which is very common in firefighters.
0:18.5	Possibly job-related, he's here to talk about all that and more on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
0:23.7	Welcome to the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
0:27.2	In the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, we are joined by special guests talking about their experiences, their realities of investigating crimes.
0:35.6	Plus, those have experienced horrendous trauma, police, first responders, military, and victims
0:40.5	of crimes share their stories.
0:42.5	Hi, I'm John Jay Wiley.
0:44.6	In addition to being a broadcaster, I'm also a retired police sergeant.
0:48.1	Be sure to check out our website, LETRadio.com.
0:51.6	And also, like us on Facebook.
0:53.8	Search for the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
0:57.1	If you want to be a guest on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, simply contact us.
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1:08.9	Or email J.
1:10.6	At LET Radio.com. That's J-A-Y at T-A-Y. like the law enforcement talk radio show page or email j at l etradyo dot com that's jay y at l et
1:15.5	radio dot com calling us from florida we have retired firefighter david dashinger on the law
1:21.9	enforcement talk radio show david is retired from a fire department in connecticut he worked at 9-11, the World Trade Center for one day, which to me is a lot longer than I did.
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