Dumb Luck?

Send us Fan Mail How does a small-town fire chief end up on the radar of departments across the country? Kurt's answer is dumb luck, world-class timing, and maybe a little genius. This is the first of two episodes on how he came to write a book and start this podcast. It begins in 2018, when Hadley Township set out to replace its front-mount pumper. A phone call from Spencer Manufacturing then offered the department something no one else had: the world's first SAM-equipped engine, and two weeks to say yes. In this episode Why positive things can happen to a small rural department: a crazy run, social media, or a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Why IDEX picked Hadley: the only pump in the queue with identical controls on both sides Figuring out SAM with no instructions, and a captain's quote, "I’m the horse that just saw the first car drive by" moment The national notoriety was about to begin   Support the show