The life of a firefighter can be very rewarding, and exhausting. On shift for 24 hours, some may wonder how they can stay awake that long. The truth is, they don’t. The try to keep as regular of hours as possible, sleeping at night, awake with activities during the day. Ottawa Fire Chief Tim Mathias says an alarm in the middle of the night really gets your blood pumping.
Mathias sat down with KOFO’s Dave Edwards and discussed a variety of things, including new equipment, the cost of maintaining a good fire department, the importance of fire prevention, holiday tips and precautions and more. You can hear the entire conversation on this week’s Community Perspective. Tune in tomorrow morning at 8:04 to hear it all.
