Ep. #15 Ben Hammond - Tales from the Tailboard Podcast

Captain Ben Hammond joins Isaac on Tales from the Tailboard Podcast to discuss fire service culture, leadership, and mental health from both the career and volunteer perspectives. From rookie expectations and earning your place to kitchen table culture and processing traumatic calls, this conversation delivers real-world insight every firefighter needs to hear.Quick shoutout to End of Shift Apparel.This is quality gear made by people who actually understand the first responder and veteran community.Tim Snowden, the founder, builds durable apparel, supports veterans, and runs his business the right way.If you care about who you support and what you wear, check out End of Shift Apparel through the link in my bio.Watch all full episodes on YouTube, just search Tales from the Tailboard Podcast, or click the link in my bio for a Linktree with access to all my socials and the merch shop by EndOfShiftApparel.Keep watching for more content, and be sure to hit all the buttons — like, comment to let me know you’ve seen the video, and share or repost to help spread the word.