Keys to the Gatekeepers

Send a textGatekeepers are those awesome people who decide who, gets what.  Who gets an audience with the chief, who gets to be on the special team, and even who someone gets to be friends with.But, not all gatekeepers are adversaries and in the fire service, some are absolute necessities.I've noticed a few different kinds of fire department gatekeepers.  Some are formal, some are informal, and some are the product of a relationship gone sideways.I share my own stories about these including the sour relationship that taught me exactly how limited our personal gatekeepers are.If you liked the episode please share it with someone.Thank you for checking it out and we'll talk soon.Support the showAffiliate links:Rescue1CBD Use code TAILBOARD for 15% off Frontline Optics use code TAILBOARD for 15% offFourth Frontier.com Use code FFTailboard for 25% discount on the X2 strapAthletic Brewing- Code TTFP10Submit topics/request guests Thank you for listening and let's all keep working to be more capable and durable both on shift and away from it.