Mike Hancock | Chief of the Walls Volunteer Fire Department

A Legacy of Service: Volunteer Firefighting Personifies Community – My Guest, Mike Hancock, is the Chief of the Walls Volunteer Fire Department. “You were born with the ability to change someone’s life. Don’t ever waste it.” This week’s guest has some special ties to my early beginnings in the fire service.  Back in the late 90’s when I was getting out of the Air Force I had a strong desire to pursue firefighting as a career.  Not knowing much about firefighting and what all that entailed, I figured volunteering would give me an up close and personal experience. I promptly signed up to be a volunteer firefighter with the Walls Volunteer Fire Department in Walls, MS.  Mike Hancock was the Chief at station 9 on Hwy 301 and ironically I had seen this fire station my whole life but had never went in until the day I went to sign up. Chief Hancock talks about his early years in DeSoto County and how her became fascinated by the idea of firefighting when as a young teenage boy he witnessed a house across the street from him burn to the ground.  Please forgive the pun, but it is safe to say that this lit a flame within him to pursue firefighting as his profession. We do a deep dive into the challenges volunteer departments face all over the nation and how recruiting has multiple hurdles that have been found to be very difficult to navigate.  If you or someone you love has an affinity toward fire and EMS then you don’t want to miss this episode, I know you will find it very informative.  If you are in the Walls, MS area and you would like to learn more about how to volunteer you can call 662-781-2020 or go to http://www.wallsfiredept.com Please continue to listen and support this podcast and be sure to check out my social media content on my website http://MotivateWithCoachCamp.com   Also, if you are interested in becoming an official sponsor of this podcast please click the link below to learn more.   👉 SPONSOR THIS PODCAST -  https://bit.ly/443wPRj 🔗 WEBSITE - http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com 📺 WATCH - YouTube and Facebook 🎧 LISTEN - Apple and Spotify   This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com