059 - "A Student of the Job!" with Lex Shady

On today's episode Brian and Kara speak with Lex Shady.  Lex is a firefighter in Central Ohio where she has served for two years career and four years as a volunteer.  She created a blog entitled "The Shady Firefighter" which she started as a way to help keep herself accountable.  Lex has a passion for building construction as well as sharing her knowledge with her fellow firefighters. 

We refer to an article entitled "The Starving Artist" several times during this episode and  we encourage you to read it along with all the other blog posts which you can find at theshadyfirefighter.com. 

You can find Lex on Instagram @lexshady516

About our hosts: 

Chief Brian Soller has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years.  Brian is currently Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department (100% Volunteer / Sullivan County, NY) and a Past Chief of the Monticello Fire Department (Combination / Sullivan County, NY). Brian is a Nationally Certified Level II Fire Instructor as well a Nationally Certified Fire Officer. He has been instructing firefighters of all levels for the past 17 years.  Brian is also a long time NYS Emergency Medical Technician as well as an Advanced Swift Water Technician.  Brian's passion lies in the promotion of professionalism in the volunteer fire service. 

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Kara Judd, is a six year member of the Cazenovia Fire Department where she currently serves as a Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Technician. Kara is also a certified Critical Incident Stress Debriefer as well as an AFAA certified fitness instructor and the owner of Saint Florian Fitness. 

Her full time career is at the Upstate Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she is an anesthesia assistant. 

You can find Kara in Instagram @st.florianfitness