Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus

Tim White and Stephen Bearden

5.0 (3)
BUSINESS
UPDATED BIWEEKLY

A lighthearted podcast that interviews Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus employees so you can learn more about their story and their work at Brindlee. Additionally, guests from around the fire service will join the podcast from time to time. Get to know the team!

06/15/2025

Introducing The Burning Edge Podcast

On this episode, we will talk with Joey Craig as he introduces the newest podcast show called The Burning Edge.

26 min
04/30/2025

Aaron Vought - A Man Who's Not Afraid To Keep Talking

Look, you know the drill. Aaron's here. Aaron talks. We occasionally make audible whimpering sounds that might be mistaken for attempts at interjection. This week's planned topic was to get to know him and what he does here at BMFA. What we got was... Aaron. Just... Aaron. For an 35 minutes. Enjoy? Or endure? Honestly, we're not sure anymore. Just press play. What's the worst that could happen? (Don't answer that, Aaron might hear you).

35 min
04/16/2025

The Life and Times of Billy and Paula Claunch

On this episode, we talk with Billy and Paula Claunch. What's their story? Will it be made into a Hallmark Christmas movie one day? Does Billy really use SalesForce at home? ...is Wiki next? What's it like being married to a hard-charging Brindlee employee like Billy?

42 min
03/31/2025

Jenny Chou - The Traveling Connoisseur

Jenny is one of our newer employees. We talked with her about what that's like. Was she treated well...by sales...by prospecting. She is working ad an admin for our sales team as well as an executive assistant for Billy...God love her...bless her heart... She spent - and continues to spend lots of time traveling. We thought maybe she was a gypsy but she denied that being a factor. She grew up in Decatur - where "field parties" were apparently a thing. Not really sure what those were...without a Piggly Wiggly, I guess you just have to find a place to congregate - and maybe do some cow-tipping. She tells us a little of her and her husband's Hallmark story. Finally, what is something no one knows about Jenny? Hear it here first on this podcast!

25 min
02/28/2025

Chris Crutchfield - An Old Man Trapped in a Young Man's Body

This episode, we talk with Chris Crutchfield, who we find out was a local football star - and not in a PeeWee league. Find out where Chris and his friends from highschool hung out. It may or may not have involved pigs. He was a little vague when we dug in because we knew your inquiring minds would want to know. Growing up, we learned where Chris worked as a teenager - and that if you need a present wrapped, he's your guy. If you want to know more, you'll just have to listen to this episode. Chris attended a very small relatively unknown college in Alabama. I think it was called the University of Alabama - we're not even sure if it's still in existence. Chris talked about a song sung at his wedding that might surprise you. It did us, but it made sense once he explained it. One thing we figured out in this episode - it's obvious Chris is a strong believer, but we think maybe he has the gift of evangelism. He kept turning the conversation back to Christ multiple times during our conversation. Do you think you know Chris well - better listen to the podcast...it might reveal some stuff you were completely unaware of about him...don't worry...it's all good.

28 min
02/14/2025

The Mystery of Tibbles

We're talking about Dalton Tibbles - don't confuse this episode with "Trouble with Tribbles". For those of you who are not Star Trek (the original series) fans, you're probably wondering what we're talking about. Google it. At the risk of offending Star Trek fans, it wasn't one of the best episodes. When we say he's a man of mystery - we mean that. While he may know what town he was born in, he has no idea where that town actually is. We talk a little about his brother-in-law - who Dalton adores. but the most interesting thing is his preference in music. Most of you are probably thinking he likes all things Barry Manilow or Neil Diamond or Hall & Oates but it's not - it's also not Meghan Trainor - who is very talented for the record... After you hear this episode, Dalton will no longer be a mystery.

23 min
02/03/2025

Connor Brown - The Modern Day Daniel Boone

On this episode, we talk with Connor Brown. Connor is a seasoned podcaster - although you wouldn't know it by the one-word answers he gave us initially...until he got warmed up. We discovered that Connor is - in his words - "unashamed to be from Kentucky". We weren't aware that was a thing, but apparently it is. Granted he had no idea Daniel Boone resided in Kentucky. We learned what Connor did for his first job - spoiler alert - it had to do with the hot spot of Louisville, Walmart...carts...remote control cart pushers...and his high school friends. We also learned that Connor likes to use big words - which Stephen and I had to google to see what he was talking about on the show. Finally, what would Connor do if his house was full of golf balls? You won't know unless you listen to the podcast. It's an over-the-top reaction.

22 min
01/13/2025

Lisa Kirby - Arabian Basketball Champ

On this episode, we talk with Lisa Kirby - who was born and raised in Arab, Alabama...which makes her an Alabama Arabian. We just learned the tip of the iceberg with Lisa during this show. There is so much more to her than what we were able to cover in the few minutes we have here. We did learn that Lisa served as a hostess - where she learned how to tie a tie. She may or not be working on a Youtube video showing how a hostess should tie a tie - also how to seat people properly without saying things like "you're going to sit down and like it!" Again...not in this episode, but there may or may not be something in the future... Lisa will talk about her prowess as a hunter as well as her passion to hoard cups. Side note for everyone - if she is playing Nickelback music, it's best to turn around and go the other way. Lisa has been part of the Brindlee family for a long time and there are a lot of stories we could tell - but that's for another episode...

20 min

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A lighthearted podcast that interviews Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus employees so you can learn more about their story and their work at Brindlee. Additionally, guests from around the fire service will join the podcast from time to time. Get to know the team!

Creator

Tim White and Stephen Bearden
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

23
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Tim White and Stephen Bearden
Show Website

Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus