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Behind the Flames Blog
Take a deeper dive into the stories featured on Firehouse Talks. Our blog expands on the podcast, offering richer details, untold perspectives, and valuable insights into the history, heroics, and challenges of the fire service community.


The Boys From Local 58 - Part 1
A conversation with Captain Reuben Millsaps, Captain Don Howard and Lieutenant Mike McLemore. Some of the things we talk about are...
Apr 261 min read
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The Man Who Wouldn't Quit
Chief Mike Jones (right) at the Hart Furniture fire; 1989 Mike Jones joined the Dallas Fire Department at the age of 18 in 1961. He...
Nov 16, 20241 min read
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Old Tige Update
The pride of the Dallas Firefighters Museum is our Ahrens steamer, known affectionately as Old Tige. Old Tige is undergoing a major...
Nov 15, 20241 min read
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The Photo Gallery: What it is and how to use it
When you click on the link to the photo gallery, which is in the Links section, but also here: Photo Gallery it takes you out of the...
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Twin Coves Fire and LODD - Part 2
This is part two of a two-part series on the house fire that took the lives of two Dallas Fire Department firefighters in 1981. The...
Jan 22, 20221 min read
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Twin Coves Fire Part 1
This podcast episode is part one of a two part series which tells the story of a house fire that took the lives of two Dallas...
Aug 18, 20211 min read
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Firefighters Byron Temple and Creston Whitaker - Life in the Fire Service
This podcast was published May 21, 2021
May 21, 20211 min read
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Captain Pat Murphy - 40 years on the Line
This podcast was published on April 28, 2021
Apr 28, 20211 min read
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Chief Steve Abraira Interview
This podcast aired April 10, 2021
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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The Sound of a Siren
The Sound of a Siren is a moving story about friendship and a life lost. The story was written by Marsha Massey who was married to a...
Jan 19, 20211 min read
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Here She Comes Boys!
This podcast episode aired January 12, 2021 Bert Burris Bert Burris, standing, 2nd from left Chaplain Denny Burris, great nephew of Bert...
Jan 13, 20211 min read
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Close Call - Lt. Mike Otto's Brush with Death
This podcast episode aired December 30, 2020 Rookie Class, 1983. Mike Otto, middle row at left. Chuck Hampton seated at left. Mike's...
Dec 31, 20201 min read
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One Fireman's Story
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Dec 30, 20201 min read
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Dec 29, 20200 min read
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