Uncommon Valor Part 2: A Conversation with California Firefighter Nick Kalt

In this episode, Brian Beckcom speaks with California firefighter
Nick Kalt.


Nick is a retired United States Marine Corps officer and a Purple
Heart Recipient. After he retired from the USMC, Nick became a
firefighter for the city of Long Beach, California.


Brian and Nick talk about the intense rigors of firefighting, the
expansion of the fire season, and the devastation wildland fires
have caused across the American West.